October 10, 2024 @ 5:45 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) have expressed full support for the Banking Industry Integrity Charter introduced by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The two organizations jointly hosted the launch ceremony for the Integrity Charter, attended… Read More

 Tagged Banking Industry Integrity Charter, HKAB, hkma, hong kong

October 10, 2024 @ 3:34 pm By Michael Wong  |  

FutureMoney, a Boston-based digital platform dedicated to helping families invest for their children and build generational wealth, has successfully closed a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round. The funding round saw participation from notable investors including Serac Ventures, Hustle Fund, Telegraph Hill Capital, Capacity Capital, Harvest… Read More

 Tagged funding round, FutureMoney, Hustle Fund, Pitch Fund, Serac Ventures

October 10, 2024 @ 2:32 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indonesian donation and crowdfunding platform Kitabisa has officially entered the country’s insurance sector by launching Kitabisa Insurance, a sharia-compliant subsidiary, marking a significant step in addressing Indonesia’s notably low insurance penetration rate, according to DealStreetAsia. The announcement follows the subsidiary’s introduction of its first product,… Read More

 Tagged asia, crowdfunding, indonesia, insurance, insurtech, Kitabisa

October 10, 2024 @ 1:20 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Facet, an American Fintech firm focused on financial planning, has secured an additional $35 million in a funding round anchored by Multiplier Capital. The new funding will support the company’s ongoing tech development and expansion of financial planning services as it continues to grow its… Read More

 Tagged Facet, Multiplier Capital

October 10, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Littio, a Colombian neobank focused on addressing the currency devaluation problem for Latin Americans through various dollar-based product offerings, is now using OpenTrade‘s real-world asset (RWA)-backed yield vaults, via the Avalanche network. Via OpenTrade, Littio reportedly provides clients “yield-bearing” savings Pots with returns that are… Read More

 Tagged avalanche, banking, dlt, latin america, little, neobank, rwas

October 10, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

Lendbuzz, an AI-powered Fintech company that enhances consumer access to credit for vehicle purchases, has completed a $262 million securitization, identified as LBZZ 2024-3. The transaction is collateralized by a pool of auto loans made to consumers, secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks,… Read More

 Tagged lendbuzz, securitization

October 9, 2024 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from global cloud-based small business platform Xero reveals a notable gap in financial literacy among U.S. small business owners. Despite 55% of small business owners rating their financial literacy as ‘high’, half (50%) actively face fiscal challenges in their business due to a lack… Read More

 Tagged financial literacy, research, xero

October 9, 2024 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE: LC) and Pagaya (NASDAQ: PGY) have announced the purchase of the assets of Tally Technologies. Tally, a Fintech that sought to support consumers in managing their credit card debt, shut down operations last August. The former CEO said at the time that they… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, lendingclub, pagaya, tally

October 9, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity rose in all but one of the UK’s 12 nations and regions last month, following broad-based growth in the month prior, according to the latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker. As noted in a blog post by NatWest, the Business Activity Index is said… Read More

 Tagged natwest, northern ireland, uk, united kingdom

October 9, 2024 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s digital bank Monzo has injected €4m in capital into its new Irish division. The update comes just several months following Monzo’s CEO,  TS Anil, stating that the Fintech firm was in the process of establishing its EU offices in Ireland. At the time of… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, europe, ireland, monzo, uk, united kingdom