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

May 1, 2023 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Alpaca, their vision is to build a global de facto standard infrastructure for investing, and for that, they claim it is critical that they continue to provide technology infrastructure to support this vision. They prioritize their API platform, “designed with developers in mind, and… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the chaos and mayhem in the banking system, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has posted recommendations for deposit insurance reform. The FDIC highlights three suggestions for regulatory reform, as follows: Limited Coverage: Maintaining the current deposit insurance framework, which provides insurance to depositors… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta released the “first-ever” database of international salary and equity compensation data—tailored for venture-backed startups. The new data set “includes geo-adjusted compensation rates for 32 roles in over 40 countries and will be available immediately to all Carta Total Compensation customers, making it possible for… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

While Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has not officially announced how Apple Savings is fairing, a recent report indicates that the Fintech offering is already capturing solid interest from Apple device users. Apple launched its anticipated Apple Savings feature in partnership with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) on April 17th…. Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gilles Gade, CEO at Cross River Bank, notes that they recently “closed the first quarter of the year strong and on target despite a turbulent macro environment.” It’s worth noting that Cross River Bank, a top Fintech enabler, is a target of a Federal Deposit Insurance… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lendscape are pleased to confirm a new strategic technology partnership in order to “deliver greater efficiencies for finance providers and accelerate access to working capital for SMEs.” As the world’s technology provider for all forms of secured finance, they’ve partnered with Validis,… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

In another sign of the flagging global economy, Germany-based digital bank N26 has announced a 4% reduction in its employee headcount. N26 is a fully licensed bank receiving approval in its home country. N26 operates in various European countries. At one point, it took a… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Utilizing Nansen‘s suite of products, projects in Google’s Web3 startup program can leverage on-chain data to stay ahead of the competition and navigate uncharted waters. Nansen, a blockchain data analytics platform, will be working with Google Cloud in order “to provide real-time, high-quality blockchain data… Read More

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

As was previously reported, First Republic Bank has gone into receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – now representing the second-largest bank failure in history. JP Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) has stepped in to take over the bank as a bidding process took place… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Last year, Student Rents listed a securities offering on Crowdcube, raising £466,172.55 from 179 investors. The company was selling equity in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £4.5 million. According to the offering page, Student Rents claimed over 300 paying agents having matched 11,000… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) was briefly shuttered by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) stepped in as receiver of the bank following weeks of speculation that FRB would be the next shoe to drop in the… Read More

May 1, 2023 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CryptoUK, which claims to be the “trusted” voice of the UK crypto industry, has published a detailed response to His Majesty’s Treasury’s (HMT) Future Financial Services Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets consultation paper. Consultation proposals “included strengthening rules for crypto trading platforms and a robust world-first… Read More