May 3, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The 2023 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud Study – Asia Pacific finds that fraud costs APAC-based businesses nearly quadruple the face value lost in fraudulent transactions. In Australia, 66% of companies reported an increase in fraud in the 12 months prior to the survey, while… Read More

 Tagged apac, fraud, Konstantin Poptodorov, Lexis Nexis, lexisnexis risk solutions

May 3, 2024 @ 2:22 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing Fintech companies, including the largest earned wage access (EWA) providers, has joined with members in a letter to the South Carolina House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry endorsing legislation to regulate the burgeoning financial service… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, earned wage access, elizabeth gorz, ewa, Phil Goldfeder, south carolina

May 3, 2024 @ 12:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DailyPay, a leading provider of earned wage access, this week announced that Brett Pitts has joined its board of directors. Pitts, an accomplished leader in the banking and payments industries, brings decades of experience to DailyPay from prominent financial institutions and financial services companies where he drove… Read More

 Tagged BMO Financial, Brett Pitts, dailypay, earned wage access

May 3, 2024 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the last decade, Fintech has undergone a significant transformation and period of growth, marked by the digitization and democratization of access to financial services to more Americans. To gain insights into what the future holds, we spoke with Ben Borodach, the co-founder and CEO… Read More

 Tagged april, banking, ben borodach, fintech adoption, interview

May 3, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AccessFintech, the provider of real-time data insights and collaboration across financial markets, is working with BNY Mellon, the global financial services company, to bring a joint solution to the market for addressing foreign exchange (FX) workflow challenges ahead of the forthcoming T+1 settlement regulations. Upcoming… Read More

 Tagged accessfintech, bny mellon, digital transformation, fintech trends

May 3, 2024 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

TransferGo, and Tink have announced a partnership to enable international transfers and payments call Pay by Bank. Owned by Visa, Tink is a payments and transfers Fintech that is connected to over 6000 banks. Founded in Sweden, the company also provides banking and lending solutions…. Read More

 Tagged payments, sweden, tink, transfergo, transfers, uk, united klingdom, visa

May 3, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Outpayce, which was launched last year to evolve Amadeus’ travel payments business, has been granted an eMoney institution (EMI) license by the Bank of Spain. As a licensed eMoney issuer, Outpayce will be able “to provide regulated payment services in Spain such as accepting customer… Read More

 Tagged amadeus, outpayce, payments, spain, travel

May 3, 2024 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments provider, announces a partnership with Mastercard to bring virtual cards to Online Travel Agents. As part of the Mastercard Wholesale Program, which “reduces costs for travel businesses through virtual card technology and an innovative pricing model, customers of Checkout.com will… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital technology, financial services, fintech adoption

May 3, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zopa Bank, which began operations as a P2P lending platform but has evolved into a digital bank, has reportedly surpassed £4 billion in customer deposits. Zopa Bank says it achieved this milestone in under 4 years since acquiring its banking license. It has helped that… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, uk, united kingdom, zopa, zopa bank

May 2, 2024 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announced the launch of a unique multi-strategy private market offering with Resona Bank, a commercial bank in Japan that provides a wide range of services including trust business. The… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, fintech adoption, icapital, wealth management