August 15, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paddle, the payments infrastructure provider, has opened applications for its third AI Launchpad, offering 75 ambitious AI founders the chance to participate in a 6-week program to help them build, launch and scale their AI-powered business ideas. The potential for AI startups is huge, “with… Read More

 Tagged ai, infrastructure, paddle, payments

August 15, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thndr is said to be focused on opening investing accessibility in the MENA region with Alpaca. Thndr is an emerging force in MENA, who’s team is on “a mission to increase access to personal investing.” By opening access to the global markets for “a growing… Read More

 Tagged alpaca, fintech adoption, mena, thndr

August 15, 2024 @ 6:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ADGM, the international financial centre (IFC) of the UAE’s capital, continues its growth trajectory, reporting solid performance in the first half of 2024. As the fastest-growing financial centre and the only jurisdiction with the direct application of the English Common Law in the region, ADGM’s… Read More

 Tagged adgm, mena, middle east, uae

August 15, 2024 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

C6 Bank, a Brazilian bank whose partner is JPMorgan Chase, reported a net profit of R$969 million between January and June 2024. The bank’s first half-year profit, the result is being attributed to the ongoing work to expand revenues, control costs and stabilize “provisions for… Read More

 Tagged brazil, c6 bank, digital bank, financial services

August 14, 2024 @ 10:11 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Piñata, a rental rewards program designed to help users build and establish credit, has just announced an exclusive partnership with Visa. Piñata Pay is dubbed the first no-fee debit payment solution for renters with credit-card-like rewards. Created to be a responsible alternative to a credit… Read More

 Tagged credit bureau, lily liu, Pinata, Pinata Pay, proptech, visa, Wilshire Lane Capital

August 14, 2024 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is enhancing its Open Banking for Lending program, delivered with Argyle, to streamline the lending process and give consumers more agency over their financial lives. With new features, Mastercard has the ability to “provide income and employment coverage to the estimated 95… Read More

 Tagged argyle, lending, mastercard, open banking

August 14, 2024 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay is working with Mesh, a connectivity layer for crypto that aims to make payments and deposits seamless. Alchemy Pay has integrated the Mesh API into its crypto payment solution, “enabling users to purchase goods and services at online and offline merchants using crypto funds… Read More

 Tagged alchemy pay, Crypto Adoption, mesh, payments

August 14, 2024 @ 4:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centime, a Boston-based fintech that offers comprehensive cash management and banking solutions to small to midsize businesses (SMBs), has announced an innovative approach to Accounts Payable (AP) automation that goes beyond the basic promise of ROI. Centime’s new offering not only streamlines the AP process… Read More

 Tagged automation, centime, small businesses, smbs

August 14, 2024 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital bank N26 announces updates to its management board. After more than two years at N26, Chief Regulatory Officer Jan Stechele will step away from his executive duties “at the end of the third quarter of 2024.” Having been appointed to the N26 Management… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, europe, germany, jan stechele, n26

August 14, 2024 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian — the global data and technology company — announced that it has acquired NeuroID, a key player focused on behavioral analytics. NeuroID’s modern capabilities aim to “amplify Experian’s fraud risk suite by providing a new layer of insight into digital behavioral signals and analytics… Read More

 Tagged experian, neuroid