Global

June 30, 2024 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rapid adoption of AI requires central banks to embrace the new technology, the Bank for International Settlements said recently, urging policymakers to anticipate the transformative effects of AI on the economy and to use it to sharpen their own analytical tools in pursuit of… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European Fintech Payhawk explains that a business can use different types of amortization schedules, but the most common and straightforward type is the “straight-line method.” As noted in a blog post by Payhawk, this method is where you “evenly distribute the cost of an expense… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Infrared, a protocol focused on giving users access to Berachain’s Proof of Liquidity (PoL) mechanism in one click. Infrared’s mission is to maximize value capture “within the Berachain network by offering user-friendly… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform CoinList recently explained how it fights Sybil Attacks. Since CoinList’s inception, their team has reportedly “removed approximately 2.4 million bots and fraudulent accounts from our platform.” For any business, removing accounts of this nature would “have negative impacts on revenue, as sybils… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital asset industry, has announced a collaboration with Uquid, a Web 3 E-commerce platform, to launch the USD₮ store. This collaboration aims to demonstrate “the practical use of USD₮ in everyday transactions… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 12:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The global fintech blockchain market, valued at $2.2 billion in 2022, is set to expand significantly, reaching $57.84 billion by 2031, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43.8% from 2024 to 2031, according to SkyQuest. Fintech blockchain solutions, which integrate blockchain technology with… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), and Pearl Property Managers Limited (Pearl) have launched a new fund with an initial value of €55 million that will grow in the future, and support the delivery of more than 2,500 new homes over the… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global enabler of real-time cross-border payments, announced the appointment of Spencer Hanlon to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Previously, Hanlon served as Nium’s Global Head of Travel, “spearheading one of the company’s fastest-growing business units.” Hanlon joined Nium in 2021 via… Read More

June 30, 2024 @ 10:43 am By Michael Wong  |  

Snappi, the pioneering Greek neobank, has obtained a universal banking license from the European Central Bank (ECB), following a proposal by the Bank of Greece. This approval marks a crucial milestone in Snappi’s mission to deliver next-generation financial services across Europe. The licensing process was… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 6:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Open Banking in a Box, a new program from Open Banking Excellence (OBE), helps regulators globally develop their open banking markets. It gives access to insights, expertise and practical advice from the UK’s experience in creating its open banking blueprint. This provides the building blocks… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast recently announced the results of its latest survey, Embracing Financial Transformation: What It Is, Why Organizations Should Want It, and How to Achieve It. The survey released by FloQast explores factors of “both awareness and understanding around the concept of financial transformation among accounting… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, a core banking platform, is pleased to announce the strengthening of its ongoing partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This strategic alignment introduces Tuum to the AWS Marketplace, a platform that is reportedly known “for its robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure.” Through this… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech wefox, which is experiencing significant operational challenges, is now reporting that the insurance technology company is focused on its restructuring efforts as it receives support in the form of “strong’ investor support. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of wefox Holding AG held recently, all… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai and STET, a European company focused on payment market infrastructures, which processed more than 35 billion transactions in 2023, are working together “to offer concrete and innovative solutions to financial institutions to help them in the fight to protect their customers from payment fraud.” Feedzai’s… Read More

June 29, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SteelEye‘s Communications Surveillance solution, powered by our Compliance CoPilot, is said to enable compliance teams to “master” eComms and vComms compliance. The platform claims to support any communication channel “including voice, chat, email, meetings, and social messaging.” SteelEye explains that it “provides language detection, transcription,… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the end of financial year (EOFY) around the corner, new research from digital bank, ubank, revealed what’s on the minds of Gen Z and Millennials when it comes to tax time. According to ubank’s research, which “surveyed 1,311 adults between the ages of 18… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, Airwallex, has continued on its growth trajectory, delivering a 93 percent increase in year-on-year (YoY) revenue across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Airwallex also reports that it recorded strong global revenue growth, “up 84 percent YoY, while… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Asset Management, an affiliate of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) and one of the “largest” digital assets and blockchain investment managers, and State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), announced they are collaborating to bring investors… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be the largest digital banking platform in the world outside Asia, announced on the results of the seventh edition of Nubank Data, this time with the theme Financial Health and Well-Being: Access Beyond Credit. The study focuses on the journey… Read More

June 28, 2024 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Celo Foundation is partnering with EigenLayer to integrate the off-chain data availability layer, EigenDA, into the forthcoming Celo Ethereum Layer-2. Initially launched as an EVM-compatible standalone blockchain on Earth Day 2020, core contributors cLabs proposed “bringing the network home to Ethereum during EthCC 2023.”… Read More