Global

September 21, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments company bridge21 announced its partnership with Bitso, the Financial Company powered by Crypto in Latin America, in order “to expand their support for local payments from the US, throughout Latin America.” According to a report, the overall cross-border payment market “stood at $176.5… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, the provider of the global financial super app with 30 million clients  throughout the world, announced an expansion of its professional team as it prepares to develop various European mortgage products. With a goal to streamline mortgages and offer clients with frictionless… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England held benchmark rates steady following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to continue its pause. The BOE said the Monetary Policy Committee voted 5 to 4 to hold the Bank Rate at 5.25%. The minority preferred to increase rates by 25 basis… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tide, the business financial platform, has reached a significant growth milestone. The business now claims a 10% market share of all UK small businesses “with more than 550,000 customers (members).” Tide serves small businesses which “don’t have their own finance function, such as sole traders,… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France, the French crowdfunding association, has provided an update on debt-based platforms in the country. This means platforms that enable peer-to-peer lending, bonds, and mini-bond services. As part of a best practices charter, FPF instituted a requirement for member platforms to post performance… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

International payments Fintech EBANX has expanded its operations into Africa and two additional Caribbean countries. According to a statement by the company, EBNAX now offers services in Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.  At the same time, EBANX is now available… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 10:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cleafy, a technology company specializing in proactive fraud prevention for digital banking, has secured €10 million in funding led by United Ventures through the fund UV T-Growth. The investment round will support Cleafy’s expansion “into new markets and further development of its technology platform.” The… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian whose shareholders include Standard Chartered, SBI Holdings and Northern Trust, is announcing it has partnered with OpenEden, a compliance-first partner that connects real-world yield opportunities with on-chain assets through its innovative platform that “integrates well understood regulated structures… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the interest rate environment continues to place pressure on the banking sector, key insights and data collected (last week) shed light on the present situation. This data, shared with CI, was obtained from banking, fintech and financial professionals at FinovateFall in New York and… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

has secured funding from Helvetia Venture Fund, the investment arm of the Swiss insurer group Helvetia, tasked with investing in businesses that will shape the future of the insurance industry. Alongside Helvetia, other financial backers reportedly include Autonom and The Mavers. Having raised over €6m… Read More

September 20, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Michael Wong  |  

In a significant move towards bolstering the global fight against climate change, HSBC announced today its commitment to allocate $1bn in financing to early-stage climate tech startups worldwide. This ambitious initiative aims to accelerate the development of innovative solutions in various domains, including electric vehicle… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Opera, the web innovator with over 319M users worldwide, unveils Minipay — a new web3 payments wallet built on Celo. Offering “instant” financial transactions, MiniPay is integrated “with the Opera Mini browser for Android users, making it easier and more affordable for individuals to send… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has invested €3 million in technology company Enigio to expand its use of digital documentation in trade. The €3 million investment will allow Enigio “to expand its bespoke solution, trace:original, which removes the need to physically transfer paper documentation within trade transactions.”… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase is pleased to announce the partnership with Judo Bank (ASX: JDO) is now live. Judo selected Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform (EBP) to create new digital experiences for its small and medium (SME) business banking and term deposit customers. The adoption of Backbase’s EBP will… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a recent survey, 58% of US consumers expect all payments will be digital in the near future. This percentage increases to 67% when polling a younger demographic – more specifically, Millennials. Banking platform provider Temenos (SIX: TEMN) surveyed  2000 adults about their purchasing… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Credolab, a smartphone and web behavioural data analytics platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Circulo de Credito, a fast-growing Credit Information Society (Credit Bureau) in Mexico. The partnership aims to bring more financial inclusion to Mexico by “providing innovative credit, risk and fraud scoring… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Three of the world’s largest financial market infrastructures (FMIs) – DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear – released a paper on the state of the industry’s digital asset evolution. The paper calls for increased collaboration “to progress an ecosystem that currently includes fragmented standards, varying regulatory treatment,… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Swift, a global financial messaging service that is used by just about everyone to transfer value, has partnered with Wise (LSE:WISE) – a stealth bank that got its start in low-cost transfers. According to a statement by Swift, the partnership will enable users to complete… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill from CoinShares notes that outflows over the last 9 weeks aggregate to almost $0.5 billion The CoinShares team also mentioned that digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $54 million last week, “with outflows for 8 out of the last 9 weeks that… Read More

September 19, 2023 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its initial report on potential discrimination at UK banks. The report follows the saga of Nigel Farage, a vocal political personality and former UKIP leader, who had his account shuttered at Coutts after management decided his values… Read More