July 14, 2024 @ 5:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Due to the increasing reporting requirements of the EMIR REFIT, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued a survey to assess financial entities’ level of preparedness ahead of the changes coming into force, which “will see the number of reporting fields increasing significantly from… Read More

 Tagged malta, malta financial services authority, mfsa, survey

July 13, 2024 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland has announced the establishment of a new division – Wealth and Insurance. Bank of Ireland’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Davy (Wealth and Capital Markets) and New Ireland Assurance, will be part of this new division. The Wealth and Insurance division will be “led… Read More

 Tagged bank of ireland, insurance, ireland, wealth management

July 13, 2024 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY (NYSE:BK), the global financial services company, announced a new agreement with AIA and BlackRock as AIA transforms its investment platform, to support the company’s long-term investment program. Through this agreement, AIA will “implement BlackRock’s Aladdin, a technology platform that unifies the investment management process,… Read More

 Tagged aia, blackrock, bny, investment platform

July 13, 2024 @ 6:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank has achieved a significant milestone in digital lending in the country by providing over 12,000 digital instant loans, amounting to more than BDT 1 billion (100 crore), within a year of its soft launch. The bank’s Digital Instant Loan facility, recognized as… Read More

 Tagged bangladesh, banking, brac bank, online lending

July 13, 2024 @ 6:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Online travel platform Expedia Group has finalized a multiyear agreement with Wells Fargo and Mastercard to launch two new co-branded credit cards. Designed to complement One Key, Expedia Group’s loyalty program, the One Key Card and One Key+ Card will offer more flexibility, savings, and… Read More

 Tagged Chiro Aikat, expedia, Katrina Lane, Krista Phillips, mastercard, One Key, wells fargo

July 13, 2024 @ 12:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, announced a partnership with RONA inc., one of Canada’s home improvement retailers operating and servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated stores. Now, eligible shoppers can use Affirm to “purchase their home… Read More

 Tagged affirm, canada, payment network, rona

July 13, 2024 @ 12:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Millions of U.S. consumers have used Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans with 89% stating they are satisfied or very satisfied with the credit product. A survey from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) also revealed that 85% of BNPL users would recommend such loans to others. The… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, research, survey, transunion

July 13, 2024 @ 12:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Outpayce has obtained its eMoney institution (EMI) license from the Bank of Spain in April 2024. On Mambu’s cloud-native core, the newly minted eMoney entity will be able to launch its new self-issuing solution. Outpayce, an eMoney institution with a license in Spain, has “selected… Read More

 Tagged bank of spain, emi license, mambu, outpayce

July 12, 2024 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust, a firm focused on the B2B order-to-cash and digital payments market, announced that it has extended its collaboration with Visa (NYSE: V), an enabler of digital payments, to support its Business Payments Network (BPN). Visa will continue to offer BPN access to its financial… Read More

 Tagged b2b, billtrust, digital payments, visa

July 12, 2024 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

insightsoftware, the provider of solutions for the Office of the CFO, announced it acquired LeaseAccelerator, a provider of automated solutions for lease accounting, real estate lease administration, competitive lease sourcing, and lease lifecycle management. The acquisition extends insightsoftware’s market reach in the U.S. and “enhances… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, insightsoftware, leaseaccelerator