December 26, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Garanti BBVA has recently announced that it has enhanced its investment options that are available via its mobile app. Garanti BBVA recently revamped ‘Garanti BBVA Mobile’, making it faster and easier for investors to monitor and effectively manage their investment portfolios directly on the app…. Read More

 Tagged fintech apps, garanti bbva, investment portfolios, investments, mobile apps, ux

December 26, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

2024 was a pivotal year for 40Seas as it seeks to become the Salesforce of cross-border trade finance. Co-founder and CEO Eyal Moldovan said the sector is long overdue for disruption. Moldovan said his clients are still adapting to a post-COVID-19 world, which has fostered… Read More

 Tagged 40seas, accounts receivable, Eyal Moldovan, israel, salesforce

December 26, 2024 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey conducted by Chargebacks911, the chargeback tech provider, revealed that on average, a significant 45% or nearly half of all chargebacks filed against merchants stem from misuse or outright abuse—a practice commonly referred to as “friendly fraud.” Major card networks like Visa and Mastercard… Read More

 Tagged chargebacks, chargebacks911, friendly fraud, Research Study, survey

December 26, 2024 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo appears to be nearing its EU launch, as the Fintech looks to roll out its services beyond the United Kingdom and US markets. Monzo said that it is taking its “mission into Europe in 2025″, as it seeks qualified applicants for… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, EU, monzo, outlook 2025, uk

December 26, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh is pleased to announce their latest partnership with Revolut, the global enabler of digital finance. As part of this partnership, Revolut is integrating Mesh Verify in order to enhance wallet ownership verification, not only ensuring a “seamless and secure user experience for their millions… Read More

 Tagged crypto-assets, digital wallets, EU, mesh, revolut, user verification

December 26, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the European Union’s Corporate Social Responsibility Directive (CSRD) marks its first year of being implemented / enforced – and as compliance with it becomes mandatory for more firms, research reveals that over half of businesses are “risking non-compliance by failing to take key steps… Read More

 Tagged compliance, EU, european union, research, sustainability

December 26, 2024 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, the digital bank for entrepreneurs, has partnered with HSBC and Santander on a club lending facility to Star Capital to support its buy-out of Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR). The capital will reportedly enable STR to evolve its equipment and service offering via “organic… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, hsbc, lending facility, oaknorth bank, santander, uk

December 24, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoonPay is pleased to announce that the Texas Department of Banking has granted MoonPay a Money Transmitter License in order to provide money transmission services in the Lone Star State. Starting now, Texas residents are reportedly able to purchase 64 different cryptocurrencies on MoonPay with… Read More

 Tagged banking, money transmitter license, moonpay, texas, us

December 24, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a global provider of payments and financial services technology, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payfare Inc. (TSX:PAY), a provider of program management solutions with a focus on new economy workforces. The transaction is subject to obtaining… Read More

 Tagged fiserv, payfare, payments

December 24, 2024 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BizEquity, a platform that provides business valuation services, announced a partnership with Biz2Credit, a small business funding platform, to help secure business financing for US-based clients. The firms will reportedly launch financing options via an embedded financing solution within the BizEquity platform powered by Biz2Credit’s… Read More

 Tagged biz2credit, bizequity, financing, small businesses, us