October 3, 2023 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bogdan Uzbekov, founder & CEO, Apron, notes that he’s pleased to announce that Apron has raised £12M in a Series A funding round, which was reportedly “led by Index Ventures, with participation of their existing investors, Bessemer Venture Partners and Visionaries Club.” And with the… Read More

 Tagged bessemer venture partners, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, funding, index ventures, investment round, uk, united kingdom, Visionaries Club

October 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) is deepening our partnership with Operation HOPE through the 1865 Project, a new initiative that supports the organization’s mission to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities through financial education and empowerment. With our support, the 1865 project will allow Operation HOPE… Read More

 Tagged dan gallagher, education, financial education, financially underserved, john hope bryant, operation hope, robinhood

October 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, the company transforming the way construction and real estate commerce works by connecting lenders, owners, contractors, and suppliers, announced the hiring of Sam Kemp as its first Chief Financial Officer. Kemp will oversee Built’s finance, accounting, and analytics functions in his role as… Read More

 Tagged built, built technologies, chase gilbert, construction, new appointments, property development, real estate, sam kemp

October 3, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a global firm focused on payments, announced a new $100 million generative AI ventures initiative in order “to invest in the next generation of companies focused on developing generative AI technologies and applications that will impact the future of commerce and payments.”… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, digital payments, generative ai, international payments, jack forestell, payments, visa, visa ventures

October 3, 2023 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The AMF is warning the public against several companies “proposing atypical investments without being authorized to do so.” France‘s Autorité des Marchés Financiers explains that it regularly “updates its black lists of new websites and entities proposing atypical investments to investors in France without being… Read More

 Tagged amf, autorite des marches financiers, consumer protection, europe, france, fraudulent activities, investing, investments, suspicious activities

October 3, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Brian Steele as Managing Director, President, Clearing & Securities Services, “effective October 2, 2023.” Steele will join the DTCC Management Committee, Management Risk Committee and the Investment Management Committee…. Read More

 Tagged brian steele, dtcc, financial services, infrastructure, new appointments, post-trade market infrastructure, securities, united states, us

October 2, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Deel has reportedly made updates to off-cycle payments, bulk terminations, and employee entity transfers. Deel’s Global Payroll is expanding and improving upon its features “to deliver a seamless experience.” The firm says it wants you “to have everything you need to manage and pay… Read More

 Tagged automation, deel, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, payments, payroll, remote working

October 2, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently spoke with Alexandra Donnelly, COO for the Americas at C2FO, a US-based global Fintech whose mission is to ensure all businesses have the capital needed to thrive. C2FO’s platform was recently cited in a policy paper presented at the G20 conference as a… Read More

 Tagged c2fo, sme's, women changing finance, working capital

October 2, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Canada-listed wholesale lender IOU Financial is expected to be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) on October 6, 2023 after it was acquired by Quebec Inc. Quebec Inc. is a corporation created by a group composed of funds managed by Neuberger Berman, Palos Capital,… Read More

 Tagged fintech ventures, neuberger berman, quebec, tsx

October 2, 2023 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar has shared key platform updates, research insights and the latest client, partner and company developments. This month, Addepar is highlighting updates that will “enable firms to run reports at enterprise scale, as well as Client Portal improvements that offer more flexibility and functionality to… Read More

 Tagged addepar, digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, research, united states, us, wealth management, wealth technology, wealthtech