July 23, 2024 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) announces the expansion of the cryptocurrency price alert service available on Nubank Cripto, the crypto trading platform on the Nubank app. Throughout August, all of the company’s 92 million customers in Brazil “will have access to the feature.” Through the new tool,… Read More

 Tagged brazil, Crypto Adoption, latam, nubank, nubank cripto

July 23, 2024 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the development of this new project, Telefónica Tech has become one of BBVA‘s main strategic partners in cybersecurity. The bank will incorporate the latest advances of the technology company, “supported by its global experience and the advantages offered by intelligence to detect, identify and… Read More

 Tagged bbva, cybersecurity, mexico, telefónica tech

July 23, 2024 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) published a suite of resources to share with financial services institutions on effective practices for their secure cloud adoption journey. These deliverables are the result of a year-long public-private partnership of… Read More

 Tagged cloud, department of the treasury, financial services, us

July 23, 2024 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac is launching Dynamic Virtual Cards for institutional, corporate and government customers, enabling fast and secure ‘tap and go’ payments, giving them greater control. Westpac’s Dynamic Virtual Card can be “used online as well as in-store via digital wallet tap and go transactions.” Jeff Byrne,… Read More

 Tagged australia, payments, virtual cards, westpac

July 23, 2024 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Globacap CEO and founder Myles Milston has issued a statement hammering London’s smaller cap exchange, AIM [Alternative Investment Market]. AIM was set up to assist smaller firms in listing shares. Recently, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) posted new rules designed to boost public listings in the… Read More

 Tagged aim, fca, globacap, myles milston, pisces, uk, united kingdom

July 23, 2024 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a “smart money app,” has raised £16 million in Series B funding, according to a note from the company. Pum said the capital infusion follows a period of solid growth. Assets under management have topped £1 billion, tripling in the past 12 months. Plum… Read More

 Tagged crowdcube, funding round, plum, uk, united kingdom

July 23, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee Group plc announces the launch of its business in the United States, the world’s largest Defined Contribution pension market, “representing approximately 80% of the global total and $22.5 trillion in assets.” The company’s wholly-owned US subsidiary, PensionBee Inc, is “now registered with the US… Read More

 Tagged pensionbee, pensions, uk, united kingdom

July 23, 2024 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, one of the UK’s independent, adviser platform groups, has announced Laura Papp and Helen Wallace-Smith have joined into two newly created platform director roles. Both will report to Nucleus Chief Operating Officer (COO), Steve Knight. As Nucleus continues to prepare for the… Read More

 Tagged helen wallace-smith, laura papp, nucleus financial platforms, uk

July 23, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMF and Banque de France call for a well-anticipated move to T+1 Settlement Cycle. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Banque de France specifically call for a well-coordinated and efficient transition “to a T+1 settlement cycle for transactions on securities across the EU.”… Read More

 Tagged amf, autorite des marches financiers, banque de france, t+1 settlement

July 22, 2024 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, the Australia-founded financial platform for modern businesses, has reportedly become the first major payments company to be granted an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) to offer businesses access to retail investment products. This is an additional… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, asic, australia, payments