December 26, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CSI, a provider of end-to-end financial software and technology, announced today it has acquired St. Louis, Missouri-based software provider Hawthorn River, which offers a modern, single-platform loan origination system (LOS) “purpose-built for community banks.” The transaction reportedly follows “a successful commercial partnership between the two… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, banking, community banks, csi, david culbertson, digital technology, financial services, financial software, hawthorn river, jon rigsby, loan origination system, missouri, st louis, united states, us

December 26, 2023 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and WestJet announce the long-term extension of their partnership agreement, expanding beyond powering transactions by “innovating the travel and purchasing experience for customers while always prioritizing security and trust.” The deepening of the partnership showcases “the progression of each companies’ evolution in… Read More

 Tagged mastercard, payments, travel

December 26, 2023 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander Bank, N.A. (NYSE: SAN)announced that it has closed a transaction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to participate in a joint venture that consists of a $9 billion portfolio of New York based multifamily real estate assets retained by the FDIC following the… Read More

 Tagged ana botin, banking, fdic, federal deposit insurance corporation, santander, santander bank, signature bank, tim wennes

December 24, 2023 @ 2:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand’s Kasikornbank Pcl, the country’s second-largest bank, is developing a digital-asset ecosystem to provide innovative funding routes for companies, according to a Bloomberg report. This move includes the October acquisition of the licensed digital-asset exchange Satang Corp, marking a rare instance of a major lender… Read More

 Tagged banking, kasikornbank, thailand

December 24, 2023 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks have vastly evolved over the last 50 years but the underlying global financial system has remained largely the same; obscure and inefficient. The advent of regulated digital assets and programmable money, “along with its adoption by central banks around the world offers a root… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, pave bank

December 24, 2023 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an effort to streamline its customer service operations and enhance its customers’ digital banking experience, Libyan Islamic Bank (LIB) has partnered with Backbase, the enabler of engagement banking platform solutions worldwide. Established in 2017 with a primary focus on retail and corporate segments, LIB… Read More

 Tagged backbase, digital banking, engagement banking, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, Islamic Banking, mena, mena region, virtual bank

December 24, 2023 @ 3:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remittances to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) grew “an estimated 3.8% in 2023, a moderation from the high gains of the previous two years.” Of concern is the risk of “decline in real income for migrants in 2024 in the face of global inflation and… Read More

 Tagged payments, remittances, research, world bank

December 23, 2023 @ 9:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech Alliance PH has commended the Philippine government for the enactment of the Internet Transactions Act (ITA), which aims to enhance and secure e-commerce transactions in the country. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act 11967, known as the ITA, marking a critical step… Read More

 Tagged fintech, fintech alliance ph, Philippinese

December 23, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Layer2 Financial, a BaaS and payments infrastructure technology, is announcing a strategic partnership with Evita, a B2B cross-border payments solution specializing in large transactions. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in “the financial technology landscape, leveraging the strengths of both entities to streamline and optimize… Read More

 Tagged b2b, baas, cross-border payments, digital transactions, evita, infrastructure, layer2 financial, payments

December 23, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum Bank has announced a strategic partnership with Aquila GVM Consulting SA, an independent wealth management firm in Lugano with traditional asset management expertise. Aquila GVM Consulting will reportedly “leverage Sygnum’s crypto-native all-in-one digital asset banking services.” By working with Sygnum, Aquila GVM Consulting is… Read More

 Tagged aquila gvm consulting, asset management, lugano, sygnum, sygnum bank, wealth management