General News

August 12, 2021 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airbase, a spend management platform for firms from founding to IPO, recently revealed that they’ve carried out a native integration with Intuit QuickBooks Desktop. As noted in a release shared with CI, the combination provides a seamless, automated connection between company spend and the “general… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrencies and other emerging financial technologies raise concerns with sanctions and compliance professionals, the results of a new survey by the International Compliance Association suggest. Almost half (46 percent) of respondents believe greater training and education is needed around crypto/digital currencies and emerging financial technologies… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 2:20 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

The UK government plans to create a digital identity trust framework using modern technology to make verification faster and easier for its citizens. The government had first published the trust framework in February this year.  The UK government has created the framework by conducting extensive online surveys,… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis is pleased to confirm that they now cover the world’s “premiere” memecoin: Dogecoin (DOGE). Once considered “nothing more than a light-hearted joke,” Dogecoin has become one of the “world’s most popular crypto assets, thanks in part to cheerleaders like Elon Musk… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, reveals that it has appointed international payments executive, Chirag Patel, as CEO of its global Digital Wallets business. Patel will be reporting directly to Group CEO, Philip McHugh, when he joins the firm in September 2021. Chirag has… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey by API Management firm Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA) reveals that half of Americans have “never heard” of the term “Open Banking,” however, 84% agree with its “central tenet” that they should have “control of their financial data.” As mentioned in an update shared with… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Symphony, the market’s infrastructure and technology platform, confirmed that it will now provide a complete, secure and verified directory for the financial services sector as it has acquired StreetLinx, a counterparty mapping platform. This acquisition adds more than 200 institutional counterparties to the 1000+ institutions… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facteus, a provider of technology and services to access actionable insights within sensitive data, reveals that it’s now part of the Snowflake Partner Network, mainly focusing on supporting financial services organizations to securely access the scale, speed, and data services (available via the Snowflake Data… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 9:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Traditional financial managers for the mass affluent better keep up with the times or they’ll risk losing those commissions, research from GlobalData suggests. Digital finance has developed a range of solutions for people from all wealth categories, including those at the top. Those services offer… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada-based Scotiabank (TSE: BNS) is reportedly converting credit card repayments into Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL options, by offering customers the ability to pay off their debt in 3, 6, or 12-month fixed-installment payments. Currently available for purchases over $100 in-store or online, clients… Read More

August 10, 2021 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (August 9) that for the week ending Agusut 8,… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In April 2021, lending firm E-Cash had reportedly informed European P2P lender Mintos of its intentions to begin closing down its business operations. Due to E-Cash having missed “regular settlement payments” to investors for 7 days and a wind-down process that ‘hadn’t yet been evaluated,”… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 10:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Pakistan Software Houses Association had recommended to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) that IT firms should be permitted to use 20% of their export earnings to pay for foreign consultants, digital service providers, vendors (among other requirements) in order to conduct operations and… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Seven of the top 15 Canadian industrial sectors saw declines in investment between 2015 and 2019, research from Canadian think tank the Fraser Institute shows. More industries saw declines in capital investment at one time than during any period since 1990. “In a troubling trend,… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has reportedly upgraded its benefits finders tool in order to assist struggling businesses or companies with understanding and connecting with State and federal Coronavirus crisis support measures as the nation starts to enter a new phase of lockdowns. Implemented as… Read More

August 9, 2021 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The researchers and analysts at Pitchbook have released updated reports this month covering the global private debt market and the European private capital market. Following a “resilient” 2020, private debt fundraising has remained on a “steady course” during H1 2021, the update from PitchBook reveals… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mobile wallet provider GCash has teamed up with Fintech firm Ayannah, a Philippines-based startup that aims to offer affordable and more accessible digital financial services. Through the partnership, the companies will be introducing GCash Padala. GCash Padala, a new remittance service, should enable GCash’s 40… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sensibill has teamed up with CAARY in order to bring “robust” digital finance solutions to SMEs. Through the partnership, CAARY and Sensibill aim to assist Canadian businesses with tracking their spending and managing their finances. As stated in the announcement: “We’re pleased to share that… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nymbus, an established provider of banking tech services, has secured $3 million in capital through a round that was led by OFG Ventures, LLC, which operates as a subsidiary of the OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG). As noted by its management: “A revolutionary alternative to the… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearwater Analytics, a software-as-a-service or SaaS solution for investment accounting, reporting, and analytics, reveals that it has appointed Souvik Das as its new CTO. Das will be responsible for further developing the Clearwater Analytics’ SaaS platform with the latest modifications and enhancements. He has considerable… Read More