June 18, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces the upcoming expansion of its regulated operations in Singapore following the in-principle approval of its Major Payment Institution Licence (MPIL) application. The expanded Singapore offering includes regulated crypto brokerage service. It marks the latest expansion of Sygnum Singapore’s regulated activities “following the three-part… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pilon, a Singapore-headquartered FinTech firm that offers cloud-based Supply Chain Financing system, announced that it has successfully secured a top-up round from Philippines-based Kaya Founders “to accelerate growth plans and strengthen its presence in the Philippines market.” This undisclosed round of funding “follows a highly… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, today announced the inauguration of its new office in Beijing, China. This strategic move signifies Thunes’ commitment “to empowering Chinese businesses and consumers by providing faster and more affordable transactions with key international markets.” The opening ceremony of… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WeLab Bank, which claims to be the most innovative bank in Hong Kong, announced the expansion of its wealth management services with the launch of their new Featured Fund Platform. WeLab Bank ventured into wealth management business last year, “pioneering a personalized and intelligent investment… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global firm focused on cloud payments and financial messaging, today announced the general availability of Volante Embedded Preprocessing, its latest solution “to help banks validate, transform and route payments messages efficiently, while also delivering a better customer experience to drive business growth.”… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has launched the AI Governance Alliance, a dedicated initiative focused on responsible generative artificial intelligence (AI). This initiative expands “on the existing framework and builds on the recommendations from the Responsible AI Leadership: A Global Summit on Generative AI.” The… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Comerica Bank announced the launch of Comerica Small Business Convenient Capital, its first “fully digital,” end-to-end new lending platform “to provide convenient access to capital and innovative value-added benefits for Comerica small business customers.” Built in collaboration with Amount, a digitally enabled lender and credit… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paro, a Chicago-based startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand finance and accounting expertise, announced it raised $25 million in Series C funding to further “develop its platform supporting freelance experts and continue its expansion with enterprise clients.” The investment round was “led by Top… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hexaware Mobiquity, a digital consultancy that designs and delivers innovative digital products and services for the world’s leading brands, released the results of the firm’s annual Global Benchmark for Sustainable Banking Report. This third iteration of the report “surveyed 600 C-suite banking executives across the… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Only a couple months after finalizing a $155M acquisition of Apex Crypto, an established trading infrastructure provider, the New York–headquartered crypto-assets platform Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) is delisting three major digital currencies: Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Cardano (ADA). Marc D’Annunzio, Bakkt General Counsel… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avantgarde Finance Group is partnering with Agio Digital, a digital assets and fund services platform, to offer the first ever institutional-grade on-chain crypto products. Using the platform, it is now possible “to set up fully regulated and compliant on-chain funds in a matter of weeks,… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a digital transformation services and product engineering company, announced a strategic, global partnership with Google Cloud to develop and deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI)-first Google Cloud solutions to help enterprises overcome operational challenges and drive transformational growth. Through this partnership EPAM… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced that Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA), a global banking leader, will use AWS “to deliver advanced analytics and data services in the cloud, taking a decisive step in its data and… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Profile, a financial solutions provider, has implemented its treasury management system Acumen.plus at Diamond Trust Bank. The fully STP, real-time cloud-native platform “that delivers advanced UX and automation to the modern Treasurer, offers new functionalities covering Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.” Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) is… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram International, Inc., a global financial technology company that connects the world’s communities, released the findings of a new consumer survey, which explores key trending factors and future growth drivers in the global payments industry, taking into account economic impact, digital adoption and demographic behaviors…. Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finery Markets has announced the digital assets prime broker and exchange, Bequant, as its latest partner, with the company using its new FM Liquidity Match service. FM Liquidity Match, introduced in April 2023, is “a service that gives institutional market players and crypto businesses access… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One in every five global consumers surveyed in 2022 said they “fell victim to payments fraud in the last four years — 26.9% of whom are victims of Authorized Push Payment (APP) scams, which is the number one fraud threat globally” — according to the… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Consumer Credit Counseling, Inc. (ACCC) announced it is urging clients and other consumers to join a pre-order waiting list for its CreditU mobile app, which launches nationwide in October. Powered by ACCC, CreditU is described as “an unparalleled one-stop-shop for all financial needs that… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third-most visited” cryptocurrency exchange, is pleased to announce the release of its latest tool, ToolsGPT. This innovative platform “combines ChatGPT’s machine learning technology with Bybit’s robust market data, [enhancing] the way traders make informed and profitable decisions.” ToolsGPT… Read More

June 17, 2023 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A senior US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official on Friday (June 16, 2023) rejected the recent criticism of the regulatory authority’s crypto-related crackdown and also slammed the industry for violating applicable securities laws. As first reported by Reuters, the regulator’s increased scrutiny of cryptocurrency… Read More