Global

July 27, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Virgin Money has announced it is set “to enter the buy now, pay later market later this year, with its market-leading product, Virgin Money Slyce.” This will allow customers “to enjoy the benefits of a traditional buy now, pay later product in a simple, safe… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna Kosma, which is Klarna‘s financial technology platform for banking institutions, Fintech firms and retailers, announced its working relationship with Airbank, a digital financial management platform for companies. Klarna Kosma’s Open Banking platform offers Airbank with access to the largest international network of banks, considerably… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GBST has extended its technology partnership with Novia Financial, its “longest-standing” UK client. Following a contract renewal, GBST will “continue to provide Novia’s core technology system via its award-winning Composer platform.” The agreement “extends the long-term relationship, which began in 2008 when Novia first launched… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard  (NYSE: MA) announced that Ellen Jackowski will join the company as Chief Sustainability Officer “starting July 25, 2022.” In this role, she will be “instrumental in further integrating Mastercard’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization.” Mike Froman, vice chairman and president… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide has invested in a rent-to-own start-up “helping first-time buyers unable to access typical mortgages get a home by saving a slice of their rent to build the deposit.” The investment in Kettel Homes forms “part of Britain’s biggest building society’s efforts to help its… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fonoa have raised $60 million in order to expand their global tax solutions. Investors in the Series B investment round led by Coatue “include Dawn Capital, Index Ventures, OMERS Ventures, FJ Labs, Moving Capital.” The funding, which comes just six months after a $20m Series… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Monzo, a leading digital bank, has been ordered by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to manage its departing customers better. According to a statement by the CMA, Monzo must review how it communicates with exiting customers regarding historic financial transactions. Apparently, Monzo informed… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

GoCardless now offers Variable Recurring Payments (VRP). GoCardless states that its service will enable developers etc. to incorporate VRPs as the deadline for VRPs nears. GoCardless is a direct bank payment solution that facilitates both both recurring and one-off payments directly from customers’ bank accounts… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular Open Banking service provider Plaid has announced a new service called Variable Recurring Payments (VRP). Plaid claims the offering can help UK businesses save more than £1.5 billion annually by slicing payment processing fees, according to a company statement. As the name explains, VRP… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze) has issued a statement denying a data breach at the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). Astatement posted by the Ministry via Sogei states: “No hacker attacks on the Revenue Agency With regard… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered social and community-focused investing app Shares is looking to expand operations in European markets and also move into crypto after securing $40 million via a Series B round that was led by Valar Ventures. The investment round, which brings Shares’ total funding to $90… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Further recently announced a partnership with digital identity service provider Yoti, which should improve the customer onboarding experience, making it quicker and more seamless for clients to invest in their preferred funds. Under the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, Further must offer appropriate… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Barcelona-headquartered community Fintech 11Onze has partnered with insurance firm Tuio, in order to provide a unique market proposal – 11Onze Segurs. It’s a technology-driven, agile, transparent, affordable home insurance service for members. The home insurance policy is around 15-20% cheaper when compared to the average… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In October 2021, Beam introduced “confidential” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the BeamX private DeFi ecosystem, kicking it off with the Beam Halloween NFT Competition. An NFT marketplace followed suit “in the form of the NFT Gallery DApp in Beam Wallet.” The launch was “strongly” supported… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, which claims to be a leading global Fintech platform, announced the launch of its Airwallex Online Payments App on Shopify. The Airwallex Online Payments App is “a payment gateway plugin that merchants can integrate on their online store to accept payments from their global… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ShapeShift is pleased to announce the launch of “Alpha”, a new version of their open-source web app that “provides analytics and user input to the DAO so that we can continue to provide the best user experience.” This new version “utilizes Pendo and allows ShapeShift… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex, Tether, and Hypercore have joined to launch Holepunch, a platform described as enabling creators to build secure peer-to-peer apps. Holepunch is currently closed source and in alpha testing. The company anticipates moving to open source code in Q4 of 2022. Tether is a leading… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI recently issued a Public Service Announcement to “warn American citizens about a cryptocurrency scam using an investment strategy called Liquidity Mining in which scammers exploit owners of cryptocurrency, typically Tether (USDT) and/or Ethereum (ETH).” The scammer “builds a professional or personal relationship with… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has acquired New Access, a specialized private banking technology firm “primarily active in the markets of Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg.” These markets are key to “serving and administering client wealth globally and will support FNZ in delivering on its… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, new European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR) compliance was extended for another year. Actionable as of November 2021, the move to harmonize European regulation was greated as an enormous leap for online capital formation. For the first time, platforms would be able to help… Read More