May 11, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets is (NASDAQ: HOOD) is reportedly looking into tapping blockchain technology to expand its offerings in Europe. According to a report from Bloomberg, the company is developing a blockchain-based platform that would enable European retail investors to trade U.S. securities, such as stocks, in… Read More

 Tagged blockchain adoption, europe, investing, robinhood, trading

May 11, 2025 @ 11:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

Development finance institutions Swedfund, Finnfund, and the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) have jointly committed $55 million in loans to Indonesian microfinance platform Amartha, the groups said in a joint statement. The financing is part of a broader syndicated facility of up to… Read More

 Tagged amartha, Finnfund, indonesia, Swedfund

May 10, 2025 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s payment landscape is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by technological innovation as well as collaborative efforts across the financial ecosystem. Two significant developments highlight this evolution: the ongoing progress of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) payment system and the vibrant discussions at the 2025 Payments… Read More

 Tagged cross-border payments, digital transactions, payments canada

May 10, 2025 @ 11:26 am By Michael Wong  |  

Filipinos spent approximately 1.54 billion seconds — or about 49 years — using non-bank digital lending applications in 2024, according to new analysis released by digital lender Digido. The study examined activity across 47 digital lending apps registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, Digido, finance, online lending, Philippines

May 10, 2025 @ 3:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYO), a Fintech specializing in cross-border payments, has suspended its full-year 2025 earnings guidance amid significant global trade uncertainties, according to a recent report by Fortune. The New York based fintech company, which was valued at $3.3 billion when it went… Read More

 Tagged Cross-Border Transactions, financial results, payments, payoneer

May 9, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) is causing problems for acquirers and merchants, both for its design and its rollout. While the motivation to limit losses is understandable, Accertify’s director of global product management, Michael Mallon, said customer frustration is too. Visa said VAMP combines five… Read More

 Tagged Accertify, chargebacks, Mike Mallon, VAMP, visa

May 9, 2025 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) announced a new way for investors to access private global infrastructure investments. Eligible Canadian accredited investors will have access to TDAM’s institutionally available infrastructure strategy, the TD Greystone Infrastructure Fund (Canada) L.P., through a collaboration with iCapital Network Canada Ltd, financial… Read More

 Tagged icapital, infrastructure, investments, td asset management, tdam

May 9, 2025 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, the global firm focused on AI-native financial crime prevention,  released its 2025 AI Trends in Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention report, uncovering how generative AI (GenAI) is used in financial fraud. More than 50% of fraud involves the use of artificial intelligence. Generative AI… Read More

 Tagged ai, aml, financial crime, research, security

May 9, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canadian fintech company Nuvei (Nasdaq: NVEI) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) are collaborating to enable near instantaneous payout capabilities for businesses in Canada. Nuvei will leverage Mastercard Move’s money movement capabilities to facilitate “payouts to a consumer’s Debit Mastercard or Reloadable Mastercard Prepaid card.” Mastercard Move… Read More

 Tagged canada, mastercard, nuvei, payments

May 9, 2025 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) announces the launch of tap-to-pay Pix, a new feature that integrates NFC technology into the app to simplify in-person payments. The solution reportedly offers customers an “agile way to use Pix, eliminating the need to scan QR codes.” To use it, clients… Read More

 Tagged brazil, digital banking, latam, nubank, pix, security