October 9, 2024 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) and Pagaya (NASDAQ: PGY) have announced the purchase of the assets of Tally Technologies. Tally, a Fintech that sought to support consumers in managing their credit card debt, shut down operations last August. The former CEO said at the time that they… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com has filed suit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The legal move follows the receipt of a Wells Notice, which indicates that SEC staff are recommending an enforcement action against the firm. Multiple crypto focused firms have been sued or are in receipt… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity rose in all but one of the UK’s 12 nations and regions last month, following broad-based growth in the month prior, according to the latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker. As noted in a blog post by NatWest, the Business Activity Index is said… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetera and Archax have launched a partnership to enhance the distribution of tokenized real- world assets across the EU/EEA. This collaboration enables access to digital assets, which is said to include Funds and Structured Products, listed on Archax, facilitating primary sales and secondary market trading… Read More

October 9, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has injected €4m in capital into its new Irish division. The update comes just several months following Monzo’s CEO,  TS Anil, stating that the Fintech firm was in the process of establishing its EU offices in Ireland. At the time of… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JCB Co., Ltd., Japan’s international payments provider, announced that it enabled Google Pay for its clients. Android(TM) smartphone users are able to now easily use Google Pay in stores where JCB Contactless is accepted, by adding credit/debit cards issued by the JCB Group in Japan… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XYB, the Coreless Banking Platform business, has announced its plans to help banks enhance their core systems. XYB is working with global tech leader IBM to provide technologies and consulting expertise that can help financial services firms with addressing the increasing requirements for core modernization… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian Consumer Services announcing a partnership with Oakbrook, a non-bank consumer lender, to offer debt consolidation loans on the Experian Marketplace by reportedly using Paylink’s ReFi tech. This recently announced collaboration is said to mark a significant milestone in improving financial inclusion and unlocking access… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21.co, the parent company of 21Shares – one of the issuers of crypto exchange traded products (ETPs), and Crypto.com, announced that they have recently entered into a strategic partnership. With this partnership, 21.co Wrapped Bitcoin (21BTC) will source Bitcoin (BTC) liquidity from Crypto.com, leveraging the… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, the platform that for merchants to accept payments, announces its partnership with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to offer its merchants Click to Pay. Mastercard Click to Pay is a described as a consistent way to make online payments, offering consumers a user-friendly guest checkout across… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 9:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Abrigo, a provider of commercial lending software and services for U.S. financial institutions, announced that Abrigo Small Business Lending has emerged from beta. The company said the increased automation improves lenders’ ability to manage increased volumes while still maintaining the human touch when needed…. Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital assets industry, marks a decade of pioneering advancements and innovation that have helped with transforming the landscape of digital assets. Since its launch in 2014, Tether claims it has enhanced finance by introducing… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, OwlTing Group, a global blockchain Fintech company, announced plans to implement Visa Direct solutions under a global agreement with Visa to provide real-time cross-border payments for individual and business customers. This agreement allows OwlTing to potentially reach more than 8.5 billion endpoints in… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The payments landscape has evolved considerably in the past decade, according to an update from Juniper Research. Juniper Research noted in a report that many payment methods rising to some of the most used solutions across retail, digital commerce, B2B, as well as P2P scenarios…. Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity International, Mercer, Penny and Pension Lab have reportedly joined the industry coalition of “potential” operators of commercial pensions dashboards, working with government and regulators in order help support the launch of various dashboards for UK consumers. As explained in the update, dashboards provide consumers… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Real-time cross-border payments are gaining significant momentum as global consumers increasingly rely on them for seamless transactions, according to a recent research study. Many consumers depend on them to send funds close ones, while others use them to purchase goods, underscoring their importance in the… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Storfund has announced a partnership with TikTok Shop that will introduce the first fully embedded cash flow solution in a major US marketplace. This change is expected to benefit sellers on the social media app. Referred to as Daily Advance, the product should reportedly… Read More

October 8, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announces that it has surpassed $200 billion in global platform assets. Increased demand for private market funds has led to this milestone and boosted the growth of client assets on iCapital’s… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Many people seemed surprised recently to hear that the UAE had apparently eliminated taxes on crypto, but it has now been clarified that this is not actually the case after all. Here’s the reality of the situation, according to crypto / digital assets industry focused… Read More