May 2, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitit (ASX: SPT), which claims to be the “only” white-label service allowing customers to pay by installments using their existing credit on their payment card at checkout, has announced a new super-fast white-label payment experience, SplititExpress. This experience “enables checkout in under 2-seconds and also… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO claims it is the first and “only” platform to provide on-demand working capital to suppliers of major enterprises worldwide. To mark their 15th year of doing business, the company announced the launch of “a new brand and an enhanced website that bring the company’s… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EDITED, supplier of the SaaS Retail Intelligence platform, announced the appointment of Shellie Vornhagen as its Chief Marketing Officer, David Hartig as Chief Technology Officer and Shakeel Abdul as Chief Strategy Officer. These key additions to the C-Suite aim to “solidify a successful 2022 that… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Stripe are launching a new feature on Microsoft Teams that will empower companies “to unlock new revenue streams and grow their business – all with the simple touch of a button.” Introducing Teams Payments, a solution that “enables meeting hosts to… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Banking as a Service Provider Griffin, has appointed Marina Gorey as Chief People Officer. Griffin states that this marks a new phase for the Fintech, which was recently authorized, subject to restrictions, as a UK bank by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). David Jarvis, CEO and… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The trading window for securities issued on the Seedrs platform is currently open, with 690 different securities potentially available for trading. The monthly trading opportunity is open for the next six days. While starting slowly, the secondary market has continued to inch higher, providing investors… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, digital asset fund flows delivered $72 million in outflows – the second consecutive week of exits. Speculation is that a looming Federal Reserve rate hike has cooled the digital asset market. According to the report by CoinShares,  Bitcoin saw the majority of outflows… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has reportedly made its initial entry into Latin America with a launch in Brazil. Revolut‘s global account will provide local consumers with foreign exchange and remittance capabilities in 27 different currencies, along with having a payment card that is accepted in over 150 nations…. Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Taly has enlisted BPC’s SmartVista Platform to provide digital payment services to banks, Fintechs, and other clients in Egypt. Taly is a new Payment Service Provider based in Cairo. The provider is said to be the “first of its kind” in the region, offering digital… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK businesses received, “on average, £237,402 worth of fines following data breaches or violation of data protection rules in the last 12 months, with half (50%) of respondents listing financial data as the most likely to be compromised.” The findings come from ISMS.online’s latest State… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, recently decided to take legal action against an issuer that raised growth capital on its platform. In 2022, Student Rents raised over  £466,000 from 179 investors for a 9.39% equity stake in for a… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based Fintech Raisin has appointed Cetin Duransoy as the new CEO of Raisin US, effective 1 May 2023. Cetin Duransoy reportedly “brings over 20 years of experience, having served in senior positions at companies including Capital One and Visa.” Before joining, Cetin served “as president… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress recently announced that Reassured, the UK’s “largest” life insurance broker, has selected The Exchange platform in order “to power both its advised and non-advised protection business.” Iress was “chosen after a thorough selection process based on the potential for a long-term partnership and its… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian – which claims to be one of the world’s leading global information services companies – has launched Aidrian, a new cloud-based fraud solution “powered by adaptive Machine Learning, which enables businesses to prevent fraud without impacting the customer experience.” Experian’s latest research “shows fraud… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank)  announced a new partnership with Personetics, the firm focused on financial data-driven personalization and customer engagement for financial services, in order “to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered money management capabilities.” The cost-of-living crisis “has been impacting consumers in… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY), a financial services and investment management innovator in the digital asset and blockchain technology sector, and DWS, which claims to be one of the world’s leading asset managers, have entered into a strategic alliance with the aim of initially… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mr. Tharith Panpiemras, Assistant Governor of the Financial Institutions Policy Group, announced that after the Bank of Thailand (BOT) released the Virtual Bank Licensing Framework for public consultation “between January 12 and February 12, 2023, the BOT reportedly received questions and helpful feedback from stakeholders… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Exodus Movement (tZERO: EXOD), a company that offers a self-custodial cryptocurrency platform, has announced full 2022 results. According to the company, revenue for the year sank by 47%, dropping to $50.6 million in comparison to $95.8 million during 2021. The net loss for 2022 was… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform, recently announced that it has achieved Authorization to Operate (ATO) on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Marketplace. Unqork says it “enables customers, now including the Federal Government, to democratize technology and free themselves from the… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 8:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Binance are pleased to announce the launch of Binance Sensei, their new AI-powered tool on the Binance Academy platform, which can be used “to enhance your Web3 learning experience.” Over the course of the last year, they’ve seen deep-learning systems such as… Read More