November 22, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Identity fraud rose by more than a fifth this year, “amid warnings that fraudulent activity is set to peak over the Christmas shopping period.” New analysis from Experian reveals “that identity fraud rose by 22% in 2023, when compared to 2022, with the trend expected… Read More

 Tagged analysis, commerce, experian, financial crime, fraud, fraudulent activities, identity fraud, insights, research, shopping

November 22, 2023 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a key player focused on cloud banking for the global financial services industry, announced that Alba Bank has made a significant step “towards supporting the UK’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by adopting the nCino Cloud Banking Platform.” As a secure… Read More

 Tagged alba bank, banking, charlie mciver, cloud, cloud banking, digital financial services, emea, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, nCino, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom

November 21, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

For SMEs, the year 2023 could mark a “turning point.” They have shown resilience “despite persistent inflation and the war in Ukraine, but they are now having to face rising interest rates which is making life tough for them for three reasons,” according to iBanFirst,… Read More

 Tagged europe, global crisis, ibanfirst, inflation, insights, research, Research Report, russia, small businesses, smbs, sme's, ukraine

November 21, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly is pleased to announce an expanded five-year collaboration with Visa aimed at streamlining global money movement for Remitly customers and building on the company’s initial integration of Visa Direct. Through our extended collaboration, Remitly customers “in more than 15 countries, including the U.S., Canada,… Read More

 Tagged international payments, matt oppenheimer, remitly, ruben salazar, visa, visa direct

November 21, 2023 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments are financial transactions where the accounts of the payor and payee are based in different countries, the Payments Canada team explains. Cross-border payments are typically “more complex than domestic payments as they involve different national legal and regulatory frameworks, more than one currency,… Read More

 Tagged canada, cross-border payments, Cross-Border Transactions, digital transactins, financial transactions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, international payments, payments, payments canada

November 21, 2023 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yokoy, the firm focused on Accounts Payable Invoice Automation (APIA), has been recognized in Gartner’s Hype Cycle Report for 2023, the analyst’s annual report into the maturity and benefit of emerging technologies in procurement and sourcing. Yokoy was named a sample vendor in the APIA… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, emerging technologies, gartner, invoice automation, invoice management, procurement, yokoy

November 21, 2023 @ 7:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kroo, a UK digital bank authorized and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority, is raising money on Crowdcube. Kroo has listed a securities offering to raise £1 million at a pre-money valuation of £120 million. That funding target has already been… Read More

 Tagged andrea de gottardo, banking, crowdcube, digital banking, kroo, uk, united kingdom

November 21, 2023 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research unveiled recently the 10 trends that are set to radically impact the fintech and payments landscape in 2024, included within its latest whitepaper. The whitepaper found that “the fintech market is undergoing a rapid shift, with the rise of new technologies, such as… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, juniper, juniper research, research, Research Report, Research Study

November 21, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8 released a new research paper for the actuarial community entitled “Derivative Lasso: Credibility-Based Signal Fitting for GLMs.” Developed by a team of actuarial scientists at Akur8, including Mattia Casotto, Head of Product for the U.S. and Principal Scientist, and Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary for… Read More

 Tagged akur8, glms, machine learning, ML, pricing, research, Research Study, samuel falmagne

November 20, 2023 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank Jasa Jakarta (BJJ), owned by Astra Financial and WeLab since 2022, launched Bank Saqu, a digital banking service, as a financial partner for individuals and SMEs in Indonesia with a solopreneur spirit. At the launch ceremony of Bank Saqu, it was “attended by… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, indonesia, welab