December 15, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

ZA Bank has announced a currency exchange service. The digital bank states that the service will incorporate zero handling fees with no additional charges and real-time quotations to offer users a transparent experience. Last month, Wise, a digital currency transfer and payment provider, announced services… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has appointed Eilish Jamieson and Matthew Elderfield as new non-executive Directors (NEDs) to the board of British Business Bank plc, effective from 21 and 22 November 2022, respectively. Jamieson was previously the Head of Audit at Goldman Sachs, where she led… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased its Bank Rate by 50 basis points to 3.5%. According to a statement by the Bank, the MPC vote was 6 to 3, with one member advocating for a 75 basis point increase and two… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zurich-based digital financial services provider, bob Finance, has successfully migrated its full lending portfolio to Mambu’s cloud-native banking platform. This migration “included a move to a locally-based Google Cloud.” bob Finance is “a branch of Valora Schweiz AG, the leading provider of Foodvenience in Switzerland.”… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaiju ETF Advisors announced the launch of BTD Capital Fund, an AI-driven actively managed ETF. By harnessing the power of big data and artificial intelligence, the company “believes it has eliminated the guesswork in finding dips.” While most ETFs track indices or sectors, DIP seeks… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle Group is pleased to announce that Jim Snabe will become the Chairperson of its Advisory Board. Jim Snabe will work closely with Banking Circle Group CEO & Co- founder, Anders la Cour, and the majority shareholder EQT VIII, “to continue the rapid profitable… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds managed by Apax Partners, announced that National Bonds, the UAE’s Shariah-compliant savings and investment company owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, has “selected Azentio’s Islamic Banking solution, iMAL, to support its quest to improve process… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Junction has announced the launch of a new escrow accounts solution which will act as a DVP (delivery versus payment) protection “for those wishing to trade in digital currencies and fiat.” The recent headlines surrounding FTX and other digital currency exchanges “has led to… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 10:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zopa reports that ten more companies have joined the 2025 Fintech Pledge or pledge2025.org, which was launched in September aiming to tackle the UK’s cost-of-living challenge. In brief, the organization as grown to 22 since the last announcement in October. The ten new members are… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEBEDEE, a Fintech and “next-generation” payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the results of a study “surveying over 1,000 U.S. respondents who play a minimum of one hour of video games per week to gauge their feelings toward blockchain technologies, NFTs and cryptocurrencies being… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a key player focused on Business Spend Management (BSM), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement “to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm.” This is “an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $8.0 billion.” Upon… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges in another case of alleged crypto fraud. This time the “crypto pyramid scheme” apparently targeted the Spanish-speaking community. According to the SEC, Francisley Valdevino Da Silva, Juan Antonio Tacuri Fajardo, Ramon Antonio Perez Arias, and Jose… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galileo Financial Technologies, LLC, a financial technology company owned and operated independently by SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), announced the launch of Galileo Direct Deposit Switch. Powered by Atomic, the infrastructure provider for connecting with payroll accounts, Galileo’s Direct Deposit Switch functionality “gives the company’s… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an advocacy group for distributed ledger technology, has announced the launch of the Digital Asset Industry Principles. WSBA states that these principles follow the recent events in crypto markets that have challenged the industry. The collaborative effort is described… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

SaveLend Group AB, a savings platform for savers to generate yield through credit, such as SME, real estate, consumer credit, and factoring in both SEK and EUR, has announced the outcome of the option redemption. According to a statement by SaveLend,  the company has received… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kyriba, which claims to be the global leader in cloud-based financial and IT solutions, has announced the launch of Kyriba Receivables Finance. The solution “provides finance teams with greater control over factoring or securitization programs as well as enabling selective invoice financing.” The multi-funder solution… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TOGGLE AI, the “intelligent” investing dashboard, introduced its first direct trading integration in partnership with Interactive Brokers. Interactive Brokers account holders “can now execute trades directly on the TOGGLE AI platform, while accessing the entire suite of tools offered by TOGGLE, from AI news insights… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, which claim to be the experts simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with South Korea-based global remittance and payment provider SentBe in order “to improve the regional reach of its payments service and offer its Korean consumers and businesses a more streamlined,… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

As expected, the US Federal Reserve raised benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points bringing the target range for the federal funds rate to 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent. The vote for 50 bps was unanimous. This is the 7th interest rate increase in the past… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced it has opened a new Decision Science Center of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore that will deliver global data-driven solutions. The CoE will “focus on data science applications in the areas of credit and fraud risk model development and production using… Read More