Omar Faridi

Global Payments Fintech Klarna Partners with Fabletics

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant is partnering with online membership retailer Fabletics to make payment options more flexible this holiday season and beyond. With Klarna’s flexible payment options, Fabletics’ clients now have more ways to pay. Whether trying to stock up… Read More

UK Finance Report: High Street Bank Lending to SMEs Remains Stable in Q2 2024

High street bank lending to SMEs remains stable in Q2 2024, according to an update from UK Finance. UK Finance recently released its latest Business Finance Review which “reports on the finance needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the second quarter of 2024.”… Read More

PundiX’s Peko Wan Says Crypto Payments are Major Component of Digital Transactions, AI Is Playing Key Role

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in digital payment systems is reshaping the payments industry in an era of quick technological transformation. From better fraud detection to more efficient transactions, AI is changing the way of payment processing. Peko Wan, Co-CEO of Pundi X, a provider of blockchain-based… Read More

UK’s Online Pension Provider PensionBee Marks 10th Year of Operations

PensionBee, a firm focused on the consumer retirement market, is marking its 10th year of operations, which includes a decade of innovation, growth and impact in the pensions industry. Established back in December of 2014 to help tackle “outdated” pension systems – and with an… Read More

SoFi Technologies Says It Now Serves Over 10 Million Members Across its Suite of Financial Products

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop shop” for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced that it now serves more than 10 million members across its suite of products and services. In 2024 to-date, total members… Read More

CFPB Announces Actions to Protect Consumers from “Illegal” Credit Card Practices

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced actions in order to protect consumers from “illegal” credit card practices and help people save money on interest and fees. In a circular to other law enforcement agencies, the CFPB warned that some credit card companies operating rewards… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Announces Launch of Historical Analytics via Snowflake

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the launch of Historical Analytics available through Snowflake. The Historical Analytics offering combines LSEG’s Pricing Services with Yield Book Analytics to provide pricing information for more than 2.9 million bonds with more than 20 years lookback. LSEG customers… Read More

BNPL Fintech Affirm and Adyen to Provide Flexible Payments Options to More Merchants

Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced that it has expanded its partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform for businesses. The partnership makes Affirm the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider to support… Read More

Embedded Finance Infrastructure Firm Parafin Reports $100M Series C

Parafin, which builds embedded finance infrastructure, announced the close of its $100 million Series C at a $750 million valuation. The financing has reportedly been led by Notable Capital with participation from Redpoint Ventures. Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, and GIC also took part… Read More

Embedded Banking Platform ClearBank Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking,  announced the availability of its cloud-native banking solutions and payment infrastructure in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. This will open up ClearBank’s banking solutions and payments… Read More

MPC Technology: Blockdaemon, HashiCorp to Integrate Blockdaemon Builder Vault for Use with HashiCorp Vault

Blockdaemon and HashiCorp have partnered to integrate and approve Blockdaemon Builder Vault for use with HashiCorp Vault, providing secure Root of Trust services. Builder Vault incorporates Blockdaemon’s Multi-Party Computation (MPC) tech via a Public Key Cryptography Standard (PKCS) #11 plug-in. It generates, stores, and uses… Read More

Banco Sabadell, Accenture, QuSecure to Enhance Quantum Safe Infrastructure

Banco Sabadell has completed a joint project with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and QuSecure to explore the adoption of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) technologies in the bank’s infrastructure. This project is a step forward in improving resistance to quantum attacks, with Banco Sabadell leveraging QuSecure’s software for… Read More

Fintech GoCardless Teams Up with Endava to Enable Bank Payments

GoCardless has partnered with Endava, a provider of technology services, to help enterprise merchants access the benefits of bank payments. The collab will see Endava  manage the integration of GoCardless payment solutions within their enterprise clients as part of “large-scale” digital transformation projects. This will… Read More

Cyber Risk Analytics Firm CyberCube Teams Up with Mathison Insurance Partners

CyberCube, the provider of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, has signed a multi-year partnership with Mathison Insurance Partners. The collab marks a key milestone in empowering Mathison to deliver “cyber risk solutions to its retail partners and clients.” Mathison Insurance Partners, a specialist… Read More

Open Banking Is Strategic Lever for Innovation, Competitive Differentiation – Plaid Research

Plaid has looked into how financial institutions are thinking about open banking and has shared insightful survey results. In today’s digital world, consumers demand real-time financial services – from mobile banking apps to digital wallets and investment platforms. The adoption of digital tools is no… Read More

JLL Income Property Trust and iCapital to Deliver Core Real Estate to Private Wealth Market

JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX) with appr. $6.6 billion in portfolio equity and debt investments, announced a partnership with iCapital, the fintech platform enabling the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management sectors. The partnership results… Read More

Regtech Sumsub Partners with Blockchain Platform Darkex

Sumsub is announcing its partnership with Darkex, a blockchain platform renowned for its commitment to trust and security. This collab sets a benchmark for user experiences and compliance in the blockchain space. Sumsub will equip Darkex with verification and anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities, ensuring fast onboarding;… Read More

UK Industry Professional Shares Insights on Disappointing GDP Growth, Slow Economic Activity

KPMG UK has commented on the recently released UK GDP data. Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK, noted: “GDP growth stalls amid growing uncertainty. GDP growth remained disappointing, showing no progress for five consecutive months, due to weaker activity across a broad swathe of the… Read More

Raisin UK and Salt Edge to Enhance Open Banking Compliance and CX

Raisin, a platform for savings and investments, has partnered with open banking Fintech Salt Edge to strengthen its compliance with UK regulations, ensuring secure financial solutions for clients. Raisin operates across the European Union, UK, and US, offering customers access to “competitive” interest rates and… Read More

Retail Investors Remain Bullish on 2025 Markets – eToro Research Study

Retail investors are optimistic that the bull market will continue throughout next year, with Amazon emerging as the most “popular” stock among the ‘Magnificent 7’, according to the Retail Investor Beat from trading and investing platform eToro. The research study, shared by eToro, which surveyed… Read More

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