January 8, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Airwallex has reportedly announced the appointment of Nadav Tamam in order to spearhead its enterprise business focused on Israel and the Middle East region. As reported by news outlets focused on Israel, Tamam has prior experience working at firms like Google as well… Read More

 Tagged airwallex, israel, mena, middle east, nadav tamam, payments

January 7, 2024 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Business leaders in the financial services sector are feeling optimistic moving into 2024, according to new research from KPMG UK. The survey of senior executives working in the sector found “that 87% are ‘confident’ when it comes to overall business growth in the first quarter… Read More

 Tagged kpmg, research, uk, united kingdom

January 7, 2024 @ 6:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rocket Companies, the Detroit-based Fintech that includes mortgage, real estate, and other financial services businesses, has named Jonathan Mildenhall as its group chief marketing officer (CMO), effective Jan. 8. “Jonathan is one of the top marketing minds in the world, with a strong reputation for consistently delivering compelling… Read More

 Tagged Jonathan Mildenhall, rocket, Varun Krishna

January 7, 2024 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Norlantic Capital, a cross-border private markets firm, was established specifically to provide next-gen private equity investors—European and U.S. high-net-worth individuals, wealth managers, and family offices—diversified access to one of the most dynamic, diversified, and “fast-growing” markets in the world. The firm claims that it offers… Read More

 Tagged Cross-Border Transactions, EU, european union, Fredrik Platou, norlantic capital, Ragnvald Risan

January 7, 2024 @ 6:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

A recent survey conducted by high-impact research firm Capstone-Intel Corp. has revealed a significant trend in the Philippines: 90% of Filipinos now regularly use financial technology (fintech) applications for their daily transactions. This growing reliance on digital finance underscores the urgency for improvements in security… Read More

 Tagged capstone-intel, Ella Domingo-Coronel, Filipino, payments, Philippines

January 7, 2024 @ 6:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA is looking to spot and train the best in-house talent in the use of the large language models (LLMs) that are behind the success of the likes of ChatGPT, as it drives the exploration of projects based on generative artificial intelligence. To succeed in… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, bbva, europe, generative ai, large language models, llms

January 7, 2024 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intergiro, a Swedish fintech provider of payment and banking infrastructure, has announced a new partnership with Silverflow, a cloud platform for global card processing. This move will allow Intergiro to “offer its clients enhanced card network functionality, increased processing efficiency, and access to card scheme… Read More

 Tagged intergiro, payments, silverflow, sweden

January 7, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced  Matthew Miller will join the boards of Klarna Holding AB and its subsidiary, Klarna Bank AB. Miller is “a long-standing Partner at Sequoia focused on early and growth stage investments in technology companies across… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, global payments network, klarna, matt miller, matthew miller, new appointments, sebastian siemiatkowski

January 7, 2024 @ 4:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

ChowBanQ, a Fintech firm providing “sustainable banking practices,” is reportedly considering an initial public offering (IPO). In a statement, the company said its approach to trading and payments, which involves transfers between ‘buckets’ or individual online banking accounts, positions it as a standout player in the… Read More

 Tagged banking, ChowBanQ, ipo, payments

January 6, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Komunal, a Jakarta-based Fintech startup, has successfully raised $5.5 million in its extended Series A funding. The round was backed by a range of investors, including the prominent Sumitomo Corporation, and received support from existing backers like AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital, Ozora,… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital banking, indonesia, Komunal