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

May 31, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd. becomes the first bank partner in Japan with Wise Platform, bringing fast, low-cost international payments to more than 80,000 corporate customers The team at Wise says they’re announcing their first Wise Platform bank partnership in Japan with GMO Aozora Net… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aptos Network was created by a team of over 350 developers across the globe with the goal of solving the existing problems in Web3 that have been standing in the way of mass blockchain adoption. Aptos Network is now live on the QuickNode platform. The… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rakkar Digital, a Singapore-based company providing digital asset custodian services to institutional and enterprise clients across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, is pleased to announce the launch of Rakkar Digital Asset Custodian, powered by Fireblocks’ MPC-CMP direct custody technology. The announcement follows “a USD 10… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NameCheck anti-fraud technology to be offered to government, financial services firms as CommBiz customers get use of new service from now. Commonwealth Bank plans to offer its NameCheck anti-scams technology “to government organizations and other financial service companies that process payments in Australia as part… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onbe, a business to consumer disbursements financial technology company, announces the addition of PayPal and Venmo functionalities to its product offerings. With PayPal and Venmo, Onbe’s clients now “have more options to provide fast, seamless and secure digital choices to their recipients within Onbe’s existing product… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published a new study on the use of digital assets to facilitate cash-based transfers regarding humanitarian aid. CCAF, part of the Cambridge University Judge School of Business, is the top research entity in the Fintech sector.  The… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen, a secondary marketplace for private securities, has distributed a post t0utuing the secondary market for private securities during a slow period of primary issuance and funding rounds. Of course, this is to the benefit of EquityZen as it is what the company provides, but… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chargebacks911, which claims to be the first company dedicated to providing chargeback remediation services to the world’s largest banks and businesses, released its 2023 Chargeback Field Report, “giving retailers and financial institutions an understanding into the current state of friendly fraud, first-party misuse and chargeback… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), owner of Netcoins, the online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for North Americans to buy, sell, and understand cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Intelligence Group, a developer of blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solutions, is pleased “to report… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Next Capital has partnered with Mambu to launch a new suite of lending products in just four months. Leading Thai technology-driven auto leasing company Next Capital Public Company (Next Capital) has partnered with Mambu, “launching a new suite of lending products on Mambu’s SaaS cloud-native… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have announced a move to strengthen policy collaboration on financial services, including digital assets. The announcement was revealed during a bilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi earlier this week. According to… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform, announced the availability of the Unqork platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, which offers IT software applications and services built by technology companies, optimized to run on Azure. Unqork enables customers “to democratize technology and free themselves from… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank, Hong Kong’s virtual bank, unveiled its plan to introduce virtual asset trading services for retail investors. With this move, ZA Bank is set “to support the Hong Kong SAR government’s vision to develop a vibrant sector and ecosystem for virtual assets.” ZA Bank’s… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore securities regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced a partnership with Google [Alphabet] (NASDAQ:GOOG). According to a statement by MAS, the regulatory will work with Google Cloud to collaborate on generative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to advance the development and use of responsible… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SpotOn, the software and payments partner for restaurants, unveiled the new SpotOn Restaurant, which combines the restaurant point-of-sale software with a suite of proprietary, patent-pending hardware designed by SpotOn to flex to the unique needs of each restaurant. The new SpotOn Restaurant was “built for… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest co-founder Christian Faes says he’s pleased to be launching Faes & Co. Based out of the US, a new firm that will focus on “building and investing in technology-enabled direct lending businesses, alongside their own private credit fund.” Faes says he’s learned “a lot… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH), a platform for unified commerce that delivers integrated payments and banking at scale, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement “as the stalking horse bidder to acquire substantially all of the assets of Plastiq, Inc and… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RingPay by McLEAR, the smart ring that enables users to pay for things with a wave of the hand, launches for sale on Amazon UK this month. RingPay can be “used anywhere that allows contactless payment, such as restaurants, supermarkets, and transportation etc, and offers… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Muse Finance, a working capital business finance provider – today announces the appointment of Julie Ashmore “as COO to help achieve its ambition to reach 30,000 customers and provide £1.5bn of SME financing in the next three years.” With three decades of experience in fintech,… Read More