Global

March 22, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyLion (NYSE: ML), a Fintech offering personalized services, has announced the rebrand of “Even Financial,” the embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses, to “Engine by MoneyLion.” The Engine by MoneyLion brand is “designed to reflect the expanded breadth and capabilities of the combined company, while continuing… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With their continued growth and drive to serve clients globally, Addepar is opening a new office in Pune, India. Establishing a presence in India will enable Addepar to increase their investments in research and development (R&D) and support “an increasingly global client base.” This expansion… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and MoMo announced a strategic collaboration “enabling customers to receive Western Union money transfers on the MoMo app.” It is reportedly the “first” time a money transfer operator’s services “have become available on a leading super app in Vietnam.” Key insights from… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently acquired cloud-based cybersecurity company Baffin Bay Networks in order to better help businesses deal “with the increasingly challenging nature of cyberattacks.” Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, “adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cybersecurity and helps to stop attacks, while mitigating… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Makkawy  |  

Currency devaluations and inflation erode investment returns, reducing a company’s valuation and the value of its total addressable market (TAM). However, several sectors have demonstrated resilience in such conditions and can actually generate substantial shareholder value in difficult economic times. A major example is Egypt… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TTV Capital, an early-stage fintech venture capital firm, recently announced that it has closed its sixth fund at $250 million, the largest since the firm was founded over two decades ago. The fundraise, which originally “targeted $150 million, saw overwhelming interest and was oversubscribed by… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is making its new Customer Attribute Sharing service available to businesses as “an embedded digital ID solution after signing a deal with identity service provider OneID.” The bank is rolling out the service, “in collaboration with OneID, across a wide range of use… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clausematch, a technology company developing solutions for regulatory compliance, is pleased to announce today it has gone live with LMG, Australasia’s “biggest” loan aggregator. Over the last 2-3 years, the industry “has experienced substantial regulatory change.” The complexity in “managing regulations, policies, controls and internal… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro, a “social investing” platform that provides access to both crypto and more traditional securities, has published information on performance during 2022. Not too long ago, eToro raised $250 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. The funding was an “Advance Investment Agreement” (AIA) which eToro… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

WiseAlpha, an investment platform that provides access to fractional bonds, is preparing to raise growth capital on Seedrs. Regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, WiseAlpha aims to give smaller investors the opportunity to corporate bonds at a low minimum of £100.  To participate, you… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Xapo Bank says it is the first regulated bank to accept USDC deposits and withdrawals. Issued by Circle, USDC is the second largest stablecoin by market cap, pegged to the US dollar. Xapo Bank is regulated and based in Gibraltar. Xapo Bank states that USDC… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Eric Vanraes, Portfolio Manager of the Strategic Bond Opportunities Fund at Eric Sturdza Investments, has distributed a warning on the consequences of the Credit Suisse debacle. In the past week, Credit Suisse was acquired by UBS in a deal supported by the Swiss government. The move… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluestone Group, the European financial services business headquartered in the UK, announced that it has agreed terms for the sale of its UK mortgage lending and portfolio servicing operations, Bluestone Mortgages Limited (BML) to Shawbrook Group plc. Under the terms of the transaction, Bluestone’s holding… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mars Growth Capital, a joint venture between MUFG and Liquidity Group, announced their first Nordic deal, with a $5 million funding in Kognity, an edtech company headquartered in Sweden. Kognity offers a digital teaching and learning platform “used by more than 140,000 students in 1,300… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK has an “impressive” innovation infrastructure, including major research universities and levels of investment in Fintech only exceeded by the US, according to an update shared by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). This has “contributed to the UK’s success in incubating and hosting some of Europe’s largest… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HYPR, the Passwordless Company, recently announced its newest offering, Enterprise Passkeys for Microsoft Azure and integrated with Microsoft Entra. HYPR claims it is one of the first “to deliver consumer experience simplicity with the rigorous enterprise security that previously could only be achieved through hardware… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Envestnet Data and Analytics, a subsidiary of Envestnet (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, has commissioned Forrester Consulting, an independent research firm, to conduct a Total Economic Impact study “to investigate the total economic impact of Envestnet Data… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 7:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Private equity firm NewVest has partnered with global securities crowdfunding platform OurCrowd. Noting that private equity has “outperformed other investment markets over the past 20 years” yet remains elusive for smaller investors, OurCrowd touted its new offering for its investors. The NewVest Private Equity 50… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2020, rules were approved by the European Union to facilitate cross-border online capital formation for issuers raising up to €5 million. For platforms, they must seek approval from the relevant authority in their home member state. While the process has been a bit slow,… Read More

March 20, 2023 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of the deal to save Credit Suisse from a potential collapse, the agreement that was cut for UBS to take over the bank included a write-down to zero of AT1 (Tier 1) bonds. This means holders will receive nothing for the securities. Following… Read More