June 3, 2025 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Novaprime, a mortgage technology company dedicated to making homeownership more affordable, announced a collaboration with Tradeweb, a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. The collaboration leverages Novaprime’s lender-focused Loan Intelligence and Marketplace products and Tradeweb’s electronic trading execution platform,… Read More

 Tagged electronic marketplaces, mortgages, novaprime, tradeweb

June 2, 2025 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, has released new research¹ revealing many Australians are heading into this end of financial year (EOFY) period concerned and confused about key tax rules. The Xero Tax Confidence Index survey of more than 1,000 Australians found that “more than… Read More

 Tagged australia, insights, tax, taxes

June 2, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of Data Protection at ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, and the Office of Data Protection of Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration “in data protection and the enforcement of privacy… Read More

 Tagged abu dhabi, adgm, aifc, data, data protection, mena, uae

June 2, 2025 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) introduces Touch Card by Mastercard in Canada, a tactile notch feature designed to help empower the sight loss community. Touch Card is available on the new CIBC Adapta Mastercard, “helping bring security and independence during the payment process.” Eight in ten Canadians agree… Read More

 Tagged canada, mastercard, payments, touch card

June 2, 2025 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has announced multiple long-term, strategic partnerships with a range of Germany’s favorite brands, as part of a major expansion into in-store payments. The first resulting initiative – Deal Week – is available to “consumers across Germany today.” Deal Week cashback from PayPal… Read More

 Tagged europe, germany, payments, paypal, rewards

June 2, 2025 @ 12:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Transcard has announced a strategic partnership with Thredd to support the rapid global expansion of the SMART Suite, a fully embedded and automated AI payment orchestration platform. Now live in Canada and soon in the UK, the partnership expands payment method optionality for customers and recipients for… Read More

 Tagged ai, Greg Bloh, jim mccarthy, thredd, transcard

June 2, 2025 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK housing market has experienced a significant surge in activity in 2025, driven largely by changes to stamp duty thresholds, according to a recent update from UK Finance. Separately, the organization’s Annual Fraud Report 2025 highlights a notable decline in fraud losses, reflecting advancements… Read More

 Tagged fraud, insights, property market, real estate, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

June 2, 2025 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG announces that Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has joined LCH CDSClear as the first Canadian clearing member, providing them access to the broadest range of credit products “eligible for clearing, enabling them to benefit from margin and operational efficiencies across their CDS portfolio.” RBC… Read More

 Tagged canada, london stock exchange, lseg, rbc, uk

June 2, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global enabler of digital banking  platforms, presents its new State of European Banking 2025: consumer survey report. The study provides key insight into the shift in banking preferences, customer satisfaction and the growing “importance of digital services in financial decisions for European banking… Read More

 Tagged backbase, digital financial services, engagement banking, europe, insights

June 2, 2025 @ 8:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nymbus, a full-stack banking platform for U.S. banks and credit unions, has launched Nymbus Levels: an enterprise-grade loyalty and rewards framework that empowers financial institutions to elevate their brand through bespoke loyalty experiences and dynamic pricing. Seventy percent of Americans cite loyalty programs as a… Read More

 Tagged banking, Ed gross, jeffery kendall, Nymbus Levels, rewards