May 24, 2025 @ 12:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FINCA, a global enabler of inclusive finance, has partnered with Thought Machine, the banking technology company, to launch “361 by FINCA”, a transformative operating platform to scale financial inclusion. To date, financial services providers (FSPs) have struggled to support the financial wellbeing of low-income customers,… Read More

 Tagged finance, financial inclusion, finca, thought machine

May 24, 2025 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Colombia, part of Nubank (NYSE: NU), presents “Cajitas para mi gente” an initiative aimed at empowering Colombians to turn dreams into savings goals and achieve their financial objectives. New Nu customers will get a boost that “allows them to open a Money Box (Cajita)… Read More

 Tagged banking, brazil, bubank, digital bank, latam, nu colombia, nu mexico

May 23, 2025 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG announces that Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division has joined LCH RepoClear SA as a member. Euroclear Bank’s Treasury division is now able to benefit from “access to a liquidity pool, and the netting and risk management efficiencies available through the service, expanding its long-standing partnership… Read More

 Tagged euroclear, europe, london stock exchange group, lseg

May 23, 2025 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Street Investment Banking, an investment banking firm providing a full suite of strategic advisory, transaction and creative capital solutions to companies and investors across high-growth sectors such as technology, healthcare, energy and beyond, announced the expansion of its Blockchain and Digital Assets Investment Banking… Read More

 Tagged banking, blockchain adoption, clear street, dlt, financial technology

May 23, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Carrot, a digital lending startup expanding access to credit for African businesses and individuals backed by their digital financial assets, announced its $4.2 million seed funding round, led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Partech Africa and Authentic Ventures. The funds will be used… Read More

 Tagged africa, Bolu Aiki-Raji, Carrot, digital lending, Marlon Nichols

May 23, 2025 @ 8:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan-backed Fintech venture, In-Solutions Global (ISG), has partnered with Bank of Baroda UAE to launch Jaywan Cards in the UAE. This collaboration reinforces ISG’s commitment to “enabling localised, secure, and cost-effective payment solutions for banks and consumers in the region.” The introduction of Jaywan… Read More

 Tagged banking, in-solutions global, isg, mena, Payment Cards, payments, uae

May 23, 2025 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SME Capital Ventures is a platform that manages a series of discretionary real estate credit funds providing senior secured real estate loans collateralized by high quality real estate properties located in premier micro markets. As of 2025, SME Capital Ventures has “structured, funded, participated and… Read More

 Tagged loans, oaknorth bank, real estate, sme capital ventures, uk

May 23, 2025 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is launching a new version of its app in Spain, with a unique native code that is “scalable and exportable” to all countries where the bank operates. This technological overhaul, which includes “an artificial intelligence (AI) integration, marks a turning point in digital banking.”… Read More

 Tagged banking, bbva, europe, fintech app, spain

May 23, 2025 @ 7:07 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ant International has become the first corporate client to utilise HSBC’s new Tokenised Deposit Service in Hong Kong, marking a milestone in the city’s push to integrate blockchain into traditional finance, Business News Asia reported. The service enables real-time, round-the-clock HKD and USD payments between… Read More

 Tagged ant international, hong kong, hsbc, Tokenised Deposit Service, tokenization

May 23, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PNC Bank announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Aqueduct Capital Group, a placement agent focused on raising capital for private equity, private credit, and real asset managers, through its broad access to sophisticated, global pools of capital.” Founded in 2003, Aqueduct has reportedly built a… Read More

 Tagged aqueduct capital group, asset management, pnc bank, private credit, private equity