July 5, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany transfers of funds and certain crypto assets. This rule will help tackle “the abuse of such transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.” The Guidelines… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, eba, EU, europe, european banking authority, Travel Rule

July 5, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a technical recession in the second half of 2023, the UK economy has shown tentative signs of renewed momentum, “with growth of 0.5% expected this year, and 0.9% in 2025,” according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. The report finds a number of… Read More

 Tagged economic outlook, economy, inflation, interest rates, research, uk, united kingdom

July 4, 2024 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Handelsbanken Norway has entered into a new agreement with Tietoevry Banking for the delivery of a complete solution portfolio, including core banking, card and payment solutions, wealth management, as well as solutions for combating financial crime. The agreement has a duration of five years, and… Read More

 Tagged banking, handelsbanken norway, norway, payments, tietoevry

July 4, 2024 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released the State of Venture Q2’24 Report CB Insights notes that you may review the latest investment data to make more well-informed decisions. According to the update from CBInsights, AI startups steal the show, “grabbing nearly a third of all funding, while the… Read More

 Tagged ai, funding, research, startups, venture capital

July 4, 2024 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gupshup, the Conversation Cloud, announced its partnership with Tonik Bank, the digital-only neobank in the Philippines, to develop a Generative AI chatbot for Tonik’s mobile app. The solution aims to provide Tonik’s customers “with instant and accurate answers to frequently asked questions, improving the way… Read More

 Tagged ai, cloud, Gupshup, tonik bank

July 4, 2024 @ 10:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink announced a collaboration with Fidelity International and Sygnum to bring Net Asset Value (NAV) data onchain. In this landmark production use case for tokenized assets, the collaboration provides transparency and accessibility “around key asset data for Sygnum’s recently issued onchain representation of Fidelity International’s… Read More

 Tagged chainlink, data, fidelity international, sygnum

July 3, 2024 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, announced a new client, Swiss4, providing real-time and personalised digital payment services for their customers. This is part of Swiss4’s recently launched application “that combines financial services… Read More

 Tagged card issuing, marqeta, payments, swiss4

July 3, 2024 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AXA IM Alts, a global firm focused on alternative investments with $200 billion (€184 billion) of assets under management, has expanded its global network with the opening of its first office in the Middle East. AXA IM Alts has been granted its financial services permission… Read More

 Tagged adgm, alternative investments, axa, mena, middle east

July 3, 2024 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MultiSafepay (MSP), an Amsterdam-based payment service provider, and Antom global merchant payment services, a payment and digitization services provider under Ant International, announced that MultiSafepay has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International and will integrate with Antom to promote convenient, secure and accessible payment… Read More

 Tagged ant international, antom, multisafepay, payments

July 3, 2024 @ 1:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX is pleased to launch the Independent Valuation Service for financial instruments, which was co-created with Avaloq based on a strategic partnership. The initiative addresses international financial markets’ need “for end-of-day product valuations from an independent source.” This facilitates client reporting, risk management, and continuous… Read More

 Tagged avaloq, europe, financial instruments, six, switzerland