March 9, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintel Connect’s new report 2025 Cost-Per-Acquisition Benchmarking Guide For Financial Services: How to Drive Growth and Optimize Spend analyzes the different parts of a financial institution’s cost-per-acquisition strategy (CPA) while providing tips for maximizing value. An important consideration is ensuring you compare apples to apples;… Read More

March 8, 2025 @ 4:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lili, a financial platform designed for small business owners, announced this week that Lili Connect is available to eligible entrepreneurs who are not U.S. residents, a key milestone in Lili’s emerging global footprint. Through Lili Connect, corporate formation services partners can now offer their customers… Read More

March 8, 2025 @ 9:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for managing digital asset operations and building businesses on blockchain, has launched its Cyber and Operational Resilience (COR) Compliance Package. This suite is designed to help financial institutions meet their obligations under the new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which came… Read More

March 7, 2025 @ 6:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week’s announcement of a US strategic crypto reserve has tongues wagging across the industry. The reserve will include Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana’s SOL and Cardano’s ADA. Many believe it will propel the industry forward and stimulate a bull run, but others found faults. deVere… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 7:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Q2 Holdings (NYSE:QTWO), a provider of digital transformation solutions for financial services, has released the 2025 Retail Banking Trends and Priorities report, authored by Jim Marous and published by Digital Banking Report. This report details important retail banking trends and priorities, providing a roadmap for financial institutions as they navigate… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 7:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, PassEntry announced a strategic investment led by Bonsai Partners and Acurio Ventures to strengthen its digital pass issuance and enhance integrations with point-of-sale (POS) systems worldwide. The company said it expects this investment to triple its customer base and expand into five countries… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Augie introduced a credit card that enables consumers to build credit without setting aside security deposits, paying fees, or incurring interest charges. “The credit card industry hasn’t meaningfully evolved since its inception, even though how people manage money today is completely different,” said… Read More

March 4, 2025 @ 6:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Flutterwave, a leading African payments technology company, has officially secured a payment system license to operate in Zambia. This new license positions Flutterwave to deliver mobile money services to enterprises in Zambia. The company believes its potential in Zambia is substantial, given the country’s increasing… Read More

March 3, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

While political priorities come and go, strong compliance practices should remain constant. Done properly, Marqeta’s chief compliance officer Alan Carlisle said they are a competitive advantage. Carlisle offers more than 25 years of compliance experience with Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ), SoFi, banks, broker-dealers, crypto firms, and venture… Read More

March 1, 2025 @ 12:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Memes Lab, the platform linking SocialFi and meme coins, has announced the successful closure of its $2.3 million seed round, led by Lemniscap. The round also included participation from TVM Ventures, Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, Mirana Ventures, Gate Ventures, MEXC Ventures, Kucoin Ventures, Oak Grove Ventures,… Read More

March 1, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week’s crypto sell-off has industry watchers wondering what if any, long-term effects it will have. Two shared their thoughts with Crowdfund Insider. Kevin Rusher founded the real-world asset lending platform RAAC. He believes the sell-off is another reminder that DeFi needs more stable assets… Read More

February 28, 2025 @ 9:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Recently, payout Fintech Runa launched Runa Assure, a security suite specifically built to fortify payout processes against threats of fraud, cyberattacks, and compliance risks. Runa Assure was purpose-built for instant payout methods, including gift cards, prepaid, and push-to-card. It protects more than two million unique… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 7:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BaaS fintech DriveWealth announced last week the expansion of its overnight trading capabilities through a collaboration with OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), an operator of regulated markets for U.S. equity securities. Beginning in March, this new offering is designed to establish DriveWealth as a… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 10:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, African payment technology firm Flutterwave announced that its foreign currency exchange solution, Swap, is now accessible through the Send App. This helps Nigerians access foreign currencies at competitive exchange rates. Send App users can now convert or transfer Nigerian Naira (NGN) to US… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 7:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Debt capital markets Fintech CredCore this week announced a $16 million Series A. The round was led by Avataar Ventures, with participation from Inspired Capital, Fitch Group, BellTower Partners, and senior executives in asset management and financial services. The new funding will be used to… Read More

February 25, 2025 @ 7:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The British Business Bank has agreed to a further £100 million increase to its existing ENABLE Guarantee transaction with leading Fintech Oxbury Bank, a UK bank with a singular focus on farmers, food production and the rural economy. The ENABLE Guarantee program encourages additional lending… Read More

February 22, 2025 @ 6:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The recent $LIBRA memecoin debacle is the latest in a long list of lessons in how the cryptocurrency industry needs to shape up if it is to see more widespread acceptance. Chris Chung, founder of Solana-based swap platform Titan, said the crypto industry must call… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new survey shows nearly half of all financial services executives struggle with managing credit risk and detecting and preventing fraud. It also suggests many are revamping their credit risk decisioning and fraud prevention strategies in 2025, with AI playing a prominent role. These are… Read More

February 18, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Last week, Signifyd, a provider of fraud and abuse prevention services, announced a partnership with Swap, an e-commerce operating system that consolidates global operations within one platform for e-commerce brands. By integrating Signifyd’s Commerce Protection Platform with Swap Global, merchants can scale internationally while benefiting… Read More

February 17, 2025 @ 11:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

40Seas, an accounts receivable management platform for SMEs, has launched its Trade Insurance Management solution for SMEs. The platform enables live coverage tracking and digital policy compliance for global SMEs and supports coverage from insurers such as Allianz Trade, Atradius, Coface and AIG. Companies, especially SMEs,… Read More