Kate Hampton, CSO at NMI, Comments on How Embedded Payments Help Firms Create Improved Customer Experience

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Kate Hampton, Chief Strategy Officer at NMI, recently shared her views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. As noted in the update shared with CI, embedded payments are revolutionizing the financial landscape, with major companies like Google Chrome leading the way. By integrating embedded payment technology,… Read More

 

 




Insurtech Akur8 Selected by RSM to Enhance Insurance Pricing Process

Akur8, the insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by Transparent AI, is pleased to announce its collab with RSM US LLP, which is the provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for the middle market. RSM has reportedly used Akur8’s Reserving solution for a number… Read More

Chicago Based Cumberland DRW Charged by SEC with Operating as an Unregistered Dealer in the Crypto

Crypto enforcement actions issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continue at pace, as the Commission has filed charges against Chicago-based Cumberland DRW LLC. The SEC has charged Cumberland with operating as an unregistered dealer in more than $2 billion of crypto assets offered… Read More

UK Fintech Pockit to Acquire European Financial Technology Company Monese

The UK Fintech firm Pockit and the pan-European fintech Monese announce that they have agreed terms for Pockit to acquire Monese,a deal that’s currently subject to Change in Control approval by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), creating the fintech for the “financially underserved” and… Read More

Bitcoin Suisse Launches Digital Assets Trading and Custody Services for EIGEN Token from EigenLayer

Bitcoin Suisse says it’s pleased to announce the addition of the EIGEN token from EigenLayer to its comprehensive trading and custody services. Effective immediately, Bitcoin Suisse clients can now reportedly trade and securely store EIGEN, further expanding their access to a growing range of digital… Read More

HeavyFinance Reports €1.33M in Platform Investments, €713K Allocated to 24 Agricultural Projects

HeavyFinance has shared their latest portfolio performance review for the month of September 2024. HeavyFinance notes in its performance review that during September, they reportedly saw a total of €1.33 million invested of which €713K is said to have been allocated across 24 agricultural projects… Read More

Banked Strengthens Position in Australia’s Real-Time Payments Market with Acquisition of Waave

Banked has reportedly gained foothold on Australia’s real-time payments market with the acquisition of Waave, sparking strategic partnership with Chemist Warehouse. Banked’s acquisition of Waave underscores commitment to building a truly global Pay by Bank platform. Waave’s work with Chemist Warehouse in developing Pay by… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Expected to Reach £4.5B Valuation via Potential Employee Share Sale

UK’s digital bank Monzo is reportedly expected to reach a substantial £4.5 billion valuation through a potential employee share sale. This is according to a recent report by Sky News. It is worthwhile to note that Monzo, in its early days of existence, raised money… Read More

Bitpanda Technology Solutions Announces Availability of Security Tokens for Investors

Security tokens at Bitpanda are aimed at enabling new era of investing. The European Fintech firm recently shared that Bitpanda is the first crypto platform to make this particular asset class available to potentially millions of retail investors. All Bitpanda customers are now able to… Read More

Digital Bank Revolut Reportedly Applies for Banking License in Colombia

UK headquartered digital bank Revolut announced recently that it has submitted an application to obtain a banking license in order operate in Colombia. This recent announcement by Revolut has been unveiled as the Fintech company aims to boost its presence in Latin America. The new… Read More

Chainlink Integrated By IDA to Enhance Transparency of HKDA Stablecoin, Reportedly Backed By Hong Kong Dollar

IDA, a Hong Kong-based fiat-referenced stablecoin issuer, is integrating Chainlink’s services for tokenized assets. As mentioned in a blog post, those reportedly include Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR) for verifying asset collateralization as well as the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for the “secure” movement… Read More


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Hong Kong Banks Back Integrity Charter to Strengthen Anti-Corruption Efforts

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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have expressed full support for the Banking Industry Integrity Charter introduced by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The two organizations jointly hosted the launch ceremony for the Integrity Charter, attended… Read More

FutureMoney Secures $2.5m Funding to Empower Family Wealth Building

FutureMoney, a Boston-based digital platform dedicated to helping families invest for their children and build generational wealth, has successfully closed a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round saw participation from notable investors including Serac Ventures, Hustle Fund, Telegraph Hill Capital, Capacity Capital, Harvest… Read More

Indonesian Crowdfunding Platform Kitabisa Enters Insurance Market

Indonesian donation and crowdfunding platform Kitabisa has officially entered the country’s insurance sector by launching Kitabisa Insurance, a sharia-compliant subsidiary, marking a significant step in addressing Indonesia’s notably low insurance penetration rate, according to DealStreetAsia. The announcement follows the subsidiary’s introduction of its first product,… Read More

Fintech Firm Facet Secures $35m to Expand Financial Planning Services

Facet, an American Fintech firm focused on financial planning, has secured an additional $35 million in a funding round anchored by Multiplier Capital. The new funding will support the company’s ongoing tech development and expansion of financial planning services as it continues to grow its… Read More

Survey Shows Finance Teams Strained by Rising Workloads, Tight Budgets

Finance teams are facing increasing strain as economic pressures and evolving business demands challenge their ability to meet both strategic goals and operational responsibilities, according to new research from cloud-based purchase-to-pay (P2P) automation provider Yooz. The 2024 Yooz Survey: Beyond the Balance Sheet, conducted by… Read More

Colombian Neobanking Fintech Littio Leverages OpenTrade to Provide Interest-Bearing USD Accounts to Clients via Avalanche Network

Littio, a Colombian neobank focused on addressing the currency devaluation problem for Latin Americans through various dollar-based product offerings, is now using OpenTrade‘s real-world asset (RWA)-backed yield vaults, via the Avalanche network. Via OpenTrade, Littio reportedly provides clients “yield-bearing” savings Pots with returns that are… Read More

Blockchain Analytics Firm Elliptic Announces Regional Headquarters in the UAE

Elliptic, the enabler of sophisticated blockchain analytics and digital asset risk management, has announced the launch of its regional headquarters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a key milestone in its international expansion efforts. Elliptic is pleased to welcome Zahi Yaari as its new… Read More

OpenAI Expands into Singapore, Plans Regional APAC Office

American artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI announced its expansion into Singapore, confirming plans to open a regional office later this year. This move underscores Singapore’s prominent role in technology and AI, as well as the increasing demand for advanced AI tools across the Asia Pacific… Read More

Capital Ideas: Jasmin Sethi of Sethi Clarity Advisers

“… broadening the accredited investor pool could help minority founders who may not have wealthy networks but could benefit from smaller investments from a more extensive base of contributors.” In a recent episode of Capital Ideas, hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright welcomed Jasmin Sethi,… Read More

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