May 21, 2024 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses looking for short-term capital can access funding in rapid time thanks to a new partnership between Experian and alternative lender, TRIVER. TRIVER aims to enhance the SME lending process “by underwriting the risk of small business borrowing quickly and easily, providing advances on business… Read More

 Tagged experian, fintech adoption, lending, sme's

May 21, 2024 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank is urging small businesses to be extra vigilant this tax season, as scammers use sophisticated tactics to rob hardworking Australians of their tax returns. With the end of financial year approaching, scammers and cybercriminals “generally ramp up their tax scam activity, using phishing… Read More

 Tagged australia, commonwealth bank, fraud, smbs, tax scams

May 21, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Synapse, a Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider labeled in 2023 as one of the World’s Best Fintech Companies by CNBC, is in the throes of bankruptcy. In just a few short months, things have changed dramatically at Synapse it seems. It has been reported… Read More

 Tagged banking as a service, bankruptcy, evolve, failure, microventures, synapse, yieldstreet

May 21, 2024 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global and Inovotek Solutions, an IT consultant and Murex integration specialist, announced they are partnering to accelerate software innovation in the financial markets industry. The firms will apply the power of the Genesis Application Platform and the expertise in Inovotek’s team of more than… Read More

 Tagged genesis global, inovotek solutions, integration, Murex

May 21, 2024 @ 12:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council, an industry association representing fintech companies and BaaS banks, announced this week that Raido Capital Partners became their newest strategic partner. “Raido delivers a unique perspective and the hands-on approach that currently serves their portfolio companies and will now serve as… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, Maxine Seguineau, Phil Goldfeder, Raido Capital Partners

May 21, 2024 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Bank is providing Capchase with a €105 million credit facility. Capchase is a “revenue acceleration firm” for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. According to Capchase, the financing contributes to the more than $1 billion in combined debt and equity financing it has received since its founding… Read More

 Tagged capchase, deutsche bank

May 21, 2024 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech SumUp says it has launched direct debits for UK merchants. According to a company statement the service is now available for merchants that have a Business Account with SumUp. The SumIUp Business Account is managed via smartphone and enables merchants to spend, save, and… Read More

 Tagged payments, sumup, uk, united kingdom

May 21, 2024 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iberpay and Santander are the inaugural participants in the One-Leg Out (OLO) Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme. Iberpay will act as a Clearing and Settlement Mechanism (CSM) “for OCT Inst transactions via Santander, and will also “be a scheme participant in the role of… Read More

 Tagged digital transactions, fintech adoption, iberpay, santander

May 21, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has launched the digital yuan, also known as e-CNY,marking a significant step in the integration of digital currencies in the region’s financial system. According to reports from Sing Tao Daily, the launch event was hosted by Howard Lee Tat-chi,… Read More

 Tagged cbdc, china, digital yuan, hong kong, hong kong monetary authority, payments

May 21, 2024 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has commented on the important step on the road to ISSB adoption in the United Kingdom. KPMG recently shared key insights on the announcement that the UK Government has established the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee. Providing their perspective on the announcement that… Read More

 Tagged kpmg, sustainability, uk, united kingdom