Global

April 16, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV) recently shared its FY 2023 Trading Update. LendInvest, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading platforms for mortgages, announces its trading update “for the year ended 31 March 2023, ahead of its full year results announcement… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gretel, a Fintech on a mission to reconnect the public with £50bn in “lost savings” and investments, has raised 69% (£454,219.58) of its £650,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 113 investors via it crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Gretel reports a… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The mobile bank N26 recently announced the appointment of Jan Stechele as Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of N26 AG and N26 Bank AG. In his new role, Jan Stechele will “oversee N26’s governance, compliance and risk functions in the interim and will take… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY), a digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, announced the appointments of Phyllis Campbell and Ryno Blignaut to its Board of Directors. Matt Oppenheimer, CEO of Remitly, said: “We are delighted to welcome Phyllis and Ryno to Remitly’s… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, recently delivered a speech in which he commented on the major issues the UK faces, and tried to set out how they “fit together and the challenges they give rise to.” Baily said that in recent weeks,… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riskified (NYSE:RSKD), a key played focused on eCommerce risk intelligence, announced its partnership with Deloitte, which supports fraud and financial crime advisory services, to empower merchants “with real-time insight into how their chargebacks, approval rates and fraud costs compare to similar companies in their space.”… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

InvestEngine, a Fintech that offers commission-free ETF investing for individuals and small businesses, has closed its securities crowdfunding round, having raised £1.94 million, topping its goal of £1.25 million, according to an email from the company. This is the second time InvestEngine has leveraged Crowdcube… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regions Bank (NYSE:RF), a large regional bank based in Alabama, has selected Temenos (SIX: TEMN) to update its banking platform, bringing it into the Fintech era. Regions Bank has approximately $155 billion in assets, ranked at 227th in the US for consolidated assets as of… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Trust and Starling Bank have launched a three-year partnership aimed at ensuring more people “have access to nature, both now and in the future.” Through the partnership, it is “estimated that over 1 million people will be able to benefit from improved access… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dmitry Zlokazov, Head of Product at neobank Revolut, recently noted that the joint accounts feature should help the app become more social and “inclusive.” Revolut’s new joint account feature is available for consumers across Europe. As noted in the update from the Fintech firm, joint… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iris Powered by Generali, provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform,  announced the launch of ScamAssist, a dedicated service to help Iris’ clients provide customers comprehensive and rigorous protection against email, phone, text, and direct mail scam attempts. In conjunction with the launch,… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore businesses have a “cautious” economic outlook, as new data from global fintech Airwallex reveals 7 in 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here are “bracing for a potential recession within the next two years.” The independent research “considered the challenges SMEs in Singapore would… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global payments infrastructure for the on-demand economy, announced the appointment of Anupam Pahuja to EVP and General Manager of Asia Pacific, MENA. Pahuja will “build on Nium’s success in Southeast Asia, where the fintech unicorn was founded, and will quickly expand Nium’s presence… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SMBs based in Latin America have received another boost in lending services with the recent $4 million investment in Kala, a Colombia-headquartered firm creating Fintech infrastructure for enabling more efficient lending. The firm, which has been co-founded by Manuel Alemán, Rodolfo Lazo and Pablo Cattólica… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, announced its new Know Your Customer (KYC) Education Center. Offering a comprehensive library of KYC articles and guides, the hub “acts as an essential resource for businesses looking to remain compliant with quickly evolving Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced it is partnering with PayPal and Venmo in order to pilot Visa+, an innovative service that aims to help individuals move money quickly and securely between different person-to-person (P2P) digital payment apps. Later this year, Venmo and PayPal users in the… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that the US market experienced a 25% quarterly decline in Fintech funding during Q1 2023 in comparison to Q1 2022. Today a similar report provided by Tracxn, indicates that the UK saw a whopping 89% decline during Q1 2023 in Fintech… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) price has increased substantially during the first three months of this year. The flagship cryptocurrency is trading at around $30,000 at the time of writing. Although most industry participants are not sure whether we’re entering a bull market, it is clear that… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Twitter and eToro have partnered up on financial content. eToro is an investing platform that operates in various markets around the world, providing access to both traditional and alternative access. Twitter is, well, Twitter – the social media best known for its immediacy of information… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, early-stage private firms are supported with innovative tax exemptions designed to make investing in risky ventures more appealing. As everyone knows, a robust entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem is crucial for a growing economy. UK policymakers have made investing in private firms more… Read More