September 20, 2024 @ 12:42 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bitget and Foresight Ventures have announced a strategic $30 million investment in The Open Network (TON) blockchain, marking a significant move to support the network’s growing ecosystem. The two companies, a crypto exchange and a web3 investment firm, plan to invest in Toncoin (TON) tokens… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One in six B2B sellers (suppliers) are offering business customers over two months to pay their invoices, according to a new joint report from economic consultancy Cebr and iwoca. The report Credit Where It’s Due, commissioned by iwoca––one of Europe’s largest small business lenders––reveals the… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment platform, is partnering with Republic to raise growth capital. According to the offering page, Groundfloor is seeking up to $5 million using Reg CF. Investors will be purchasing Series B-3 preferred stock. A minimum of $100 is required with a… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Payments Association has released an “investigative documentary” regarding the impact of Authorised Push Payments (APP) fraud. The project was released in partnership with Cardaq and We Fight Fraud. The documentary aims to explore how fraudsters pilfer money from the innocent. The documentary, entitled The… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK chief executives see implementing Generative AI (GenAI) as an opportunity to change the nature of work and create highly skilled workforces without reducing the number of jobs in the market, according to KPMG’s CEO Outlook survey. KPMG surveyed more than 1,300 CEOs around the… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

ICAN, or the Investors Choice Advocacy Network, is reporting its first legal victory over the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Founded by attorney Nick Morgan, ICAN is “dedicated to serving as a legal advocate and voice for small investors and entrepreneurs whose efforts are too often… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, will provide its technology to HSBC Global Private Banking. The solution will be fully integrated into HSBC’s platform “to digitalize the private market investment experience for its relationship managers,… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports have claimed that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been talking to JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), the largest bank in the US, to step in and takeover the popular Apple Card from current partner Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). Apple partnered with Goldman to launch the Apple Card, which… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech solutions provider NeoXam has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire EZOPS, a company specializing in AI-enabled data control, workflow automation, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting solutions. This acquisition is set to bolster NeoXam’s Fintech offerings and extend its international footprint, with particular emphasis… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global enabler of real-time cross-border payments, announced that its monthly payment volume grew by 3X in Oceania, over the last year. This growth has been driven by a surge in adoption “from financial institutions and spend management platforms, with AI platform, RedOwl, being… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Michael Wong  |  

Drift, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the Solana blockchain, has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Multicoin Capital. The new capital will support Drift’s expansion, focusing on developing a full suite of financial services, including spot and derivatives… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast announced the results of Exploring Strategic Compliance: The Next Frontier, the company’s latest research initiative aimed at shedding light on the trends and challenges facing compliance teams. The survey reveals that 47% of compliance professionals are “focused on simply finding a better, easier way… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that Affirm is now available to eligible users checking out online and in-app with Apple Pay on iPhone and iPad. Starting today, Apple Pay users in the U.S. can request… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anemoy, the asset management arm of Centrifuge, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Archax, the UK’s first regulated digital securities exchange, broker and custodian to add the Liquid Treasury Fund (LTF) to its Primary Platform. The Liquid Treasury Fund is a short-duration treasury… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Licensed digital asset exchange HashKey Global, and Elliptic, the global company focused on crypto-asset risk management, are pleased to announce a partnership. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in “setting new standards for compliance, security, and risk control in the evolving digital asset landscape.”… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eastern Asia is the sixth largest cryptocurrency economy in the world this year, accounting for 8.9% of global value received between July 2023 and June 2024. This, according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis noted that the region received “more than $400 billion in on-chain… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority as part of the QFC Digital Assets Lab. This strategic collaboration reinforces Taurus’ commitment “to better serving banks and financial institutions across Qatar and the Middle East, delivering tailored digital… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched a new Merchant Data Network, an Equifax Cloud™-based data network to help provide greater visibility into the financial profiles of U.S small businesses. Designed to give lenders and service providers the “increased confidence they need to extend capital in a… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 1:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Open Banking Limited announced that the Competition and Markets Authority has officially confirmed the full completion of the final Roadmap for Open Banking. This milestone, building on the “substantial completion” announced in 2023, means that all nine banking providers mandated by the… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Raisin is a savings platform that streamlines the process of uncovering the best savings rates on the market. Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve slashed benchmark rates by 50 basis points – a larger move than many expected. Today, markets are rallying as observers believe… Read More