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

June 11, 2023 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hi Marley, creators of the only insurance-focused collaboration platform powered by SMS, is proud to announce its partnership with Donegal Insurance Group. With its current partner shutting down on December 1, 2023, Donegal needed “an alternative SMS communication solution.” After a competitive evaluation process, Donegal… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares, Europe’s community-powered investment app, chooses Upvest, the Berlin-based infrastructure fintech, “to expand its investment product offering and geographical presence.” Following its successful launch and rapid growth in the UK, Shares will “bring its social investment experience to the European stage through Upvest’s Investment-API.” For… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik recently revealed that it’s pleased to announce that they have successfully “onboarded over 1 million users since they launched in March 2021.” According to Tonik, this is such a momentous occasion for them “because it is solid proof of our significant contribution to improving… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EasySend and Imburse, a DuckCreek company, are pleased to announce their strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing the end-to-end digital payment process. EasySend is “a no-code platform that empowers organizations to transform complex forms, customer data intake, and signature collection processes into easy digital experiences, and… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid is introducing an all-new identity verification experience that allows consumers to fast track verifications across Plaid-powered apps and services. Just as commerce providers have delivered on the promise of “one-click” checkout, Plaid claims it is “creating the standard for a ‘verify once, verify everywhere’… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nocnoc, the facilitator of cross-border eCommerce between global sellers and Latin America, today announced that it has secured $14 million in Series A funding, “led by PayPal Ventures with participation from Mouro Capital, Quona Capital, Caravela Capital, Broadhaven and Ignia.” The funding from the investment… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance, a digital insurtech transforming small business insurance, recently announced its expanded partnership with Gusto Embedded. The strengthened partnership “will exclusively offer NEXT’s pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation to the small business customers of Gusto Embedded partners through NEXT’s fully embedded insurance solution, NEXT Connect.” Users… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Just one month after its public launch in Mexico on May 4th, one million people already have Cuenta Nu – which is the local digital account and second financial product of Nu Mexico, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) subsidiary in the country. The rapid growth of the… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

We last looked at the ECSPR [European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation] approved crowdfunding platforms in March 2023. At that time, 21 approved securities crowdfunding platforms were allowed to provide services across all European Union member states. ECSPR allows a platform to list securities from private… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) in Nigeria has been drawn to the website operated by Binance Nigeria Limited, “soliciting the Nigerian public to trade crypto assets on its various web and mobile-enabled platforms.” Binance Nigeria Limited is “neither registered nor… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netbank, the banking as a service platform, has launched a service that allows international remittance companies to facilitate overseas remittances into the Philippines. The market for Philippine Peso remittances “is huge since there is a large number of Filipino migrant workers all around the globe.”… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SmartMetric, Inc. reveals that it is getting ready to release its advanced fingerprint biometric activated credit card and that the company’s engineers are now working “on adding embedded AI into the card’s electronics.” Since SmartMetric designed its biometric credit card with a dual processor, it… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is claiming a significant legal victory in the litigation of Ooki DAO. According to the CFTC, the decentralized autonomous organization has received a default judgment in which the court held that Ooki DAO is a “person” under the Commodity… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shape Technologies has reportedly introduced its payments-platform-as-a-service (PPaaS) provider, developed to support merchant-facing interfaces. The customizable PPaaS platform offers services for various payments-focused business, such as acquirers, payment facilitators, payment gateways, independent sales organizations as well as other businesses. Shape’s PPaaS’ modular architecture enables its… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Justice has charged two Russians, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, with the hacking of Mt. Gox. The crypto exchange was plundered in 2011 and ultimately collapsed. At the same time, the Russians have been charged with operating the BTC-e… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and NAPS, a Moroccan fintech company, have announced a collaboration to develop various payment solutions for individuals as well as business organizations. The new partnership aims to consolidate the solid historical relationship between the two entities. NAPS says it is on a… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cronos Labs, a blockchain startup accelerator that focuses on decentralized finance, Web3 games, social applications, and on the development of the Cronos blockchain’s ecosystem, will collaborate with Google Cloud “to enhance its Accelerator Program and provide startups with resources to develop innovative AI-enabled Web3 applications… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 1:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veridas, a global provider of AI-driven identity verification solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Age Verification product. Designed to help businesses meet stringent age verification regulations, this solution combines biometric verification and artificial intelligence “to deliver accurate and efficient age verification services.”… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Netherlands has recently completed the launch of a contactless transit payments system nationwide, “simplifying access and allowing travelers to tap-in and tap-out with their debit card, credit card or digital wallet.” All public transport across the country – “including trains, buses, metros, and trams… Read More