Global

May 10, 2023 @ 6:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Estateguru has been approved to operate under European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation or ECSPR. Under the new EU legislation, a platform may sell securities online across all EU member states. Issuers may raise up to €5 million. Estateguru was approved by the Estonian Financial Supervision… Read More

May 10, 2023 @ 5:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Digital Asset and market participants announce their plans to launch the Canton Network, the industry’s “first” privacy-enabled interoperable blockchain network designed for institutional assets and built “to responsibly unlock the potential of synchronized financial markets.” Canton Network participants reportedly “include 3Homes, ASX, BNP Paribas,… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Velocity Global, which claims tobe the world’s “expert” on work, announced the appointment of Linda Lee as Chief People and Culture Officer. In her role, Linda will aim to “build a best-in-class people strategy, overseeing culture-related initiatives as well as talent development and employee recruitment… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, announced its official launch in Israel to fuel future expansion across the region, including the appointment of Or Liban as Airwallex’s Head of Israel and the Middle East. This expansion comes at “a pivotal moment… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra has announced that Banco Sofisa, a nationally ranked São Paulo, Brazil-based financial institution known for its Sofisa Direto digital bank, has partnered with Finastra “to implement Vector Risk, a market and credit risk solution.” Delivered via Finastra’s FusionFabric.cloud and hosted on Microsoft Azure, Vector… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the global card-to-card payments platform, has announced a new multi-year partnership with the Spanish-language content and media company, TelevisaUnivision. As part of the partnership, TelevisaUnivision will “become a shareholder in Paysend and will help the brand scale its presence with U.S. Hispanics and Latinos… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

ViewTrade, a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer, has been selected by ONE ZERO, a digital bank, to provide securities trading. ONE ZER, based in Israel, is leveraging ViewTrade’s API and FIX connection to power trading on its platform. Account holders in Israel may now access US markets trading… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commonwealth Bank Group has unveiled its latest technology hub in Perth, as part of its broader strategy to contribute to Australia’s digital economy and support a diverse pipeline of technology talent. CBA’s Tech Hub program has been “established to diversify the concentration of tech… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Digital Pound Foundation, an independent forum supporting the implementation of a well-designed digital Pound, is pleased “to announce the expansion of its Board of Directors with the appointment of two new Board seats as it continues into its second year of full-time operations.” Adding… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, announces the launch of TS One, a cross-asset class, SaaS-based solution designed “for investing teams who are seeking access to global markets, advanced execution management tools, battle-tested risk management… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asda customers can now get £20 added to their Asda Rewards cash pot if they open a new Asda Money Credit Card or Asda Money Select Credit Card account, “provided by digital lender Jaja Finance, on or before 4 July 2023.” Asda Rewards is Asda’s… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY), a digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families in over 170 countries around the world, reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. Matt Oppenheimer, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Remitly, said: “We are pleased to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Openlayer, which claims to be the creator of the world’s most comprehensive platform for testing AI, announced that it has closed a $4.8 million seed round. The funds from the investment round will be used “to expand its workforce and enhance the platform’s functionality so… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank Maybank Indonesia, Tbk. (Maybank Indonesia or the Bank) announced its Consolidated Financial Results ended 31 March 2023, “with Profit before Tax (PBT) increased by 33.3% to Rp750 billion from Rp562 billion last year.” This was “derived from improved earning on its assets composition… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tide has distributed a statement calling for a more aggressive approach to dealing with fraud. Tide is a neobank for small businesses providing accounts in partnership with ClearBank. The company reports having over 500,000 UK SMEs as customers. Tide is asking the UK government to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac is rolling out a new feature on its banking app, which will allow customers to estimate their carbon footprint. Westpac customers will soon be able “to track their carbon footprint, with new functionality on the banking app that enables those with eligible accounts to… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a newer online investment platform based in Bucharest but with global aspirations, has announced a strategic partnership with Italy-based Doorway – another securities crowdfunding platform. Doorway is a venture capital platform in Italy, enabling direct investment in the asset class by private and corporate… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 11:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Barclay’s have signed a new multi-year strategic partnership. Building on their longstanding relationship, the agreement “includes a wide range of capabilities to support Barclays across the full ecosystem of businesses to enhance delivery for customers and clients and prepare… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), a global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, announced it has expanded its ESG Rankings coverage across public and private companies from 42 million to 74 million in 185 countries. This expansion reflects a recent update “regarding the materiality weighting… Read More

May 8, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, which claims to be among the “highest-valued” digital asset security infrastructure platforms, recently announced the launch of its Fireblocks Compliance Solutions Suite in order “to streamline and simplify how institutions meet digital asset regulatory requirements and stay ahead of industry threats.” With the industry… Read More