Neil Chandler, CEO of Aion Bank, Shares Perspective on Banking as a Service (BaaS) and its Ongoing Evolution

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Neil Chandler, CEO of Aion Bank, recently shared his opinions with CI on the evolution of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and why he believes we are primed for BaaS 2.0. Change is afoot in the embedded banking space – BaaS is transitioning from its former status as… Read More

 

 




Fintech Platform Capchase Teams Up with Financial Infrastucture Provider Stripe

 Capchase, a provider of revenue acceleration solutions for SaaS, is announcing a strategic partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. This partnership makes Capchase’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solution “available within Stripe.” This marks Stripe’s first-ever B2B BNPL payment method “offering in the U.S. market.”… Read More

Oracle Cloud Service to Assist Banks with Reliably Identifying Financial Crime Risk

Oracle announced Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance (FCCM) Management Monitor Cloud Service. With the new solution banks, fintechs, and other financial services companies can “gain a holistic, centralized view of their FCCM efforts, enabling them to identify potential issues faster and, proactively manage risk to… Read More

Digital Assets Infrastructure Firm Zumo Launches Update to Help EU Companies Comply with MiCA Regulations

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Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, has launched a new out-of-box feature that enables crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) active in the European Union (EU) to comply with the upcoming sustainability requirements of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. MiCA was introduced to implement “uniform EU… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Announces Native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) to Launch on Sui

USDC and CCTP are coming to Sui, according to an update from stablecoin issue Circle. Circle is pleased to confirm that “native USDC and Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) are coming soon to Sui.” Sui is a layer-1 (L1) blockchain that “offers fast, secure, scalable, and… Read More

Billing Platform Orb Announces $25M in Series B Funding

Orb, the modern billing platform reimagining how businesses monetize software, today announced $25M in Series B funding led by Mayfield, with participation “from existing investors Menlo Ventures, Greylock Partners, South Park Commons, Basecase, and Scribble Ventures and new investor Uncorrelated Ventures.” The new round brings… Read More

Regtech Sumsub Announces Integration of Travel Rule Solution with the Sygna Travel Rule Protocol to Assist Crypto Clients

Sumsub announces the integration of its Travel Rule solution with the Sygna Travel Rule protocol to allow its crypto and fintech clients to communicate with the Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the Sygna ecosystem, particularly with those in Japan and Taiwan. The added protocol… Read More

London’s Fintech TerraPay Teams Up with Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank

Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (HoSE: MSB) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with TerraPay, a global money movement company. This collaboration will bring digital payment solutions and data capabilities “to help MSB enhance efficiency and offer the best payment service experience to customers… Read More

GenAI Provider for Alternative Investment Management: BlueFlame AI Introduces Nexus

BlueFlame AI, a provider of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) solutions for the alternative investment management industry, announced the launch of Nexus. The innovative AI-powered solution is designed to transform the way firms “find, analyze, and report on the unstructured data contained within their various… Read More

US Federal Reserve Cuts Benchmark Interest Rates by 50 Basis Points: “Our Restrictive Policies Have Eased Inflation”

The US Federal Reserve, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), has decided to cut benchmark rates by 50 basis points – the first cut in four years. The Fed said it is not on any pre-set course but felt its restrictive policies had the desired impact… Read More

House Financial Services Committee to Meet with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on September 24th

In what may be a heated meeting of the House Financial Services Committee, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler is scheduled to testify next week in a hearing on the Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the hearing memo nor prepared testimony is yet available,… Read More




Recent Congressional Legislation Addressing Digital Assets

Today, the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Subcommittee, part of the House Financial Services Committee, held a hearing on digital assets and its current regulatory environment. Entitled Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC’s Politicized Approach to Digital Assets, individuals testifying addressed the current… Read More

Many Global Financial Firms Widely Using Blockchain, Digital Assets – Report

A recent report indicates that large financial institutions are adopting blockchain technology and leveraging digital assets.  According to the report shared by Blockchain Coinvestors, a fund of fund in the digital asset sector, over 50% of big finance already support or provide digital wallets, custody,… Read More

Congressman Tom Emmer Tells SEC to Clarify Rules on Crypto Airdrops

Fintech supporter Congressman Tom Emmer has sent a letter to the Chair of the SEC, Gary Gensler, asking the Commission to clarify the “regulatory classification of digital asset airdrops.” The Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry, has also added his support to the… Read More

Digital Banking Provider Tyfone’s Solution Selected By Bank3

Digital banking provider Tyfone announced Bank3 selected its nFinia Digital Banking platform to provide commercial and retail account holders a more intuitive and engaging experience, while also streamlining and automating back-office processes. The bank’s future growth initiatives are focused “on a wide range of commercial… Read More

Euronext Announces Acquisition of Substantive Research

Euronext has reportedly acquired research and market data benchmarking provider Substantive Research. Euronext confirmed that it has acquired 100% of Substantive Research, a company that is providing in-depth transparency on product and pricing comparison “for investment research spend, market data and investment research content.” Founded… Read More

Fireblocks and Chainlink Labs to Enable Regulated Stablecoin Issuance

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, and Chainlink Labs, the primary contributing developer of Chainlink—the essential infrastructure for the tokenized asset economy—announced a strategic collaboration to offer a secure and compliant technology solution for banks… Read More

Open Finance: Konsentus Verify Now Accessible in Europe via Online Portal

Konsentus announced that Konsentus’ European trusted data, Konsentus Verify, can now be accessed through an online portal, via a real-time API or a downloadable cache. Financial Institutions in the European Economic Area (EEA) can choose the delivery mechanism that best works for them. For open… Read More

UK and Ireland’s Tokenization Platfom Ctrl Alt Launches in the UAE

Ctrl Alt, a financial engineering and tokenization platform with offices in the UK and Ireland, has officially launched in the UAE with an initial focus on the Emirate of Dubai. The company has already secured multiple partnerships, “including with Emirates NBD, with more public announcements… Read More

Circle Announces Availability of Stablecoin USDC in Brazil, Mexico via National Payment Systems with Local Currency

USDC is now available in Brazil and Mexico through national payment systems, with local currency. Fiat transfers through real-time payment systems accelerate “access to digital dollars.”: Since Circle’s founding more than a decade ago, it’s been their mission “to harness the power of blockchain networks… Read More

UK’s LendInvest Mortgages Cuts Rates and Launches Expat Buy-to-Let Mortgages

LendInvest Mortgages (AIM: LINV), the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces the launch of its new Expat Buy-to-Let mortgage products. This launch marks another significant step in LendInvest‘s mission to simplify mortgage processes for all types of customer, “offering tailored solutions to meet diverse needs.” The… Read More

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