Global

April 13, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeremy Fox-Geen. Chief Financial Officer at Fintech firm Circle and Kash Razzaghi, the firm’s Chief Business Officer, have noted that digital currencies and the blockchains on which they travel can offer considerable utility “as a new, unified infrastructure for payments, commerce and capital markets built… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

October explains that embedded lending is a relatively new concept in the financial technology (fintech) sector that has been “disrupting” the industry in recent times. Ravis de vous partager aujourd’hui quelques unes de nos références partenaires utilisant déjà notre offre embedded ! Ce qui leur… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymerang, LLC, an innovator in accounts payable automation, announced the asset acquisition of KwikTag, an invoice automation provider for Microsoft Dynamics ERP systems, and the share acquisition of Sypht, an Australia-based AI data platform. The acquisition was completed on April 3, 2023. This is the… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, announced today the expansion of its services capabilities and offerings in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Linedata has extended its APAC offerings “to include new industry segments namely private equity,… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 6:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitMEX, which claims to be one of the world’s most trusted crypto trading platforms for professional and institutional traders, has joined the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST), which is described as an industry-driven Travel Rule compliance solution for global virtual asset service providers (VASPs)…. Read More

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

Digital River, which claims to be an experienced global commerce enabler for established and fast-growing brands, announced it is now offering Afterpay and Clearpay to address growing consumer interest in buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) options. The new offerings “represent an expansion of Digital River’s already robust portfolio… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wise, a Fintech best known for global transfers and payments, is being enlisted by Bluevine to provide international payments within 26 different countries. Bluevine is a neobank, partnering with chartered banks, that works with SMEs to enable business checking, bill pay, and lines of credit…. Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing construction and real estate fintech software providers in the U.S., announced the launch of a new business unit focused on commercial property developers. This expansion will “enable the development of new, purpose-built solutions designed to… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly FinTech US Report – 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, “provides insights into the US FinTech space.” The US is “home to more than 30,000 FinTech startups, making it the largest… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, released its annual letter from Cofounders John and Patrick Collison. The letter “takes stock of Stripe’s business, reflects on the past year, and shares the Collisons’ views on the trends shaping the online economy.” Collectively, businesses built on… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FYST, a “one-stop” payments consultancy for ecommerce businesses, has released the first part of a new three-part report, ‘The Map of World Payments’, that drills deep into ecommerce payment trends, with this instalment focusing on the MENA region, and shows how merchants serving these regions… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperscience, the most “accurate” Intelligent Document Processing Platform, recently announced that it is “on track to surpass one billion processed documents for the U.S. Government in 2023.” This milestone demonstrates Hyperscience’s ability “to unlock valuable data with unrivaled accuracy for Federal clients, including The Social… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., has been granted the “first ever” license as a Digital Asset Service Provider under El Salvador’s new Digital Assets Issuance Law or Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales – which became law in January 2023. Bitfinex Securities El Salvador… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitget, a crypto derivatives and copy trading platform, launched its Bitget Web3 Fund during the Hong Kong Blockchain Week, “with an initial investment of $100 million.” The fund will “focus on investing in Web3-friendly venture capital and outstanding Web3 projects, with the goal of supporting… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In collaboration with Innovate Finance, the Department of Business and Trade, the City of London, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is soliciting information on UK Fintechs. While the deadline for information was pegged at April 5th, the… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The IMF expects global economic growth to decline by 0.1 than previously anticipated generating 2.8% before rising to 3% in 2024. In 2022, economic growth stood at 3.4% and thus reflects the declining global economy. The expectations were shared as part of the IMF’s World… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Finastra, a financial services tech stack provider, has announced a partnership with Alygne to provide “tailored ESG alternative data” to assist asset managers interested in ESG investments. Fabien Féron, Senior Product Manager at Fusion Invest at Finastra, said that making investments that align with values… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a Puerto Rico-based digital bank that provides digital asset services, has appointed Frank J. Serra as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). According to the bank, Serra previously held numerous leadership positions, such as CEO, COO, and Director of Operations, and most recently… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study from Juniper Research, foremost “experts” in the payments market, found that the transaction value of recurring payments “will exceed $15.4 trillion globally in 2027, from $13.2 trillion in 2023.” This relatively slow growth of 17% “reflects that recurring payments are a well-established… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthtech Addepar recently shared key platform developments, research insights and client, partner and company updates. As noted in a blog post, Addepar Navigator continues “to generate interest from their clients as a tool for managing liquidity for portfolios with significant investments in private capital assets.”… Read More