June 27, 2025 @ 1:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian announced the integration of Mastercard’s identity verification and fraud prevention technology into the Experian Ascend Platform. This collaboration will enable “efficient identity verification for the company’s more than 1,800 global clients across industries such as financial services, automotive, health, and digital marketing, helping to… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, experian, identity verification, mastercard

June 26, 2025 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe and HDFC Bank announced the launch of the ‘PhonePe HDFC Bank Co-branded Credit Card’, marking PhonePe’s foray into the co-branded card segment. In partnership with HDFC Bank, this new line of “co-branded RuPay credit cards is designed to meet the evolving financial needs of… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, hdfc bank, Payment Cards, PhonePe

June 26, 2025 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK pensioners may see modest income growth by the end of the decade, but PensionBee, a key player focused on the consumer retirement market, is warning that this “shouldn’t distract from the bigger retirement savings challenge facing millions.” Indeed, it is becoming increasingly difficult to… Read More

 Tagged pension, pensionbee, retirement, savings, uk, united kingdom

June 26, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthfront Corporation, a Fintech focused on the robo-advisor industry, has recently made two significant announcements that underscore its strategic evolution and readiness to compete in the financial tech landscape. This past month, the company welcomed Michelle Wilson, a seasoned legal executive, to its Board of… Read More

 Tagged investing, ipo, robo advisor, trading, wealthfront

June 26, 2025 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and commerce network,  announced $1.25M in fresh funding for 18 ‘moonshot’ climate projects for 2025 in a further rejection of the traditional ‘carbon offsetting’ model. The latest funding takes Klarna’s total contribution “in climate projects to $8.4 million over… Read More

 Tagged ai, bnpl, climate, klarna, payments

June 26, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, today announced an extension to its partnership with the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), reinforcing a shared commitment to “helping its members navigate the growing complexities of digital fraud and payment risk.” The renewed multi-year agreement “expands both organizations’ investment… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital payments, fraud, merchant risk council, mrc

June 26, 2025 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform shaping the future of investing, announced a partnership with LGT, an international private banking and asset management group that has been “fully controlled by the Liechtenstein Princely Family for over 90 years.” Through this collaboration iCapital and LGT launched a… Read More

 Tagged banking, europe, icapital, investing, lgt

June 26, 2025 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Raymond James Ltd., the independent financial services firm in Canada,  announced a strategic partnership with FNZ, a global wealth management platform provider, to deliver its wealth management platform. Under the agreement, Raymond James Ltd. will “make a significant investment to accelerate the digital transformation of… Read More

 Tagged financial services, fnz, raymond james, wealth management

June 26, 2025 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is focused on addressing modern financial challenges, from combating first-party fraud to embracing cryptocurrency. Recently, the global payments firm announced key initiatives that highlight its commitment to innovation, security, and bridging traditional finance with the digital economy. These developments—the expansion of the… Read More

 Tagged digital asses, digital financial services, fraud, mastercard, stablecoins

June 26, 2025 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a series of impactful reports in June 2025, addressing critical global challenges and opportunities in fintech, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sustainability, energy transition, and transformative technology convergence. These updates, presented at the 16th Annual Meeting of the… Read More

 Tagged ai, fintech adoption, insights, wef, world economic forum