Global

April 1, 2024 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Startups operating in the MENA region have reportedly secured over $250 million in capital during March 2024, according to an update shared by local sources. To be precise, MENA startups acquired $254 million across 54 different deals, which is up considerably by 186% MoM from… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The U.S. transition to a T+1 settlement cycle is two months away, and market participants are continuing preparations as the May 28, 2024, implementation date approaches. Many firms continue to focus “on enhancing operational efficiencies, including the achievement of same-day affirmation.” DTCC analysis shows that… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Figment is pleased to announce a continuation of our collaboration with Ledger, bringing Ethereum staking to the Ledger Live application. This collaboration gives ETH token holders “the ability to stake their Ethereum in increments of 32, directly through their Ledger devices.” The… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Given the scope of payments being made on a global scale, with each country and region having its own respective payment rails, embedded finance companies have stepped up to enable seamless interoperability between payment rails. This, according to an update shared by the team at… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIX announced that it had acquired a majority stake in FactEntry, a global provider of fixed-income reference data, analytics, and solutions for financial market participants. SIX is the the stock exchange of Switzerland. This strategic acquisition significantly enhances SIX’s data offering and aligns “with its… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, reportedly ranks among the most valuable brands in Brazil. The Kantar BrandZ 2024 ranking places Nubank in fifth position, “a 28% increase compared to the previous ranking in 2022.” Juliana… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 10:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report by professional services firm KPMG has revealed that 115 Scottish firms received over £359 million worth of Venture Capital (VC) investment after being identified as the most promising throughout 2023. The Venture Pulse Survey showed that there was “a marked decline in global… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Krishna Vishnubhotla at Zimperium – a provider of mobile security, highlights crucial differences between mobile banking fraud and mobile banking scams. The convenience of managing our finances on the go has streambed the way we handle our money. We live in an era where mobile has… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, launches a new, innovative authorised push payment fraud (APP fraud) prevention solution, powered by Feedzai, the firm focused on anti-fraud and financial crime software. The new product is the first solution, “built using fully supervised machine learning, to leverage collaborative… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nucleus Financial Platforms, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading, independent, adviser platform and product groups, has appointed Julia Peake as Technical Manager, further strengthening its Technical Services team. Julia joins from Canada Life where she “was a technical specialist for three years,… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom is currently the sixth largest economy globally and the UK tech startup ecosystem ranks third in terms of funding raised in the first quarter of 2024, after the US and China, according to a new report. Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England and FCA are leading a joint transformation program with industry to transform data collection from the UK financial sector. They published a future strategy for “achieving this, encompassing the regulator’s response to industry’s recommendations.” The Bank of England and the Financial… Read More

April 1, 2024 @ 4:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) and Vayana TradeXchange announce a partnership to use Arqit’s TradeSecure digital negotiable instrument technology to transform international supply chains. Vayana TradeXchange is a global marketplace “facilitating the financing of cross-border trade, headquartered in GIFT City and operating under license… Read More

March 31, 2024 @ 2:18 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Reserve Bank of India is contemplating the establishment of the Digital India Trust Agency (DIGITA) in a move to combat the escalating cyber fraud. This initiative aims to clamp down on the proliferation of illicit lending applications by instituting a verification system for digital… Read More

March 31, 2024 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently issued a Notice to extend, for a further six months until 30 September 2024, the suspension of the use of channels that are not specifically permitted (non-specified channels by remittance companies “when transmitting money to persons in the… Read More

March 31, 2024 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Global State of Crypto report from Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT) provides a comprehensive analysis of markets and regulation. As stated in the Bakkt report, the spectacular collapse of FTX in November 2022 kicked-off a “tumultuous news cycle” for crypto. According to Bakkt’s report, the momentum… Read More

March 31, 2024 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, a trading and investing platform, announced recently that it has added 12 new altcoins to its platform. Omri Ross, Chief Blockchain Scientist at eToro, said: “We are excited to enable our customers to access these new assets, covering a large range of new ideas… Read More

March 30, 2024 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Q4 macroeconomic data points in France’s markets are marginally better than in Q3, according to an update from Pitchbook. Q4 GDP growth was reported as flat by Pitchbook, while inflation has been “coming down from the elevated levels seen earlier in the year.” Meanwhile, the… Read More

March 30, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech SumUp has implemented Confirmation of Payee (CoP) in the UK, as the company takes additional steps to protect merchants and users from bad actors and fraud. CoP is a name-checking service, launched by Pay.UK in 2020, which “validates recipients’ account details before transfers… Read More

March 30, 2024 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is partnering with Adobe Commerce to deliver flexible online and offline payments solutions to global enterprise merchants operating on Adobe Commerce. The payments partnership enables Adobe Commerce customers “to simplify and scale their… Read More