May 14, 2024 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US transition to a T+1 settlement cycle is only two weeks away, and DTCC says that it continues to actively work with the industry and regulators to ensure a seamless transition to a T+1 settlement cycle on May 28th, 2024, with a focus “on… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, dtcc, settlement

May 14, 2024 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 24% of UK adults have expressed low confidence in handling their money, and 38% admitted to having low knowledge of financial matters. But as the cost-of-living crisis rumbles on, with precious little relief offered by the Government’s… Read More

 Tagged gregor mowat, interview, loqbox, savings

May 14, 2024 @ 10:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Alkami, a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced the success of its first external TechFin Hackathon, held as part of the Alkami Co:lab 2024 programming. Combining Alkami bank and credit union clients, fintech partners, and system integrators, TechFin Hackathon… Read More

 Tagged alkami, Connor Murphy, Deep Varma, Kai Hudson, TechFin Hackathon, Troy Snowden

May 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoneyLion company Malka, an adaptive content studio, has appointed ad industry veterans Chris Apostle and Bill Davaris as co-CEOs and Paige McCrensky as its first chief brand officer. As a subsidiary of MoneyLion, Malka has access to sophisticated data and technology infrastructure which, when combined… Read More

 Tagged Bill Davaris, Chris Apostle, dee choubey, Malka, moneylion, Paige McCrensky

May 14, 2024 @ 9:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Sift, an AI-powered fraud platform, this week released trend data for two new fraud metrics in the Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource. The Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource is powered by Sift’s Global Data Network, which analyzes more than one trillion events and identity signals per year…. Read More

 Tagged armen najarian, fraud, Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource, sift

May 14, 2024 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity continued to rise across almost all UK nations and regions during April, latest Regional PMI survey data from NatWest showed. Just half of areas saw an increase in employment, however, with businesses “facing a sharp, wage-led rise in costs.” The PMI Business Activity… Read More

 Tagged business activity, natwest group, uk, united kingdom

May 14, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance releases its latest mortgage arrears and possessions data for Q1 2024, while highlighting continuing lender support for customers The number of homeowner mortgages in arrears “rose slightly (three per cent) in Q1 2024 compared to the previous quarter,” in line with UK Finance’s… Read More

 Tagged mortgages, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

May 13, 2024 @ 10:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, FutureMoney announced the launch of their tech-enabled micro-investing platform that helps everyday families create generational wealth and give their kids a head start on building a nest egg. Through compounding returns and an app, FutureMoney enables parents to establish an account for their… Read More

 Tagged Dave Fortin, FutureMoney, micro investing, Philip Barrar, Roth IRA

May 13, 2024 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment cards remain the most preferred payment tool for e-commerce purchases in South Korea, collectively accounting for over half (54%) of the total e-commerce payments in 2023, signifying a strong preference for secure and convenient transactions among the online shoppers, finds GlobalData, a data and… Read More

 Tagged Payment Cards, payments, research, south korea

May 13, 2024 @ 7:07 pm By Michael Wong  |  

CIFDAQ, a Fintech company specializing in a comprehensive array of blockchain-based services, announced the inauguration of its operations across India, with a strategic aim to harness the potential of the nation’s burgeoning digital finance sector. Founded with the vision to streamline blockchain applications for mainstream… Read More

 Tagged CIFDAQ, india