Trent Sorbe from FIBT Shares Insights on Regulatory Shortcomings of Banking as a Service (BaaS)

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  Trent Sorbe, Chief Payments Officer at First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), has shared key insights with CI. Kotapay, a division of First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), has launched Kavinu, a direct-to-bank BaaS platform that eliminates the “instability of middleware-reliant models.” By re-centering… Read More

 

 




BNP Paribas Wealth Management Shares Key Investment Trends Expected in 2025

BNP Paribas Wealth Management noted that in 2025, investors should keep front of mind a few select trends, especially in a challenging context. First, BNP Paribas noted that lower interest rates will support “leveraged asset classes,” such as real estate, infrastructure and private equity. Furthermore,… Read More

Financially Unhealthy SMB Owners Borrow Off Credit Cards: Study

While 83% of U.S. small businesses expect more good than bad things to happen for their companies, 51% are categorized as financially unhealthy.Ā Among those who are financially unhealthy, 61% are carrying revolving debt on their business credit cards, and Ā 63% are borrowing with those cards… Read More

Finance Automation Firm Tipalti Accelerates Business Growth with Canadian Expansion

Finance automation firm Tipalti announced the launch of its localized solution for the Canadian market and registration as a money services business (MSB) with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), marking a key milestone in its international expansion. Since establishing a… Read More

Equifax, Mastercard Beef Up Latin American Fraud-Protection Services

Equifax (NYSE:Ā EFX) and Mastercard (NYSE:Ā MA) have joined forces to empower Latin American financial institutions, payment service providers, acquiring banks, and merchants to overcome paymentĀ fraudĀ challenges without disruption to the customer experience. EnhancedĀ fraudĀ management tools, including Mastercard Identity, Ethoca Alerts andĀ Ethoca Consumer Clarity, are now available to Mastercard… Read More

Lamudi Acquires Indonesian Fintech Ideal to Enhance Mortgage Services

Indonesia-based real estate marketplace Lamudi, a subsidiary of Australiaā€™s Digital Classifieds Group, announced the acquisition of Ideal, a Fintech aggregator specializing in mortgage products in Indonesia. This strategic move aims to integrate mortgage facilitation into Lamudiā€™s platform, offering a more comprehensive solution for property buyers… Read More

Blockchain Analytics Firm Nansen and Gravity to Provide Data-Driven Dashboards for Web3 Ecosystem Growth

Nansen announced their new partnership with Gravity, which is described as a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain built by Galxe. According to the update from Nansen, this partnership aims to equip Web3 projects and investors with the insights they need to “navigate the ecosystem, engage their… Read More

Credit Unions, Small Banks, Well-Positioned to Capture SMB Business: Report

An i2c and PYMNTS report suggests local banks and credit unions have a strong opportunity to attract small and medium-sized businesses. The report reveals the potential for local banks and credit unions to grow their SMB customer base by addressing their growing demand for digital… Read More

Czech Republic Enacts Financial Reforms to Become Top Crypto Hub

The Czech Republic has approved extensive financial market reforms aimed at fostering growth in the crypto and blockchain sectors, in a strategic move to position itself as a premier cryptocurrency hub. According to reports, the newly passed legislation addresses key barriers faced by cryptocurrency companies… Read More

Bitcoin Party Could Soon End: YouHodler Trio

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As investors revel in Bitcoinā€™s value surge, a trio of YouHodler executives warn the party could soon come to an end. Co-founder and CEO Ilya Volkov expects a correction in 2025, with prices stabilizing between $60,000 and $65,000. Within that decline, there could be a… Read More

Singapore to Launch New E-Payment Solutions, Extends Deadline for Corporate Cheques

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced the introduction of two new electronic payment solutions set to launch in mid-2025. These initiatives aim to facilitate the transition from traditional cheques to digital payments for both corporate and… Read More




Experian Enhances Identity and Activation Capabilities with Acquisition of Audigent

Experian ā€” the data and technology company ā€” announced it has acquired Audigent, a data activation and identity platform in the advertising industry. The acquisition reportedly expands Experianā€™s integrated marketing data and identity capabilities in the advertising ecosystem. With the addition of Audigentā€™s combined first-party… Read More

Keyblock Solutions and SlowMist to Enhance Digital Asset Compliance

Keyblock Solutions has announced a partnership with SlowMistā€™s AML product, MistTrack. By integrating MistTrackā€™s Know Your Transaction (KYT) solution, Keyblock aims to enhance its clientsā€™ digital asset fund compliance governance, providing them with more “efficient and reliable compliance support.” This collaboration marks a step forward… Read More

Insurtech CyberCube Teams Up with Insurance Broker HUB International

CyberCubeĀ announced a partnership with HUB International (HUB), aĀ  full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm. With the expanded partnership, HUB will now reportedly have the option to leverage CyberCubeā€™s software and services in order to “deliver cyber risk analytics” to its clients across the… Read More

Intuit and Global Fintech Adyen to Help SMBs Get Paid Faster

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), the financial technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, announced a collaboration with AdyenĀ (ADYEN:AMS), the fintech for businesses, to help small and mid-market businesses (SMBs) easily manage electronic payments. The companies will integrate Adyen‘s embedded payment services into Intuitā€™s… Read More

World Network Continues to Scale, Providing Mini Apps Devs with On-Chain, Verifiable Human Audience

World Network claims that it is scaling steadily, and its growth is having a considerable impact on the “success” of Mini Apps developers. Launches in countries like Brazil have seen global World ID verifications “top 8 million” (8,590,580 as of this writing), while the launch… Read More

Entrust Onfido Identify Verification Selected By PetProov to Enhance Transparency

Entrust, a global enabler of trusted payments, identities, and data security, announces a partnership with PetProov, an online platform that verifies pet buyers, breeders, and adopters. The collab will equip the PetProov platform with the Entrust Onfido identity verification (IDV) to bring “transparency, accountability, and… Read More

Digital Banking: Alkami Enhances Behavioral Data Tag Capabilities to Provide Improved UX

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced the latest innovation in its Data & Marketing Solutions platform. With this enhancement, Alkami has strengthened its behavioral data tag suite to empower financial institutions with deeper… Read More

Global Fintech Plaid Is Seeing Renewed Interest in Businesses Expanding Across US and Europe

At Plaid, theyā€™re seeing a renewed interest in businesses expanding into Europe from the United States and from the US into Europe, as “demand for online finance continues to grow.” Nearly nine in ten consumers use fintech tools, according to Plaidā€™s The Fintech Effect report,… Read More

Singapore’s TemasekĀ Announces Formation of Private Credit Platform

Singapore’s TemasekĀ announced the formation of a wholly-owned private credit platform. Temasek explained that it has been investing in credit funds for more than 10 years, the announcement noted. In 2016, Temasek assembled a credit & hybrid solutions team to buildout its direct and fund investments… Read More

Political Instability to Drive Bitcoin North of $120K: Green

Political turbulence in Europe and Asia is driving renewed focus on decentralized, non-government-backed currencies like Bitcoin. That is one reason why deVere Group CEO Nigel Green sees the cryptocurrencyā€™s value topping $120,000 in the coming months. Green made the comments in the wake of a… Read More

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