September 16, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform for enterprise businesses, has now issued over two billion active network tokens. This milestone shows that Adyen is paving the way for businesses “to embrace the innovation of network tokenization which converts regular card numbers into secure… Read More

 Tagged adyen

September 16, 2023 @ 5:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

United Kingdom Fintech Paysend and Visa this week announced a strategic collaboration enabling Paysend’s customers globally to send money in real-time to eligible Visa cards across 170 countries and territories. The five-year partnership aims to revolutionize international money transfers through Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time money… Read More

 Tagged abdul abdulkerimov, money transfer, paysend, ruben salazar, visa

September 16, 2023 @ 5:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Data from TransUnion shows that rising interest rates have pooped the credit union account origination party. The newly released Q3 Credit Union Market Perspectives Report can be viewed here. Interestingly, borrowers continue to take advantage of existing credit lines as balances across most credit products… Read More

 Tagged credit union, heloc, mortgages, transunion

September 16, 2023 @ 4:59 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lingering recessionary fears are causing consumers to still cut spending, according to the Q3 2023 Consumer Pulse Report released this week by Marqeta, a global card issuing platform. Marqeta’s report surveyed 3,000 consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom in partnership with Propeller… Read More

 Tagged embedded finance, generative ai, marqeta, rachel huber, recession

September 16, 2023 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, a provider of digital banking solutions, today announced the introduction of family banking through a partnership with Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., the fintech company on a mission “to help parents raise financially smart kids.” Through the Greenlight for Banks program, Greenlight’s family finance app… Read More

 Tagged apiture, banking, chris babcock, digital banking, fintech trends, greenlight, greenlight financial technology, matt wolf, virtual bank

September 16, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global payments company Circle Internet Financial (Circle) and Southeast Asia’s super app Grab announced a groundbreaking partnership that aims to usher in Web3 customer experiences in Singapore. This innovative collaboration will see the integration of Circle’s new Web3 Services platform directly into the Grab app…. Read More

 Tagged circle, grab, payments, singapore, Web3

September 16, 2023 @ 10:32 am By Michael Wong  |  

London-based fintech firm Hyperjar, celebrated for its digital payment solutions and personalized rewards system, has announced raising $24 million in a Series A funding round backed by Susquehanna Private Equity Investments and the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Having its roots in 2016 and officially… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, fintech, funding, hyperjar

September 16, 2023 @ 10:18 am By Michael Wong  |  

The recently introduced ASEAN QR Code innovation promises to open up a broader market for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by facilitating seamless cross-border payments, Pandu Sjahrir, the legacy lead of ASEAN QR Code, told Indonesia’s news agency ANTARA. This integration offers a platform… Read More

 Tagged asean, fintech, indonesia, payments, qr code

September 16, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nicolas Benady, CEO at Swan, says that the fundraising is significant for reinforcing the quality and scale of their product, and it’s also notable for their customers. With Swan, it’s reportedly easy for European companies “to embed banking into their own product and reap the… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, investment round, nicolas benady, swan

September 16, 2023 @ 6:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, announced an expanded menu of strategies from twelve alternative asset managers, underscoring their commitment to the independent wealth channel. Apollo Global Management, Ares Management Corporation, Bain Capital, Blue Owl Capital, The Carlyle Group, Fidelity Investments, Franklin… Read More

 Tagged alternative asset managers, alternative investments, Business Expansion, cais, financial advisors, investing, investments