ABN AMRO Introduces e-ID with Payment Functionality in Pilot

ABN AMRO is introducing ID & pay, the app that “replaces cumbersome onboarding and payment processes with a single online identification and payment functionality within the bank’s own secure environment.” In a pilot partnership, the bank and Swapfiets are “working together to offer new and… Read More

PPI AG Develops Request-to-Pay Platform PAYCY with DZ BANK

With Request to Pay (RTP), invoices may be “displayed at the online bank account and settled directly via an automatically generated payment notification in the future.” DZ BANK relies on PPI AG‘s white-label platform PAYCY  “for the implementation.” DZ BANK and PPI AG are “launching… Read More

UK Challenger Bank North Calls It Quits Due to Lack of Funds

Bank North, a UK hybrid bank that only gained its banking license in late 2021 is calling it quits, according to multiple reports. Bank North co-founder Richard Baker posted on LinkedIn this past week that the challenger bank “has failed to raise the capital it… Read More

Payouts Fintech PayQuicker Empowers Alphabet Inc.’s Verily with Real-Time Compensation for Clinical Trials

PayQuicker, which claims to be an innovative financial technology leader in the global payouts market, announced a new customer, Verily, a precision health company “committed to generating and applying evidence to change the way healthcare is delivered.” Verily, an Alphabet Inc. company launched from Google… Read More

Federal Reserve Board Makes Updates to Board’s Rule for Debit Card Transactions

The Federal Reserve Board announced that it has finalized updates to the Board’s rule concerning debit card transactions. Pursuant to statute, the updates “specify that debit card issuers should enable at least two payment card networks to process all debit card transactions, including ‘card-not-present’ transactions,… Read More

BNPL Fintech Storepay Announces LBank Exchange Listing

Storepay, which claims to be the first Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) financial tech service provider in Mongolia that allows customers to make payments over time without extra fees, has announced the listing of its token, SPC, on LBank. With over 400,000 registered users, two… Read More

Association of Online Investment Platforms Visits Congress, Discusses Benefits of Jobs Act 4.0, More

Last week, the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP), a young group aiming to advocate on behalf of online capital formation including securities crowdfunding, visited Congressional staff as well as individuals at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The AOIP members discussed possible legislation and regulations… Read More

Matrixport Secures $50M Insurance Coverage for Digital Assets Held with Cactus Custody from Canopius

Matrixport, which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital assets financial services ecosystems, has announced the securing of $50 million of insurance coverage for digital assets held “in cold storage with Cactus Custody, its institutional custodian.” In addition to enjoying additional insurance coverage,… Read More

Reg CF: Demand From Issuers Remains Strong in September but Stumbling Economy Hurts

Almost 28,000 investors backed Reg CF securities offerings in September 2022 – over 20% greater than the year prior but 2.3% down from August as the economy sputters with high inflation and a recession. A report from Crowdfund Capital Advisors indicates that people are writing… Read More

Payhawk to Offer UK Firms a Choice between VISA Business Credit and Debit Cards

Payhawk, the “fast-growing” spend management platform combining company cards, reimbursable expenses, and accounts payable in one solution, recently announced the launch of a business credit card in the UK. This new release “follows its launch of credit cards for US businesses in September this year,… Read More




House Digital Asset Working Group Led by Representative McHenry, Send Letter to Department of Justice Inquiring About CBDCs and Need for Legislation

Representative Patrick McHenry, ranking Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, along with Representative French Hill and members of the Republican Digital Asset Working Group, have sent a letter to the US Department of Justice requesting an assessment on whether or not legislation is needed… Read More

Global Cannabis Holdings Raises Growth Funding via Token Offerings, Looks to Invest in Multiple Cannabis Firms

Global Cannabis Holdings (GCH) is a Luxembourg-based operation that is investing in Cannabis companies around the world. While the Cannabis business has been around for good while, GCH is taking a different approach by issuing tokens to fund the investments in its portfolio firms and… Read More

Biggest Financial Promotion in History: SteelEye CEO Comments on Kim Kardashian’s EthereumMax Penalty, Tells SEC to Wake Up to Modern Market Manipulation

June 2021 Promotion by Kardashian has the potential of being viewed by 328 million followers in what many think may have been the “financial promotion with the single biggest audience reach in history.” There has been plenty of chatter about the US Securities and Exchange… Read More

Finch Capital Receives €25 Million from British Patient Capital

British Patient Capital states that it has pledged €25 million to Finch Capital’s Europe Fund III. The Fund is now closed. Finch Capital is the UK and Netherlands-based VC firm. This Fund will focus on European Fintech firms that are deemed to have solid growth… Read More

UK Fintech Ebury Enrolls in Amazon’s Payment Service Provider Program

Ebury, a global fintech, is pleased to announce that it has become a member of Amazon’s Payment Service Provider Program “meaning that sellers using Amazon sites can continue to collect payments in different regions and currencies through Ebury’s platform.” The Program was “introduced by Amazon… Read More

Mastercard Makes it Easier to Acquire Cryptocurrencies

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has launched Crypto Secure, which is described as “a first-of-its kind technology solution designed to bring additional security and trust to the digital ecosystem.” Crypto Secure “combines insights and technology from CipherTrace with proprietary information to help card issuers stay compliant with… Read More

Embedded Payments: Inswitch, Mastercard International to Support Digital Transactions

Inswitch, a Fintech technology company with a focus on embedded solutions for banking and payments, and Mastercard International Incorporated have partnered “to design and deliver digital payment solutions and issuing programs starting with selected countries across LAC.” Inswitch will “start issuing cards as a Mastercard… Read More

Itaú Securities Selects Genesis Global for Trade Automation

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, announced that the Genesis platform will “provide a new trade automation and client portal system for Itaú Securities.” The Genesis solution will “consolidate trade and portfolio information, improving the experience offered to clients… Read More

Societe Generale, Altalurra Ventures Invest in impak ratings

Societe Generale – one of Europe’s leading financial services groups, which supports its clients in their environmental and energy transition by providing responsible and innovative financing solutions – and Altalurra Ventures – a fund investing in technological start-ups with an positive impact – “are investing… Read More

Studio Bank Introduces Credit Card Program with Corserv

Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has implemented a comprehensive credit card program with Studio Bank in order “to provide innovative payment solutions.” Pioneered in Nashville, Studio Bank built a digital bank “with a local presence – their model is… Read More

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