October 8, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Storfund has announced a partnership with TikTok Shop that will introduce the first fully embedded cash flow solution in a major US marketplace. This change is expected to benefit sellers on the social media app. Referred to as Daily Advance, the product should reportedly… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, london, sme's, storfund, tiktok, uk

October 8, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the fintech platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announces that it has surpassed $200 billion in global platform assets. Increased demand for private market funds has led to this milestone and boosted the growth of client assets on iCapital’s… Read More

 Tagged icapital, wealthtech

October 7, 2024 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital commerce payments ecosystem in Malaysia payments is set to reach $14.7 billion by 2028, according to projections from GlobalData. The Malaysian e-commerce market is now expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% between the current year 2024 and… Read More

 Tagged digital commerce, insights, malaysia, payments, Research Study, southeast asia, virtual payments

October 7, 2024 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, a payments-as-a-service (PaaS) software provider, recently announced that it was recognized for providing Wholesale Payment Systems. According to Volante, payments modernization efforts will improve instant payments, cross-border payments, and extended data capacities, yet are bottlenecked by both educational shortcomings as well as regulatory challenges…. Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, insights, interview, payments, vinay Prabhakar, volante technologies

October 7, 2024 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Circle US, previously part of Funding Circle UK, was acquired by iBusiness Funding LLC, part of Ready Capital (NYSE:RC), earlier this year. When the sale was announced, Funding Circle CEO Lisa Jacobs said,: “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with iBusiness Funding, one… Read More

 Tagged funding circle, online lending

October 7, 2024 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Crypto, from Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD), has recently launched cryptocurrency transfers across European markets. Robinhood Crypto customers residing in Europe are now able to deposit as well as withdraw 20+ cryptocurrencies, and will reportedly be able to earn a 1% deposit match for a… Read More

 Tagged Crypto Transactions, crypto-assets, robinhood

October 7, 2024 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With the Payment Systems Regulator‘s (PSR) new Authorized Push Payments (APP) rules coming into effect, Riccardo Tordera, director of policy and government relations at The Payments Association said that they will be monitoring the overall / anticipated impact of the latest APP fraud rules closely… Read More

 Tagged app fraud, insights, paymen systems regulator, perspective, psr, riccardo tordera, the payments association, uk

October 7, 2024 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Plaid,  a prominent open banking enabler, is now working with neobank MoneyLion to streamline the loan-making process. In a blog post, Alain Meier, Head of Identity at Plaid, said that for decades, lenders have relied on credit reports, but the lack of real-time information failed to… Read More

 Tagged moneylion, neobank, online lending, open banking, plaid

October 7, 2024 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut is reportedly calling for Facebook and Instagram’s owner Meta (NASDAQ:META) to share reimbursement of alleged fraud victims. UK-headquartered Revolut recently released their latest Consumer Security and Financial Crime Report. Revolut explained that the update has revealed that Meta platforms are identified as… Read More

 Tagged fraud, meta, revolut, scams, social media

October 7, 2024 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum is launching a web3 wallet recovery module built on Safe via the Safe{RecoveryHub}. According to Sygnum Bank, this solution makes self-custody wallet recovery reliable and user-friendly. Given more than 900K ETH (USD 2.27 billion) estimated as inaccessible to users, and losses due to forgotten… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, digital wallets, switzerland, sygnum bank, Web3