August 16, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchelyst, a fund administrator for alternative asset managers, and Lyra Client Solutions, a client servicing organization spun out from Apollo (NYSE: APO), announced a merger to form a private markets servicing platform purpose-built to transform the investor experience across the institutional and global wealth channels…. Read More

 Tagged alchelyst, apollo, fund administrator, lyra, merger, motive partners

August 15, 2025 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 14, 2025, Miami International Holdings (NYSE:MIAX), the parent company of the MIAX exchange group, floated its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company, now valued at approximately $2.5 billion, saw its shares rise from its offering price of $23/share to… Read More

 Tagged exchange operator, financial services, ipos, miami international holdings, mih, us

August 15, 2025 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Big banks are quivering in their boots as a push for more defined rules for Open Banking may enable more competition from innovative financial services firms. Several banks have announced that they will charge fees for data gleaned from their operations and leveraged by many… Read More

 Tagged AFC, american fintech council, open banking

August 15, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldpay, a global enabler of payment technology, announced they are partnering with Trulioo, the global digital identity platform, to introduce new safeguards for AI-powered agent-led commerce. This collaboration aims to bring “trust, consent and accountability to the rapidly evolving landscape of digital payments driven by… Read More

 Tagged regtech, regulatory technology, trulioo

August 15, 2025 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, and Stripe, the programmable financial services company, have expanded their partnership with the first buy now, pay later (BNPL) integration on Stripe Terminal. This integration enables U.S. and Canadian merchants to… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, online lending, payments, stripe

August 15, 2025 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TransUnion’s Q2 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) reveals a U.S. consumer credit market demonstrating resilience and disciplined behavior amid a complex economic landscape. Released on August 14, 2025, the research report highlights steady credit usage, controlled balance growth, and declining delinquency rates across key… Read More

 Tagged credit, credit cards, delinquencies, insights, transunion, us

August 15, 2025 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cloud banking platform Mambu announced that OYAK ANKER Bank GmbH has completed a full-stack modernisation and migration of its core banking systems to the Mambu platform, making it one of Germany’s digital transformation projects, spearheaded by Innovance. This initiative has replaced all of the bank’s… Read More

 Tagged banking, mambu, saas

August 15, 2025 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking provider, has been selected by Oliver Business Development (OBD) Holding to power its newly licensed e-banking services in the MEA region called Uptex Bank. The partnership marks Tuum’s first customer in the Middle East and reinforces its strategy to “support financial… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital financial services, mena, middle east, tuum

August 15, 2025 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Synthetic identity fraud has emerged as one of the most insidious challenges facing the financial sector, with its stealthy nature and devastating financial impact making it a top concern for banks worldwide. According to a recent report by Juniper Research, this form of fraud, which… Read More

 Tagged fraud, identity, research

August 15, 2025 @ 4:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Riskified (NYSE: RSKD), a global enabler of e-commerce fraud and risk intelligence trusted by the world’s largest brands, today announced it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Retail Competency. The designation recognizes Riskified’s ability to “meet the bar for performance and security on AWS… Read More

 Tagged ai, digitalization, fraud, regtech, risk intelligence, Riskified