April 22, 2023 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payment technology firm and mobile point-of-sale pioneer Miura Systems recently announced the launch of its new, elegantly designed, Miura Android Smart POS payment device. MASP reportedly “leverages the collaborative open-source world of Android to make application development and ongoing management simple, seamless and secure.”… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain Moon Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BMAQ) has announced it would return shareholder funds and delist its shares. The blank check firm raised money to pursue prospective targets that were businesses in blockchain technologies in North America, Europe, and Asia.  The special acquisition company (SPAC) announced… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mendix, a Siemens business and global player focused on modern enterprise application development, has embarked on an “aggressive” strategy “to build a robust technology partner community that empowers enterprises and software startups to dramatically accelerate digital transformation.” As part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a provider of institutional digital asset custody, collateral management and settlement solutions, announced the appointments of Stefano Maestri as Chief Technology Officer, Sam Goh as Chief Financial Officer and Sam Brown as General Counsel. These appointments are effective immediately. Stefano reportedly “has over 25… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, which claims to be the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has released its latest report – The Human Impact of Fraud and Financial Crime on Customer Trust in Banks. The report, “based on research of 4,000 consumers in the UK and… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, has released enhanced identity verification capabilities tailored specifically for the video gaming industry. The offering “streamlines the identity verification (IDV) process for gamers, while helping gaming platforms safeguard their users by ensuring that players are only able to access… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank is expanding its range of green financing to support home loan and personal loan customers “to enhance the energy efficiency of their homes, and purchase electric and hybrid vehicles.” The Green Loan is described as being “a low, 10-year secured fixed rate and… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its goal to provide clients with meaningful innovation and improvement, Wolters Kluwer Enablon has released V9 2023 of the Enablon Vision Platform, its integrated risk management platform. This major release reportedly “brings valuable changes, additional functionality, and usability enhancements to the Enablon… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Airbase, the modern spend management software provider, has announced the launch of Guided Procurement. Airbase claims it is “the first spend management solution to automate the intake process for purchasing.” It meets “the needs of multiple stakeholders like procurement, finance, IT, security, and legal while… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vesey Ventures, an early stage venture firm that invests in companies transforming financial services, announced the close of its debut fund totaling $78 million. Vesey Ventures was “founded by three former Managing Directors at AMEX Ventures, Dana Eli-Lorch, Lindsay Fitzgerald and Julia Huang, and will… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, a digital bank that reports over 27 million retail customers worldwide, has announced a successful finalization of “a direct connection to Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) financial network.” By joining more than 3000 financial institutions including the world’s biggest banks already participating in SEPA,… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru’s secondary market provides their investors with an “exit strategy,” should they need access to their funds “before the loan matures, but it’s also a way to diversify your portfolio, and build your wealth.” As a peer-to-peer lending platform based in Europe, Estateguru claims it… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Every quarter, Carta releases information on the startup ecosystem in their comprehensive State of Private Markets report. It can take a few weeks for rounds to be recorded on their platform, so they share a full analysis after they get the final numbers, Carta notes… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) visited with officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Armstrong revealed the trip in a Tweet stating: “Met with the SEC today. We’ll continue pushing for a clear rule book in the U.S. for crypto regs…. Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online real estate investment platform that has recently added early-stage venture funding (the Innovation Fund) as an option, has provided an update on platform performance during Q1 2023 and at a time when markets are flagging. According to Fundrise, the average net return… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, recently announced that it has appointed Spiros Theodossiou as Chief Product Officer (CPO). An industry figure “with over 20 years of experience, Spiros previously served as CPO at cloud accounting platform DEXT.” Before… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 3:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iress has announced changes “to its operating structure and senior leadership teams following a strategic review of its business.” The change forms “part of the steps the company is taking to strengthen its position in all markets, drive innovation and help the industry tackle the… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) today voted unanimously to issue for public comment a proposed analytic framework for financial stability risks.  The framework aims to address potential risks to financial stability. At the same time, FSOC voted unanimously to issue for public comment new… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The slump in new initial public offerings IPOs for US-based SPACs (special-purpose acquisition companies) has stretched into the first quarter of 2023, according to a report by  S&P Global Market Intelligence. Even though SPACs or blank check firms, have been around for decades, the method… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has posted its annual list of top threats for retail investors. In the past, innovations like securities crowdfunding joined the group. The 2023 list leads with digital assets at the top of the list as regulators point to… Read More