March 15, 2025 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) has unveiled its Capital Strategy 2.0—which is described as an evolution of its approach to securing the capital necessary to fuel its growth. Rooted in a Silicon Valley mindset, this latest strategy unveiled by Affirm reportedly aims to forge stronger connections between… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, pay over time, payments

March 15, 2025 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an era of information overload, Payments Canada says it is taking a stand against misinformation and fraud, as highlighted by Victoria McMullen, Director of Marketing and Communications, in a thoughtful reflection on The 2024 SUMMIT panel discussion. Informative insights from the session—featuring professionals such… Read More

 Tagged Digital Economy, fraud, payments canada, research, scams

March 15, 2025 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) finalized an up to $5 billion Loan Platform Business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital, an asset manager with $250 billion+ in assets under management. This move reportedly marks SoFi’s “largest” Loan Platform Business agreement… Read More

 Tagged Blue Owl Capital, online lending, sofi

March 15, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Swedish digital payment firm Klarna has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, seeking to raise at least $1 billion in a listing that could value the company at more than $15 billion, Bloomberg News reported. The Stockholm-founded firm confidentially filed for… Read More

 Tagged ipo, klarna

March 15, 2025 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shine, a France-based fintech doing business under the Ageras division, is enhancing financial services for small businesses and self-employed workers across Europe. The Fintech has teamed up with Regtech Fourthline to streamline operations. Focused on delivering accounting software, business banking, and administrative tools, Shine has… Read More

 Tagged Fourthline, france, regtech, shine, sme's

March 15, 2025 @ 3:50 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Disputed.ai, an artificial intelligence-driven chargeback management platform for enterprise merchants, has raised $1.12 million in seed funding to expand its automated dispute resolution technology. The funding will support the company’s efforts to refine its AI-driven platform and scale operations as it targets industries with high… Read More

 Tagged artificial intelligence, chargeback, Disputed.ai, venture capital

March 15, 2025 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s Fintech ecosystem stands at a critical juncture, teetering somewhere between immense potential and possible stagnation. A recent interview by the Toronto Star with EQ Bank CEO Andrew Moor underscores a somewhat harsh reality: while global economic challenges like North America’s tariff and trade war… Read More

 Tagged canada, fintech adoption, national crowdfunding and fintech association, ncfa

March 14, 2025 @ 6:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arch, a digital alternatives management platform modernizing workflows, data standardization, and portfolio insights across private equity, hedge funds, venture capital, real estate, and other alternative investments, announced a partnership with RSM US LLP, the provider of assurance, tax and consulting services for middle-market companies. This… Read More

 Tagged arch, asset management, investments, rsm

March 14, 2025 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay is pleased to announce our strategic acquisition of Iron, which is described as an API-first stablecoin infrastructure platform. The acquisition is said to significantly expand their product and business offerings, enabling companies to: manage multi-currency treasuries facilitate instant cross-border payments generate new revenue through… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, defi, iron, moonpay, stablecoins

March 14, 2025 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the provider of intelligent, banking solutions, announced that Československá obchodní banka (ČSOB), a subsidiary of KBC Bank NV, and one of the top 30 banks in Europe, has chosen the nCino Platform to digitize and streamline its Commercial and SME Lending… Read More

 Tagged banking, digitalization, KBC Bank, lending, nCino, sme's