May 14, 2025 @ 2:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech platform Pine Labs and India’s private sector J&K Bank, seek to enhance credit issuance in India by introducing a tech-first RuPay Credit Card for the bank’s customers. The RuPay Credit Card can also be “linked to UPI for seamless credit transactions.” Developed using… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, digitalization, india, pine labs, upi

May 13, 2025 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MPOWER Financing, a fintech focused on international student financing, announced the completion of its second securitization, MPOWER Education Trust 2025-A. The $313.2 million collateral pool is “composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate loans made to international students attending American and Canadian universities.” The securitization size exceeds… Read More

 Tagged mpower financing, securitization

May 13, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Home equity sharing has emerged as an alternative for homeowners seeking to access their property’s value without incurring excessive debt or monthly payments. Among the key players in this space is Hometap, a Boston-based fintech company recognized for its innovative approach to home equity investments… Read More

 Tagged boston, home equity investments, hometap, us

May 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Engage for Good, a company empowering corporate and nonprofit professionals to create mutually beneficial social impact partnerships, and Adyen, a financial technology platform, today released the 2025 Charity Checkout Champions Report, which highlights point-of-sale (POS) fundraising among corporations and nonprofits. This year’s report examines 92… Read More

 Tagged adyen, Engage for Good, Faye McCray, fundraising, Muneer Panjwani, point-of-sale, Savannah Lennertz

May 12, 2025 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a company that claims to be the fastest-growing Fintech in the UK, says it has topped 5 million users while generating £750 million in savings for consumers. The company points out that it currently serves one in every seven UK working adults, or 15%… Read More

 Tagged credit, uk, united kingdom, zilch

May 12, 2025 @ 10:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, has integrated UPI Autopay — the recurring payments feature of India’s instant payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) — into its cross-border payments platform. Operating in India in a partnership with YES BANX, a private sector… Read More

 Tagged cross-border payments, e-commerce, ebanx, Eduardo de Abreu, india, Rashmi Sapute

May 12, 2025 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York, has signed legislation that aims to regulate Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers. The legislation seeks to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions, require platforms to post return and refund policies, make “surveillance price” more transparent,… Read More

 Tagged AFC, bnpl, kathy hochul, legislation, new york

May 12, 2025 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eventus, a provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, announced that Wealthsimple is among its newest clients deploying the firm’s Validus platform for trade surveillance across asset classes. Wealthsimple is one of Canada’s financial services platforms, serving “more than three million clients, with $50+… Read More

 Tagged canada, eventus, risk management, trade surveillance, validus, wealthsimple

May 12, 2025 @ 12:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chetwood Bank, a digital bank challenging established incumbents, says it has now topped £4 billion in savings deposits. Last year, at the end of March, Chetwood reported £2.86 billion in deposits. Chetwood benefits from a current interest rate of 4.52% paid to its “easy access”… Read More

 Tagged banking, chetwood bank, digital bank, uk, united kingdom

May 12, 2025 @ 9:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ramp, a corporate card and financial operations platform, will expand its issuing partnership with Stripe, a programmable financial services company, to launch stablecoin-backed corporate cards with fully integrated spend management software. Businesses today face massive hurdles moving money internationally: Payments routinely take five or more business days to settle, each transaction… Read More

 Tagged corporate cards, latin america, ramp, stablecoins, stripe, Subham Agarwal