March 15, 2024 @ 5:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aquis Exchange PLC is announcing that it has been awarded the contract to provide the Central Bank of Colombia, Banco de la República, with the technology and support services for the operation of its government bond market (Sistema Electrónico de Negociación – SEN). Aquis Technologies… Read More

 Tagged aquis exchange, banking, colombia, latam

March 14, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) introduced the new FedNow User Group to continue promoting collaboration among the 607 participating financial institutions and their service providers on the FedNow Service network. The FedNow User Group aims to “facilitate regular engagement between FRFS and FedNow participants to… Read More

 Tagged federal reserve, fednow, financial services, united states

March 14, 2024 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe’s mission is to grow the GDP of the internet. The core idea behind the company—one they endeavor to take very seriously—is that we’re still early in the journey of software-driven innovation, and Stripe is “an applied exercise in thinking through some of the corollaries… Read More

 Tagged bnpl, milestone, payments processing, stripe

March 14, 2024 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dina Tsybulskaya, CEO, eSIM Plus. has commented on the impact of eSIMs on the telecom sector. Dina Tsybulskaya, CEO of eSIM Plus, is a telecom professional who claims to have 20+ years of experience in various C-level positions across Europe. As CEO of eSIM Plus,… Read More

 Tagged dina tsybulskaya, esim plus, esims, interview, women changing finance

March 14, 2024 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking provider today announces that Citi Ventures, a venture capital arm of US-headquartered Citigroup, has become a strategic investor in the company as a follow-on from Tuum’s recently announced series B fundraising. At the start of February, Tuum announced “a EUR25m Series… Read More

 Tagged banking, citi, citi ventures, funding round, tuum

March 14, 2024 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform VoPay, based in Canada, has partnered with Cross River Bank as part of an initiative to expand into the United States. VoPay says the collaboration aligns with its ambition to broaden its service offerings. Cross River is a regulated bank that provides infrastructure… Read More

 Tagged cross river, payments, VoPay

March 14, 2024 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Finance is reporting today that demand for SME financing improved in Q4 of 2023. Last year was difficult for all firms as markets, both public and private, sagged. This was due to rising interest rates paired with inflation as well as geopolitical challenges. However,… Read More

 Tagged centre for finance, centre for finance innovation and technology, lending, sme's, uk, uk finance, united kingdom

March 14, 2024 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced the appointment of Aaron J. Webster as Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Services Officer, effective March 18. Aaron will have end-to-end accountability “for global financial crime and fraud prevention programs, regulatory and government relations, and risk and compliance management.”… Read More

 Tagged payments, paypal, sofi

March 14, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank payment company GoCardless has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Open Banking Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) framework, the ‘one-stop-shop’ for all open banking services for the public sector. This means GoCardless will “be eligible to bid for account information services… Read More

 Tagged gocardless, open banking, uk, united kingdom

March 14, 2024 @ 4:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum’s B2B banking platform provides a secure, fully regulated bridge between traditional finance and digital assets. Through its partnership with Sygnum, PKB further “expands its portfolio of innovative new products as well as future-proofs its platform through the on-demand launch of new regulated digital asset… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital assets, switzerland, sygnum bank