June 28, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With artificial intelligence (AI) being one of the most talked about technologies of 2023, consumers are gradually “growing their understanding of its role in the payments process.” Research among over 14,000 consumers commissioned by global payments platform Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) highlights the extent of the… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 10:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A total of 2,765 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January to May 2023, “a decline of 16.3% compared to the 3,304 M&A deals announced during the same period in the previous year,” finds GlobalData, a data and… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, which claims to be the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has partnered with Portuguese bank Novo Banco S.A. (Novobanco) “to further enhance the bank’s customer experience, improve its digital journey and provide best in class fraud protection.” Novobanco is a domestic… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infosys (NYSE: INFY), which claims to be a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration with Danske Bank, a Nordic Bank, to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation initiatives with speed and scale. This collaboration will help… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Union is expected to release its proposal on digital payments and a possible digital euro soon. In advance of the anticipated release, the Crypto Council for Innovation has issued a statement on the forthcoming policy. Mark Foster, the EU Policy Lead at the… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kin, the direct-to-consumer home insurance company built for every new normal®, earlier this month announced its expansion into Alabama. Building upon Kin’s success in Florida and other coastal states, where it insures nearly $45 billion in assets, Kin is continuing its mission “to deliver affordable… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than half—52%—of the Fortune 100 have “pursued crypto, blockchain or web3 initiatives since the start of 2020, according to recent research results shared by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). As mentioned in a blog post, about 60% of Fortune 100 initiatives “reported since the start of 2022… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, has just surpassed the milestone of three million PJ customers. In the segment for almost four years, the company currently “has the largest number of PJ users with an open bank… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global members of the buy-side community are “bullish” on digital assets and ESG investing amid widespread dialogue on both spaces, according to new research from SIX Group. The study, ‘Cornerstones for Growth’ (a Future of Finance Report from SIX), “surveyed 300 portfolio managers, asset allocators,… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Lithuania has terminated the electronic money institution (EMI) license of UAB Payrnet. The bank said the license was revoked due to “serious, systematic and multiple violations of legal act. The company allegedly violated the Law on Electronic Money and Electronic Money Institutions,… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex has launched peer-to-peer (P2P) services in Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. The service will allow customers to buy and sell crypto directly to individuals while completing the payment process outside the platform. Bitfinex P2P will offer services for Bitcoin, Tether – USDt and EURt, Tether… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rivero, Switzerland-based Fintech, is working with Cornèrcard, an issuer of Visa, Mastercard and Diners Club payment cards to leverage their compliance platform. According to a company statement, Cornèrcard will use Rivero’s compliance SaaS solution, Kajo, to digitalize its compliance processing requirements. Kajo is expected to… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third most visited” crypto exchange, is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained a license to operate a crypto exchange and provide custody services in Cyprus. This milestone demonstrates Bybit‘s commitment “to working within regulatory frameworks and… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RockX, a firm focused on institutional-grade staking solutions throughout Asia, announced the appointment of Paul Mischenko as Head of Americas. This move is part of its commitment “to broaden its presence in the Americas, leveraging its well-established Asian base to drive this expansion.” RockX views… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The final phase of a multi-stage process is now complete, and online savings platform SaveBetter has officially rebranded as Raisin. This change comes as the Berlin-headquartered Fintech platform “streamlines its identity across all markets to capitalize on brand awareness.” Globally, Raisin operates “as a free… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published a report proposing a framework for designing open, interoperable networks for digital assets (i.e. tokenized real-economy and financial assets). The report Enabling Open & Interoperable Networks was jointly “developed with subject matter experts at the Bank for International… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs, including neobanks, have been one of the hottest sectors of venture funding around the world. This segment of private capital is also one of the hottest sectors for online capital formation as entrepreneurs rush to disrupt the somewhat antediluvian banking world. Nebeus is a… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will reportedly be issuing a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Switzerland’s SIX digital exchange as part of a pilot program, the central bank’s chairperson revealed at a recent conference that took place in Zurich on Monday (June 26,… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TreasurySpring – the investment platform helping firms of all sizes unlock and protect the true value of their cash assets – has raised $29 million in Series B funding led by Balderton Capital. Mubadala Capital also participated in the investment round, “alongside previous investors ETFS… Read More

June 27, 2023 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Conio pleased to announce that their company has been selected among the six Italian fintech companies for the Visa Innovation Program Europe 2023. The program aims “to promote innovation in the financial and payment sectors by fostering collaboration and accelerating innovative companies… Read More