Global

February 12, 2024 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Though the venture market was in a state of declines over the past couple of years, much of the pricing pressure has not yet forced pre-seed or seed-stage valuations below the highs of 2021, according to an update from Pitchbook. While it’s true this area… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Fan, OKX President, notes that she’s pleased to announce a major milestone in OKX’s global expansion – they have officially launched our leading crypto exchange and Web3 services in Argentina. Given Argentina’s position as one of the “top” crypto markets in Latin America with… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses in Australia are reportedly faring well despite changing economic conditions, says Westpac’s latest business snapshot. Australian businesses are largely managing “slowing consumer demand and are cautiously optimistic as they head into 2024.” Westpac’s latest Quarterly Business Snapshot), which “analyzes millions of daily business banking… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK government will invest £100 million in AI research and training regulators on the technology. A good portion of the cash infusion will be spent on new research hubs across the UK. Bridgewise, an AI financial intelligence platform, has shared insights following this announcement…. Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Ram Ramachandran, the CEO at Router Protocol, which supports building an interoperable Web3 with modular cross-chain infrastructure. Ram Ramachandran commented on what can be done to help regain users’ privacy and security in Blockchain in 2024. Ramani Ramachandran, CEO of… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has announced the appointment of Thierry d’Argent, CEO of Societe Generale UK; Saif Malik, CEO, UK, Standard Chartered; and Mickey Schiller, CEO of Leumi UK, to its Board, effective 8 February 2024. TS Anil, CEO, Monzo; and Kelly Devine, Divisional President UK &… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SME anxieties regarding a potential recession have eased by a third (32%) since Q4 2022, though inflation concerns remain, according to iwoca’s Q4 2023 SME Expert Index. Under half (49%) of SME finance brokers surveyed “report their SME clients having any recession fears––a significant drop… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Insurtech funding and deals slide to 6-year lows in 2023, according to an update shared by CBInsights. Insurtech startups had a “brutal” 2023, with funding and deals reaching 6-year lows — in line with the broader venture slowdown, the team at CBInsights noted. Nevertheless,… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, a digital bank/neobank with over 35 million customers worldwide and 8+ million in the United Kingdom, is offering eSIMs and global mobile data plans to its UK clients. Revolut eSIM enables clients to roam like a local user and stay connected without having to… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken is reporting they have obtained a VASP registration from the Dutch Central Bank (DNB), as part of their European growth strategy. In a blog post, digital asset firm Kraken notes that this registration will allow them “to expand into an important European market and… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zopa bank has launched its first Cash ISA account in order to help savers level-up their 2024 finances. Zopa bank says its aim is to “help millions of Brits with an ISA account better save by making the £333 billion sitting in Cash ISAs work… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey signalled a drop in recruitment activity across Scotland at the start of 2024. Both permanent staff placements and temp billings “fell sharply in January, with the latter posting the first decline in three months.” Subdued… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Navro – the Fintech previously known as Paytrix that supports international payments for global businesses – reveals that it has been authorized by the Central Bank of Ireland as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI). As per the terms of the license, businesses with international plans… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) has recently published its H2 2023 financial results. Adyen delivered a period of profitable growth as the company reportedly finished its “accelerated investment phase of growing its global team.” Adyen has shared the following H2 2023 figures: Processed volume was… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 11:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), announced that it has reached an agreement to buy Innopay, a consultancy firm specialized in digital transactions. Innopay will complement Oliver Wyman’s existing payments consulting capabilities. Terms of the transaction,… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pennylane has reportedly raised €40M from Sequoia Capital and other investors, reflecting steady growth over the past two years. The company is also reporting a significant increase in the number of VSE-SMEs on its platform in 24 months thanks to the adoption of the tool… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Running a successful small business goes beyond profit margins; it’s about managing financial health. One crucial metric is your business credit score, according to the team at Thriday. Thriday’s latest feature – the business credit score check aims to address key requirements. As explained in… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 3:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XTransfer, the B2B cross-border trade payment platform, announces a key milestone in its partnership with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank has executed XTransfer’s first onshore Thai Baht (THB) trade in Thailand, “leveraging the latest version of the Bank of Thailand‘s Non-Resident Qualified Company (NRQC) rules.” Under… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic, a global technology company supporting the digital transformation of finance and investing, and Creta, a Web3-based multiverse gaming platform formed by a coalition of developers, creators, producers, are announcing their partnership with eyes towards collaboration in the Web3 development space. Republic is an financial… Read More

February 11, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) announced a partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate climate mitigation and resilience through financing and support for companies in the Google Cloud Ready – Sustainability (GCR-Sustainability) program. GCR-Sustainability is a validation program for companies with solutions available on Google Cloud that help… Read More