General News

June 30, 2021 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has just released its most recent report providing data on the global alternative finance industry. According to the 2nd Global Alternative Finance Benchmarking Report, this sector of Fintech has grown dramatically – with a caveat: you must exclude… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has reportedly acquired a stake in Theta Lake, an established provider of compliance and security solutions for chat, video, and voice collaboration tools. Theta Lake aims to support the hybrid working trends that are becoming quite popular, especially after the COVID… Read More

June 30, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that recent market developments in the United Kingdom have seen investors preparing for expected growth and may also want to watch out for inflation. As mentioned by Blend Network, headlines and concerns regarding inflation… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 9:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Internet of Things (IoT) communications network provider iWire this week announced a $34 million Series A funding round led by Noor Capital. France’s sovereign fund BPI France participated by offering a long-term equipment purchase option to iWire. That brings the company’s total raise to more… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iDenfy, an international identity verification service that offers a secure and reliable solution to quickly verify customers’ identities online, announced on Tuesday (June 29, 2021) that it has teamed up with Clearshift. Clearshift, a firm that’s focused on offering low-cost, transparent, and simplified solutions for… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 6:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DIGITEC, the international standard for carrying out foreign exchange (FX) Swaps and NDF pricing and data, reveals that it has established a new London office, which will be led by Stephan von Massenbach who joins the company as MD, Chief Revenue Officer. Part of DIGITEC’s… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax UK revealed on Monday (June 28, 2021) that they have appointed Phil McGilvray to serve as the new Managing Director for the firm’s Debt Services business, which incorporates TDX Group and Indesser. An experienced commercial leader with a career of over 20 years focused… Read More

June 28, 2021 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Slovenská sporiteľňa, which is one of the largest commercial banks in Slovakia, has reportedly selected FICO Decision Optimizer in order to enhance profitability while also improving portfolio management for its existing cash loan portfolio. By using FICO’s advanced AI-enhanced optimization, the banking institution will be… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fifth Third Bank Momentum Checking clients will now be able to get access to their paychecks up to 2 days early. The US-based lender had started offering the Early Pay option in certain markets earlier in 2021 in order to assist its customers with avoiding… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PriceHubble, a B2B Proptech firm, has finalized its fourth acquisition by adding Czech Proptech company Realtify. Pricehubble is currently operating in nine different countries. As noted by its management: “PriceHubble is a PropTech company, set to radically improve the understanding and transparency of real estate… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doxim, the customer communications management (CCM) and engagement technology provider focused on serving financial and regulated markets, has introduced an omnichannel CCM solution in the UK. Doxim’s CCM has been designed to empower customer experience leaders and business users to own the shift from print… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Riverside Company, a multinational private investor that’s focused on the smaller end of the middle market, announced recently that it has acquired a controlling stake in Cryptomathic, a Danish provider of high-end hardware agnostic secure server solutions. Cryptomathic provides solutions to various industry sectors, … Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deserve, a provider of white-label mobile-centric API and (software development kit) SDK-based credit card tech, has secured $50 million in capital through a Series D round that was led by Mastercard. Mission Holdings and Ally Ventures also co-led Deserve’s latest investment round, along with contributions… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 9:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) is an established provider of technology solutions and payment processing services mainly for the financial services sector. Today (June 23, 2021), the company confirmed that Chris King has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer after the retirement of… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

EUROCROWD, the leading European advocate for online capital formation, has published a report entitled Scaling Up Partnerships: A Blueprint For the Implementation Of Match-Funding Schemes Between Public Authorities and Crowdfunding Platforms. The report explains how to manage the use of European Structural and Investment Funds in… Read More

June 24, 2021 @ 1:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has reportedly made an investment, via Accenture Ventures, into Imburse, a Cloud-powered, payments-as-a-service enterprise platform that aims to simplify the way businesses gain access to the international payments ecosystem. Established in Zurich, Switzerland in 2018, Imburse works cooperatively with various insurers, banking… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

x15ventures, which is Commonwealth Bank‘s venture-scaling unit, has chosen Stone & Chalk, Australia’s Impact Network for emerging tech startups and scale-ups, in order to assist with recruiting seasoned founders to take part in Xccelerate21, which focuses on reimagining the retail experience. Xccelerate21 is described as… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Foreside Financial Group, LLC, provider of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions and tech offerings to customers in the global asset and wealth management sector, has reportedly acquired Hardin Compliance Consulting, LLC. The combined entity has now established one of the largest compliance consulting… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 7:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The amount business spends on digital identity verification processes is forecast to nearly double over the next five years, data from Juniper Research suggests. The processes, which include selfie scans, address checks and knowledge-based authentication will generate a $9.4 billion spend in 2021 but grow… Read More

June 23, 2021 @ 7:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new Insurtech hub for wealth management has launched with a hybrid distribution model. Financial Independence Group has joined SIMON to provide a centralized digital platform for structured investments and various insurance products with “powerful” education and analytical tools. As mentioned in the update, wealth… Read More