November 10, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced today that it has enabled its financial institution clients to benefit from direct application programming interface (API) access to Plaid, a data network powering over 8,000 popular… Read More

 Tagged alkami technology, apis, cloud, data, digital banking, don cardinal, financial apps, financial institutions, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, plaid, software applications, united states, us, virtual bank

November 10, 2023 @ 10:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swan, the European firm supporting embedded finance, opens its first office in the Netherlands, and launches localized Dutch accounts, “as part of its continued European expansion.” The launch is part of the company’s European hyperlocalization strategy, “following a successful launch in Spain earlier in the… Read More

 Tagged embedded finance, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, netherlands, nicolas benady, swan, the netherlands

November 10, 2023 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner on Thursday (November 9, 2023) called on European Union nations to choose Frankfurt as the seat of the bloc’s anti-money laundering authority (AMLA). Lindner stated that a decision to locate AMLA in Frankfurt is a key move in order to… Read More

 Tagged aml, amla, banking, Christian Lindner, EU, european union, financial crime, frankfurt, germany, illicit activities, money laundering

November 9, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the premier provider of digital assets trading technology for institutions, announced its integration with CME Group, the derivatives marketplace. Through this integration, Talos clients can now “trade CME Group Bitcoin and Ether futures contracts using Talos’s suite of advanced execution algorithms and smart order… Read More

 Tagged cme, cme group, derivatives marketplace, digital assets, digital technology, financial institutions, giovanni vicioso, integration, talos, trading

November 9, 2023 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe recently announced that it has crossed 500 million lifetime registered users on its platform. With this milestone, 1 in 3 Indians are now on PhonePe, the Fintech firm claims. The company is the first Indian Internet company to “have reached this scale globally.” This… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, digitalization, financial services, financial technology, fintech adoption, fintech trends, india, milestone, PhonePe, sameer nigam

November 9, 2023 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), today announced its integration with Portico® from Fiserv, a full-service account processing platform. This integration empowers credit unions utilizing Portico “to harness Eltropy’s cutting-edge technology, including advanced Text, Video, Secure Chat, co-browsing, screen sharing, and… Read More

 Tagged eltropy, fiserv, jason smith

November 9, 2023 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Junction, a firm focused n cross-border payments solutions for regulated institutions, has announced the launch of its new Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service. Available for clients receiving GBP payments in the UK, the new service “will boost the security of these transactions amid the… Read More

 Tagged clear junction, confirmation of payee, cross-border payments, dima kats, europe, financial services, uk, united kingdom

November 9, 2023 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced that American Express Business Checking is now available to any eligible U.S. small business, “offering a digital banking experience with no monthly maintenance fees, 24/7 service, and the ability to earn and redeem Membership Rewards points with select travel partners and… Read More

 Tagged american express, amex, business checking accounts, digital banking, digital financial services, financial services, small businesses, smbs, sme's, united states, us, virtual bank

November 9, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, announced the introduction of enhanced fraud detection through a partnership with DefenseStorm, provider of the only built-for-banking cyber risk management platform. Integrated with the Apiture Digital Banking Platform, the DefenseStorm GRID Active Fraud Detection solution “protects financial institutions… Read More

 Tagged apiture, banking, chris babcock, digital banking, fraud, fraud detection, fraud prevention, virtual bank

November 9, 2023 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London announced the appointment of Frankie Woodhead as Chief Product Officer, effective immediately. In his role, Frankie will “oversee product vision, development and delivery across the UK Bank and Group.” Frankie joins the bank “with 15 years of senior leadership experience across… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, europe, financial services, new appointments, the bank of london, uk, united kingdom