June 15, 2024 @ 5:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

European Blockchain Sandbox Brickken, a Barcelona-based startup that tokenizes real-world assets, has been selected to participate in the European Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Regulatory Sandbox. This regulatory sandbox will provide legal certainty for decentralized technological solutions, including blockchain, by identifying deployment obstacles from… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 11:54 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Neon Money Club, a lifestyle finance platform that created The Cream Car on the Amex Network, launched the interactive financial wellness game and resource center Get the Bag. Get the Bag is designed to use raw fun to educate people on financial fundamentals. Inspired by No Internet… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 9:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, professional services firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP announced the arrival of financial services partner Mike Katz in its New York office. Most recently overseeing legal, regulatory and policy across deals, strategic advisory and regulation for a venture capital firm in the digital asset… Read More

June 15, 2024 @ 4:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nexus Laboratories, a zero-knowledge cryptography company, has secured $25 million in Series A financing co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Pantera Capital. The round included participation from Dragonfly Capital, Faction Ventures, and Blockchain Builders Fund. The funds will help accelerate the company’s go-to-market efforts and… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 12:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DTCC, a provider of post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced this week that, according to new industry feedback, daily Treasury volumes through its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) are expected to rise by more than $4 trillion once the SEC’s expanded U.S. Treasury clearing… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 12:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A report from Commonwealth highlights the ways AI can improve the financial lives of people with low to moderate incomes. It is the result of a three-year project supported by JPMorgan Chase. The firms said it is urgent to research and identify the ways in… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 3:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Investment bank DAI Magister said Africa’s remittance market, which is poised to reach $500 billion by 2035, makes it a prime investment opportunity. Remittances comprise a significant portion of African GDP, with the total value of remittances across the continent reaching nearly $100 billion in… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 4:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, FIS launched its Climate Risk Financial Modeler. The new SaaS risk offering aims to help businesses across all industries better assess, reduce and report their exposure to the physical risks of climate change. The Climate Risk Financial Modeler harmonizes client data with third-party… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 12:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Remote, the human resources platform for distributed companies, has selected Nium, a provider of real-time cross-border payments, to enhance its international payroll capabilities. The partnership will be launched globally. As more businesses look at new markets to power growth, the ability to hire and scale… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, RegGenome, a University of Cambridge commercial spin-out, launched its enriched regulatory data repository powered by GenAI. The solution utilizes advanced AI technologies to power regulatory solutions and support sustainable business operations. The imbalance of regulatory turbulence and compliance capabilities is driving the need… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 6:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AU10TIX, a provider of identity verification and management, this week released its Q1 2024 Global Identity Fraud Report. Drawing insights from millions of transactions processed around the globe from January to March 2024, the report uncovers significant trends in large-scale organized identity fraud. Most notably, the online gaming industry’s share… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Turkish Fintech Papara, announced a partnership with DriveWealth. The union allows Papara’s 20 million users to invest in real-time in U.S. stocks on the Nasdaq and NYSE starting in October. Since 2020, the number of retail investors in Turkey has surged from 1.2… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 6:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Zingly, described as a collaborative customer experience (CCX) platform, launched this week with a $10 million seed round. Participants included Dell Technologies Capital, WestWave Capital, Scribble Ventures, Formus Capital, Geekdom Fund, Array Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, Burst Capital, and CX industry executives. The patented customer-facing technology… Read More

June 8, 2024 @ 9:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing Fintech companies and banks, applauded the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on the expansion of REACh 2.0 and continued commitment to collaboration. The AFC said the agency has continued its pragmatic approach to… Read More

June 2, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week Gnosis Pay, announced a new partnership with Visa. The goal is to broaden the use of digital currencies in everyday payment settings. Through a decentralized network, Gnosis Pay allows entities to provide an on-chain spending account linked to a Visa debit card that… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 6:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Paystand, a provider of blockchain-enabled B2B payments, this week announced the appointment of Allison Grieb as chief sales officer. Grieb brings years of sales experience from high-growth tech companies to the new position. Most recently, Grieb was senior vice president of global sales at Recurly,… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 10:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

rapid!, a payment solutions provider and the wage and disbursements arm of Green Dot, this week announced the addition of new companies in the staffing, human capital management, and professional services industries; Elevanta, TempWorks, and solved have signed on. “Today’s employers are turning to financial… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 10:38 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council, an association representing Fintech companies and BaaS banks, has submitted a response to the US Department of Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Request for Information (RFI) related to existing requirements for banks under the Customer Identification Program (CIP) Rule. The… Read More

May 29, 2024 @ 2:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fabrick, an open finance operating company, this week announced the acquisition of finAPI GmbH, a German open finance solutions provider. Founded in Munich in 2008 to develop solutions for the aggregation and analysis of financial data, finAPI serves more than 350 clients, including banks, financial… Read More

May 28, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Onbe, a corporate payouts platform, recently published its Spring 2024 Title, Escrow and Mortgage Payments Survey. It suggests that home buyers overwhelmingly prefer digital payouts; 92% of respondents stated receiving a digital refund would be more convenient compared to waiting for a check in the… Read More