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

September 11, 2023 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, several reports covered an update from the WSJ regarding “credit card fees.” Unfortunately, the story is wrong, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) claims. According to Mastercard, the reporting relies upon a report “produced by an advisory firm advocating for legislation currently under consideration in Congress.” Mastercard… Read More

 Tagged credit cards, digital transactions, financial services, mastercard, misinformation, Payment Cards, payments

September 11, 2023 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report from Xero, the global small business platform, has revealed “that 48% of U.S. small business owners have experienced an extreme or high impact from inflation on their cash flow over the past six months, and 44% expect inflation to continue to have a… Read More

 Tagged ben richmond, cash flow, financial services, inflation, research, Research Report, small businesses, smbs, sme's, survey, xero

September 11, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Human Interest, which claims to be the “fastest-growing,” and “top-rated” 401(k) provider, introduces Fast Track 401(k), a radically simplified way for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to purchase and design a new 401(k) plan. Fast Track 401(k) is the latest step in Human Interest’s mission… Read More

 Tagged 401k, human interest, kristina wallender, small businesses, smbs, sme's, united states, us

September 11, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, one of the UK’s independent adviser platforms, have announced that its acquisition of the Curtis Banks Group has received all necessary regulatory approvals. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have all “issued their approvals,… Read More

 Tagged acquisition, europe, nucleus, nucleus financial platforms, Regulatory Approval, uk, united kingdom

September 11, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Drawing insights from independent research, including a survey of 250 executives and managers from UK banks or financial firms, Weavr’s whitepaper provides “a comprehensive look at current attitudes towards, and actions to develop, embedded-finance offerings by UK financial institutions.” Amongst the key findings, the research… Read More

 Tagged alex mifsud, embedded finance, europe, finance, financial institutions, financial services, insights, research, Research Report, Research Study, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2023 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, the UK’s newest licensed bank, has rolled out a new loan system for its SME Lending division, transitioning to the cloud-based banking system of its SaaS partner, Tuum. This move consolidates the bank’s architecture, “enhances resource allocation, and establishes a robust futureproof framework,… Read More

 Tagged banking, cloud, cloud banking, erki kilu, europe, financial services, lending, lhv, lhv bank, loans, myles bertrand, saas, sme's, software as a service, tuum, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2023 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), they’re committed to harnessing the power of their technology and scale to support charities and help people give back to the causes they care about. They are now pleased to share that PayPal Giving Fund is “expanding its partnership with Meta (NASDAQ:META)… Read More

 Tagged charitable donations, charities, digital technology, donations, europe, facebook, financial services, fintech apps, meta, paypal, uk, united kingdom, united states, us

September 10, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a payments platform, and Eightcap, a global retail trading provider, are excited to announce the strengthening of their partnership through the introduction of an innovative Embedded Trading Wallet solution. This collaboration aims to “provide a joint embedded finance solution for Eightcap and… Read More

 Tagged digital wallets, europe, innovation, micah kershner, online wallets, patrick murphy, payments, paysafe, trading, uk, united kingdom

September 10, 2023 @ 5:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TOGGLE AI, the intelligent investing dashboard, introduced the expansion of its direct trading integrations with the addition of TradeStation Group, Inc., a Florida-based company whose operating subsidiaries “provide self-clearing online brokerage services for trading stocks, ETFs, options, futures, and crypto that aim to offer the… Read More

 Tagged florida, integration, investing, investments, John Bartleman, online brokerage, stocks, toggle ai, tradestation, TradeStation Group, trading, united states, us