Global

August 19, 2024 @ 12:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Italian Banca Sella now provides Bitcoin (BTC) trading. Established back in 1886, Banca Sella is one of the most well-known banking institutions in Italy. Its mobile banking platform, known as Hype, now also includes a Bitcoin trading service as it operates with more than 1.2… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standing as the number one business priority for Nu in 2024, Mexico has proven to be a savvy choice in the company’s international expansion strategy: one year after the launch of Cuenta, the company has already surpassed 8 million customers in the country and $3.3… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Minnadeooyasan-Hanbai (MOH Nippon) (LSE: MOH)has joined the London Stock Exchange (LSE) via a reverse  merger. According to a note from the company, Minnadeooyasan-Hanbai is the first Japanese firm to trade on the main market of the LSE in over 20 years. The company has changed… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SCB 10X, the technology investment arm of SCBX Group, has announced their participation in the series A funding round for Ema, a San Francisco-based generative AI company creating Universal AI Employees of the future. The $36M Series A extension investment round, “co-led by Accel and… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform CapitalRise is reporting a record breaking month as July originated almost £50 million in loans (£49.4 million). At the same time, CapitalRise said that it has now surpassed £400 million in total loan originations. CapitalRise is a specialist property financing provider… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Preqin, the global firm focused on alternatives data and insights, recently released its Investor Outlook H2 2024 report. Their Investor Outlook report series occurs on a biannual basis and is based on surveys conducted in-house. Alternative investors’ responses provide exclusive insight “into their current sentiment… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Gemini has shared a detailed analyst note, addressing the following: When Will The Pain Subside? Examining Signals After the Crypto Sell-Off? In Gemini’s previous analyst note, “Where Are We in The Crypto Cycle?” the crypto firm looked at how macro indicators could… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global firm focused on financial technology, announced that it is unlocking the Neural Payments solution to its clients, expanding the availability of peer-to-peer (P2P) payments by leveraging the company’s global scale and NYCE debit rails to bring this capability to a… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 4:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Auto insurance purchasing volume set a new record for the second consecutive quarter, according to new research from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). The number of U.S. consumers shopping for auto insurance “was up 7%, compared to Q2 2023 (YoY).” This trend has been driven in recent… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to the Bank of Ireland fraud data for the first half of 2024, the volume of investment fraud attempts has surged by 76% compared to the same period in 2023. Investment fraud happens when fraudsters, “posing as legitimate firms, offer consumers investment opportunities on… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank has shared embedded banking ROI insights from the Forrester Report. ClearBank has, from its inception, been focused on “providing the infrastructure that enables firms to innovate, differentiate and grow.” A core element of that vision is the Embedded Banking proposition “that offers firms the… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s and Elliptic, key players in global compliance and third-party risk management and digital asset risk management respectively, have announced a strategic alliance to revolutionize virtual asset service provider (VASP) screening through the seamless integration of on-chain blockchain data with traditional off-chain data sources. In… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS, a provider of Fintech solutions, has secured a strategic investment from Gesa Credit Union, a $5.5B+ Washington-based financial institution serving nearly 290,000 members across the Pacific Northwest. This investment will fuel Nymbus’ ongoing mission “to help credit unions create sustainable growth in an increasingly… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in MyShell through Labs Incubation Season 6. MyShell is a decentralized AI ecosystem converging “an AI model layer that allows everyone to build, share, and own AI Apps.” MyShell was launched in April… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zip (ASX: ZIP), a digital financial services company offering innovative, people-centered products, announced its integration as a payment method for U.S. merchants using Stripe. With the new integration, eligible merchants can easily enable Zip as “a payment method with a single click, which can help… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, an enabler of global payouts orchestration, announced a collaboration with Thunes, a global money movement innovator, to expand its e-Wallet payout capabilities worldwide. The collaboration aims to address the increasing demand “for more diverse, and flexible payout methods, especially in emerging markets where e-Wallets… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Communify, a Just Build It (JBI) company led by the former founders of InvestCloud, in partnership with Stellex Capital Management, will be combined with Fincentric (formerly known as Markit On Demand), a provider of digital experiences, curating financial data distribution and other solutions, which was… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sling Money, an app designed to make the global transfer of money instant, easy and low-cost, today announced a $15 million Series A round led by Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures. Sling Money previously raised a $5 million seed round “led by… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Hedera, a decentralized, proof-of-stake public ledger that enables fast, low-cost, and secure transactions for real-world and digital assets. The partnership will broaden access to HBAR,… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and UKG have launched a payroll integration to enable access to payroll funds. U.S. employees whose pay is processed through UKG Pro can “now sign up for a PayPal Balance account and set up PayPal Direct Deposit1 through their employer’s payroll portal,… Read More