April 9, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bondora says that they truly believe in working hard and “celebrating hard.” Each update, no matter how small, should be acknowledged, the Bondora team added. And there were some significant milestones to celebrate in Q1 of 2023, the firm reveals. Bondora celebrated… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance.US is having a hard time parking cash in a bank following the collapse of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). According to a report by WSJ.com, Binance.US is working with a “middleman” to manage cash for dollar deposits – said to be Prime… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Loop is designed to enhance the UK’s informal money sharing market and “offers consumers a genuine alternative to the UK’s £10bn overdraft market.” As noted in a blog post, Tandem Bank is strengthening its strategy “to build the UK’s greener, digital bank with the acquisition… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be one of the world’s “most visited” crypto exchanges, is pleased to announce the launch of its new AI program: Tools Discovery. This groundbreaking AI-powered engine “brings smart trading to life with personalized product and strategy recommendations, which are tailored to… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In March, PeerBerry investors reportedly funded €65.53 million of loans, “i.e., €10.23 million or 18.5% more than the previous month.” In March, their investors “received €877 001 in interest.” 1071 new investors joined the platform last month. The average annual ROI on PeerBerry “in March… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ralph Lauren is now accepting cryptocurreny payments at its Miami Design District Store. BitPay is pleased to announce Ralph Lauren, the brand that defines “modern luxury” and timeless style, accepts digital currency payments at its new store in the Miami Design District. This store reportedly… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paytrix Co-Founders, Aran Brown and Eddie Harrison recently noted that between them, they have been “working in payments for over 30 years.” Across all aspects of the ecosystem – “from Card Issuing to Card Acquiring; Open Banking to Foreign Exchange and Cross Border Payments.” Within each… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global fintech focused on Engagement Banking, has partnered An Binh Bank (ABBANK) to transform the banking experiences “for millions of Vietnamese customers.” Supported by their local partner CMC Technology and Solution, Backbase will deliver the full suite of the Engagement Banking Platform, “which… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform that is accessible through Bitfinex announced  a range of perpetual contracts “for three of the largest and oldest Asian Equities indices; HONG KONG 50, JAPAN 225 and AUSTRALIA 200.” The launch of these equity perpetual contracts will reportedly “allow Bitfinex… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) has announced the launch of a new sustainable time deposit solution designed to assist U.S. institutional clients when investing excess cash while supporting their sustainability goals. Citi’s new Sustainable Time Deposit (TD) will “deliver competitive yields and supports projects identified under Citi’s… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asian e-wallets have recorded strong increase of use in Japan at cherry blossom season. Spending by consumers from South Korea and Malaysia “saw most growth since October when Japan first resumed a visa waiver policy.” As the ongoing cherry blossom season drives up travel demand,… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at TwoX Protocol, which claims to be a decentralized finance protocol issuing yield generative stablecoin, is pleased to announce that TwoX protocol will be “launched on Arbitrum.” Their team have been “researching & discussing which infrastructure is great fit to deploy TwoX primarily since… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsr, the embedded finance platform, has announced the appointment of Philippe Morel as Chief Executive Officer, Debbie Lotz as Chief Financial Officer and Nick Charteris as Chief Operating Officer. Philippe will report directly to Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair of the Board. Philippe Morel was “the CEO… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum has shared key updates including the number of assets (loans) pooled into Asset-Backed Securities by Loan Originator In March, the Debitum platform reportedly “offered to place investments in 10 ABS programs consisting of 175 loans.” The total number of assets “at the end of… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transcard, which claims to be a global leader in payment and data technology, announced that it has successfully integrated its family of embedded payment solutions, called SMART Suite, “with one of Mastercard’s innovative commercial offerings, Track Business Payment Service.” Mastercard Track Business Payment Service will… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Soft Space Sdn. Bhd., a financial technology player, announced it has raised $31.5 million in its latest funding round. Southern Capital Group (SCG) Pte. Ltd, led the investment round, “with participation from returning investor transcosmos Inc., strategic investor JCB (previously announced), and venture capital fund… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a “quiet” February, Robocash slightly increased volumes and continue “to provide you with a stable income.” The platform has reportedly “exceeded 600 M euros of purchased loans since the launch of Robo.cash.” Changes in the Refer a Friend Program From March 10, 2023, the… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 9:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CardX, a Stax company and the surcharging compliance platform, has launched Mastercard Click to Pay on Lightbox, CardX’s online payment form, “to expand the product’s reach.” With this partnership, Click to Pay is now “available for all existing and new card-not-present merchants on CardX’s platform.”… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Várri Consultancy, an independent management consulting boutique specialising in strategy, risk and governance advisory, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Clausematch, a technology company developing solutions for regulatory compliance. This is reportedly “the first collaboration with a business in the Middle… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ID.me, the secure digital identity network, announced that more than 100 million Americans have signed up for an ID.me Digital Wallet to speed access to services and benefits. ID.me’s Wallet implements “a verify-once-anywhere, get-frictionless-access-everywhere approach to login and identity.” This milestone “represents significant progress toward… Read More