September 12, 2023 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), which claims to be world leader in digital payments, released the Fall 2023 edition of its Biannual Threats Report which “highlights emerging fraud schemes targeting the global economy.” This edition showcases “a significant rise of phishing schemes proliferated through generative AI tools,… Read More

 Tagged Digital Economy, digital payments, fraud, online security, paul fabara, research, Research Report, visa

September 12, 2023 @ 12:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial research factor S&P Global Market Intelligence has distributed a report on Fintech, pointing at real time payments as an opportunity that is experiencing choppy adoption depending on the jurisdiction. S&P says that the rollout of FedNow, the US government’s effort to power instant payments… Read More

 Tagged payments, research, s&p global market intelligence

September 12, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Credit unions are at an all-time low, and big banks lending to small businesses has flatlined for more than a year, according to Biz2Credit and its periodic small business lending index. Big banks, those with $10 billion or more in assets, fell from 13.3% in… Read More

 Tagged biz2credit, loan approvals, rohit arora

September 12, 2023 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankjoy, a digital banking provider, announced its partnership with Panacea Financial, a digital financial services company designed specifically for the banking needs of doctors. Through the partnership, Panacea Financial will “empower its growing client base of physicians, dentists, and veterinarians with Bankjoy’s suite of modern… Read More

 Tagged banking, bankjoy, digital banking, digital financial services, doctors, michael duncan, virtual bank

September 11, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, the “one-stop” digital banking platform specifically designed for small businesses, today announced expanded FDIC insurance coverage of up to $3 million through Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, and program banks in a sweep network, automatically offering Bluevine account holders coverage of up to 12x… Read More

 Tagged banking, bluevine, business banking, digital banking, financial services, small businesses, united states, us

September 11, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clients can gather all of their payroll data in one global report with Deel Payroll Connect. As explained by Deel in a blog post, Payroll Connect allows clients “to standardize payroll reporting across all of your entities— even if you use different payroll providers.” Deel… Read More

 Tagged deel, digital technology, digital tools, digitalization, fintech adoption, fintech trends, payroll, remote working

September 11, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scholar Fund is a non-profit offering education, workforce placement, and financial assistance for underserved communities. Recently, they managed the application and distribution of “a $5 million fund supporting over 6,000 Washington families and 20,000 children that are 200% below the poverty line.” To make this a… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, digital identity, digitalization, education, financial assistance, financial infrastructure, financially underserved, fintech adoption, fintech trends, fraud prevention, non profit, plaid, underserved communities

September 11, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Easier access to financial services in comparison to traditional banks is “a key reason for 41% of consumers turn to embedded financial services,” according to a new study by Solaris and Roland Berger. The ‘Disrupting the value chain for financial services – How to drive… Read More

 Tagged embedded finance, embedded financial services, financial services, research, Research Study, roland berger, solaris

September 11, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sacyr published its Sustainable Financing Framework to integrate sustainability into the company’s financing policy. The document incorporates “all current types of sustainable financings existing in the market, and it follows the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Loan Market Association (LMA) principles for green,… Read More

 Tagged CaixaBank, esg, europe, financing, integration, sustainability

September 11, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although the US Federal Reserve has been increasing interest rates, lenders have also been increasing consumers’ access to credit. Along with opening up a “record” $89 billion in new credit card accounts during the year’s first quarter, banking institutions also boosted spending limits on 18.4… Read More

 Tagged consumer spending, credit cards, financial services, research, Research Report, united states, us