Global

May 12, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French crowdfunding association, Financement Participatif France (FPF), has issued a statement regarding the potential for securities crowdfunding providers to enable local bond offerings. According to the FPF, the ability of platforms to provide a market for community bonds is “doomed to failure” following the… Read More

May 12, 2023 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neonomics, a Nordic open banking provider, has expanded the launch of their core open banking driven Checkout solution to the Danish market. This payment solution makes it easy for any business “to get started with account-to-account payments through a frictionless front-end user interface, delivering higher… Read More

May 12, 2023 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mia-Platform, an end-to-end platform builder that empowers businesses to smoothly create cloud-native applications, has extended its partnership with London-based RegTech startup, docStribute, in order “to launch a new application for financial services businesses to offer faster, more secure lending.” The service will be “available through… Read More

May 12, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs has been a bit quieter following its acquisition by Republic but in recent days, the company has posted a comment on platform activity without providing and metrics. Published by Seedrs CEO and Republic EVP Jeff Kelisky, he noted the challenging economic environment that is… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There are signs of confidence returning to the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses and the lending market they rely on, iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index finds. The new research, “carried out with over one hundred SME finance brokers who collectively submitted over 2,500 SME… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mikko Salovaara has quit Revolut. Salovaara, who was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has exited the digital bank after just two years in the leadership post, according to multiple reports. While Salovaara has attributed his exit from the Fintech due to personal reasons, Revolut has… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ocrolus, a key player focused on AI-driven document automation for faster and more accurate lending decisions, announced it has integrated GPT embeddings from OpenAI into its set of technologies. The addition of OpenAI GPT embeddings “strengthens Ocrolus’ ability to process semi-structured and unstructured documents, such… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, a provider of financial crime and risk management solutions, today announced significant enhancements to its RiskOps Platform, “enabling banks to better protect their customers from a wide variety of financial scams.” These new Feedzai ScamPrevent capabilities “deliver detection, classification, and interception of the widest… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransferMate and Barclays have announced a new collaboration that will bring an international receivables solution to the market, “to help UK businesses reduce transaction costs and save time.” Barclays clients operating in GBP will now be “able to invoice their customers in their clients’ local… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has increased its benchmark rate by 25 bps as anticipated. According to a statement by the Bank, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7 to 2 to raise rates to 4.5%, with the dissenters preferring to hold rates at 4.25%. Similar… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cassini Systems, which claims to be the industry leader of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, announces its partnership with CF Partners, the provider of energy and environmental solutions for companies looking for a low-carbon future, with services including emissions… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Republic of Estonia has revealed that 100 active firms are providing digital asset services under new rules designed to incorporate stricter AML/KYC requirements. At the same time, the new rules have invalidated 389 crypto firms which were previously authorized but no longer meet the… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The key to faster Fintech growth is safe, seamless digital account opening, according to an update from Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Innovations in finance and payments are reportedly “unlocking new experiences for consumers and fintechs alike.” As of 2022, around 78 percent of adults in the U.S…. Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut and Upvest have partnered to offer fractional ETF and European stock trading across Europe. Upvest are pleased to welcome Revolut and its end users to their community. Offering ETFs and European stocks for the first time Revolut and Upvest will “offer fractional ETF and… Read More

May 11, 2023 @ 7:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has selected OpenFin‘s technology for its flagship LSEG Workspace platform. The partnership will “leverage OpenFin’s secure zero-install delivery model and container technology to simplify distribution of LSEG‘s next-generation data and analytics to customer desktops.” LSEG Workspace reportedly “provides wealth advisors,… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, the private market investing platform, announced the appointment of Ted Yarbrough as its Chief Investment Officer. Yarbrough reportedly “brings to Yieldstreet nearly three decades of experience at Citigroup (NYSE: C) and its predecessor companies, holding a variety of leadership roles across the firm’s banking,… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 12:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fund Recs announced that CACEIS Bank, Ireland Branch (CACEIS), has selected Fund Recs in order “to introduce further automation to the performance of Position Reconciliations and Daily Cash Flow Monitoring.” The rollout of Fund Recs’ Cash Flow Monitoring Module “within CACEIS has further automated the… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ThriveDX, the global firm focused on cybersecurity and digital skills training, is pleased to announce the launch of its new certificate program exclusively designed “for security awareness administrators and managers to equip them with the skills and knowledge they need to implement and manage comprehensive… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank that aims to combine traditional banking with access to Bitcoin and stablecoins, claims to have become the first bank in the world to integrate Tether (USDT) payment rails. Xapo Bank is regulated and based in Gibraltar. Earlier this year,… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PCI Pal (LON: PCIP), the global SaaS provider of secure payment solutions for business communications, implements payment solutions for NFP Health. The exchange billing vendor “streamlined its overall customer experience while securing consumer payments and ensuring continued compliance with data protection legislation and the PCI Data… Read More