March 1, 2024 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of technology and data, and IPC Systems, a provider of trading communications solutions, announced plans to launch ICE Voice, a cloud-based audio solution that will be offered with ICE Chat to provide a seamless communications platform for… Read More

 Tagged cloud, data, digital technology, ice, ice voice, intercontinental exchange, ipc, ipc systems, trading

March 1, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wedge, a Fintech startup, has launched the Wedge white-label programmable payments platform. Banks and credit unions nationwide can now “issue customers the industry’s most advanced debit cards, offering them the ability to use their most efficient payment method available at every point of purchase, physically… Read More

 Tagged fintech adoption, Kim Askwith, payments, wedge

March 1, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, a provider of artificial intelligence [AI] for digital identity verification,  and Trustly, an Open Banking payments provider, today announced a partnership to offer merchants and Fintechs a streamlined onboarding and guaranteed Pay by Bank solution. This integration allows merchants, especially in industries “that require… Read More

 Tagged craig mcdonald, digital identity, evan rabinowitz, fraud prevention, id verification, open banking, payments, socure, trustly

March 1, 2024 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it has entered into a consent order with San Francisco-based Chime Financial, Inc.. The order, which includes “a $2.5 million penalty, resolves DFPI’s investigation regarding the accuracy and responsiveness of Chime’s handling of customer… Read More

 Tagged california department of financial protection and innovation, chime, clothilde v. hewlett, dfpi

March 1, 2024 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkbook, an all-in-one payments platform, announced a multi-year collaboration with Visa (NYSE:V) aimed at expediting disbursements to businesses, institutions, and individuals across millions of endpoints around the country. This announcement builds on Visa and Checkbook’s incremental collaboration “with Checkbook having participated in the Visa FastTrack… Read More

 Tagged checkbook, payments, pj gupta, visa, yanilsa gonzalez-ore

March 1, 2024 @ 3:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

allpay cards, an entity in card manufacturing, announces its collaboration with SPICA, an industry participant focused on the production of high-performance recycled and virgin PVC material. As the “only” card manufacturers in the UK with this set-up, this partnership “marks a significant stride toward fostering… Read More

 Tagged allpay cards, card manufacturing, europe, spica, uk, united kingdom

February 29, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NayaOne has announced a $4.7 million funding round led by EJF Capital, with Valley Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Valley Bank and Carthona Capital also on board. This investment is a testament to NayaOne’s growth and potential “to transform financial services with its… Read More

 Tagged carthona capital, ejf capital, fintech adoption, funding round, nayaone, valley ventures, vc, venture capital

February 29, 2024 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yapily, a provider of open banking solutions, is announcing its partnership with Uncapped, a Fintech providing working capital funding to scaling brands, retailers, and merchants across the UK, EU, and US. This collaboration significantly bolsters progress in “the financial lending sector and democratises access to… Read More

 Tagged EU, europe, european union, fintech adoption, fintech trends, open banking, uncapped, yapily

February 29, 2024 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Orum is live with FedACH and will be adding FedNow and FedWire services. The direct connection to the Federal Reserve’s payment rails “as a service provider is part of Orum’s new money movement API, Deliver.” The Deliver API orchestrates and optimizes money movement “through Federal Reserve… Read More

 Tagged apis, fedach, fednow, orum, payments

February 29, 2024 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eazy Financial Services (EazyPay), a Bahraini financial institute specialized in Point-of-Sale (POS) and online payment gateway acquiring services, has joined forces with Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, in order “to enable Visa Direct, a cutting-edge funds transfer solution for EazyPay’s customer… Read More

 Tagged bahrain, eazy financial services, eazypay, fintech adoption, mena, middle east, payments, visa