June 1, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Non-custodial wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider and web3 onboarding solution to expand its enterprise-ready product suite to support growing customer base. Magic, which claims to be the leading wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider, has announced it has raised $52 million in a strategic funding round led by PayPal Ventures,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bud Financial Limited is now available in the Google Cloud partner directory. Bud’s presence allows companies to work with the data-intelligence fintech as “part of their annual spend, unlocking the benefits of a single commitment to Google Cloud.” It also enables current and future clients “to… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US House of Representatives has passed several bills designed to improve access to capital and to level the playing field for retail investors. The legislation will now move over to the Senate for consideration and, perhaps, then move to the White House to be… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bankjoy, a digital banking provider, has launched Business Banking 2.0, which features new product and service enhancements designed to help banks and credit unions better serve businesses across their local communities. Bankjoy announced “the launch of Business Banking 2.0 at Corelation’s 12th Annual Client Conference… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN), a leading provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced a strategic partnership that will “integrate Clearwater with the MORGAN MONEY global trading platform, allowing permissioned users to easily navigate between both systems.”… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Traderpal is described as a simple and easy-to-use app designed to democratize access to financial markets for Spanish-speaking individuals. With Traderpal, users can “invest in thousands of US stocks, and ETFs and start building a diversified investment portfolio to help them achieve their financial goals.”… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAPE will develop property risk analytics leveraging structural attributes from Google geospatial data in order “to support innovation across the insurance industry and better protect homes and businesses” Protecting people, society, and the economy “means safeguarding homes, businesses, and other structures—especially from catastrophic weather events.”… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a statement that “billions” of dollars held on payment Apps may not possess federal insurance. The CFPB said these funds may not be safe during times of “financial stress,” alluding to the recent banking crisis. Rohit Chopra,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

MiCA or Markets in Crypto-Assets – the legislation designed to create a regulatory ecosystem for digital assets in the European Union, has officially been signed into law. While the law had been previously approved and the signing is a formality, the legislation is now enforceable,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) announced it has entered into a restructuring support agreement with certain of its key financial stakeholders in order “to effectuate a comprehensive debt restructuring transaction that is intended to be completed efficiently and quickly.” The restructuring is expected “to significantly reduce… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent days, Elon Musk tweeted that “commercial real estate is melting down fast. Home values next,” in response to a Tweet about the rapidly declining value of office real estate in Los Angeles and San Francisco, which is selling for less than the amount… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin issuer Circle will launch USDC, its dollar-based stablecoin, on Arbitrum this  June 8th. Circle states that this version of USDC will eventually replace the currently circulating bridged version of USDC that comes from Ethereum – which becomes USDC.e. Arbitrum is a blockchain technology that… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Smart Lenders AM has surpassed $2 billion in online loans financed, claiming to be the top European crowdfunding specialist for debt. Smart Lenders, based in Paris, invests in loans originated in online lending platforms in Europe and the US. Loans include both consumer and business…. Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of overall trading volume and scope of operations, recently revealed that it may be reassessing its workforce following numerous other industry-wide reports of layoffs and an extended bear market. On Wednesday (May 31,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, announced today that its Socure ID+ platform has been added to the State Risk and Authorization Management Program’s (StateRAMP) Progressing Product List after illustrating the core regulatory and industry-defined requirements for StateRAMP compliance. Socure is… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its card fraud report, which is “based on information provided by 20 card payment scheme operators.” Card fraud in 2021 “continued its downward trend, falling to its lowest level since data collection began.” It reportedly “constituted 0.028% of… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tarabut Gateway, MENA’s open banking platform, announces a strategic partnership with Qarar, the region’s credit analytics technology provider and technology arm of SIMAH, the first and largest credit bureau in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This strategic partnership is set to enhance the financial landscape… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

On June 1, 2023, new rules regarding digital assets go into effect, which may make Hong Kong a crypto hub. Earlier this month (May 2023), the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) concluded the Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators. According… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) and Worldpay from FIS  (NYSE: FIS) have announced a partnership that will make Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout available to Worldpay merchants in a multi-year agreement. Becca Stone, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Affirm, said the partnership would help Worldpay’s merchants drive growth and… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen recently announced their partnership with TRON in order to provide on-chain insights to their ecosystem. The team is pleased to work with TRON, which claims to be “one of the leading blockchain networks by TVL and activity.” TRON’s low fees and fast transaction speeds… Read More