July 25, 2023 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freebirds World Burrito, home of Texas’ “No. 1” Burrito, has partnered with DailyPay– the provider of on-demand pay. As a “best-in-class” employer, Freebirds World Burrito continues “to improve its employee benefits package in an effort to prioritize employee happiness, adding the financial wellness benefit of… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yokoy, a provider of an AI-powered spend management suite, is setting new standards in invoice management with its strategic partnership with Pagero, a platform provider for globally compliant e-invoicing. Yokoy seamlessly integrates with Pagero’s cloud-based e-invoicing solution “to provide a 100% digitized and fully automated… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Providing easy access to essential ESG reporting standards enables auditors “to provide assurance over ESG reporting.” Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) (EURONEXT: WKL) has “added ESG standards, tailored to support Internal Audit workflow and practices, to its cloud-based TeamMate+ global audit… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a platform that matches borrowers with investors, has provided a half year update on its activities. The company reported that during the first 6 months of the year, EstateGuru has financed 269 separate real estate projects raising €44 million. During the same period, investors… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ProducePay, the marketplace transforming the global produce industry into a more connected and sustainable supply chain, and Four Star Fruit, one of the largest growers and shippers of table grapes, launched the fresh produce industry’s “first-of-its-kind” direct-to-retail supply chain program. Leveraging the ProducePay platform and… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scheduled an open meeting for later this week. On Wednesday, the Commission will consider new rules for several items. According to the agenda, the Commission will consider. Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure – Division of… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashflows, the platform that makes it easy for merchants to accept payments, recently launched its new cloud-based in-person payments (Point of Sale) solution. The platform is designed “for merchants, Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs), and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that want to offer merchants in all… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transaction volumes across US supply chains grew at their fastest pace in more than two years as domestic trade activity showed renewed signs of resilience following a recent slump, according to an update from TradeShift. Data from Tradeshift’s Q2 Index of Global Trade Health shows… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 1:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synthetix is pleased to announce that the protocol has integrated Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) into Synthetix V3. This milestone integration “marks one of the first-in-production uses of Chainlink CCIP and will enable highly efficient, secure, and reliable cross-chain transfers of sUSD through the Synthetix… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Justly, once an emerging impact investing platform, has exited the space to focus on the EV or electric vehicle industry, according to a company statement. Justy is a subsidiary of Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX), a US-based “impact broker-dealer” focused on private equity and debt markets. Ideanomics… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), part of the Bank of England, has assessed a “record fine” on Credit Suisse due to its exposure to Archegos Capital Management. Archegos collapsed spectacularly in 2022 leaving losses of billions of dollars. The failure has led to both criminal… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Experian has announced the availability of real-time employment verifications as well as income. The service is aimed at credit or loan providers. The information is said to come directly from employer payroll services. Experian claims to cover over 85% of the US workforce for the… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce an enhancement to its services, allowing clients to create U.S. Dollar denominated Visa debit cards “linked to Corporate USD accounts.” This offering aims “to improve the way Klarpay clients transact with popular services, which are often charged in USD,… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final guidance on the new Consumer Duty initiative last year. Firms are expected to implement the requirements by the end of this month. Consumer Duty sets a “standard of care” for financial services firms in retail markets aiming… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Profitable digital bank bunq has raised more money. According to a note from the firm bunq has received €44.5 million at a pre-money valuation of €1.65 billion.  In 2021 bunq raised €193 million at the same valuation. Bunq was founded by Ali Niknam after he… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tink, which claims to be one of Europe’s leading open banking platforms, reveals research finding that “an estimated 40% of people in the UK would like their bank to offer tools to track their environmental impact.” Based on a survey of over 2,000 UK consumers… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) is the new crypto-crush when it comes to banking firms in the digital asset sector. A recent report by Bloomberg notes that the Pennsylvania-based regional bank says that “hundreds of digital asset firms,” including stablecoin issuers, crypto exchanges, and market makers, are… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlantic Money, the provider of fixed fee international money transfers, marks its one-year anniversary by releasing its inaugural company figures. The fintech has achieved significant milestones “in both transfer volume and cost savings, solidifying its position in the market.” During its first year of operation,… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mediobanca Group, Italy’s largest investment bank, has signed a partnership with Founders Factory, the London-based global company builder and early-stage investor, to launch a new fintech venture studio and accelerator. This joint venture, underpinned by an overall €12 million investment from Mediobanca, will facilitate innovation… Read More

July 24, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic – which claims to be the global leader in cryptoasset risk management – is proud to announce that it has been selected by Current Consulting Group as the trusted blockchain analytics provider to fulfil its crypto compliance requirements. Current Consulting Group is “an independent… Read More