November 12, 2023 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monument Bank is pleased to announce the successful completion of our Series B, raising $50 million (£40+ million). According to Monument Bank, the successful closure of this funding round “not only reaffirms their vision but also highlights Monument’s substantial and resilient growth amid persistent environmental… Read More

 Tagged banking, financial services, funding, investment round, monument, monument bank

November 12, 2023 @ 12:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MNT-Halan has reportedly closed a $130 million securitization. As Egypt’s “first” unicorn and “fastest-growing” fintech, they’ve now “raised over US$ 400m in 2023, and target US$ 550 by the year’s end.” MNT-Halan has closed five tranches of securitized bond issuances “through its microfinance and consumer… Read More

 Tagged egypt, financing, fintech adoption, fintech trends, funding, investment round, mena, mena region, mnt-halan, mounir nakhla, securitization

November 11, 2023 @ 8:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange, a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, announced its partnership with AppFolio, the technology firm powering the future of the real estate industry. This partnership will provide customers in the real estate industry… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, ap, ap automation, avidxchange, dan drees, digital technology, michael praeger, middle market businesses, payment solutions, real estate, software applications

November 11, 2023 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, the digital banking platform specifically designed for small businesses, announced the launch of Bluevine Premier giving business owners the opportunity “to earn 4.25% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on their Bluevine Business Checking balances up to $3 million, plus 50% off most standard payments fees,… Read More

 Tagged bluevine, business banking, charles amadon, Customer Experience, cx, payments, smbs, sme's, united states, us, virtual bank

November 11, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank announced the expansion of its cross-border QR Pay service to China, one of the first in the market for a Malaysian bank, amplifying Maybank’s existing cross-border payment capabilities and enhancing the ease and efficiency of financial transactions. This initiative aims to benefit over 8… Read More

 Tagged asean, Business Expansion, china, cross-border payments, Cross-Border Transactions, digital transactions, financial services, mainland china, malaysia, maybank, southeast asia

November 11, 2023 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to advance investor inclusion in company fundraisings and fixed income investment products, capital markets technology firm PrimaryBid announces the appointment of Stacey Parsons as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income. Parsons’ appointment will accelerate PrimaryBid’s efforts “to unlock investor access to… Read More

 Tagged anand sambasivan, capital markets, digital technology, europe, new appointments, primarybid, uk, united kingdom, women changing finance

November 11, 2023 @ 5:40 pm By Michael Wong  |  

BonEvalue Pte Ltd (BondbloX), a Singapore-based fintech startup that provides easy access to bonds for investors, has secured $6 million in a Series B round. The funding round was backed by Beacon Venture Capital, the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikornbank. Existing shareholders MassMutual Ventures… Read More

 Tagged bonds, fintech, singapore, venture capital

November 11, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is seeding a second round of financing for Veteran Loan Fund, doubling a two-year-old commitment that has already funded more than 500 small businesses built by former military personnel that “have created or retained more than 3,000 jobs across 37… Read More

 Tagged bank of america, boa, financial services, financing, small businesses, smbs, sme's, united states, us

November 11, 2023 @ 1:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant Financial, the firm focused on the responsible on-demand pay solutions, partnered with HR Dive’s studioID to find out how companies perceive and use earned wage access (EWA) as a benefit to attract, retain and engage employees. The research study found that while many employers… Read More

 Tagged earned wage access, employee satisfaction, ewa, fintech adoption, fintech trends, hr services, human resources, insights, instant financial, on-demand pay, payments, research, survey, tal clark

November 11, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cost cutting is said to be behind a significant drop in satisfaction levels in 2023, according to a comprehensive update shared by KMPG. The UK’s biggest brands are turning “to artificial intelligence (AI) to develop better customer and colleague experiences,” according to KPMG’s latest Customer… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, Customer Experience, digital financial services, digitalization, europe, financial services, kpmg, kpmg uk, uk, united kingdom