November 15, 2024 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Continuing Life retirement communities in California, marks two years of partnership with DailyPay – a worktech company and leading provider of earned wage access (EWA). Continuing Life retirement communities recognizes the importance of providing a good workplace for their team members – supporting, training, and… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana (SOL) and Base are leading interest in chain-specific narratives this year, according to an update from CoinGecko. The Solana ecosystem has maintained its lead as the “most popular” blockchain ecosystem this year, accounting for “38.8% of global crypto investor interest in chain-specific narratives.” CoinGecko… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Infura’s Decentralized Infrastructure Network has reportedly launched as an EigenLayer AVS. A year after revealing its list of providers building the public infrastructure for an improved internet, Consensys and Infura’s Decentralized Infrastructure Network (DIN) is handling requests “across a dozen blockchain networks.” Recently, DIN unveiled… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Schroders welcomes the Mansion House proposals unveiled by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, designed to drive growth and competitiveness in financial services. As part of the reforms, the Chancellor revealed measures to merge Local Government Pension Scheme assets and consolidate Defined Contribution (DC)… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for global companies, announces the expansion of its partnership with Zalando, Europe’s online multi-brand fashion destination. This collab reinforces Adyen’s role as one of Zalando’s payment partners in  European markets, while becoming the payment partner for local payment methods… Read More

November 15, 2024 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

=   A total of 11,808 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals) were reportedly announced in the Asia-Pacific region during January to October 2024, which was a YoY decline of “4.8% compared to the 12,406 deals announced during the same period… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a digital asset banking group, revealed the results of its annual Future Finance survey which analyzes the interests, market sentiment and behavior of investors active in the crypto market. Conducted among 400+ respondents in 27 countries possessing an average of 10+ years of investment… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a funder in the SME residential development market, recently announced a significant milestone with the launch of its new 9.35% development finance rate, aimed at providing house builders, brokers, and landowners with a financing solution “up to 70% LTGDV UK wide.” Credit decisioning… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SEB Embedded, the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform of Tier 1 Swedish bank SEB, chooses Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, Vault Core, to power its new BaaS offering. Using Vault Core, SEB Embedded launched a banking service for its first client, Hemköp, one of Sweden’s supermarket… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC’s FICC reportedly enhances VaR calculator capabilities, as firms Prepare for the U.S. Treasury Clearing Requirements. New Cross Margining and Repo calculator functionalities will enhance Users’ understanding of risk management and margin requirements. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amundi, the European asset manager, announces the launch of Amundi Private Markets ELTIF, an evergreen solution enabling savers to access investment opportunities in European private markets while supporting transitions. Interest in private market investment products is reportedly continuing to “grow in all markets.” Institutional investors,… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HKMA and multilateral organizations aim to enhance strategic partnership for climate investment in Asia. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority joined hands with multilateral organizations, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) says that it is reinventing checkout with password and number free payments. By the end of the decade, Mastercard intends to phase out manual card and password entry in favor of “smiles” and fingerprints, paving the way for a future where “numberless”… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pearlmark is pleased to announce the second closing of its sixth high yield credit investment fund, Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners VI, L.P.. Pearlmark Mezz VI totals $300 million+ in commitments, including discretionary managed accounts, gaining on the momentum of the initial closing of $185+ million… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), a digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, announced a new robo-advisor platform, expanding on the company’s automated investment offering. SoFi is one of the automated investment platforms to provide access to alternative asset classes alongside… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce that it will officially rebrand to Bivial AG in the coming weeks. As noted in a blog post by Kkarpay, the new name reflects the company’s evolving vision and core values while adding a “personal touch”—by including the initials… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ETFs win over “newcomers” as they invest into the stock market, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) noted while adding that the the rise in ETFs which aim to track the performance of an index, in its Active Retail Investor Dashboards. Its analysis of this… Read More

November 14, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided DSW Capital, a mid-market, challenger professional services licence network and owner of the Dow Schofield Watts brand, with capital to support its acquisition of DR Solicitors, the specialist law firm working with medical professionals (including… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has released that retail survey with key findings indicating how consumer behavior may change during the coming months. The KPMG survey of consumer retail attitudes was conducted by Red C at the end of October. The key findings from the survey / research study… Read More

November 13, 2024 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MistTrack, developed by SlowMist, has formed a partnership with Doo Group, a financial services group. This collab represents a step toward enhancing compliance frameworks and security protocols in the landscape of digital finance. Doo Group’s business model integrates brokerage, liquidity provision, and asset management services… Read More