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

January 6, 2024 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), which claims to be one of the nation’s leading neobanks, recently announced it has reached an agreement with FTX Ventures Ltd. in order “to purchase a convertible promissory note that it previously issued to FTX in the original principal amount of… Read More

 Tagged dave, ftx, ftx ventures

January 6, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payment services have “the potential to improve many lives by supporting economic growth, international trade, global development, and financial inclusion.” This, according to an update shared by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Group of Twenty has prioritized such… Read More

 Tagged analysis, Cross-Border Transactions, financial inclusion, financial services, imf, insights, payments, research

January 6, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NCR Atleos Corporation (NYSE: NATL), a firm focused on expanding financial access for financial institutions, retailers and consumers, announced that Security Bank of Kansas City has selected NCR Atleos ATM as “a Service as well as Atleos ITM as a Service to enable simple, convenient… Read More

 Tagged banking, ncr, security bank of kansas city

January 6, 2024 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New data from Nationwide shows that cash usage continues “to rise as many households respond to the cost-of-living crisis by budgeting with physical money.” That data also shows where the building society is “the last remaining branch in town, the growth in usage is at… Read More

 Tagged atm usage, atms, Cash Transactions, cash usage, cost of living crisis, data, europe, financial services, nationwide, otto benz, uk, united kingdom

January 6, 2024 @ 10:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) has responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) notice on the proposed rulemaking on personal financial data rights related to Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Their letter was posted on Jan. 2. The AFC said the CFPB’s implementation… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, cfpb, ian moloney, open data, Phil Goldfeder

January 6, 2024 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we enter 2024, Airbase wanted to take a moment to share with the progress that the Fintech firm claims to have made in 2023. According to Airbase, it was a solid year of innovation, adoption, and recognition for them. Airbase notes in a blog… Read More

 Tagged ai, airbase, artificial intelligence, financial services, outlook 2024

January 6, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, a “digital conversations platform,” announced it had surpassed 600 community financial institutions (CFI) customers. As part of the achievement, the company “announced it is boosting investments in Generative AI and product R&D by 36% in 2024.” Eltropy’s Generative AI products have seen adoption “with… Read More

 Tagged Ashish Garg, Barb Lowman, CUNA Strategic Services, eltropy

January 5, 2024 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Lightyear announces a “record” year of investment activity on the platform. Seeing nearly 20% month-on-month growth in assets under management (AUM), the appetite for investing – despite another rollercoaster year for the public markets – remains high. In 2023, the company also “increased… Read More

 Tagged investing, lightyear, martin sokk, nicole quinn, uk, united kingdom

January 5, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the “all-in-one” digital personal finance company, announced SoFi Invest will offer a 2% match on all eligible IRA (individual retirement account) contributions through Tax Day (April 15, 2024). This new offer doubles the previously “announced 1% IRA match offered in late 2023, and… Read More

 Tagged individual retirement account, ita, sofi