Global

March 7, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico’s Ziff has reportedly acquired revenue-based real estate financing platform Arrenda. Following this latest strategic acquisition, Ziff says that it intends to further scale the distribution of Arrenda’s key product offering, Adelanta, which is described as a financial product for commercial rental property owners based… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk has stated that social media giant X (formerly called Twitter) may soon obtain payment licenses in New York and California. Musk said on Wednesday that his social media platform X may soon get approval for a money transmitter license in the state of… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the latest Spring Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt announced that, following a highly competitive bidding process, the British Business Bank intends to award “a total of £250m under the Long-Term Investment for Technology and Science initiative.” The Chancellor also announced “the… Read More

March 7, 2024 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online investment firm Republic has announced a new partnership that will see the Fintech expand into the Middle-East. According to a note from the firm, Republic has formed a partnership with Stake, an online investment platform for real estate in Dubai. Republic claims the deal… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telegram has recently introduced an ad revenue-sharing initiative through the TON blockchain. In a key development that may transform the current ecosystem of online advertising, Telegram recently unveiled an innovative ad revenue-sharing solution through the TON blockchain/DLT network. This latest announcement has led to a… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), a global asset manager with US$213 billion in alternative assets under management, and iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announced a partnership to open up access “for APAC wealth managers… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kroll, the independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, announced the launch of two new digital solutions designed to help organizations identify and manage compliance, fraud and legal risks. As organizations globally respond to shifting financial, regulatory and reputational risks, these solutions enable… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK has proposed a framework for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES), which was mentioned in today’s Spring Budget delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt. The consultation aims to establish new parameters to enable private securities to trade… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), perhaps the largest Fintech in the world, is now allowing some Fintechs to tap into information regarding the Apple Card, Apple Cash and Apple Savings, according to multiple reports. The new API is an Open Banking service that is being rolled out in… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the Spring Budget today, and once again, there was something for everyone to like or dislike. The budget is being described as a “Budget for long-term growth,” highlighting the expectation that inflation will move lower. Hunt said the… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDEX Biometrics and Accomplish Financial, an international payment solution provider, are bringing to market a biometric payment program to help the visually- and memory impaired. The program will first launch in the UK, “where a global fintech will bring to market an accessible payment solution… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK Fintech, has launched the Unicorn Council for UK Fintech (UCFT), a coalition of UK-based Fintech unicorn founders to accelerate and unlock promised growth in the UK FinTech sector. The Council will be “co-chaired by Janine Hirt, CEO… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

To elevate its securities finance offering, CGS International Securities Pte. Ltd., an integrated financial services provider in Asia, has implemented global Fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.‘s (NYSE:BR), Securities Finance and Collateral Management (SFCM) platform. The single platform enables CGS International “to minimize costs via automation… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rabobank has reportedly carried out several pilots in order to execute over €2 billion in commercial paper transactions via blockchain platform Ubermorgen. The platform provides financial market participants with instant access to funds via the automated issuance of commercial paper as well as certificates of… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 2:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yuno, a global payments orchestration platform, announces it has secured $25 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including DST Global Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno offers its clients… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has reportedly shared a new multi-year payments strategy following concerns that banking institutions are not actually taking advantage of the opportunities made available through instant payments. While at the BPFI National Payments Conference, Vasileios Madouros, the Deputy Governor, Central Bank… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE)  announced the final closing of Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund VIII. The Fund represents approximately $700 million in commitments “from a wide range of institutions, including over 50 investors across North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

THIS, which claims to be the UK’s “fastest growing” food brand (Feb ’23), making ridiculously meaty plant-based alternative, has secured over £1  million on Seedrs topping its funding target of £750,000. The securities offering has almost a month left in its campaign. THIS is offering… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru is sharing its loan portfolio for the month of January 2024. Estateguru says that it saw €6.1M in loan repayments in January, “with an additional €0.5M from recovered loans.” Estateguru says it also saw total returns amounting to €1.2M euros, with “an average return… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee Group plc, an online pension provider, recently announced it has entered into an exclusive, non-binding term sheet “with a large, US-based global financial institution in order to expand into the United States of America.” The US has the world’s largest Defined Contribution pension market,… Read More