Global

August 24, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, the cloud banking platform, has appointed Fernando Zandona as Chief Executive Officer. After serving as interim CEO since June – having previously held the role of Chief Product and Technology Officer at Mambu – Fernando will now “spearhead the business as it enters its… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the “only” bank in Denmark, Lunar has decided to offer positive interest rates on all types of accounts without any demands for tying up the funds. Lunar is reportedly “removing the upper limit on deposit interest rates, allowing all paying customers access to positive… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After the start of a successful collaboration in 2022, the Germany-based auxmoney invests in the Dutch credit platform Lender & Spender. With this investment, Lender & Spender is part of the European “success story” of auxmoney. Robert Leclercq, CEO and co-founder of Lender & Spender, … Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anura Solutions, LLC, an ad fraud solution company, announces its successful completion of its SOC 2 Type 1 audit for 2023. This achievement demonstrates Anura’s dedication to “maintaining the highest standards of data security, operational excellence, and customer trust.” Beth Kahn, Co-Founder and CFO of… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider built by institutions for institutions, announced that it has been granted the operating license by the Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) in Dubai after securing its MVP license last November. Achieving this final step in VARA’s licensing… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FullCircl, the Customer Lifecycle Intelligence (CLI) platform that helps financially regulated businesses do better business, faster, has announced the acquisition of W2 Global Data Solutions, a provider of real-time digital solutions for global regulatory compliance. The acquisition strengthens FullCircl’s compliance suite and accelerates the company’s… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, the finance automation platform designed to help businesses spend less, today announced a $300 million Series D on the back of strong revenue growth, “increasing market share among small and mid-sized businesses, and successful expansion into the enterprise segment over the past year.” Ramp… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EBANX, the technology company specializing in payment solutions for rising economies, announces the appointment of two Vice Presidents to lead its technology and governance initiatives. The announcements represent yet another important step by EBANX on the path of increasingly “strengthening technology and governance at the… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 1:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pie Insurance, a tech-enabled provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced it appointed four industry experts to its leadership team. Carla Woodard was promoted “to vice president of claims, Jaime Gilliam-Swartz was appointed to vice president of customer service and operations, Arash Sadati… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest (LSE:LINV), a real estate financing platform, has launched a residential mortgage product. According to a statement from LendInvest, the product is now available to Legal and General Mortgage Club members. LendInvest states that Legal & General Mortgage Club is the largest and longest-running mortgage club… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DMALINK, the EM-focused institutional FX ECN bolsters its Scandinavian currency presence. The firm revealed that Danske Bank A/S, has “added DMALINK as a platform to provide custom Scandinavian eFX pricing to its buy-side clients. The inclusion of Danske Bank in the DMALINK ecosystem “creates an… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and SME Finance in Lithuania have joined to provide €40 million in financing for businesses in the Baltics and elsewhere, according to a statement by the EIF. The EIF will be providing a guarantee to SME finance to provide investments… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 7:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Zorrz, a UK-based Fintech that has created an AI-powered tool for credit analysis, has partnered with BNPL Sileon. Sileon is based in Sweden and specializes in “card-based Buy Now Pay Later” offerings. Sileon is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and has approximately… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 7:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Steve Hulme, CFO at Zopa Bank, has shared an update on their financial performance. Last year was an “exceptionally” strong year for Zopa Bank that reportedly “laid the foundations for their strong profitable growth.” The firm’s management added that as people in the UK continued… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 7:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swift announced strong progress toward goals set by the G20 for enhancing cross-border payments, reporting that 89% of transactions processed on its network reach recipient banks within an hour. That’s ahead of speed targets “set by the Financial Stability Board to achieve one-hour processing for… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

USDC is launching on six new blockchains, and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that it is increasing its support for stablecoins with an investment in Circle. Circle will reportedly “take full control over USDC issuance and governance.” Meanwhile, Coinbase and Circle will also “maintain a commercial relationship.”… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Cricket Council (ICC), together with official fintech infrastructure partner and real-time global payments platform, Nium, invited all cricket-loving technologists to enhance the world of cricket through innovation as part of the second edition of the Next In hackathon. The “Next In” hackathon is… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Institutional trading platform DMALINK has surpassed its funding target of £425,000 on Seedrs. UK-based DMALINK aims to service institutions trading in FX and crypto globally. According to the offering page, DMALINK is raising equity capital at a pre-money valuation of £17.3 million. The investment is… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two of the most “trusted” brands in Web3 and payments integrate in order to help users explore crypto. The teams at PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Ledger are pleased to announce “an on-ramp integration with PayPal, allowing users to explore crypto in a convenient, simple and secure… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

EchoPay and Token.io have partnered to offer “account to account” (A2A) payments for wholesale merchants in the UK. Token.io is an open banking provider for the payments industry. The company reports that it processes payments for millions of merchants worldwide, including HSBC, Mastercard, BNP Paribas,… Read More