September 21, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, announced the launch of a solution that aggregates new bond deal data for asset managers, accelerates investment decision making and streamlines how they request and receive allocations. In primary markets for corporate bonds,… Read More

 Tagged asset management, decision-making, financial markets, genesis global, investments, low-code application development, software applications

September 21, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda announced that Bitpanda Technology Solutions and Vacuumlabs are teaming up to provide a one-stop-shop solution to build trading platforms. Through Vacuumlabs’ fusion of full-scale product development and the power of Bitpanda’s APIs and licences, traditional banks and online platforms “will be empowered to offer… Read More

 Tagged bitpanda, bitpanda technology solutions, crypto-assets, digital assets, trading

September 21, 2023 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ebury, a global financial solutions provider, is pleased to announce its partnership with 360tf, one of the pioneers of trade finance facilities in the UAE region. This collaboration will aim to improve how 360tf’s clients “access international trade solutions, providing seamless and direct access to… Read More

 Tagged ebury, financial services, mena, mena region, middle east, trade finance, uae, united arab emirates

September 21, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Percent, the private credit platform that has created the modern credit marketplace, announced a new partnership with a US-based, alternative credit investment manager focused on uncorrelated income-generating assets in niche markets. Through this partnership, an asset-backed warehouse facility “has been established, enabling Percent to bring… Read More

 Tagged credit, credit marketplace, percent, prath reddy, private credit platform, united states, us

September 21, 2023 @ 2:11 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based insurtech firm bolttech has announced raising $50 million in its Series B funding round anchored by impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments. The latest funding round brings bolttech’s Series B round to $246 million, marking the most substantial Series B round for any insurtech company… Read More

 Tagged bolttech, insurtech, singapore, venture funding

September 21, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fasanara Capital, the institutional asset manager, and Allianz Trade, the trade credit insurer, are joining forces to provide up to a $1bn financing boost to the fast-growing global B2B e-commerce sector. Fintech investors are seeking out investment opportunities “in and returns from businesses that are… Read More

 Tagged allianz, asset management, b2b, digital commerce, e-commerce, fasanara, fasanara capital, financing

September 21, 2023 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencies Direct, an international payments provider, has partnered with Transact Payments, the firm focused on cards and payments. The partnership has enabled Currencies Direct “to launch a multi-currency debit card, giving customers the ability to spend seamlessly in over 200 countries (wherever Mastercard is accepted).”… Read More

 Tagged card transactions, currencies direct, digital transactions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, international payments, payments, transact payments

September 21, 2023 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

British Business Investments announces a £15m follow-on investment into North-West based Universal Leasing Limited. The investment, which follows an earlier £12m commitment made to Universal Leasing in 2018, allows the company “to further increase its support for smaller businesses.” The transaction will be structured “as… Read More

 Tagged british business investments, europe, investments, judith hartley, michael hughes, uk, united kingdom

September 21, 2023 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Global bank Standard Chartered has announced the release of a Banking as a Service (BaaS) offering. The new service arrives via SC Ventures, the bank’s fintech and innovation subsidiary. SC Ventures was established in 2018 as a new business unit to lead digital innovation. Standard… Read More

 Tagged banking as a service, kelvin tan, standard chartered

September 21, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments company bridge21 announced its partnership with Bitso, the Financial Company powered by Crypto in Latin America, in order “to expand their support for local payments from the US, throughout Latin America.” According to a report, the overall cross-border payment market “stood at $176.5… Read More

 Tagged bitso, cross-border payments, crypto payments, digital transactions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, latam, latin america, united states, us