Global

December 5, 2022 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Shojin, a UK-based, FCA-regulated real estate investment platform, is out with a note indicating investors are seeking out alternative assets as a method to mitigate a floundering economy. Shojin states that a recent survey of UK investors shows risk mitigation is at the top of… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

SEBA Bank and HashKey Group have formed a partnership that aims to boost digital asset adoption in Switzerland and Hong Kong. According to a corporate statement, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the two firms. The agreement is for HashKey to become… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) released a report on “the use of real-time data in corporate liquidity management based on research by the EBA.” The objective of this paper is “to provide insight into how some companies already use real-time data in the liquidity management… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The agreement with Commerzbank is a key milestone for the issuing solutions business of Nexi in Germany. Commerzbank has chosen Nets, part of the European PayTech Nexi Group, in order “to develop a streamlined and scalable solution for processing credit, debit, and prepaid cards which… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank, which claims to be one of the world’s largest financial services platforms, announces the additional protection for fraudulent digital transactions “as part of its Nubank Celular Seguro insurance.” Still in the testing phase for a little portion of the customer base, the coverage “will… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VeChain Foundation San Marino was pleased to debut as a silver partner of the Nitto ATP Finals, the grand finale of the ATP Tour, where the eight best tennis players in the world competed “for the final singles and double titles of the year, taking… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics, and trading solutions, today announced it has been selected by Nomura Holdings to support its structured credit team. Nomura, a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries, “offers credit trading and structured credit solutions… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, which claims to be the next-generation technology company and the “world’s first” purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, announced the appointment of Marc Jenkins as Chief Financial Officer UK – SMF 2, “subject to regulatory approval, and Member of the… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 5:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, announced significant platform enhancements “making it faster and easier for software developers to build user interfaces, aggregate and integrate data and manage enterprise applications.” The Genesis platform “helps developers to build robust applications… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAYDOCK, the payments orchestration platform, has partnered with major Australian banking group The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in order “to launch PowerBoard, a uniquely simple solution for a merchant’s technology integrations, payments, and fraud prevention needs.” Delivering a “first” in Australian banking, PowerBoard will… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, has agreed to testify in front of the House Committee on Financial Services contingent upon what happens from now until December 13th – the day the hearing is scheduled. As was previously reported, the Chair… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic open banking provider, Neonomics, has decided to support UNICEF Norway in order “to make donating this holiday period easier and more secure by harnessing the power of open banking payments.” The holiday period is “the most important time of year for charities, but with… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MUFG Bank (NYSE:MUFG) claims it is the “first” Japanese bank to commit to using CLSNet, CLS’s bilateral payment netting calculation service “for over 120 currencies.” MUFG Bank will “join the expanding CLSNet community of global and regional banks, which includes eight of the top ten… Read More

December 3, 2022 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CyVers claims it is a leading provider of “proactive” Web3 Security for the centralized, decentralized finance and smart contract applications “via detection and interception of crypto attacks across blockchains.” The company has announced an $8 million investment round “led by Elron Ventures.” This funding is… Read More

December 3, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Euronext Group and Nexi S.p.A. recently announced “the completion of the purchase and sale of the technology businesses currently powering MTS, Euronext’s fixed-income trading platform, and Euronext Securities Milan (formerly called Monte Titoli) by Nexi to Euronext, following receipt of approvals from the competent authorities… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Expanding the one-stop shop of products and services offered by Ford Pro to commercial customers, Ford Credit announced plans “to launch Ford Pro Insure, a new commercial auto insurance product powered by Pie Insurance.” Jim Drotman, Ford Pro FinSimple executive vice president overseeing commercial financing… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 12:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tweeq, a Saudi Fintech, has become one of the first Fintechs in the Kingdom to receive an e-money license from The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The e-Money license from SAMA will allow Tweeq to launch a “super app” providing neobank features and services tailored to… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty, a property investment platform,  has appointed Richard Sinfield as Head of Compliance. The company said the new hire represents its commitment of the business to operating with the highest ethical standards and levels of transparency. Seinfield said CrowdProperty has an excellent reputation in the… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Axway, a provider of API management and integration software, announced new data from its inaugural 2022 Open Everything Strategy Survey Report. Polling nearly 1,000 IT leaders, architects, and developers about their digital strategies and top concerns, the survey “found nearly 40% of organizations are in… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation is taking its toll on America’s healthcare workers, according to an update from DailyPay. A recent Harris Poll, “among over 2,000 U.S. adults of which nearly 200 are healthcare workers, commissioned by IntelyCare and DailyPay reveals that a majority of healthcare workers across the… Read More