May 29, 2023 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gulf Binance Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Binance and Gulf Innova Co., Ltd., has now secured digital asset operator licenses from the country’s Ministry of Finance. Digital asset operators are “regulated by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).” Gulf Binance will be able “to… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pesto announces the launch of its first product, Pesto Mastercard issued by Continental Bank, the first credit card that enables customers to use valuables as collateral to secure a credit card. Activant Capital, Plural, and others invested in Pesto “to build a solution for Americans that… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Manappuram Finance Limited has launched a digital lending app Ma-Money. Manappuram is a gold loan platform in India.  The company went public in August 1995, and its shares are listed on the stock exchanges of Mumbai, Chennai, and Kochi. The new digital lending platform is… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

EquityZen is out with another note reiterating its expectation that the initial public offering (IPO) market will pick up toward the end of the year. Currently, IPOs during Q1 of 2023 were pretty tame, with just 33 IPOs on US exchanges. According to EY, the… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank announced a Call for Proposals as part of the launch of the government’s Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative. It seeks proposals from industry “for the establishment of new funds or investment structures to crowd in UK institutional investment,… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions, is excited to announce that Cyprus Credit Union has chosen Eltropy as its new partner to modernize the credit union’s digital communication strategy. Ashish Garg, co-founder and CEO of Eltropy, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Cyprus… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Air EV says it has more than 400 pre-orders for its flagship personal aircraft, “eVTOL”  or electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle. The company is currently raising growth capital on OurCrowd, an online investment platform. Air EV says the Air One eVTOL aircraft plans to… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UniCredit and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced a global expansion of their payment partnership. The agreement “sets the stage for the start of a strong partnership consistent with the UniCredit Unlocked strategy.” This is the first time any large commercial bank “has put in place a… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

big xyt, the independent provider of smart data and analytics solutions to the global trading and investment community, announced the release of the Trade Verification Tool, which is described a “a new interactive service which returns the verification of price reversion and execution performance on… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Following an initial €2.5 million from the Bulgarian Development Bank’s (BDB) Capital Investment Fund in February, Evrotrust eID is now part of the national eID program in Bulgaria. Bulgarian individuals and businesses will be able to access EU public services digitally from their mobile phones…. Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant Cash, a company within the FINTX portfolio, the fintech arm of Emirates Post Group, has received the Retail Payment Services and Card Scheme Regulation (RPSCS) Category 2 License from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). This reportedly makes it “the first Money Transfer… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Horizen, a layer 0 public blockchain, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Band Protocol, a cross-chain data oracle platform, “to provide real-time price feeds and reliable data for EON, Horizen’s new EVM-compatible smart contracting platform.” The partnership will bring decentralized oracle services “to… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic Capital Advisors has announced the appointment of Mohit Agnihotri as a Partner. Mohit reportedly “has over two decades of investment banking, investing and consulting experience in Financial Technology, Payments and broader Software & Technology sectors.” He will now “become a key member of Nordic… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, today announced its new Age Estimation solution, built to further streamline the age verification process for customers. Veriff Age Estimation “uses facial biometrics to enable users to easily estimate their age with a selfie, rather than having to provide… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, has made it possible for more savers to move their pensions quickly and efficiently with the adoption of an additional transfer service. ViaNova is “an industry working group that sets consistent open standards across fund providers, pension providers and platforms… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has announced that, from today, it aims to provide an additional £1 billion in lending to the UK Manufacturing sector by the end of 2030, aiming “to stimulate growth in the sector and help manufacturers invest in cleaner, more efficient forms of energy… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has reportedly become the first bank in the UAE to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) “with convenient remote account opening services through a mobile app by deploying Emirates Face Recognition (EFR) technology.” This new feature will “allow businesses to… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 8:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IntellectEU, an innovator in digital finance and emerging technologies, is now an Amazon Web Services (AWS) services delivery partner. IntellectEU will “support migration of Swift infrastructure to AWS cloud and provide integration and deployment of API channels, along with ISO 20022 advisory services.” Sigrid Wiley,… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unlimited, a new investment firm that gives all investors exposure to the alpha-generating potential of alternative investment strategies without the high fees and adverse tax implications of typical fund structures, announced that it has “raised $8 million in Series A financing led by FirstMark and… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE), a global underwriting firm providing property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, announced that Ricardo Anzaldua has “been appointed Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, effective June 12, 2023.” Mr. Anzaldua will “report to President and CEO… Read More