March 3, 2023 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Ramp, a financial forecasting platform for CFOs and management teams, has raised $5 million in Seed funding. The funding round was round led by AlbionVC and Eurazeo. Other investors include Triple Point Ventures and angel investors, including Barnaby Hussey-Yeo, CEO at Cleo, and Stephane Kurgan,… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open finance platform Brankas has announced a new feature enabling instant bank account opening as an “embedded finance” experience on third-party applications. The API is the “first” of its kind in the region, “launched first in Indonesia and the Philippines.” As a bundle with Brankas’… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kriya Payments is now available in 42 countries. This means buyers worldwide can “take advantage of flexible payment terms, feeling more secure about their cash flow.” General Manager, Martina Trifonova, has commented on the thinking behind the decision was, what the team learned in the… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iLex, a market infrastructure provider for syndicated loan and private debt markets, announced it has raised US$4.5 million in new capital. The investment round was “led by QBN Capital, with participation from existing and new investors.” This brings iLex’s total equity fundraising to US$8.5 million…. Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, have co-authored a letter addressed to federal regulators demanding regulatory clarity on digital assets. Both elected officials are known for their support of Fintech innovation. Lummis has co-authored legislation aiming to… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Citi (NYSE: C) are collaborating to introduce the Bridge built by Citi platform (Bridge) to Walmart’s 10,000 small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in their US-based supplier network. Bridge is “a digital platform that connects SMBs with a diverse group of more… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares in Silvergate Capital Corporation (NYSE:SI) continue to nosedive shares closed today at $5.72/share, losing over 57% of its value in a single day. Silvergate’s market capitalization is now under $200 million. Following the news that Silvergate was unable to publish its annual report (1o-K), along… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tazapay, a Singapore-based cross-border payments provider, has partnered with leading global real-time payments gateway Volt “to add open banking to its growing stack of payment offerings, as it accelerates its international growth plans across the UK and Europe. The partnership will enable Tazapay’s customers “to… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Sarah Howell, SVP of Partner Programs at Infinant, a financial technology company that provides pioneering infrastructure to help banks build embeddable financial products above their legacy banking technology. Sarah Howell shared her insights on the origins of the ecosystem strategy,… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront, a robo-advisor for young professionals, launched the ability to buy individual stocks and fractional shares with zero commissions. Starting today, investors can open a Wealthfront Stock Investing Account with just $1 and access curated stock collections designed “to help clients discover new investment opportunities.”… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee burst out of the gates earlier this year with hearings on issues that impact investment crowdfunding and other Fintech-related topics. Today, the Committee is announcing more hearings of interest taking place on various Subcommittees. A week from today, on Thursday,… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senators Elizabeth  Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Roger Marshall have joined in sending a letter to Changpeng “CZ” Zhou, demanding information pertaining to the operations of Binance, the crypto exchange he founded. The three Senators request that CZ provide “information regarding growing concerns over the finances,… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Founder and CEO Leo Mizuhara and Cumberland Labs are pleased to announce the launch of Hashnote, the first fully regulated, institutional-grade investment management platform for DeFi. Hashnote is “backed with US$5mn of investment from Cumberland Labs, an early-stage blockchain incubator launched by the partners of… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, announced that Verifone, a global FinTech and payment solution provider to the world’s best-known brands, has selected the Lacework Polygraph Data Platform “to help secure its cloud infrastructure as the company moves to a cloud-native DevSecOps model.” Verifone’s platform… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aventus, a Web3 solutions provider for enterprises, has partnered with Nexos Technologies, a digital payments and banking platform providing open banking and payment solutions, in order “to bring blockchain-enabled solutions to the digital banking and payments sector.” Nexos Technologies has deep domain expertise “in traditional… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  Sara Hanks has joined the Advisory Board of Upstream – part of Horizon. Upstream is a MERJ Exchange market providing liquidity for digital securities. MERJ supports both global issuers of traditional and digital securities indlucing issuance, trading, clearing, settlement, and registry. Hanks is well… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Shojin says it is hiring more executives as demand for its services grow. Shojin is a real estate investment platform that enables investors to access “institutional-grade property deals” for as little as £5,000.  Shojin offers fractional investment opportunities in real estate developments. The FCA-regulated… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is cautioning the public on trading bots in the Forex sector. The AMF states these are not authorized platforms and they frequently target French overseas departments and territories. The AMF states that it has recently seen an uptick… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fibre Federal Credit Union is one example of a CU using these latest multi-factor authentication tools “to know they are actually speaking to a member.” Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs),  announced the launch of “Video Verify.” The new Eltropy Video… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

FOLK2FOLK, a peer-to-peer lending platform, has joined the Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA). As a member, the P2P lender will be able to expand its broker network for its loans. Adam Tyler,  FIBA executive chairman, said their lending partners are carefully selected, and the… Read More