Global

April 3, 2023 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This final report – issued as part of the G20 cross-border payments program – focuses on facilitating increased adoption of payment versus payment (PvP) “to reduce foreign exchange (FX) settlement risk and improve cross-border payments.” It analyzes “the causes of non-PvP settlement, takes stock of… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Covéa, the car insurer in France with 10.7 million vehicles insured by its French brands MAAF, MMA and GMF, announces the use of Tractable‘s artificial intelligence technology “to accelerate claims processing nationwide in France.” Covéa has been working with Tractable since 2016 “to simplify claims… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CSI, a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, announced today it has partnered with Hawk AI, a global provider of anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud prevention technology for banks and payment companies, “to deliver its latest products, WatchDOG Fraud and WatchDOG AML.” The products’… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ING Bank N.V. has partnered with Salt Edge, which claims to be a pioneer in providing open banking solutions, “for leveraging the widest international bank connectivity and thus, unlocking a whole new range of open banking use cases for SME segments from various industries, corporate,… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Compliance-first digital asset firm Paxos has announced that it has topped ten million “active” digital wallets globally, according to a release distributed by the firm. Paxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure platform that has inked partnerships with some of the biggest names in Fintech, including… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The spectacular collapse of Wirecard, once Germany’s largest Fintech, still reverberates within the country. While different pieces and parts have been sold off to various firms, the collateral damage continues, and new information continues to emerge. Today, EY – once the auditor of Wirecard, has… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Rapyd reveals that 41% of global organizations believe that international business expansion is imperative “to ease their current trading concerns.” That’s according to a study released by global fintech-as-a-service partner Rapyd, which shows that a sizeable contingent of cross-border businesses are “looking to… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Edda, a Paris-based Fintech, has announced a partnership with Innovation Bay, a community for startups based in Australia. Edda is a tool for professional investors that aims to create value by allowing users to see the value of their investments and the impact they generate… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 6:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In yet another initiative with the aim of taking care of our planet, C6 Bank launched the Carbon Extract, being the “first” bank in Brazil to launch a tool of this type in its application. In this new bank tool, it is possible “to calculate… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FedML announced $6 million in funding to spearhead a “collaborative AI” movement that empowers companies and developers to work together on machine learning tasks by sharing data, models and compute resources – “fueling waves of AI innovation beyond the largest technology companies.” To meet that… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 3:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Climate and fintech company Agreena, whose soil carbon platform is one of the largest globally, announced its Series B raise of €46M. Led by Germany’s multi-stage investor HV Capital, the investment round “has an exciting composition of new investors including impact fund AENU and fintech-focused… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 2:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Payments Council (EPC) has announced the appointment of Giorgio Andreoli as its new Director General, effective from 1 April 2023. He takes over from Etienne Goosse, who “stepped down after twelve highly successful years in the role.” Giorgio Andreoli reportedly “has extensive professional… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Confluent Co-Founder and Board Member Neha Narkhede and former Meta engineering executive Sachin Kulkarni announced the launch of their newest company, Oscilar, with the goal of “solving one of the biggest challenges facing businesses and consumers: how to protect online transactions from fraud and theft.”… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the past few years, there has been a proliferation in the number of SaaS apps a person can use at their company “for HR admin work – worker contract creation, paid time off tracking, task management – the list goes on and on.” As… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Boerse Stuttgart Digital, blocknox GmbH has received the final license for its business operations as a crypto custodian from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Under the brand Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Boerse Stuttgart Group has “bundled all its cryptocurrency and digital… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 7:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following up on their last update, TWINO have recently received the regulator’s approval to list the Polish Loan Securities with different interest rates. Thus, not only different terms but also different rates of the securities “will be available on the TWINO platform further on.” Term:… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beginning on April 6, 2023, early-stage private firms will be able to tap into an improved Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), one of several tax policies aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and early-stage firms in the UK. The popular program is a positive for both investors… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bud Financial Limited, a key player in Open Banking and transactional data intelligence, announced its expansion into the United States. Bud’s entry into the US market reportedly coincides “with high demand for innovative products to shake up the $20 trillion banking industry.” Backed by HSBC,… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global payments provider and shopping service, reveals UK consumers prefer chatting politics, fertility and break-ups than finances, but that’s set to change “with young people feeling increasingly comfortable talking about money with friends and family.” The new findings from Klarna and YouGov’s research… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dan Benjamin, Co-Founder and CEO of Dig Security, which raised its $34 series A in September 2022 after emerging from stealth in May 2022. Dan has held leadership roles at Microsoft and Google, and during that time noticed customers encountered a… Read More