January 24, 2025 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A robust spend culture is key to unlocking business potential, with 61% of CFOs highlighting its importance for growth, yet few have struck the “right balance between autonomy and control,” research from Payhawk reveals. The research, conducted by independent research house Coleman Parkes, surveyed 1,000… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, payhawk, research, spend management

January 23, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial operations platform Ramp introduced Ramp Treasury, which is described as a new solution that radically improves how most businesses store and manage their operating cash. With Ramp Treasury, businesses can store cash in a business account that earns “2.5% or in an investment account… Read More

 Tagged cash management, corporate spend, ramp, spending, treasury

January 23, 2025 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Highnote, a firm specializing in modern card issuance and program management, announced the closing of $90 million in Series B funding and the launch of its acquiring solution. The investment round was reportedly led by Adams Street Partners along with participation from existing investors: Oak… Read More

 Tagged card issuance, funding, highnote, investment round

January 23, 2025 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, a neobank that offers various credit and savings products to its customers, has appointed a new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Jeffrey Meiler, former founder and CEO of Best Egg, has joined the Fintech to apply his decades of experience in lending cards and payments…. Read More

 Tagged best egg, jeffrey meiler, renaud laplanche, upgrade

January 23, 2025 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cainam Ventures, a financial technology startup, is launching a platform that aims to redefine autonomous digital asset trading. Guided by its mission to support the onramp to agentic financial portfolio construction for digital capital investors, Cainam says that it leverages artificial intelligence (AI), large language… Read More

 Tagged cainam ventures, digital assets, financial technology, trading, Web3

January 23, 2025 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial world has seen significant volatility and transformation over the past several years, with some sectors experiencing steady growth. Equities and crypto / digital assets markets, in particular, have seen a considerable surge, attracting a new generation of investors eager to capitalize on these… Read More

 Tagged broker-dealer, etoro, ipo, israel

January 23, 2025 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tapline reports that it has raised a €20 million pre-Series A funding round comprising both equity and debt. This milestone enables Tapline to scale its operations, expand its innovative platform, and “support the growth of SaaS companies” across Europe. Tapline explained that it provides non-dilutive… Read More

 Tagged europe, funding round, germany, tapline

January 23, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group who recently announced its expanded EU market entry, is enhancing its B2B platform offering via a collab with Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital asset subsidiary of one of Europe’s financial services groups, Société Générale. The EUR CoinVertible (EURCV), a… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital assets, digital bank, france, societe generale, stablecoins, switzerland, sygnum

January 23, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo, one of the nation’s most widely-used banking app providers, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) by 2026. The announcement has sparked significant interest in both the financial sector and the broader tech ecosystem. Monzo has become a sort… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, ipo, monzo, uk, united kingdom

January 22, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymob, the financial services enabler in MENA-P, announces it has been granted the Retail Payment Services License by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) after meeting all regulatory conditions and requirements through a “rigorous approval process.” The license reportedly authorizes Paymob to provide merchant… Read More

 Tagged mena region, operational license, payments, paymob, uae