August 14, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pibank, the direct banking solution of Intercredit Bank, has formally launched its U.S. presence with a 5.50% APY high-yield savings account. The direct bank, which already has a robust presence “in Spain and Colombia, will now be offering its high-yield, customer-centric savings products to U.S…. Read More

August 14, 2024 @ 5:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymentology, the global issuer-processor, announces its connection to Mastercard leveraging Mastercard’s Cloud Edge, further advancing its comprehensive cloud-first strategy to deliver next-generation payment solutions across the globe. The new certification aligns seamlessly “with Paymentology’s cloud-first approach. Mastercard’s Cloud Edge allows customers to connect to Mastercard… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Solayer, a restaking network on Solana. Their aim is to empower on-chain decentralized applications (dApps) with “improved network bandwidth while securing the L1 at the same time.” Built natively on Solana, Solayer… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Asset, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) investment fund manager, takes its first steps into exploring the institutional investor segment. This move is part of a distribution agreement established with Itajubá Investimentos Assessores de Investimentos, a key player focused on wholesale market distribution in Brazil. Nu Asset’s… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cytora has partnered with AI-powered due diligence company Xapien. The integration will enable commercial insurance underwriters “to instantly gain access to Xapien’s AI due diligence tool via Cytora’s risk processing platform.” By integrating directly into Cytora, underwriters will “no longer need to manually check scores of… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini has reportedly become the custodian for Path Crypto‘s managed portfolios platform. Since launching nine years ago, Gemini claims to have made it its mission to “be a responsible custodian powering the expansion of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.” To that end, Gemini is pleased to announce… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, announces it has hit growth milestones, exceeding $100m run-rate Revenue whilst remaining firmly on course to reach EBITDA break-even by year-end. Thunes’ growth journey is fueled by “demand for its proprietary Direct Global Network for… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stenn, the working capital digital platform, has partnered with Payyd, a firm focused on dynamic payments technology, to help power growth for Indian exporters. The collaboration delivers access “to Stenn’s innovative invoice financing, providing Payyd’s customers with on-demand capital through converting outstanding invoices into cashflow.”… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (Nasdaq: HOOD) welcomes Jeff Pinner as Chief Technology Officer. Robinhood says they are pleased to announce that Jeff Pinner has now officially “joined Robinhood as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).” Jeff is said to be “a deeply respected innovator who will help us accelerate their… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance has shared its latest platform performance review. HeavyFinance has shared key highlights from the summer and July. The team notes that this period has proved to be a dynamic month for their investor community “with €1.33M allocated across 52 agricultural projects on the HeavyFinance… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SteelEye notes that it has been a year since the $549 million fine was imposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on 13 major Wall Street firms “for failures in record-keeping of off-channel communications.” Steeleye mentioned… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has released two reports, Venture Pulse Q2’24 and Pulse of Fintech H1’24, which show that Ireland is following the global trend with investment up in the broader VC market, investment in fintech, is also up – “bucking the global trend.” 24 venture capital (VC)… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, the global authority in cryptoasset risk management, is pleased to announce the integration of Injective, a layer-1 blockchain tailored for decentralized finance (DeFi), into its extensive suite of screening and investigation products. This integration emphasizes Elliptic’s ongoing dedication “to delivering compliance and analytics solutions… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium is expanding its presence in Latin America by applying for essential licenses, joining key fintech associations, expanding its employee presence, and signing new customers. This continued expansion is a step towards Nium’s commitment to enhancing “the global payments landscape in this strategic region.” This month,… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced it has reached an agreement under which The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) will make a strategic minority investment in KeyCorp of approximately $2.8 billion, representing “approximately 14.9% pro forma common stock ownership, for a fixed price of $17.17 per… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Santander (NYSE: SAN) have announced a partnership to launch its new Amazon Visa credit card in Germany. The card has no annual fee and does “not require customers to open a new bank account.” Amazon Visa enables customers to earn rewards “while… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 6:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FullCircl, a UK-based Regtech, has announced a new partnership with LSEG Risk Intelligence. The partnership provides instant access “to a broad global collection of information providers supporting document verification, biometric checks, and third-party data validation, helping regulated businesses reduce identity fraud whilst delivering a superior… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 6:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Balderton has recently announced $1.3B in new funds to back Europe’s top entrepreneurs as they build world-changing businesses. Balderton Capital, which claims to be one of Europe’s technology venture capital firms, confirmed in a blog post its $615 million Early Stage Fund IX and $685… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 5:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, today announced that TT’s acquisition of START, a broker-neutral trade optimization platform, from Abel Noser Holdings, a majority-owned portfolio company of Estancia Capital Partners, is now complete. This represents the second and final… Read More

August 13, 2024 @ 4:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unit, the financial infrastructure platform that powers embedded finance, announced a strategic partnership with Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB). This collaboration will power LSB to expand its embedded finance offerings and “further cement its reputation as an innovative financial institution.” Founded in 1902, Lincoln Savings Bank… Read More