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

May 1, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global firm focused on mission-critical, real-time payments, has teamed up with MagicCube, the creator of i-Accept, in order “to deliver secure and seamless contactless payments on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) smartphones and tablets using Tap to Pay—with or without PIN.” The… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global provider of cloud payments and financial messaging solutions to accelerate digital transformation, has released a partner-authored paper featuring insights “into the banking sector and projections for innovation-driven growth.” The report, the first in an annual series, “incorporates contributions from fifteen global… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Government of Singapore announced increases in the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates in order to support a sustainable property market. The revised rates will “take effect from 27 April 2023.” The implementation of the property market measures in December 2021 and September 2022… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (AIM: LINV), the UK’s platform for mortgages, announces that Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) joins its £200 million financing syndicate with National Australia Bank (NAB) in order “to support the continued growth of its Buy-to-Let proposition.” Wells Fargo reportedly “joins a growing roster of global… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trust Wallet, which claims to be one of the largest self-custodial and multi-chain wallets (also reported as a wallet with critical vulnerabilities leading to considerable losses for users that now appear to have been addressed), has announced a partnership with Web3Auth to enable users to… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Frisch’s Big Boy, the 75-year-old American comfort food and casual-themed restaurant brand, announced its partnership with DailyPay–the provider of on-demand pay. Through the partnership, Frisch’s Big Boy’s employees “have access to an important financial wellness benefit that allows them to access their earned pay after… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a report on the failure of Signature Bank. The report scrutizined oversight of the bank from 2017 until its collapse in March 2023. The cause of the failure reflects a similar report posted by the US… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Web2 social media platforms continue to grapple with concerns about data privacy, misinformation, and content moderation, many users are turning to alternative forms of social media. Among these alternatives are Web3 social media platforms, which are built on decentralized networks and feature community-driven governance,… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Etherisc, the open-source, “decentralized” insurance protocol and ecosystem, has launched the first-of-its-kind USDC depeg protection cover to the public. As a peer-to-peer parametric product, customers “receive automatic payouts should the price of the USDC stablecoin fall below its $1 USD pegged value by 0.5% for… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Card payments in the Philippines are set to “grow by 10.1% in 2023 to reach PHP2.5 trillion ($45.3 billion) in 2023,” forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics reveal “that the card payments market in the Philippines registered a growth of… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mutual Vision, a community-owned technology provider, announced it will adopt Mambu’s cloud banking engine. Mambu will “underpin Mutual Vision’s services and bring a unique proposition to its expanding customer base of 27 building societies and banks in the UK.” Mutual Vision provides “a digital platform… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC and APE), which claims to be the largest theatrical exhibitor in the United States and the world, announced it has officially launched the AMC Entertainment Visa Card. AMC Stubs members can now “apply for the AMC Entertainment Visa Card to earn… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CubiCasa, the global-reaching real estate software company, announced a collaboration with Bright MLS, which claims to be one of the largest Multiple Listing Services (MLS) in the country, “to offer CubiCasa’s easy-to-use floor plan creation app to Bright subscribers.” The collaboration will aim to “expand… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 1:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immuta, a data security provider, announced new vulnerability risk assessment and dynamic query classification capabilities for the Immuta Data Security Platform. These new features “enable customers to promptly identify and prioritize security gaps, protecting sensitive data based on the context and sensitivity levels.” When combined… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nottingham Building Society has announced the appointment of Praven Subbramoney as Chief Lending Officer. Reporting to CEO Sue Hayes, Praven will “lead the development and delivery of The Nottingham’s lending strategy and mortgage proposition driving innovation, transformation and growth as well as focusing on… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto lending business model has come under intense scrutiny following a spate of recent credit events. Credora is helping “rebuild confidence in credit markets through transparency, and the lending infrastructure provider announced a $6 million strategic funding round with S&P Global and Coinbase Ventures… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Reviewpad, the platform that helps developers by automating the code review process, has raised a €1M pre-seed round. The investment round was “led by Shilling VC with participation from angel investors Simon Brandhof and Freddy Mallet.” The new round “brings the total raised to date… Read More

April 30, 2023 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyperscience, a provider of enterprise artificial intelligence solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Joiner as its new Chief Executive Officer. Joiner’s experience and track record in the software industry “will contribute greatly to the company’s overall strategy and growth initiatives—at a time… Read More