August 1, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for know your customer (KYC), transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management (CLM), announced that Caribbean-based PROVEN Bank is deploying Fenergo’s transaction monitoring solution to streamline its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance processes. Integrating Fenergo’s technology will “enhance PROVEN Bank’s operational… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CommBank customer scam losses halved in FY24 following the introduction of measures including market leading anti-scam technologies, spearheading cross industry collaborations, ongoing proactive policy measures and strengthening customer awareness. James Roberts, CommBank General Manager of Group Fraud, said: “Over the last financial year CommBank has… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments platform Nium says it has boosted its local funding and collection capabilities to more than 40 countries and 15 currencies, with more to come. The move is described by the firm as making Nium one of the only providers “to offer a network this wide.”… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland sees venture capital (VC) investment pick up in Q2’24 and saw 24 deals raising $237.5 million an increase of nearly two fifths (38 percent) compared to $172.5 million across 33 deals for the same period last year. VC investors showed increasing willingness “to make… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth and ASK Partners, a specialist property lender, have provided a £30.8m co-loan to London-based Vabel, to acquire 114-150 Queensway and 97-113 Inverness Terrace. The post-war 1950s building occupies a prominent corner position “on the southern end of the site, bookended between Porchester Gardens and… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Michael Praeger, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of AvidXchange said: “We… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As announced in June, wefox has continued to implement its exit from the German insurance market as part of the refocusing of its portfolio on profitable market positions of critical size. In this context, wefox Germany Holding GmbH has reportedly “reached an agreement with the… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management and prime services has partnered with Radix, a decentralized network that aims to provide a radically better user and developer experience for Web3 and DeFi applications. By integrating the custody of Radix (XRD) within Copper’s… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND) has released its second quarter 2024 financial results. Lemonade notes in its Letter to Shareholders that it remains focused on offering renters, homeowners, car, pet, and life insurance. Powered by artificial intelligence and social impact, Lemonade’s full stack insurance carriers in… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the enabler of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, announced a partnership to advance fintech innovation in Brazil through the Next accelerator program. Their combined effort will “support the development of scalable financial services… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AppBrilliance, an enabler of real-time payment solutions with its Money API platform, is leveraging a recent rule change by The Clearing House to expand use-cases for Real Time Payments (RTP) to closed-loop digital wallets in the US. Companies like Starbucks, CVS, Dunkin, Chick-fil-A and many… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finix, the full-stack payment processor enabling businesses to accept and send payments,  launched Recurring Billing, a new solution available on the Finix dashboard that enables customers to easily set up and manage recurring payments using no-code tools. Recurring billing can be difficult for businesses “to… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik, the Philippines’ digital-only neobank, recently announced that it has achieved steady growth in its consolidated loan portfolio and revenue in the first half of 2024. In 2023, Tonik claims that it “became the first non-captive digital bank in the Philippines to achieve a major… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced a partnership with Float, one of Canada’s B2B fintechs, to enable fast and cost-effective bill payments for both domestic and overseas transactions. Float’s Bill Pay product, powered by Airwallex, introduces payouts – “including bank… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), an online investment platform, has announced that the company’s board of directors “approved a reverse stock split of the company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a ratio of 1-for-70.” Netcapital is a micro-cap with a valuation of… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) is reporting net revenue of $599 million and net income of $17 million for Q2 2024, marking the third consecutive quarter of GAAP profitability. Despite these fairly solid results, SoFi’s share price has barely budged in the past day. The Fintech… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, an AI-powered financial crime detection firm, has announced the acquisition of European screening company, Screena. The acquisition is being described as demonstrating ThetaRay’s continuous investment “in proprietary technology and reaffirms its mission of enabling banks, fintechs, and regulators to detect financial crime with state-of-the-art… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Sumsub revealed that they have achieved multiple certifications for conforming with standards set by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This milestone reflects Sumsub’s commitment “to meeting the stringent European technical standards for identity proofing and trust services.” Sumsub has been recognized “as… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

First AI Pulse Survey shared by EY reveals that the number of senior leaders investing $10 million or more is set to nearly double, but many are failing to also invest in necessary infrastructure, jeopardizing AI’s impact. After more than a year of hype around… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer found that overall business confidence rose significantly in July to equal the highest level in confidence shown by businesses for eight years. Business confidence in the UK increased by 9 points “to 50% this month, reversing the drop in June… Read More