November 20, 2023 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vesta, a transaction guarantee platform, announced a partnership with Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, in order “to enable a comprehensive fraud prevention and risk protection solution that indemnifies merchants from losses from fraudulent transactions.” Under the partnership, Vesta Payment Guarantee, which “provides 100%… Read More

 Tagged financial infrastructure, fintech adoption, fintech trends, fraud prevention, fraudulent activities, ron hynes, stripe, vesta

November 20, 2023 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rokt, the ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, announced its partnership with Afterpay, one of the global leaders in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment. The partnership enables Afterpay to offer its ecommerce shoppers “highly relevant… Read More

 Tagged afterpay, ai, artificial intelligence, bnpl, buy now pay later, digital tools, digital transactions, digital transformation, digitalization, e-commerce, flexible payments, machine learning, ML

November 20, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the neobank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has today published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses1 on the UK economy by region, country, and sector. The new report, titled ‘The Scale of the… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, europe, neobank, oaknorth, oaknorth bank, research, rishi khosla, uk, united kingdom

November 20, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Bitpanda Technology Solutions, they’ve always been at the forefront of innovation, “committed to expanding our horizons and strengthening our network.” That’s why they’re pleased to announce their strategic partnership with Fourthline, an Amsterdam-based firm focused on AI-powered compliance solutions. In today’s fast-paced financial environment,… Read More

 Tagged amsterdam, austria, bitpanda, bitpanda technology solutions, europe, Fourthline, innovation, Krik Gunning, netherlands, regtech

November 20, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enfuce, a provider of embedded finance solutions, has revealed a new partnership with UK-based small business lending platform Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) to launch its new small business credit card as part of its FlexiPay product. FlexiPay is a revolving line of credit that “helps small… Read More

 Tagged Denise Johansson, embedded finance, Enfuce, europe, financial services, funding circle, jerome fernandez, lending, Monika Liikamaa, small business lending, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom

November 20, 2023 @ 6:08 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tassat Group, a provider of real-time digital payment solutions, recently announced the appointment of Zain Saidin as CEO. Saidin assumes the CEO position after serving as Tassat’s COO since February. Kevin R. Greene will continue his role at Tassat as the chairman of the board… Read More

 Tagged digital payments

November 19, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMP will be launching a digital bank division built specifically “for the transaction needs of sole traders and small business.” AMP will work with Engine by Starling, the SaaS subsidiary of UK digital bank, Starling Bank Limited, allowing it to leverage: Starling’s ‘Engine’ technology platform,… Read More

 Tagged alexis george, amp, digital bank, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, small businesses, smbs, sme's, starling, starling bank, uk, united kingdom, virtual banking

November 19, 2023 @ 8:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Refine Intelligence launched earlier this month with a $13 million seed funding round led by Glilot Capital Partners and Fin Capital with participation from SYN Ventures, Valley Ventures and other investors including Ground Up Ventures. The firm describes itself as “greenflagging” legitimate customer behavior by… Read More

 Tagged aml

November 19, 2023 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BankSocial, in collaboration with industry partners and advisors, announces the proposed DEFY Federal Credit Union — the first digital native, self-custody credit union powered by distributed ledger technology and the ethos of credit unions. Based in Texas and powered by BankSocial open banking features, the… Read More

November 19, 2023 @ 7:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rex Salisbury, partner on the Fintech team at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) and founder of Cambrian, a community at the “white-hot center” of Fintech, says that in the next 15 years, Fintechs could potentially capture more than 50% of financial services revenue. According to… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, rex salisbury