General News

April 5, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Valued at $2B, the global talent solution provider “reports significant momentum as the demand for remote-first workplace solutions accelerates.” Velocity Global, the provider of global talent solutions, announced new financial metrics and corporate momentum to include: Crossed the $200M ARR threshold. More than 40% organic… Read More

April 4, 2023 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybereason, the XDR company, announced a $100 million investment led by SoftBank Corp. to support the company’s global growth and advance its innovation in XDR, EDR, and EPP solutions. In addition, Cybereason announced that Eric Gan will “serve as the company’s new CEO, subject to… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company and Vanson Bourne released the 2023 State of Passwordless Security Report. This third annual edition reveals “that insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity.” Respondents… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding, under the Reg CF exemption, is experiencing a “roller coaster ride,” according to the most recent quarterly update provided by Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). According to the report, Q1 2023 saw the lowest capital committed since Q4 2020 – so several years ago… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Surging oil prices are likely to mean higher interest rates “for longer as the price rally adds to inflationary pressures,” warns the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organization. The warning from deVere Group’s Nigel Green comes as the price of… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) explores how technology-driven risks originating in financial services sectors “could become systemic threats to the global financial system.” Pushing Through Undercurrents, developed in collaboration with Deloitte, “examines how different forces influence the way tech-driven risks spread and… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Rapyd reveals that 41% of global organizations believe that international business expansion is imperative “to ease their current trading concerns.” That’s according to a study released by global fintech-as-a-service partner Rapyd, which shows that a sizeable contingent of cross-border businesses are “looking to… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FedML announced $6 million in funding to spearhead a “collaborative AI” movement that empowers companies and developers to work together on machine learning tasks by sharing data, models and compute resources – “fueling waves of AI innovation beyond the largest technology companies.” To meet that… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 2:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Payments Council (EPC) has announced the appointment of Giorgio Andreoli as its new Director General, effective from 1 April 2023. He takes over from Etienne Goosse, who “stepped down after twelve highly successful years in the role.” Giorgio Andreoli reportedly “has extensive professional… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bud Financial Limited, a key player in Open Banking and transactional data intelligence, announced its expansion into the United States. Bud’s entry into the US market reportedly coincides “with high demand for innovative products to shake up the $20 trillion banking industry.” Backed by HSBC,… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dan Benjamin, Co-Founder and CEO of Dig Security, which raised its $34 series A in September 2022 after emerging from stealth in May 2022. Dan has held leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, and during that time noticed customers encountered a… Read More

April 1, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QC Ware and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) have completed a study of quantum “deep hedging,” paving the way “for future increased risk mitigation capabilities in financial services.” In a new paper released on March 30th, 2023, JPMorgan Chase and QC Ware examined two questions “on how… Read More

April 1, 2023 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform, released its first Consumer Pulse Report. Based on the findings of a February 2023 survey of 4,000 consumers across the US, UK and Australia, “conducted on its behalf by Propeller Research, the report details the effects… Read More

April 1, 2023 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Market drivers for vehicle demand have been more volatile since early 2020 than any time in history and lenders require flexible pricing technology to stay competitive, according to the Competing and Capturing Customers in a Disrupted Auto Finance Market report. The paper published by Earnix,… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northern Trust Capital Markets (Nasdaq: NTRS)  reveals that it saw growth in its Integrated Trading Solutions business more than double over the past three years, “including 22 new clients added in 2022 as asset managers choose the platform for their outsourced trading needs.” Northern Trust… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Private equity investment in the banking sector was down by more than half in 2022, according to a recent report provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The drop in PE and VC money was driven by the obvious economic decline and rising interest rates. The… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In just a year since it launched its Jizô Network Detection & Response (NDR) solution, French cybersecurity company Sesame it reveals that it “has achieved profitability and plans to accelerate European development thanks to a €10 million fundraising.” Sesame it, which claims to be one… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) shows almost half (46%) of surveyed freelancers around the world “have seen an increase in demand for their work from global businesses compared to 2021, and over half (55%) have taken on more work in response to the rising… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Commercial Finance research highlights the scale of the challenge facing UK SMEs: 65% of SMEs are finding the current cost-of-living crisis is proving more of a burden on their business than the pandemic lockdowns Just 33% believe the cost-of-living crisis is proving less of… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced measures intended to lift the UK economy in the Spring Budget, data from iwoca highlights what small businesses “were most worried about as they entered 2023.” Small business lender iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index data – based on UK finance… Read More