August 21, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Bank Financing Supply and Demand Survey conducted by Bank Indonesia in July 2023 reportedly “indicates limited growth of corporate financing, as reflected by a relatively stable Weighted Net Balance (WNB) of 17.6% compared to 17.8% in June 2023. Corporate financing was primarily sourced… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to join forces with The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) and Caden Teaches Finances in order “to support Atlanta educators and young learners.” Miriam L. Wallach, Head of Social Responsibility at Cross… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform, is excited to announce today the availability of the Unqork platform on Google Cloud Marketplace, which allows customers “to explore, launch and manage software without having to manually configure the software, virtual machine instances, storage or network settings.”… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a CUSO that hosts the Symitar core processing system from Jack Henry to provide a private cloud alternative for core processing and IT needs, announced “that Great NorthWest FCU, Sentry Credit Union, Georgetown Kraft Credit Union, Peoples Federal Credit Union and… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qraft Technologies, an invest-tech company specializing in artificial intelligence investing solutions, has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Hex Trust, the institutional-grade digital asset custodian licensed across global financial hubs. With the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Qraft will “develop digital asset… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC has charged Titan Global Capital Management, described as a “Fintech investment advisor,” with touting hypothetical performance that was misleading. Titan has settled the allegations without admitting or denying the SEC’s claims. The firm has paid a small penalty of $192,454 in disgorgement as… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The hacks and thefts are too numerous to remember. The crypto sector is a field littered with poorly crafted security protocols, stolen funds, and apologetic management. Most recently, Exactly Protocol is said to have been the target of an attack that saw over $7 million… Read More

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

The business case for the adoption may be improving for the tokenization of assets – typically securities or real-world assets that may benefit from distributed ledger technology to remove intrinsic friction from current standards. This is according to a recent report produced by McKinsey entitled,… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In an IG Investor Sentiment Survey of c.4500 clients, only 28% of UK clients said ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) considerations “are important to them when making an investment decision.” This is particularly low “in comparison to 42% of Australian investors and 40% of Japanese investors.”… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership will see Northstake extend its virtual asset investment products to Coinify’s premier clients, accelerating institutional exposure to the crypto-staking industry. Northstake A/S, a regulated virtual asset service provider offering compliant staking products for institutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Coinify. Coinify is… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Avalanche Foundation is providing up to $3 million in AVAX tokens to Dexalot, the central limit order book (CLOB) decentralized exchange (DEX) built “on an Avalanche Subnet.” The incentives come from Avalanche Multiverse, “a comprehensive program nurturing Avalanche Subnet growth and adoption.” Dexalot’s Subnet… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Synechron, Inc., a global digital transformation consulting firm focused on the financial services and big technology organizations, announces the opening of its new Canada Delivery Center, located in the heart of the Montreal financial district. This expands Synechron’s Canadian footprint and “enables it to consult… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched Smart Screen, a new portfolio of consumer reports. Leveraging the Equifax Cloud and the TotalVerify data hub, Smart Screen accelerates the delivery of criminal background checks “when required by background screeners, employers and government agencies as part of their established hiring… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Web3 software technology company, Consensys, announces the completion of the public launch of its Layer 2 blockchain solution Linea. This milestone follows the Linea mainnet “going live at EthCC in Paris.” In the first month of Linea’s mainnet going live, the L2 blockchain “saw a… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance is boosting its mortgage lending: the financial service provider is acquiring a stake in Credit Exchange Ltd (CredEx) and taking a seat on its Board of Directors. The two parties have “signed a contract to that effect.” This partnership with the mortgage marketplace CredEx… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation does not affect most investors, according to an update from PeerBerry. Available data shows (via an investor survey conducted by their platform last month), that 52% of the surveyed investors “do not change their investment habits and keep their previous investment volumes. 21% of… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every startup begins as a pre-seed company, the team at Carta notes in a blog post. At Carta, they define “pre-seed” as any company that “has yet to raise a priced equity round.” These nascent businesses usually raise capital “with convertible instruments, the most common… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spain is a country where old meets new, tradition dances “with innovation, and the economy basks in the sun of digital transformation and the fintech boom,” the team at Mintos notes. The report from Mintos points out that Spain, with its mix of beautiful beaches,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is setting out their expectations for crypto-asset businesses that need “to comply with a change in money laundering legislation legislated by government in July 2022.” From 1 September 2023, crypto-asset businesses in the UK will be “required to collect,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Philippines’ First Neobank Tonik Digital Bank is pleased to announce the launch of its Shop Installment Loan to FC Home Center stores. The partnership pushes to “enhance the shopping experience of customers in the consumer durables market.” Customers will now have “access to 15-minute… Read More