December 7, 2024 @ 1:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, MatterFi, a foundational layer designed for financial services to build into the crypto ecosystem, has officially launched its enterprise-ready platform. The move follows a successful six-month beta phase. Phishing in Web3 is at an all-time high. In 2024, phishing attacks surged by 150%…. Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 11:13 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

With Bitcoin soaring to nearly $100,000 and gaining unprecedented recognition on the global stage, the time has come for the UK to embrace the idea of a strategic Bitcoin reserve, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green said this week. There has been chatter in the US… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 9:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year for digital securities via blockchain, and tZERO says it is well-positioned to contribute to the growth of a unique method of providing primary raises, recapitalizations, and secondary trading. Senior Director of Business and Capital Development Ryan Zega… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 9:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Entrust and Onfido’s 2025 Identity Fraud Report chronicles how 2024 will be remembered as the year digital manipulation overtook the physical before showing us the trends that will dominate in 2025. The increased availability and ease of use of advanced technologies like AI lower barriers… Read More

December 1, 2024 @ 8:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Asian Development Bank and the Mastercard Impact Fund, administered by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a partnership aimed at supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Asia and the Pacific. The initiative will initially… Read More

November 30, 2024 @ 6:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Zetaris, a provider of AI data hub solutions, launched a suite of agentic AI capabilities for financial services, including AI Digital Brokers, AI Bankers, and other specialized AI solutions. Zetaris AI agents augment human expertise and empower financial professionals to focus on complex,… Read More

November 30, 2024 @ 9:02 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Partior, a blockchain-based Fintech for real-time clearing and settlement, announced that Deutsche Bank joined its Series B funding round as a strategic investor, bringing the total investment to $80 million. The funds are earmarked for product development and geographical expansion. This marks the close… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 9:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Released last week, the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Wealth Management Digital Experience Study finds that more full-service and self-directed wealth management clients than ever have come to expect tailored guidance on how to meet personal financial goals from the digital channels offered by their wealth… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Abrigo CEO Jay Blandford believes AI [artificial intelligence], Fed rate cuts, compliance pressures, and the fight for depositors will be some of the themes defining 2025 1. Artificial intelligence to be increasingly integrated Blandford said AI will accelerate its transition from a buzzword to an… Read More

November 24, 2024 @ 6:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the latest Global State of Fraud and Identity Report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, banks and online retailers can significantly improve their ability to capture hard-to-detect high-risk fraudulent transactions by combining shared fraud intelligence into their risk assessments. Examples include a US bank that… Read More

November 24, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Solidgate CEO Yuri Alekseev believes the return of Donald Trump to the White House could bring substantial changes in the digital payments landscape, given the administration’s commitment to deregulation. He said Trump’s previous term marked the biggest rollback in regulations since the 2008 crisis, including… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 6:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tim Kravchunovsky, founder and CEO of the decentralized telecommunications network Chirp, fears the incoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, could stifle the decentralized telecommunications industry if he moves to repeal net neutrality once again. While Carr’s anti-Big Tech stance could be helpful… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 6:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Tassat Group, a provider of private permissioned blockchain-based real-time settlement solutions, announced its strategic partnership with Veuu, an AI-powered healthcare fintech company, to improve the inefficiencies and opaqueness plaguing the healthcare claims and payment process. Leveraging Tassat’s smart contract capabilities, this collaboration empowers… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 6:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Fintech PayEm released today the results of exclusive research that reveals that 86% of financial professionals still rely on Excel for budgeting and forecasting and 75% use manual reviews and approvals rather than AI or automated solutions. PayEm said these statistics demonstrate the technological gap that… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 6:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Indian retail intelligence platform Bizom has collaborated with global nonprofit Accion and Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the philanthropic arm of Mastercard, to expand its digital consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketplace. The collaboration seeks to serve more than four million small retailers through embedded credit… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As Black Friday and the holiday shopping season approaches, payment service providers, merchants and Fintechs are preparing for a surge in transactions. However, so are fraudsters. According to recent studies conducted by public and private entities, cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-based techniques that allow them… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chartered commercial broker Konsileo has completed a £8 million raise to accelerate its expansion across the UK. Konsileo specializes in mid-market advised sales for small, medium, and mid-corporate businesses. The £8 million raise is a mixture of debt and equity financing led by long-term shareholders… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin has hit yet another all-time high, surging past $99,600 on Nov. 26. Be patient, don’t sell, and you could be rewarded in a few short weeks, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicted. While he once predicted Bitcoin could hit six figures, look for it… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Oraclum Capital founding partner and CIO Vuk Vuković, PhD, said the interplay between Donald Trump’s policies and the Fed’s reactions to the outcomes will shape finance in 2025. Vuković said inflation will once again be at the forefront of market (re)action, as it could potentially… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 10:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SentBe, a Korean global FX total solutions provider, partnered with Visa to implement Visa Direct’s card transfer service, which allows for real-time overseas payment through Visa’s global payment network. SentBe is the first in the Korean fintech industry to implement a Visa Direct card transfer… Read More