November 8, 2023 @ 4:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is partnering with SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial conglomerate, to establish a Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The parties say that they intend “to capitalize the vehicle with… Read More

 Tagged alex manson, digital assets, Fintech Investments, innovation, japan, mena, mena region, middle east, sbi, sbi holdings, sc ventures, standard chartered, uae, united arab emirates, venture capital, yoshitaka kitao

November 7, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The past year has been challenging for the Australian fintech sector, according to the KPMG Australian Fintech Survey Report 2023, “with both total investment and the number of deals materially dropping compared to the previous year.” This has led to a decline in the total… Read More

 Tagged australia, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, insights, kpmg, research, Research Report, Research Study, survey

November 7, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced enhancements to the bank’s virtual assistant, Cora, that will use generative AI to provide customers with access to a wider range of information through conversational interactions. The bank will be among the first in the UK to deploy generative… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, banking, Customer Experience, cx, digital technology, digital transformation, digitalization, financial services, generative ai, ibm, natwest, Retail Banking, user experience, ux, wendy redshaw

November 7, 2023 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liv, UAE’s digital bank launched by Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENAT region, has launched a new digital offering. Till the end of 2023, eligible Liv customers can benefit from instant personal loans without any fees via the Liv app. The digital bank… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, emirates nbd, fintech adoption, fintech apps, fintech trends, liv, marwan hadi, mena, mena region, middle east, pedro sousa cardoso, uae, united arab emirates, virtual banking

November 7, 2023 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fingerprint Cards AB and IN Groupe through SPS, its globally-accessible unit focused on contactless and dual interface card manufacturing technologies, have come together to collaborate on IN Groupe’s Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS). The partnership supports global card manufacturers in “scaling up their production of contactless biometric… Read More

 Tagged banking, contactless, digital technology, fingerprint cards ab, michel roig, sps

November 7, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ron Green has been named Mastercard Fellow in order “to drive innovation in security; Michael Lashlee will lead Corporate Security” As part of its ongoing commitment to cybersecurity innovation, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced Chief Security Officer Ron Green will “become a Mastercard Fellow, a newly… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, digital technology, digital transactions, digital transformation, digitalization, innovation, mastercard, new appointments, online security, Online Services, security

November 7, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) wants to expand its portfolio of compliance by targeting big tech and the Fintech services they provide. According to a statement issued by the CFPB today, the agency is targeting digital wallets and payment apps, claiming they must comply… Read More

 Tagged Big Tech, cfpb, house financial services committee, patrick mchenry, payments, rohit chopra

November 7, 2023 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has posted Q3 earnings results, and the company reported net revenues of $467 million an increase of 29% when comparing the same period last year. At the same time, Robinhood booked a net loss of $85 million or an EPS of -$0.09,… Read More

 Tagged robinhood, vlad tenev

November 7, 2023 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledge, the automated finance operations OS, released a finance industry report with new benchmark data that shows that finance teams at tech companies are forced “to inefficiently scale their headcount to manage the heavy workload of their finance operations.” Ledge’s research found that “as businesses… Read More

 Tagged accountants, accounting, automation, data, finance, financial data, financial services, ledge, Research Report, tal kirschenbaum

November 7, 2023 @ 1:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stratyfy has joined the American Fintech Council (AFC), a trade association that represents Fintechs and other innovative financial services firms. Stratyfy is an AI and machine-learning Fintech that aims to support credit decisions while reducing fraud. The company is led by female entrepreneurs. Laura Kornhauser,… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council