August 23, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arch Lending, the crypto-backed loan provider, announced $75M in funds raised, including an oversubscribed $5M equity seed round and a $70M loan financing facility. The equity round was co-led by Morgan Creek Digital and Castle Island Ventures with participation from Galaxy Ventures, BitGo Ventures, and… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has acquired Laybuy’s assets in New Zealand, the birthplace of the payments provider, and plans to relaunch the service in the coming weeks. Laybuy, which ceased operations in June, is “set to make a reenergized return… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced a partnership with Hotels.com. Now, approved guests can book accommodations and pay over time “with Affirm, helping more people book the trip of their dreams.” This builds on Affirm… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, announced that Surety Bank, a Florida-based community bank with customers nationally, has selected the Apiture Digital Banking Platform to power online and mobile banking for its commercial and retail customers. Surety Bank sought a new digital banking partner… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Convera, a global firm focused on commercial payments, introduced its embedded payments solution for the education industry through its new partnership with Ascent One, which is said to be the worldwide  ecosystem purposely built for the education sector. This solution aims to simplify cross-border payments… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services, has added custody and staking support for MINA, the native currency of Mina Protocol, a next-gen zero knowledge (ZK) blockchain. This integration expands options “for institutional clientele to participate in the Mina… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, marked its 10th anniversary serving Australian businesses, marking the rapid growth in the country’s internet economy. At its annual conference, Stripe Tour Sydney, Stripe reinforced its commitment “to Australia by launching new solutions to support businesses’ growth, including… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian released its 2024 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report revealing that generative AI (Gen AI), deepfakes and cybercrime are critical threats putting intensifying pressures on businesses. The 9th annual Experian Identity and Fraud Report provides valuable insights “into emerging fraud trends such as these, as… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC leverages Workday to help customers unlock Pillar Two data processing capabilities. Pillar Two framework mandates “a 15% global minimum tax on the earnings of multinational enterprises with consolidated revenues exceeding €750 million.” PwC announced a new data processing solution “that will help joint Workday… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elite, a provider of financial management and business operations solutions to the world’s most successful law firms, and Brightflag, the AI-powered e-billing and matter management platform for in-house legal teams, have launched a new integration which seamlessly connects two of the legal industry’s legal invoicing… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team behind Story Protocol is announcing $140M in total fundraising to build Story, which is described as the world’s IP blockchain. As explained by the Story Protocol developers, Intellectual property (IP) is one of the world’s biggest asset classes. Training data, AI models, memes,… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 4:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Skyfire Systems, Incorporated announced the launch of the payment network built to enable fully autonomous transactions across AI Agents, LLM’s, data platforms, service providers, and other goods and services. Skyfire creates an essential operating layer, “delivering critical missing components for AI commerce, including secure wallet… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following the launch of Cuenta Nu this year, over 500,000 Colombians have started saving to achieve their financial goals using this product. One of the most popular features among customers has been the “Cajitas,” which allow people to set aside money for saving. So far,… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cumula 3, a provider of cloud-based solutions for NetSuite, announces a strategic partnership with Paystand, a provider of B2B payment solutions. Cumula 3 will integrate Paystand‘s advanced payment platform into its “portfolio of software and services for NetSuite customers, enabling them to leverage simplified transactions,… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has noted that its secondary share sale provides liquidity “for employees, allowing them to realize their contribution” to the Fintech firm’s growth. As reported recently, the secondary share sale values Revolut at “a $45 billion valuation, cementing its position as the most valuable private… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, a marketplace for the co-ownership of vacation homes, claims that shares of its properties have significantly outperformed the broader luxury residential market in its key regions, according to a recent analysis by RCLCO, a real estate consulting and economics firm. The research study reveals… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Traders may now enhance their experience by leveraging trading solutions via the latest Alpaca and QuantConnect integration. Alpaca is pleased to announce its integration with QuantConnect, an algorithmic trading platform “chosen by thousands of professional traders and quants.” Using this integration, Alpaca users can “design,… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s SIX notes in a blog post that the market launch of instant payments in the European nation has been announced. As explained in the update shared by SIX, instant payments were “launched in the Swiss market on 20 August 2024.” Around 60 financial institutions… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda and Coinmotion have revealed a new partnership. Coinmotion is a crypto broker operating in the Nordic region. Bitpanda is a successful Austrian firm that has expanded its reach into services beyond crypto and other countries. Bitpanda Technology Solutions will be utilized by Coinmotion to… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvoiceASAP, a provider of invoicing as well as payment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has reportedly partnered with global Fintech Adyen, the financial technology platform of “choice” for businesses, in order to level up their deposit experience by providing users with instant access… Read More