September 18, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi Securities Services announced that it has become the first digital custodian participant of BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the fractional bond exchange using the latest in distributed ledger technology. BBX was launched in 2020 to simplify bond investing by “allowing investors to track and trade… Read More

 Tagged bondblox bond exchange, citi, citi securities services, distributed ledger technology, dlt

September 18, 2023 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a management consulting firm, announced a new partnership with Doconomy, a provider in climate technology, aimed at supporting financial institutions in the development of their sustainability agendas. Doconomy has developed “an ecosystem of financial tools to enable users to make environmentally… Read More

 Tagged bcg, boston consulting group, climate tech, climate technology, digital technology, digitalization, doconomy, financial institutions, management consulting, Mathias Wikstrom, sustainability

September 18, 2023 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RAM Holdings Berhad, the holding company of the largest credit rating agency in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, has entered into a partnership with MVGX Tech and Carbon Rating Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CRM) to strengthen RAM’s ESG rating capabilities. MVGX is a carbon Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company and… Read More

 Tagged credit rating agency, esg, malaysia, mvgx, mvgx tech, southeast asia

September 17, 2023 @ 11:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trade Republic expands its offering: from now on, customers can invest in 500 liquid government and corporate bonds on a daily basis to secure high interest rates over the long term. Christian Hecker, co-founder of Trade Republic, said: “Especially in the current environment, bonds are… Read More

 Tagged Business Expansion, corporate bonds, government bonds, investing, investments, trade republic

September 17, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recharge, a firm focused on the prepaid payments industry, has announced its successful acquisition of Startselect, a European digital gift and gaming cards company. This move reportedly positions the company on course “to generate 750 million EUR in annual sales in 2024.” Since 2010 Recharge… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, digital gift cards, europe, fintech adoption, fintech trends, günther vogelpoel, payments, prepaid payments, recharge

September 17, 2023 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), in collaboration with Datos Insights, released a report examining the ongoing growth of real-time payments as a result of increasing demand from consumers for faster payment options. The report finds that a focus on faster payment rails “represents a significant market… Read More

 Tagged bny mellon, datos insights, digital payments, digital transactions, fintech adoption, fintech trends, insights, payments, real-time payments, research, Research Report, survey, united states, us

September 17, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment, the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S., announced today the launch of a new Bitcoin/Ethereum Portfolio as part of the Crypto Investing by Betterment suite. The portfolio provides direct access to the two largest cryptocurrencies in the market for investors who are… Read More

 Tagged betterment, bitcoin, crypto investing, digital investment advisor, ethereum, investment portfolio, united states, us

September 17, 2023 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On the occasion of its 3rd anniversary in the Egyptian market, Foodics in Egypt, the restaurant management solutions provider that’s based in the Middle East, conducted a comprehensive review of its future business strategy, business volume, and the services extended to its partners in the… Read More

 Tagged egypt, foodics, mena, mena region, middle east, payments, restaurant management, saas, software as a service

September 17, 2023 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nagraj Kashyap, Priya Saiprasad, and Samir Kumar announced the launch of Touring Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in the next generation of early-growth stage, AI-powered SaaS startups around the world. Touring Capital’s founding partners previously “led M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and Qualcomm… Read More

 Tagged ai, artificial intelligence, investing, investments, priya saiprasad, saas, software as a service, startups, vc, venture capital

September 17, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced their enhanced cross-margining arrangement has received Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approvals. The arrangement will… Read More

 Tagged cme group, dtcc, laura klimpel