Global

March 16, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) has announced that State Street Digital, the company’s dedicated digital unit, has now added three veteran digital executives to its leadership team. Katie Richards joins “as global head of operations” and Marcus Grubb as the “global head of product.” Both… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) announced on March 15, 2022 that it has “entered into an agreement” to acquire Global Shares, a Cloud-powered provider of share plan management software. Global Shares’ employee ownership solutions “cover the entire company lifecycle, and caters to corporates worldwide.” The deal… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 1:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has reportedly filed trademark applications in order to register its official name, logo, as well as its slogans for a range of banking services in the Metaverse. In an applications submitted this month, reviewed by Metaverse trademark attorney Michael Kondoudis, Amex… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) recently confirmed the closure of 69 physical branch locations across its wider bank network in the United Kingdom, in a move that could impact 400 jobs. In an official statement, the banking institution explained that the decision was taken as part of… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the United Kingdom’s financial services industry regulator, is reportedly looking for a professional to head the digital assets unit and build up a new team. This, according to a job posting via LinkedIn. The department head will be required to… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

BNP Paribas Securitizaties Services, part of BNP Paribas the bank – the largest bank in France and one of the largest banks in the world, has issued a statement explaining their point of view as to how blockchain (or distributed ledger technology – DLT) and… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the launch of enhanced Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) service, ITP Data Analytics. According to DTCC, the new service includes analytical tools that enable Broker/Dealers and Investment Managers to measure and compare their operational performance against peers… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

emerchantpay and Propel have announced a new partnership to collaborate on “finance card payment terminals,” according to a statement by the two companies. emerchantpay is a global payment service provider for online, mobile, in-store, and over-the-phone payments. Propel is a specialist asset finance lender, helping… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Treezor, the European firm focused on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions, has obtained authorization from the ACPR in order to expand its activities and now “has all the payment service licenses (from 1 to 8).” The new authorizations (i.e. 1, 4, 6, 7 and 8) mean Treezor… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo announced that it now provides coverage in Greece and Israel via Trulioo GlobalGateway, the global identity verification platform. With GlobalGateway, organizations operating in these two nations may now “perform identity checks on consumers that support regional Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)… Read More

March 16, 2022 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Konvi, which claims to be first pan-European Crowd-Investment Platform for alternative asset classes, is confirming its $900,000 pre-seed round. Investors reportedly include APX and “value-adding” angel investors including former executives from tech giants like Snap Inc and Shopify. Konvi’s management noted that they are on… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has been an active Foodtech investor for years now. Before Beyond Meat went public, OurCrowd was serving the plant-based meat alternative at its annual global investor event. Of course, Beyond Meat eventually IPOed on the Nasdaq providing an exit for early investors. Currently, OurCrowd… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The unprovoked invasion by Russia attacking Ukraine has impacted global markets driving risk higher and causing extreme volatility in all markets. The war has also impacted online investing – crowdfunding – according to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). CCA co-founder Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss tweeted today that… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Encompass Corporation, the provider of “intelligently” automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, recently confirmed the completion of a £25 million raise. Perennial Partners, an Australian investment management firm, reportedly served as the lead investor, and was joined by financial services focused principal investing company, Serendipity… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

PostNord Strålfors, part of the PostNord Group, has partnered with European open banking provider Tink, a company that was recently purchased by Visa. PostNord Strålfors operates in the Nordic region and offers corporate communication management and services. The company reports that it is the largest… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 9:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority has clarified what may and may not be used for when it is introduced later in 2022. The CMA mandated the use of Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) as the mechanism for implementing Sweeping – which is described as… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Bitstamp has hired James Greenwood as Chief Technology Officer. Greenwood is a former banker having worked for both traditional and digital platforms. According to a statement from the company, Greenwood’s most recent position was as Chief Product Officer at Zand Bank (UAE), where he… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gretel, a Fintech firm which allows financial services providers to quickly and seamlessly reconnect their clients with lost insurance products, banking accounts, pensions, savings and other investments, recently revealed that it has acquired $1 million in pre-seed funding – which was led by Insurtech Gateway… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank, the financial group in Spain, and BNP Paribas 3 Step IT have announced a new partnership, giving CaixaBank’s professional clients “access to innovative and sustainable IT solutions for the first time.” As noted in the update, CaixaBank will offer its clients – corporate, mid-market,… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp is reporting that it has implemented Notabene’s solution for regulatory compliance under FATF’s global Travel Rule regulations across the US, EU, and Singapore. Notabene is a Regtech Software-as-a-Service solution provider that is headquartered in New York with offices around the world. The Financial Action… Read More