May 14, 2024 @ 9:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Sift, an AI-powered fraud platform, this week released trend data for two new fraud metrics in the Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource. The Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource is powered by Sift’s Global Data Network, which analyzes more than one trillion events and identity signals per year…. Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 10:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, FutureMoney announced the launch of their tech-enabled micro-investing platform that helps everyday families create generational wealth and give their kids a head start on building a nest egg. Through compounding returns and an app, FutureMoney enables parents to establish an account for their… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 12:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, the American Fintech Council, an industry association representing fintech companies that deliver critical access to safe and affordable financial services, issued a statement supporting the Joint Agency Third Party Risk Management Guide for Community Banks, a document that helps community banks navigate fintech… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 9:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

BlueSnap, a global payment orchestration platform for B2B and B2C businesses, this week announced the appointment of Brian Greenfield as chief financial officer. Greenfield brings more than twenty years of experience in both financial and senior executive leadership roles with global venture-backed companies across multiple… Read More

May 13, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mesh, a provider of real-time professional license verification trusted by leading marketplaces, today announced the launch of its Multi-Factor Business Identity solution for marketplaces, e-commerce, and vendor and contractor compliance. Co-founded by ex-Amazon executives Diego Asenjo (CEO) and Tony Bryan (CTO), and following a $5.7 million seed… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

nCino, a provider of cloud banking for the global financial services industry, announced this week that Libro Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Canadian province of Ontario, has selected nCino’s Cloud Banking Platform. Libro serves more than 117,000 owners via 34… Read More

May 5, 2024 @ 6:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Our Crowd portfolio company BioCatch, a global provider of digital fraud detection and financial crime prevention powered by behavioral biometric intelligence, this week announced that Permira Growth Opportunities II, a fund advised by global private equity firm Permira, has agreed to acquire a majority position… Read More

May 4, 2024 @ 11:57 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Feedzai, a provider of anti-fraud and financial crime software, this week appointed David Larson as its new chief financial officer. Founded in 2011, Feedzai’s RiskOps platform protects approximately one billion people, analyzing more than $6 trillion in payments at 3,000 transactions per second to prevent… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 6:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A report from the Small Business Payments Alliance (SBPA) finds that the majority of small businesses oppose new government payment network mandates. They believe the Durbin-Marshall bill, aka the Credit Card Competition Act, will disproportionately benefit the top five businesses in the United States by creating a… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The 2023 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud Study – Asia Pacific finds that fraud costs APAC-based businesses nearly quadruple the face value lost in fraudulent transactions. In Australia, 66% of companies reported an increase in fraud in the 12 months prior to the survey, while… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 2:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing Fintech companies, including the largest earned wage access (EWA) providers, has joined with members in a letter to the South Carolina House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry endorsing legislation to regulate the burgeoning financial service… Read More

May 3, 2024 @ 12:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DailyPay, a leading provider of earned wage access, this week announced that Brett Pitts has joined its board of directors. Pitts, an accomplished leader in the banking and payments industries, brings decades of experience to DailyPay from prominent financial institutions and financial services companies where he drove… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Baselayer, a B2B platform utilizing proprietary Graph AI technology to fight fraud and optimize business onboarding, today emerged from stealth with a $6.5 million seed round and an experienced team of compliance and machine learning experts. The company has secured more than 20 customers, including… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payhawk, a global spend management solution for domestic and international businesses throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, this week announced a new integration with American Express. It offers U.S. business and corporate card members the ability to issue virtual cards with built-in spend… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, FinQuery (formerly LeaseQuery), a provider of AI-powered solutions, announced a $25 million minority investment led by Periphas Capital and supported by Lavelle Capital. The funding will accelerate product innovation and support strategic mergers and acquisitions. FinQuery’s AI-driven SaaS platform unifies finance, accounting, and… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

DataVisor, an AI-powered fraud and risk platform, this week expanded its partnership with DCI, a provider of core processing, digital banking, and fintech solutions. DCI will now broaden the use of DataVisor’s fraud solutions to support more community banks across a variety of use cases. Since partnering with… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 7:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, unveiled its latest mobile banking software. Next Gen Mobile Banking, a new digital banking experience for community banks and credit unions, offers financial institutions customization options and enhanced security features. With Next Gen… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 7:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, FastSpring, a merchant of record for global SaaS and software companies, and EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payments for rising markets, announced a partnership to enhance users’ payment experience within FastSpring’s product suite in Latin America through local payment method Pix. Pix, Brazil’s instant payment… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Entrust, a provider of payments, identities, and data security, this week announced a single-vendor enhanced authentication solution that integrates identity verification (IDV) and identity and access management (IAM) to fight deepfakes, phishing, account takeover (ATO) attacks and other threats. By enhancing Entrust Identity as a… Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 5:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

401GO, a retirement plan provider for employers, advisors, and individuals, this week announced the completion of its $12 million Series A funding round. Next Frontier Capital led the round, which also included Rally Ventures, Impression Ventures, and Stout Street Capital. The latest capital infusion will fuel… Read More