November 2, 2023 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Lending LLC and Figure Technologies, Inc., a key player focused on transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, announced it has expanded its Partnership business to “include an increased offering under the Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform, in addition to the previously launched Wholesale… Read More

 Tagged Business Expansion, digital financial services, digital technology, digitalization, distributed ledger technology, dlt, figure, figure technologies, financial services, lending, lending as a service

November 2, 2023 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, released new data revealing shoppers’ priorities this holiday season. While consumers face continued economic uncertainty, the survey of 2,000 gen pop Americans revealed “they are still planning to spend: 3 in… Read More

 Tagged affirm, bnpl, Business Expansion, buy now pay later, consumer behavior, Consumer Preferences, data, digital payments, financial data, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, flexible payments, holiday shopping, insights, payment network, payments, Research Report, Research Study, reserach

November 2, 2023 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global spend management platform, Payhawk announces that it has become a principal member of Visa. The membership supports Payhawk’s mission “to simplify business payments, by accelerating new product innovation.” The membership also “supports greater service reliability and resilience for Payhawk customers.” Payhawk’s platform provides businesses… Read More

 Tagged europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, hristo borisov, payhawk, spend management, visa

November 2, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Carriers are prioritizing profitability, especially when it comes to fostering innovation, according to Insurance Operations in a Changing Industry, a study published today by Earnix, the global provider of intelligent, SaaS solutions for insurers and banks. The survey of 400 insurance executives “provides insight into… Read More

 Tagged aaron wright, banking, carriers, earnix, innovation, insurance, insurance technology, insurtech, profitability, research, Research Report, Research Study, saas, software as a service

November 2, 2023 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finkargo, the international trade platform empowering small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with global sourcing, trade services and embedded financing, announced a $20 million Series A financing. The investment round was led by QED Investors, “with the participation of new investor Nazca and existing investors Quona,… Read More

 Tagged investment round, qed investors, small businesses, smbs, sme's

November 2, 2023 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard’s (NYSE: MA) new borderless payments report reveals consumers globally are setting up side hustles and considering working or living abroad, prompting the acceleration of cross-border payments. Small businesses are also increasingly “reliant on international payment networks with three in five sourcing more suppliers internationally… Read More

 Tagged borderless payments, Cross-Border Transactions, digital transactions, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, insights, international payments, mastercard, remittance payments, remittances, research, Research Report, Research Study

November 2, 2023 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) has reportedly been registered to provide crypto-asset services in the UK. This, according to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) update posted on its website. The news comes as the international payments firm builds a post-Brexit base in the country. Although the cryptocurrency… Read More

 Tagged crypto trading, crypto-assets, digital assets, digital currency, europe, fca, financial conduct authority, financial services, paypal, registration, uk, uk fca, united kingdom, virtual currencies

November 2, 2023 @ 10:37 am By Michael Wong  |  

Italian financial services firm Generali has officially launched Generali Ventures, a venture capital initiative aimed at driving innovation, breaking into new markets, and bolstering operational efficiency throughout the group. With a substantial €250 million commitment, Generali Ventures sets its sights on unearthing the most promising… Read More

 Tagged fintech, generali, insurtech, italy, startups

November 2, 2023 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has reportedly appointed Francesca Carlesi as CEO of its UK operations, the Fintech company confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday. This new leadership announcement for Revolut should help the firm become a “global financial super-app.” Revolut, which is among the United… Read More

 Tagged challenger bank, digital bank, europe, financial services, financial super app, fintech adoption, fintech trends, new appointments, revolut, uk, united kingdom, virtual bank, women changing finance

November 2, 2023 @ 4:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced expanded support for JCB, a card network in Japan and one of the top payment networks in the world. JCB is now available on Stripe “in 39 countries and territories, making it easy for businesses in… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, financial infrastructure, financial services, fintech adoption, infrastructure, japan, jcb, JCB International, payment networks, stripe