October 30, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Michael Wong  |  

YouTrip, a multi-currency digital payments platform in Southeast Asia, has successfully secured $50 million in its latest Series B fundraising round, according to an announcement. This round was led by Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm and a new investor in YouTrip, propelling the company’s… Read More

 Tagged currency, digital finance, digital payments, payments, singapore, southeast asia, youtrip

October 29, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TodayPay Inc. emerged from stealth mode to unveil the world’s first faster payment technology solution helping merchants “offer their customers instant refunds in multiple payment choices.” TodayPay is a technology company supporting a new category in payments “called Refunds as a Service™ – an entire… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, digital technology, digital transactions, digitalization, fintech adoption, fintech trends, instant refunds, jeremy balkin, payments, virtual payments

October 29, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The annual holiday forecast1 from global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network found shoppers surveyed plan to spend 43% of their holiday budget on gift cards this year. This trend is largely fuelled by Gen Z consumers. The report also found that consumers aren’t starting their holiday… Read More

 Tagged blackhawk, blackhawk network, gen z, gift cards

October 29, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is addressing the growing demand for flexible, remote onboarding services by offering a virtual component of its I-9 Anywhere solution. This enhancement will make it easier “for eligible employers to streamline their onboarding processes and enhance new hire experiences.” The new capability… Read More

 Tagged digital onboarding, digital technology, digital transformation, digitalization, equifax, remote onboarding, remote working

October 29, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Repay, a provider of vertically integrated payment solutions, this week announced a new partnership and technology integration with Kredit Financial, a digital debt resolution platform and network. The collaboration enables collection agencies, debt buyers and collection law firms that use Kredit’s technology platform to offer… Read More

 Tagged debt financing, Kredit Financial, payments

October 29, 2023 @ 8:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivative Path, a provider of capital markets technology and derivatives services to financial institutions and commercial end-users, names fintech product specialist, Kristin Kelly as Chief Product Officer in order “to lead the company’s product development strategy and appoints its cofounder, Frank Purnell, to the prestigious… Read More

 Tagged capital markets, derivative path, digital technology, financial institutions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, new appointments, pradeep bhatia, women changing finance

October 29, 2023 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced a new partnership and technology integration with Kredit Financial, a digital debt resolution platform and network. The collaboration enables collection agencies, debt buyers and collection law firms “that use Kredit’s technology platform to… Read More

 Tagged digital technology, fintech adoption, fintech trends, integration, Kredit Financial, payment solutions, payments, repay, repay holdings corporation

October 29, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CenterPoint, the active trading division of New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street LLC, announced that its products and services are available in Canada through Clear Street Canada Inc. CenterPoint’s products, services, and partnerships “include advanced routing and execution, real-time access to market data feeds,… Read More

 Tagged canada, clear street, new york, trading, united states, us

October 29, 2023 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remote working Fintech Deel reveals that the month of October brought “a whole new crop of fresh integrations to help automate workflows and streamline processes.” As noted in a blog post by Deel, a new bundle of integrations arrived in October. This month, they’re highlighting… Read More

 Tagged deel, digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, integration, remote working

October 29, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks, this week named Ian P. Moloney as their new senior vice president and head of federal and state policy. Moloney brings more than a decade of fintech and research experience from the private… Read More

 Tagged american fintech council, Phil Goldfeder