October 4, 2023 @ 7:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stampli, a key player focused on AI-powered accounts payable automation, today announced that it has raised $61 million in a Series D venture funding round “led by funds managed by Blackstone, with the participation of existing investors Insight Partners, SignalFire, Bloomberg Beta, and NextWorld Capital.”… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, accounts payable automation, ai, ap automation, artificial intelligence, automation, blackstone, investment round, stampli, venture funding

October 4, 2023 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the most popular digital wallets in the world is now accepting PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Venmo credit and debit cards. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), which already accepts a litany of different cards in its wallet, now gives PayPal users the option to add their card to… Read More

 Tagged apple, paypal, venmo

October 4, 2023 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s bank and reportedly among the “largest” in Europe, has chosen iGenius – a company that applies its generative AI technology to business intelligence (BI) – to implement its BI solutions. iGenius is a platform that “simplifies access to data using natural language,… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, business intelligence, digital banking, europe, generative ai, intesa sanpaolo, italy, virtual bank

October 4, 2023 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut is under scrutiny from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for allegedly allowing money to “leave accounts flagged as potentially being used by scammers.” The Lending Standards Board (LSB) oversees the CRM Code, which is reportedly “the only set of protections requiring… Read More

 Tagged digital bank, fca, financial conduct authority, illicit activities, lending standards board, revolut, scammers, uk, united kingdom

October 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hastee claims that it is disrupting a rigid monthly pay cycle that’s no longer “fit for purpose” by giving employees early access to part of their earned pay. This ensures employees can cove themselves “for financial emergencies without the risk of borrowing funds they may… Read More

 Tagged digital payments, digital transactions, early wage access, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, flexible payments, Hastee, modulr, on-demand pay, payments, uk, united kingdom, virtual payments

October 4, 2023 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, Ripple received in-principle approval of its Major Payments Institution (MPI) license application from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Four months on, Ripple is pleased to “announce that its Singapore subsidiary, Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has secured its full MPI license… Read More

 Tagged brad garlinghouse, digital assets, financial services, fintech adoption, major payments institution, mas, monetary authority of singapore, mpi license, operational license, ripple, singapore, southeast asia

October 4, 2023 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Continuing its innovation to put debt-free, credit-building power in consumers’ hands, Experian launched the Experian Smart Money Digital Checking Account & Debit Card that embeds the first-of-its-kind feature Experian Boost. Now it will be even more convenient for consumers “to use Experian’s FICO Score -boosting… Read More

 Tagged credit, debit cards, experian, financial services

October 3, 2023 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the UK fell to 36% in September, “a five point dip from the 18-month high (41%) recorded in August, as companies saw a decline in both economic optimism and trading prospects for the year ahead.” This, according to an update shared by… Read More

 Tagged business confidence, commercial banking, europe, insights, lloyds, lloyds banking group, Market Report, progress report, research, uk, united kingdom

October 3, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada has the highest growth rate of fintech adoption across six markets, according to research shared by Tipalti. A new study, conducted by Tipalti, analyzed factors “such as global fintech adoption rates, Google searches for fintech by country and the regions that have the highest… Read More

 Tagged canada, china, europe, financial services, financial technology, fintech adoption, fintech trends, research, Research Report, singapore, tipalti, uk, united kingdom

October 3, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qred, Sweden’s fintech company, is announcing that the banking license the company acquired in May is now “activated and the company is officially a bank.” In addition to this, Qred is re-appointing Mattias Carlsson, former long standing CEO of TF Bank, as Chair of the… Read More

 Tagged banking, banking license, digital banking, emil sunvisson, europe, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, qred, sweden