March 25, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ever faced frustrating wait times with your bank’s customer service or wished for 24/7, personalized financial support? The solution lies in the next innovative wave: Agentic AI. Agentic AI represents a leap in technology—an autonomous system that not only sets goals but also analyzes, decides,… Read More

 Tagged agentic ai, amdocs, banking, digital transformation, interview, Ramya Patel

March 25, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis shared by iwoca. The research from iwoca–one of Europe’s largest SME lenders–finds that businesses of “50 to 249 people expanded their headcount at double… Read More

 Tagged iwoca, research, sme's, uk

March 25, 2025 @ 6:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global labor market is undergoing a seismic shift, as evidenced by recent announcements from major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and Santander UK. This past week, these banks revealed plans that underscore the dual pressures of socioeconomic uncertainty and… Read More

 Tagged deutsche bank, morgan stanley, santander

March 24, 2025 @ 11:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech is one of the best-funded sectors for female-led startups, research from Tracxn suggests. The global tech sector has over 69,000 women-founded tech companies, which have collectively raised $309 billion in funding to date. Despite a peak in 2021, when these companies secured $65 billion,… Read More

 Tagged darktrace, female entrepreneurs, fintech, Techstars, women-led businesses, y combinator

March 24, 2025 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong’s economic and employment prospects reflect a blend of resilience and cautious optimism, according to recent reports from KPMG. Three key updates—the Hong Kong Employment Outlook Report, insights into the trust industry’s growth, and an analysis of government reserves—paint a picture of a city… Read More

 Tagged hong kong, research

March 24, 2025 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global online platform, Temu, known for offering “value-for-money” products, has recently expanded its partnership with digital payment provider Checkout.com to improve how customers pay for their orders. Checkout.com has been working with Temu since its launch in 2022, helping process payments worldwide. With this enhanced… Read More

 Tagged checkout.com, digital commerce, digital payments, temu

March 24, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin American fintech Ualá has raised an additional $66 million in a second close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total to $366 million. This extension saw participation from TelevisaUnivision, alongside earlier investors like Allianz X, Stone Ridge Holdings Group, Pershing Square Foundation,… Read More

 Tagged argentina, digitalization, funding round, latam, mexico, payments, uala

March 24, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments Canada is supporting a transformative shift in the financial landscape with the adoption of ISO 20022, an international messaging standard poised to enhance payment processing across the country. This initiative is gaining momentum, underscored by the release of a new educational update from Payments… Read More

 Tagged Cross-Border Transactions, digital payments, iso 20022, payments canada

March 24, 2025 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer financial technology company Chime announced the launch of Instant Loans—a product that provides instant access to up to $500 in funds with a fixed interest rate that is “lower than what’s typically observed in the industry.” Like all of Chime’s services, Instant Loans is… Read More

 Tagged chime, neobank, online lending

March 24, 2025 @ 11:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crossmint, a platform for companies building on-chain, this week announced the completion of a $23.6 million funding round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Franklin Templeton, Nyca, First Round, and Lightspeed Faction. The company said more than 40,000 companies and developers use its services,… Read More

 Tagged Alfonso Gomez-Jordana, blockchain, Crossmint, funding round, Rodri Fernandez