January 21, 2023 @ 1:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingenico, which claims to be the global leader in payments acceptance solutions, and Fujitsu Frontech North America, through its subsidiary Fulcrum Biometrics, Inc., unveiled (what they claim to be) the world’s “most secure, accurate and seamless biometric payment solution based on palm vein identification.” This… Read More

January 21, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instant Financial, the pioneer of fee-free, responsible earned wage access (EWA) solutions, unveiled its new website, brand positioning and card design to reflect the company’s  leadership in on-demand pay. Since its founding in 2015, Instant has “built the most comprehensive, fee–free earned wage access platform… Read More

January 21, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AU10TIX, which claims to be the global technology leader in identity verification and identity management automation, announced the appointment of Dan Yerushalmi as its new CEO. Yerushalmi’s record “with global technology enterprises and experience in the security, e-banking and telecommunications industries underlines AU10TIX’s intention to… Read More

January 21, 2023 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dollar General (NYSE: DG) announced a partnership with Ibotta, which will extend Dollar General’s financial services and “offer cash back options to all consumers.” Emily Taylor, Dollar General’s executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, said: “We are excited to provide an additional innovative option… Read More

January 21, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Channel Capital has appointed Bhoomika Kesaria as Head of Investor Relations. Channel is an FCA-regulated alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) “specializing in fintech, working capital and trade finance investments.” Since 2014, the London-headquartered company has “deployed more than $9 billion of assets across fintech lending and… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment service provider Clik2pay announced it has developed an “industry-changing” application that allows any Shopify store to seamlessly “offer a direct-from-account payment option to customers.” The first business to use the new app on Shopify is popular eyewear company Ollie Quinn, which successfully “went live… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PopID, a biometric fintech company, and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, retail’s first choice for unified commerce solutions, have announced a partnership “to integrate PopPay into Toshiba’s front-end point-of-sale and self-service solutions running its ELERA Commerce Platform.” PopPay enables consumers “to authenticate their identity for payment… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doge Sound Club, which claims to be the first South Korean NFT project, and Uppsala Security, a company specializing in blockchain and virtual asset regulation technology (Reg-tech), announced the signing of a partnership on the 10th of January “with the goal of improving Web3 security.”… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grasshopper, the client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy, and Ramp, the first finance automation platform and corporate card designed to help businesses spend less, announce a partnership “to provide Grasshopper’s clients with access to Ramp’s platform, including its virtual and physical… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Copper is pleased to announce that they will be teaming up with BitMart and joining the ClearLoop network, subject to contracts and the completion of technical integration. The settlement solution will “offer BitMart’s institutional clients the ability to trade on the BitMart… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Wefunder has distributed a Tweet noting that it led the pack in regard to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) funding during 2022. Reg CF is a securities exemption that allows an issuer (company) to raise up to $5 million in an online investment offering. Both… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve is said to be investigating Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)  and their consumer operations – specifically consumer lending, according to a report. The news follows a difficult earnings report by Goldman that is being described as its worse earnings miss in a decade.  Goldman’s… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kin, the direct-to-consumer home insurance company built for “every new normal,” announced its expansion into South Carolina. Kin is entering the Palmetto State “to offer a seamless way for homeowners and landlords to protect their most valuable assets, despite being exposed to several risks.” South… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Citizens announced an expanded partnership, making Mastercard the exclusive payments network “across Citizens’ credit, debit and commercial portfolios, as well as services provider in the U.S.” With shared values and vision, Citizens and Mastercard are “united in the goal to provide… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Faace founder Jasmine Wicks-Stephens says more female entrepreneurs are turning to securities crowdfunding. Citing research by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Wicks-Stephens notes that female entrepreneurs secured just 1% of venture capital last year – even though female founders tend to perform well, failing less… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, which claims to be the world’s on-demand working capital platform, claims it finished 2022 strong “in the face of shifting global financial conditions.” The company’s focus on “providing fast, flexible and equitable access to cash flow became an even more significant asset to businesses… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 9:45 am By Cecilia Tamez  |  

Emerging markets have contributed almost two-thirds of global GDP growth over the past 15 years. So, it’s not surprising that businesses in established markets like the U.S. and U.K. are looking to expand their operations in these up-and-coming regions — whether it means working with… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda announced that the successful Austrian-only phase of their partnership with N26, one of the largest digital banks in Continental Europe, has been expanded. N26 customers from Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland will now “be able to invest in a wide range of over… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Alchemy Pay team is pleased to announce that Visa has listed Alchemy Pay as an Official Service Provider. Alchemy Pay has been “added as part of Visa’s Third Party Agent (TPA) Program and can be found listed as Alchemy GPS here.” This is “a… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Late last night, Genesis, part of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it looks to restructure in light of a challenging environment in the crypto sector which has impacted multiple firms. Genesis is a digital asset prime brokerage that… Read More