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October 31, 2024 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, the RiskOps platform, offering AI-powered solutions to protect people and payments against financial crime, reveals that 42% of French citizens will use fingerprint authentication to secure their payments, especially among the younger generation aged 18-34, where the rate is 56%. Although 32% of respondents… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG Risk Intelligence, a key player focused on compliance, risk management and fraud prevention solutions, announced the launch of products in order to enhance financial security as well as drive significant operational efficiencies on a international scale. Global Account Verification reportedly checks payee and account… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), the provider of intelligent banking solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FullCircl. FullCircl is a UK-headquartered SaaS (software as a service) platform, built to help FIs and regulated companies grow revenue, automate and accelerate onboarding,… Read More

October 31, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment firms Capital Group and KKR filed registration statements with the SEC for two public-private fixed income funds, Capital Group KKR Core Plus+ and Capital Group KKR Multi-Sector+ (which are expected to launch in the U.S. in the first half of 2025, pending regulatory approval)…. Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, which claims to be the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, announced a collaboration with Circle, a digital financial firm and the issuer of stablecoins USDC and EURC via its regulated entities, to enable ongoing innovation in stablecoin liquidity management. The alliance… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian announced the launch of Experian Assistant, a generative AI-enabled solution that accelerates the modeling lifecycle, slashing model-development timelines from months to days. Integrated with Experian Ascend Technology Platform, this solution reportedly empowers users to leverage their data for analytics with less effort. The world’s… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands, the firm that is advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced a new partnership with GEODNET, which is said to be the “decentralized” Real-Time Kinematics (RTK) network, to advance mixed-reality gaming and immersive experiences, and integrate cutting-edge location technology… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 10:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the platform driving the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, in collaboration with GeoWealth and BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), announced its tech is powering a platform experience for registered investment advisors (RIAs), which enables firms using GeoWealth to include private assets… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fagura, an online investment platform, has raised €250,000 from U.Ventures, according to a company statement. Fagura originated in Moldova but is regulated and active in Romania. U.Ventures is a US-based VC active in the region. The VC typically invests from $100,000 to $2 million. Fagura is… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the blockchain ecosystem “trusted” by 230 million+ users worldwide, announced Binance Wealth, the crypto exchange technological solution for wealth managers. Binance Wealth allows wealth managers to oversee the onboarding of their clients and make investment recommendations, allowing clients to receive support during onboarding and… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HBAR Foundation is joining Chainlink Scale which now deepens the collaboration between the Chainlink and Hedera ecosystems. As noted in a blog post, the HBAR Foundation, which supports the growth and adoption of the Hedera ecosystem, has joined the Chainlink Scale program. As an initial… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar, the Nordic challenger bank, announces the launch of its AI Voice Assistant, marking a milestone as the European bank to introduce GenAI Native Voice tech. Powered by the GPT-4o model, the GenAI Native Voice Assistant will help make banking accessible to all demographics, offering… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the Autumn Statement delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today, the UK government delivered on an expectation for an increase in taxes. The Chancellor is the first female to deliver a budget in the UK’s history. In total, the government anticipates about… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), an enabler of digital payments, announced a partnership with digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). This partnership adds convenience and new services for Coinbase customers across the US and EU, including “real-time,” reliable, and “secure” money movement. By integrating with the Visa Direct… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Capgemini Research Institute’s World Payments Report 2025 reveals an industry set to be reimagined with account-to-account and instant payments. Now marking its 20th edition, the report “predicts instant payments will account for 22% of all non-cash transaction volumes by 2028 globally.” Since the inaugural… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

VanEck says it will be working with Kiln to power institutional staking with Solana. Solana is a Proof of Stake blockchain, and its native cryptocurrency is SOL. VanEck is a financial services firm that mainly provides exchange-traded products. Kiln is a digital asset rewards management… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation rate reports (CPI) don’t significantly affect the Bitcoin (BTC) price, according to an update from CoinGecko. Having launched back in 2009 after the Great Financial Crisis, Bitcoin (BTC), now the flagship digital currency, reportedly had few macroeconomic “stress tests to withstand.” The extensive research… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and TickPick, the modern transparent ticket marketplace transforming the event ticketing industry, announced their partnership to enhance the ticket buying experience for all TickPick customers. TickPick, known for its no service fee policy, best price guarantee,… Read More

October 30, 2024 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DWS Xtrackers has reportedly become the new crypto ETP issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange. SIX welcomes DWS Xtrackers as the latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with “cryptocurrency underlyings.” DWS Xtrackers lists in total two new products, one on Bitcoin and one on Ethereum. With… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, which claims to be an “institution-first” digital asset custodian, whose shareholders reportedly include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings, Northern Trust, and National Australia Bank, has launched Unified Wallets, a feature to enhance its core custody solution, offering institutional digital asset and fund managers the… Read More