June 12, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TaxBit, the provider of tax and accounting solutions for digital assets, is set to embark on a transformative phase of innovation and expansion with the appointment of Lindsey Argalas as CEO. In this significant leadership transition, Austin Woodward, the current CEO, and Co-Founder, will “transition… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Medius, a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation, announced its intent to acquire expense management software company Expensya for an undisclosed sum. Founded in Tunisia in 2014 by former Microsoft software engineers Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, Expensya’s web, mobile and smart payment-card solutions “automate… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earnix, the global provider of intelligent, composable, SaaS solutions for insurers, banks and auto lenders announced Pricing Accelerator, a pricing management workflow that enables business users and pricing committees “to make data-driven pricing decisions in real-time, accelerating organizational growth.” Dynamic pricing backed by analytical modeling… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMNIS Treasury Services AG (amnis), a Fintech company founded in 2014 with the objective of simplifying international banking for SMEs, has recently acquired the SME portfolio of FX-Consulting AG. With this strategic move, the two Zurich-based companies aim “to enhance their support for Swiss SMEs… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Snapsheet, which claims to be the “pioneer” of virtual appraisals and an emerging leader in cloud-based claims management software, announced that specialty property and casualty insurance carrier  IAT Insurance Group selected Snapsheet Claims software “to deliver the modern claims experience to its customers.” As noted… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DeFi has been suffering from a silent problem for years: a liquidity management gap. The lack of these services has caused a range of issues. It leads to increased price volatility, making executing trades at fair prices challenging and resulting in potential losses for traders…. Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BTSE, a digital asset exchange, has integrated with Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets. Talos‘s platform connects institutional investors “to the entire digital assets ecosystem.” BTSE will reportedly join Talos’s provider network of “over 40 liquidity venues that includes top-tier exchanges,… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s pursuit of digital assets or crypto assets deemed to be securities is ripping through the crypto marketplace. In the recent enforcement action filed by the SEC against Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN), the Commission highlighted multiple digital assets it believes are securities and… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To make efficient and accurate risk assessments, commercial property underwriters “need the right information, at the right time, available at their fingertips.” CAPE’s mission has been “to provide underwriters with that information via unique, AI-powered insights, accessible in ways that both support automation as well… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immersive Labs, a firm focused on people-centric cyber resilience, and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) are working together to launch the Cyber Million program that aims “to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operations jobs over the next decade.” The… Read More

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

Financial institutions (FIs) that “run on a true SaaS platform bounce back from market disruption nearly 2.5x faster than their industry peers,” according to new research from cloud banking platform Mambu. The Turning turbulence into triumph report “examines how personal lenders, SME lenders and neobanks… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last week, IOG (which stands for Input Output Global – one of the organizations supporting Cardano (ADA) development) noted that they are aware of the recent complaints by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance & Coinbase, which “contain references to the organization, the… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

One Zero Bank, a digital bank startup based in Israel, is adding artificial intelligence (AI) to its platform, according to a recent report. At the same time, One Zero is raising growth capital, providing an entry point for smaller (accredited) investors on OurCrowd. It was… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Anne Boden, an iconic Fintech CEO who is the founder of digital bank Starling Bank, revealed that she would be stepping down from the bank last month. Recently, more information on the exit of Boden has been revealed. Reportedly, Boden decided to step down from… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B payment solutions provider Hokodo has announced the acquisition of a Lithuanian payments business, making it the first and, currently, only B2B Buy Now, Pay Later provider with a payments license. This acquisition is “part of Hokodo’s journey to make better payment options available to… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMLYZE, a RegTech company specializing in anti-financial crime solutions for FinTechs, neo-banks and crypto businesses, is pleased “to announce its strategic collaboration with Salt Edge, a leading open banking platform.” This commercial partnership “aims to enhance AMLYZE and Salt Edge’s client offering by leveraging both… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, recently launched its State Pension Age Calculator, designed “to help savers evaluate if they can retire before they’re eligible to receive the State Pension.” The age people can “claim their State Pension has risen significantly since 2010 when the entitlement… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced that it will open its first international office in London and that it is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator program “to take place in the UK in Spring 2024.” a16z’s U.K. office will allow it “to work closely with… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK), whose mission is to make digital access faster and more secure, has named experienced banking veteran Kerry Cantley Vice President of Digital Banking Strategy. Cantley brings “a distinguished 30-year career in the financial services industry to Mitek.” Most recently, she “was Senior… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation and Classiq Technologies Ltd. signed a technology collaboration agreement in the gate-based quantum computing. Quantum computers are next-generation technologies “that have the potential to efficiently solve problems that conventional computers could not solve or take a very long time to solve… Read More