General News

June 14, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve has decided to pause rate hikes as it aims to assess the impact of the past rate hikes that have been some of the fastest in history. The Federal Funds Rate will remain at 5 to 5-1/4%. The Federal Open Market… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sequoia India & Southeast Asia, the “largest” venture capital firm in the region which manages over USD 9.2 billion across 13 funds, will now be known as Peak XV Partners globally. The rebranding has “come after Sequoia Capital (US/Europe), Sequoia China and Sequoia India & Southeast… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opensee, which provides complete data access and real-time analytics to financial institutions, has appointed Anne-Laure Delaplace to the new role of Chief Operating Officer as it “deepens its senior leadership team to drive the company on its growth trajectory.” Stephane Rio, Founder and CEO of… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 6:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global technical body EMVCo has announced the appointment of Tim Stuart to the role of European Liaison. Tim reportedly brings “with him over 20 years of experience in the payments industry, holding various senior positions at Mastercard.” His roles have “included delivering EMV Chip and… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The retail recession that has been “foreshadowed by Retail Forecasts for some time has arrived. Real retail turnover in Australia fell again – by 0.6% over the March 2023 quarter – locking in a retail recession after the 0.3% decline in the December quarter of… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immersive Labs, a firm focused on people-centric cyber resilience, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are working together to launch the Cyber Million program that aims “to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operations jobs over the next decade.” The… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK), whose mission is to make digital access faster and more secure, has named experienced banking veteran Kerry Cantley Vice President of Digital Banking Strategy. Cantley brings “a distinguished 30-year career in the financial services industry to Mitek.” Most recently, she “was Senior… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation and Classiq Technologies Ltd. signed a technology collaboration agreement in the gate-based quantum computing. Quantum computers are next-generation technologies “that have the potential to efficiently solve problems that conventional computers could not solve or take a very long time to solve… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After 9 years at the company, N26’s Chief Growth Officer, Alexander Weber, will be leaving his role at the end of June “to pursue his own entrepreneurial journey.” Having joined N26 in 2014 as one of its first team members, Alexander has “been an important… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has hired a new risk officer. Established in November 2014, the Bank is the UK government’s economic development bank aiming to drive growth and prosperity. The British Business Bank has selected Chantal Geall as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective from… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After more than a decade of significant investment in mobile apps and websites, many U.S. banks and credit card providers have mastered the basics of digital transaction management and are now turning their attention to more advanced “super tools.” According to a series of recent… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

S&P Global Market Intelligence has distributed a brief on traditional banks, providing a list of banks by assets as well as deposits. According to the report, a majority of the largest US banks posted increases in assets in the first quarter as failures and exited… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, released the results of its latest market research survey, Compliance and Controls: The State of the Industry, in conjunction with the University of Georgia Consumer Analytics program. With only 26% of participants… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 5:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has reportedly appointed Theo Michalopoulos as General Manager, Financial Services for the United Kingdom. In his role, Theo will be responsible for leading “the Financial Services industry for the UK across banking, capital markets and insurance.” Theo will be joining the Microsoft… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

RIBBIT, Inc., the “authority” on alternative bank and payment data, today announces its acquisition of ValidiFI, a provider of fraud, compliance, and risk mitigation solutions. The acquisition will aim to “create the industry’s leading banking and payment data solutions platform, improving the company’s product offering… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chargebacks911 and Fi911, the firm focused on chargeback management technology, announced the appointment of payments industry professionals Guy Harris as its Chairman of the board, and Eric M. Hoffman as President of Interbank Solutions and board member. The two experienced and well-connected payments professionals, “who… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online fraud and financial crime prevention platform SEON has released its latest ‘Global Banking Fraud Index’, which analyzes “the cost of fraud to banks and other financial institutions around the world in 2023.” Notably, the new review by SEON highlights the following: The value of… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Approvals by big banks for small business loans continue to decline. According to Biz2Credit’s periodic survey of SME lending, loan approval percentages at big banks dipped from 13.5% in April to 13.4% in May. At the same time, approval ratings at small banks remained at… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) experienced a tepid month of online capital formation during May. In their monthly update, Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) said that while the number of new deals increased by 22.7% compared to April, the capital committed decreased by 40.4%. CCA notes that… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qonto, the European business finance solution provider, has appointed Kenneth de Spiegeleire as its Chief Revenue Officer. Since April 2023, de Spiegeleire leads “both central growth teams and international markets, to help Qonto pave the way to reach profitability.” His arrival “reflects Qonto’s strategy to… Read More