August 10, 2023 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment Components, which claims to be an expert in AI, payments and open banking solutions, is announcing the partnership with Brillio, a digital transformation services provider. The partnership between the two companies is “part of Payment Components’s vision to empower ISO 20022 / CBPR+ adoption… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

upSWOT announces a pilot partnership with NerdWallet Small Business aimed at further enhancing the financial services offered to their SMB customers. This collaboration brings together upSWOT’s data-driven embedded finance tools and NerdWallet Small Business’ financial guidance “to empower small businesses with comprehensive financial solutions.” upSWOT’s embedded… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 2:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Revolut, a neobank super-app that also holds a banking license in Lithuania, says Latin America is a key region for its growth going forward.  Revolut launched operations in Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, this past May. Latin America has experienced dramatic Fintech growth… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pre-fab home firm Boxable is looking to raise more money online on StartEngine. As was previously reported in May, Boxable revealed its intent to raise capital by raising money in a Reg A+ and Reg D offering as well as a pitch on FrontFundr in… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past March, Tron, BitTorrent, Rainberry, and founder Justin Sun were the target of enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging the offer and sale of unregistered “crypto-asset securities,” including Tronix (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT). Several “celebrity” promotions were entwined in the… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tookitaki, a trusted leader in the anti-money laundering space, announced the launch of its Compliance-as-a–Service (CaaS) solution for small and mid-size financial institutions globally. This innovative SaaS offering, optimized “for cost and efficiency, gives financial institutions (FIs) access to Tookitaki’s flagship compliance solution – the… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) released its Q2 2023 Participant Pulse (PDF), which found average 401(k) balances increased by $7,250 (9.6%) since the end of 2022. The report also found that “a growing number of 401(k) participants are initiating withdrawals from their plans.” The number… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been a lot of discussion about the US Dollar remaining the top reserve currency around the world. Having the dollar be the big dog in the realm of fiat brings a lot of benefits to the US and must be a leading policy… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, which claims to be one of the world’s most trusted and earliest crypto platforms, announced that it has been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on 1st of August 2023. This announcement follows Blockchain.com “receiving its… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The New York Federal Reserve posted its quarterly report covering household debt earlier this week. The report noted that outstanding credit card debt now tops $1 trillion. In total, household debt surpassed $17.05 trillion – the highest amount on record. The authors of the report… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Government of Ireland has submitted its own consultation on possible regulation of digital assets or crypto. The European Union has approved crypto asset regulation under MiCA. Ireland, part of the EU, is flexing its prerogative to present its own consultation on possible regulation or… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global fintech company SumUp announced that it has entered into a US$100 million credit facility with Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit. The credit facility will enable SumUp “to provide advance payments to merchants based in the UK… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Garanti BBVA, which claims to be a leading force in digitization in the Turkish banking industry, has announced the launching of Garanti BBVA Digital Assets, the first venture of its subsidiary Garanti BBVA Financial Technologies. With a pilot already in progress, the company will initially… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance has announced that it has become the first fully licensed crypto exchange in El Salvador “after being granted both a Bitcoin Services Provider license (BSP) by the Central Reserve Bank (Banco Central de Reserva) and the first non-provisional Digital Assets Services Provider license (DASP),… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, announced it has launched a new and innovative solution to help institutional investors trade Emerging Markets (EM) products more efficiently. Developed in collaboration with FXall – LSEG’s… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netbank and UBX have signed an agreement to issue loans to sellers on ecommerce platforms, and started to issue these loans. Netbank expects to rapidly “expand its lending to e-commerce sellers in the next year.” Many sellers on e-commerce platforms “require additional working capital to… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several global banks have progressed with the Finteum Platform integration work, ahead of going live with the system. The Finteum Platform is “an execution venue that brings intraday funding capabilities to the global interbank market.” 19 banking groups with “a combined balance sheet of $23.5trn… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 6:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Automated Systems Holdings Limited (ASL), a global IT solutions and services provider, has strategically partnered with Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, “to bolster its industry-specific DevSecOps business and strengthen its fintech trajectory.” Under this partnership, ASL has become “the sole… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, says the first secondary transaction has taken place on its marketplace. StartEngine said in an email: “Since launching Marketplace a little over three weeks ago, we’ve received a little over 300 offers to buy… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has completed the acquisition of Boa Vista Serviços, which claims to be the second largest credit bureau in Brazil. This strategic and financially attractive acquisition “grows Equifax‘s presence in Brazil and offers Boa Vista Serviços customers access to expansive Equifax international capabilities… Read More