March 22, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit union core processor Corelation, Inc. recently announced that Mountain America Credit Union ($15.8 billion assets; 1.12 million members; Sandy, UT) has signed on to convert to the KeyStone core. Mountain America Credit Union is presently the 12th-largest credit union in the United States, serving… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital securities firm Securitize and digital asset wealth platform Onramp Invest announced the beginning of broadened and distributed access to tokenized private equity funds from leading investment firms, including Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE). Beginning now and expanding over the coming weeks, “at least four private… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Given the recent market landscape, which has been fraught with geopolitical tensions, rampant inflation, interest rate hikes, and generally volatile conditions, Estateguru management decided “to increase the capital reserves of the company at the start 2023, and raised additional capital from its founders, existing shareholders… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Card issuing and processing pioneer Enfuce has teamed up with UK neobanking start-up Science Card in order to launch a payments card, which forms “part of a new infrastructure for funding scientific research, designed to create the future earlier rather than later.” Science Card’s customers… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyLion (NYSE: ML), a Fintech offering personalized services, has announced the rebrand of “Even Financial,” the embedded finance platform for enterprise businesses, to “Engine by MoneyLion.” The Engine by MoneyLion brand is “designed to reflect the expanded breadth and capabilities of the combined company, while continuing… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, widely expected to enter the presidential race in the coming months, is aiming to put a stop to central bank digital currency (CBDC) being utilized in his state, and all of the United States for that matter. “Central Bank Digital Currency… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With their continued growth and drive to serve clients globally, Addepar is opening a new office in Pune, India. Establishing a presence in India will enable Addepar to increase their investments in research and development (R&D) and support “an increasingly global client base.” This expansion… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital saving-service Fundler has reportedly signed an agreement regarding use of Crosskey’s SaaS-based Capital Market service, “replacing incumbent solutions from several suppliers.” Eva Thelin, Business Area Manager at Crosskey Capital Market, said: “We are excited over being chosen as the future platform for Fundler’s… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE:WU) and MoMo announced a strategic collaboration “enabling customers to receive Western Union money transfers on the MoMo app.” It is reportedly the “first” time a money transfer operator’s services “have become available on a leading super app in Vietnam.” Key insights from… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Confluence Technologies, Inc., a global technology solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex investment data challenges, announced a partnership with FundGuard, the cloud native, AI-powered, multi-asset class investment accounting platform. The partnership will “combine functionality from Confluence’s fund administration platform Unity and Revolution,… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There’s new regulation requiring individuals using digital payment apps to report their earnings – over $600 – directly to the IRS. This change significantly impacts business owners, side hustlers, and gig economy workers. These individuals must file Form 1099-K, creating an extra step during tax… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently acquired cloud-based cybersecurity company Baffin Bay Networks in order to better help businesses deal “with the increasingly challenging nature of cyberattacks.” Baffin Bay Networks, based in Sweden, “adds to Mastercard’s multi-layered approach to cybersecurity and helps to stop attacks, while mitigating… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Makkawy  |  

Currency devaluations and inflation erode investment returns, reducing a company’s valuation and the value of its total addressable market (TAM). However, several sectors have demonstrated resilience in such conditions and can actually generate substantial shareholder value in difficult economic times. A major example is Egypt… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TTV Capital, an early-stage fintech venture capital firm, recently announced that it has closed its sixth fund at $250 million, the largest since the firm was founded over two decades ago. The fundraise, which originally “targeted $150 million, saw overwhelming interest and was oversubscribed by… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group is making its new Customer Attribute Sharing service available to businesses as “an embedded digital ID solution after signing a deal with identity service provider OneID.” The bank is rolling out the service, “in collaboration with OneID, across a wide range of use… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

While US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen claims the situation is stabilizing – not everyone in the banking sector is as certain.  Typically considered a mundane sector of finance and investing, US banks have tanked as everyone became aware of problematic balance sheets. While… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled its “first” hearing on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The hearing will be held at 10:00 AM ET on March 29, 2023, and is said to be the first of multiple hearings the Committee… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clausematch, a technology company developing solutions for regulatory compliance, is pleased to announce today it has gone live with LMG, Australasia’s “biggest” loan aggregator. Over the last 2-3 years, the industry “has experienced substantial regulatory change.” The complexity in “managing regulations, policies, controls and internal… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

eToro, a “social investing” platform that provides access to both crypto and more traditional securities, has published information on performance during 2022. Not too long ago, eToro raised $250 million at a $3.5 billion valuation. The funding was an “Advance Investment Agreement” (AIA) which eToro… Read More

March 21, 2023 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, recently  announced financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2023 ended January 31, 2023. Martin Kay, CEO of Netcapital Inc., said: “Over the past nine months, Netcapital has… Read More