March 23, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing Fintech companies and banks, this week announced that financial benefits platform Wagestream has become its newest member. “Wagestream has done a phenomenal job of scaling its financial wellbeing approach to span multiple different benefits for workers,… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, earned wage access, ewa, Phil Goldfeder, Wagestream

March 23, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FV Bank, the U.S. licensed global digital bank that offers traditional and digital asset banking and custody services, announced an expansion in its deposit capabilities that gives clients the option to deposit euros into their USD bank account. In addition to USD deposits, account holders… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, digital banking, financial services, fv bank, puerto rico

March 23, 2024 @ 2:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest will work with JS Group, an innovative partner to universities with a track record of improving the delivery of specialist student funds and of strengthening student engagement, to support more students as they progress within the UK’s higher education system. It’s said to be… Read More

 Tagged education, financial services, natwest, uk

March 22, 2024 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Micropayment, the Berlin-based payment processor, has partnered with Tink, a payment services and data enrichment platform, to add Pay by Bank to its payments offering. Operating primarily in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, Micropayment works with merchants across industries “including fundraising and non-profit, digital services, gaming… Read More

 Tagged germany, micropayment, payments, tink

March 22, 2024 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX, the global financial information provider, and BITA, a provider of indexing technology and services, announced that SIX has made a strategic investment in BITA to strengthen a series of existing joint projects and accelerate the expansion of SIX’s global benchmark platform. Existing BITA shareholders,… Read More

 Tagged europe, investments, six, switzerland

March 21, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) continues to expand its cross-border payment solutions with a new connection to Alipay, China’s digital open platform under Ant Group. The move comes as consumers increasingly “look for ways to send money across the globe quickly and securely.” Insights from Mastercard’s Borderless… Read More

 Tagged ant group, digital payments, fintech trends, mastercard

March 21, 2024 @ 11:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the AI-powered spend platform for modern companies, announced the closing of its third securitization transaction out of its previously established Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust. The transaction included the “issuance of $260M of charge card asset-based notes rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.”… Read More

 Tagged brex, fintech adoption, securitization

March 21, 2024 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift announced it has been selected to build a service that will reduce the risk of misdirected payments and increase defenses against payment fraud, providing Australians with more confidence when sending money. Swift, which built and runs the NPP, was chosen by Australian Payments Plus… Read More

 Tagged australia, payments, swift

March 21, 2024 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, a global firm focused on innovative payment solutions, announced a partnership with MoneyGram International, Inc., a financial technology company that connects the world’s communities. Through this strategic alliance, MoneyGram introduces cardless payments for millions of its users across Europe. When sending international money transfers… Read More

 Tagged europe, moneygram, payments, trustly

March 21, 2024 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Fintech Kriya is reportedly advancing £500 million to businesses banked by Barclays. Kriya has commented on their partnership in a new blog post. According to Kriya, a major part of their business success is “down to the organizations they partner with and the merchants… Read More

 Tagged anil stocker, barclays, kriya, uk, united kingdom