May 8, 2024 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from RedCompass Labs, a firm focused on payments modernization, has revealed that US banks are failing to meet demand for instant payments. The report, “Time to leave legacy behind? Instant payments in the US”,  “surveyed 300 senior payment professionals in US banks to get… Read More

 Tagged banking, payments, redcompass labs, research

May 8, 2024 @ 2:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) will be supporting Zelle which is being rolled out after requests from clients. Zelle is a bank-owned instant payments and transfer service that is broadly available in the banking world. SoFi states that Zelle is one of the most requested features for… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, digital transactions, sofi, zelle

May 8, 2024 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global enabler of payments as a service, announced its achievement of Fedwire Funds Service certification for the ISO 20022 messaging capabilities of its wire payment processing solutions. This certification provides Volante customers “a streamlined fourteen-week pathway to ISO 20022 compliance for their… Read More

 Tagged digitalization, fintech adoption, volante, volante technologies

May 8, 2024 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Nonprofit Fintech Sandbox has received a grant of $150,000 from Global Atlantic Financial Group. Fintech Sandbox provides early-stage Fintech startups around the world with free access to datasets and infrastructure through its Data Access Residency. Global Atlantic said their support for Fintech Sandbox is because… Read More

 Tagged fintech sandbox, global atlantic

May 8, 2024 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore and the United Kingdom have enhanced their existing relationship in regard to Fintech development and utilization. The UK is the top western Fintech hub and Singapore represents the most robust Fintech center in Asia. The initiative was led by HM Treasury and the Monetary… Read More

 Tagged cbdc, hm treasury, mas, mass, monetary authority of singapore, singapore, tokenization, uk, united kingdom

May 8, 2024 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the issuer of the top stablecoin USDT, says it has committed more money to Georgia-based Fintech CityPay.io. Tether did not provide further details on the investment, only noting that it was an “additional investment.” CityPay is said to be active across 600 locations in… Read More

 Tagged citypay, georgia, payments, tether

May 8, 2024 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Panax, a cash management platform powered by AI [artificial intelligence] and Open Banking, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. To date, Panax has raised $15 million. Panax targets mid-market and large firms with complex treasury demands. The service enables the management of numerous… Read More

 Tagged israel, open banking, panax, treasury

May 8, 2024 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA (and Türkiye) region, has announced Chainalysis as a key council member of the Digital Asset Lab. Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, will “join professional services firm PwC, digital asset transfer and direct custody technology platform Fireblocks, and… Read More

 Tagged banking, chainalysis, digital assets, emirates nbd, mena

May 8, 2024 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank – the digital challenger bank built especially for established SMEs – has announced the launch of a new partnerships team, specifically focused on growing its relationships with accountancy firms across the UK. Allica, the business bank, sees accountants as “a vital connection to… Read More

 Tagged allica bank, digital financial services, uk, united kingdom

May 8, 2024 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Chime Financial for allegedly “failing to give consumers timely refunds when their accounts were closed.” Thousands of consumers waited for weeks or even months “for balance refunds after closing their accounts – a failure that inflicted… Read More

 Tagged bureau of consumer financial protection, cfpb, chime, neobank