October 20, 2023 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In their pursuit to open up global avenues for local talent, the SadaPay team is pleased to announce an update to their freelancer account, SadaBiz. SadaPay users can now invoice their clients “using the world’s fastest-growing mobile wallet, Apple Pay.” Though Apple Pay hasn’t made… Read More

 Tagged apple pay, brandon timinsky, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, freelancers, freelancing, google pay, pakistan, sadapay

October 20, 2023 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MexPago, a Mexico-based payment service provider and an Institution of Electronic Payment Funds (IFPE) license-holder. The transaction is subject “to regulatory approvals and customary closing… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, airwallex, financial services, international payments, mexico, payment service provider, ravi adusumilli

October 20, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Extend has announced the launch of AI-powered automatic receipt matching via its spend management platform. The new feature allows users “to email or upload receipt images into the Extend app, where those images are then automatically matched to their corresponding transactions.” Coupled with Extend’s receipt… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, extend, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, spend management

October 20, 2023 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mon Petit Placement, a France-based Fintech, has raised €6.5 Million in growth funding, according to a statement by the firm. The funding round was led by La France Mutualiste, a mutual group that supports more than 290,000 member customers which manages €8.8 billion in assets…. Read More

 Tagged france

October 20, 2023 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Technologies, Inc., an Open Finance service provider, announced it has named Jane Barratt as its Chief Advocacy Officer and Head of Global Public Policy. She brings more than 25 years of experience working “with financial institutions, technology and Fortune 500 companies, policymakers, and regulators,… Read More

 Tagged financial services, jane barratt, jim magats, mx, mx technologies, new appointments, open finance, women changing finance

October 20, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netwealth, one of Australia’s specialist investment platforms, and iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, announced a partnership “to distribute global private market and hedge fund investments to financial advice firms and their wholesale clients across Australia.”… Read More

 Tagged alternative investments, australia, fintech platform, icapital, investing, investments, netwealth, wealth management

October 20, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Skipify, a fintech company, is announcing a strategic investment from Samsung Next, an investment group within Samsung Electronics. The investment signals Skipify’s commitment “to continue improving shopper purchasing experiences both online and in-stores.” Skipify’s Connected Wallet is a digital wallet “that connects Merchants, Shoppers, and… Read More

 Tagged financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, investments, ryth martin, samsung, samsung next, skipify

October 20, 2023 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed new rules that aim to boost Open Banking (Open Finance) in the United States, according to a statement by the agency. Open Banking is a concept where financial data and access to this data is easily shareable… Read More

 Tagged cfpb, consumer financial protection bureau, gocardless, open banking

October 20, 2023 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Securrency Inc., a developer of institutional-grade, digital asset infrastructure. The acquisition, which is expected “to close within the next several weeks, will position DTCC to provide… Read More

 Tagged digital assets, dtcc, frank la salla, nadine chakar, securrency

October 20, 2023 @ 5:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvoiceMate is a blockchain & AI-powered invoicing platform that acts as a bridge between SMEs and financing institutions. InvoiceMate leads to easier financial inclusion “by enabling SMEs access to various forms of credit like invoice discounting, factoring, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and supply chain… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, blockchain adoption, dfinity, distributed ledger technology, dlt, financial institutions, financial services, financing, icp, small businesses, smbs, sme's