Global

August 1, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokenization platform OpenEden has announced that it will bring tokenized US Treasury bills (T-bills), a short-term US government debt obligation backed by the US Department of the Treasury, to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its users for the first time. The tokenization of T-bills onto… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for know your customer (KYC), transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management (CLM), announced that Caribbean-based PROVEN Bank is deploying Fenergo’s transaction monitoring solution to streamline its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance processes. Integrating Fenergo’s technology will “enhance PROVEN Bank’s operational… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CommBank customer scam losses halved in FY24 following the introduction of measures including market leading anti-scam technologies, spearheading cross industry collaborations, ongoing proactive policy measures and strengthening customer awareness. James Roberts, CommBank General Manager of Group Fraud, said: “Over the last financial year CommBank has… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments platform Nium says it has boosted its local funding and collection capabilities to more than 40 countries and 15 currencies, with more to come. The move is described by the firm as making Nium one of the only providers “to offer a network this wide.”… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland sees venture capital (VC) investment pick up in Q2’24 and saw 24 deals raising $237.5 million an increase of nearly two fifths (38 percent) compared to $172.5 million across 33 deals for the same period last year. VC investors showed increasing willingness “to make… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Artificial Intelligence Act  (EU AI Act) goes into force today. The EU legislation aims to regulate services that leverage AI. The goal is to enable the development of the technology while protecting consumers and businesses. The legal framework applies to both public and… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Michael Praeger, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of AvidXchange said: “We… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has voted 5 to 4 to cut the benchmark Bank Rate by 0.25% to 5%. The disennters preferred to hold rates steady for now. The decision to cut rates follows the decision by the US Federal Reserve… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As announced in June, wefox has continued to implement its exit from the German insurance market as part of the refocusing of its portfolio on profitable market positions of critical size. In this context, wefox Germany Holding GmbH has reportedly “reached an agreement with the… Read More

August 1, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND) has released its second quarter 2024 financial results. Lemonade notes in its Letter to Shareholders that it remains focused on offering renters, homeowners, car, pet, and life insurance. Powered by artificial intelligence and social impact, Lemonade’s full stack insurance carriers in… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the enabler of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, and Fenasbac, the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, announced a partnership to advance fintech innovation in Brazil through the Next accelerator program. Their combined effort will “support the development of scalable financial services… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AppBrilliance, an enabler of real-time payment solutions with its Money API platform, is leveraging a recent rule change by The Clearing House to expand use-cases for Real Time Payments (RTP) to closed-loop digital wallets in the US. Companies like Starbucks, CVS, Dunkin, Chick-fil-A and many… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Bud Financial has selected Lithuania as its European hub. According to Invest Lithuania, the financial data intelligence platform is expanding its presence in the country after the Bank of Lithuania granted Bud Financial an AIS [Account Information Service] Provider license. Bud will now be… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sticpay, a digital wallet and payments provider, says it has added Visa and Mastercard debit/credit card processing to its platform. Sticpay reports over 5000 merchants. Sticpay is licensed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and reports over one million users and 5,000 corporate clients across… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinShares (OTC:CNSRF) says it will use TS Imagine’s “TS One” service for trading and risk management for its Relative Value equities hedge fund. TS Imagine is a cross asset trading firm for institutions. CoinShares is an investment company specializing in digital assets with offices in… Read More

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

ThetaRay, an AI-powered financial crime detection firm, has announced the acquisition of European screening company, Screena. The acquisition is being described as demonstrating ThetaRay’s continuous investment “in proprietary technology and reaffirms its mission of enabling banks, fintechs, and regulators to detect financial crime with state-of-the-art… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Sumsub revealed that they have achieved multiple certifications for conforming with standards set by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). This milestone reflects Sumsub’s commitment “to meeting the stringent European technical standards for identity proofing and trust services.” Sumsub has been recognized “as… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

First AI Pulse Survey shared by EY reveals that the number of senior leaders investing $10 million or more is set to nearly double, but many are failing to also invest in necessary infrastructure, jeopardizing AI’s impact. After more than a year of hype around… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Bank’s latest Business Barometer found that overall business confidence rose significantly in July to equal the highest level in confidence shown by businesses for eight years. Business confidence in the UK increased by 9 points “to 50% this month, reversing the drop in June… Read More

July 31, 2024 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in aPriori, a project focused on Miner Extractable Value (MEV)-powered liquid staking solutions on Monad, a high-performance Ethereum-compatible L1 smart contract platform. aPriori’s mission is to “decentralize Monad’s network and enhance the user… Read More