February 20, 2024 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC has “achieved a greater than 99% same-day affirmation rate and a significant improvement in settlement rates for transactions leveraging CTM’s Match to Instruct (M2i) workflow in… Read More

 Tagged dtcc, goldman sachs, risa lederhandler, val wotton

February 20, 2024 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Detected is pleased to announce its collaboration with Visa (NYSE:V) to offer businesses a fast, efficient and intelligent business onboarding process. The news extends Detected’s relationship with Visa but is a first in the US & Canada. For payment providers around the world, the complexity… Read More

 Tagged detected, liam chennells, sarah steele, visa

February 20, 2024 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that it has been selected by Tokyu to power the multinational conglomerate’s new flat-rate subscription accommodation service. Tokyu oversees more than 200 businesses “across Japan spanning transportation, real estate, and hospitality.” By partnering with Stripe, it will… Read More

 Tagged japan, stripe, takaji hataba, tokyu

February 20, 2024 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik Digital Bank, the Philippines’ first digital-only neobank, revamped the Big Loan, a multipurpose loan catering to a wider range of Filipinos’ financial needs. First launched in 2023, the Big Loan reportedly “offers borrowers up to P5 million with flexible, tailored repayment options, competitive interest… Read More

 Tagged banking, online lending, Philippines, southeast asia, tonik

February 20, 2024 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank introduced the myimpact SME Hub, a one-stop integrated and holistic ecosystem for Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs), “offering value-based solutions established on sustainable and ethical principles.” It also serves as a knowledge hub and support system “to facilitate and partner SMEs in their… Read More

 Tagged malaysia, maybank, sme's, southeast asia

February 20, 2024 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to continued demand for better consumer engagement tools for the digital channel, Pulsate, provider of mobile-first engagement solutions that deepen digital banking relationships and cut through noise in consumers’ moments of need, announced it has raised $7.75 million in Series A funding, led… Read More

 Tagged banking, funding round, pulsate, sarah martin

February 20, 2024 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB), Switzerland’s 3rd largest cantonal bank, has rolled out FM Converge, the markets and risk platform for banks and financial institutions. FM Converge comes from Finmechanics Pte. Ltd., the Singapore headquartered fast growing software company. FM Converge is described as “a high… Read More

 Tagged anindya sarkar, banking, daniel bommer, europe, finmechanics, fm converge, luzerner lantonalbank, risk management, switzerland

February 20, 2024 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monite‘s seed funding has reached $16 million in order to support US expansion efforts. Monite confirmed that they’ve added additional ($6M) funding to their seed round, thanks to Valar Ventures and Third Prime, bringing their total to $16M. This top-up supports their European leadership “in… Read More

 Tagged Andrey Korchak, europe, fintech adoption, monite

February 20, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) and Discover Financial Services announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Capital One will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion. The transaction brings together two companies “with track records of delivering… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, capital one, capital one financial corporation, discover, discover financial services

February 20, 2024 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP), Europe’s global bank, and its Prime Services business published its annual 2024 Alternative Investment Survey. BNP Paribas’ Capital Introduction Group “surveyed 238 allocators in December 2023 and January 2024, who invest or advise on $1.2 trillion in hedge fund assets.” This… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, ashley wilson, banking, bnp paribas, europe, france, marlin naidoo, research