July 19, 2024 @ 12:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that CHAPS, or the Clearing House Automated Payment System, the system that enables real-time gross settlement payments in the United Kingdom, had gone offline, impacting some “high-value” payments and transfers. The Bank of Engaland did not reveal the cause of the outage,… Read More

 Tagged alex reddish, bank of england, chaps, npa, payments, tribe payments, uk, united kingdom

July 19, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Laboratório de Inovações Financeiras e Tecnológicas (LIFT), a joint initiative of Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) and Federação Nacional de Associações dos Servidores do Banco Central, announces the resumption of activities following a hiatus in 2023. Since its inception bac in 2018, the laboratory… Read More

 Tagged aml, bcb, brazil, lift

July 19, 2024 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jared DeMatteis, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, DailyPay has issued a statemenet regarding the CFPB Proposed Interpretive Rule. Jared DeMatteis, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, DailyPay said: “We strongly disagree with the CFPB’s proposed interpretive rule. Characterizing employer-integrated Earned Wage Access products as loans or… Read More

 Tagged cfpb, consumer financial protection bureau, dailypay, jared dematteis, payments

July 19, 2024 @ 12:03 pm By Michael Wong  |  

New Frontier Funding, a company that uses generative AI to assist small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in securing credit and debt funding, has closed a substantial round of growth capital from the Homsher Family Office. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This… Read More

 Tagged Credit Funding, Debt Funding, Homsher Family Office, New Frontier Funding

July 19, 2024 @ 10:57 am By Michael Wong  |  

Slope, a fintech company specializing in innovative B2B financial solutions, announced it has raised $65 million in a new funding round. The investment, led by J.P. Morgan and Notable Capital, brings Slope’s total funding to $252 million, comprising $77 million in equity and $175 million… Read More

 Tagged B2B financial Solutions, fintech, j.p. morgan, Notable Capital, Slope

July 19, 2024 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), one of the nation’s neobanks, has recently issued a statement regarding a proposal from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Dave’s management has stated: “We are closely monitoring the recently proposed interpretive ruling from the CFPB around paycheck advance and earned… Read More

 Tagged cfpb, consumer financial protection bureau, dave, neobanks

July 19, 2024 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 11% in the first half of 2024, as challenging macroeconomic conditions persisted, according to KPMG UK’s latest mid-market Private Equity analysis. The firm’s most recent M&A research study revealed “that 321 mid-market transactions were completed… Read More

 Tagged investments, private equity, research, uk

July 19, 2024 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, comments on the 2024 King’s Speech. David Postings from UK Finance noted: “We welcome the focus in the King’s Speech on economic stability and growth, something the financial services sector will play a key role in delivering. The… Read More

 Tagged david postings, kings speech, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

July 19, 2024 @ 5:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Human Interest, the 401(k) provider, announced significant steps towards public company readiness with financings of $267M and key hires and board appointments, “all of whom share deep, first-hand experience taking companies public.” The funding includes a previously unannounced Series E raise “led by Marshall Wace… Read More

 Tagged 401k provider, human interest, new appointments, smbs

July 18, 2024 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment platform Betterment has partnered with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) to provide the Goldman Sachs Tax-Smart Bonds portfolio. Not too long ago, Betterment took over Goldman’s Marcus Invest, a Fintech wealth management platform, which is being shuttered. This is part of Goldman’s exit from providing extensive… Read More

 Tagged betterment, goldman sachs, robo advisor, wealthtech