General News

July 30, 2023 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced the second Venmo Small Business Grant, a program for small and emerging businesses “providing financial grants and mentorship for 20 Venmo business profile customers.” The selected businesses will each “receive $10,000 for expenses, such as rent, or to help… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 12:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Provenir, a provider of data and AI-powered risk decisioning software, this week announced the appointment of Richard Kern as senior vice president of Global Professional Services. The head of Provenir’s global professional services team, Kern is charged with overseeing client delivery services. That includes implementation… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite economic challenges, 75% of mid-sized business owners expect their revenue to increase and 71% are planning “to hire over the next 12 months,” according to the inaugural Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Mid-Sized Business Owner Report (PDF). The study is based “on a survey… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company, announces HYPR Adapt, which is the latest product in its expanding modern authentication security portfolio. HYPR Adapt reportedly “provides risk-based, adaptive authentication so organizations can effectively manage identity-related risks and reduce user friction, even in rapidly changing security environments.” Its powerful… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Board of Monument Bank is pleased to confirm that regulatory approval has been confirmed for the appointment of Fiona Pollard as the successor to Niall Booker as Chair of Monument Bank. Monument Bank Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and regulated by… Read More

July 29, 2023 @ 6:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ING announced the appointment of Görkem Köseoğlu as chief technology officer and member of the Management Board Banking. Görkem will take up his position “on 1 September, succeeding Ron van Kemenade, who stepped down effective 30 April 2023.” Görkem is currently “the chief operations officer… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 1:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As a Sustainable and Socially Responsible Lender, October systematically “integrates ESG factors into its activity and investment process.” Specifically, October’s latest fund OCTOBER SME V is aligned “to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).” October’s strong commitment to ESG investing is proven “by reporting on… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rimes is pleased to announce that they have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative (UNGC) — a voluntary leadership platform “for developing, implementing, and disclosing responsible business practices.” Following this announcement, Rimes is now “part of a growing group of thousands of companies globally… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Q-CTRL, a global firm focused on developing useful quantum technologies through quantum control infrastructure software, announced the addition of Morpheus Ventures as a new investor in their record-setting Series B funding round, which has raised $54 million USD. Morpheus Ventures, “known for its expertise in… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Europe has long been viewed as less risk tolerant and less interested in stocks when it came to personal investing.  While there are many reasons for this, some view it as disadvantageous for the wider population, as equities can drive wealth creation. Today, the French… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth Credit Intelligence (ONci), the SaaS partner for commercial banks to lend smarter, faster, and more, announces a major product enhancement of the ON Climate application that allows users to analyze transition risk and impact for each year up until 2050. The ON Climate application… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was expected, the US Federal Reserve increased benchmark rates by 25 basis points today. Markets had long anticipated the move, which pushed rates to the highest they have been in over 22 years. In the Federal Open Market Committee statement, the bank said that… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech unicorn Tipalti recently announced an additional $150M in growth financing, bringing the company’s total equity and debt raise to more than $700M. Led by JP Morgan Chase Bank and Hercules Capital, this incremental growth financing will enable Tipalti to further invest in product innovation… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announces that it has reached an agreement with Thoma Bravo, a major software investment firm, for the acquisition of 100% of Imperva, a US-based data and application cybersecurity company, for an enterprise value of $3.6 billion1. With this acquisition, Thales is… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank N26 announced the appointment of Carina Kozole as Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director of N26 AG. She will begin in her new role later this year, and will “assume responsibility for risk management at the digital bank.” Carina reportedly brings “with her… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 6:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the first time, DriveWealth says it is expanding the range of tradeable asset classes on its platform: their partners can now “build options trading experiences all within their investing APIs.” Equity options have “grown in popularity with retail investors over the past decade, largely… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime is pleased to announce that Madhu Muthukumar has joined the company as our first Chief Product Officer (CPO). This appointment furthers Chime’s commitment “to creating the next wave of innovative products and services critical to their members’ needs and their long-term success as we… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 5:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that in 2022, investment scams were the costliest type of fraud in the US. The FBI states in its Internet Crime Report 2022 (IC3) that fraud complaints jumped from $1.45 billion in 2021 to $3.31 billion in 2022…. Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement on the recent bust-up over Coutts canceling a high-profile account due to its internal “values.”  Coutts, which is owned by NatWest, shut down the account of former UKIP leader and noted Brexit supporter Nigel Farage… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Global private equity and venture capital deals with a valuation of one billion dollars are more are experiencing their slowest-ever year since 2019, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. For the year until July 13th, there have been 33 deals at $99.47 billion. During Q2,… Read More