December 11, 2022 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boost, which claims to be the leading regional full-spectrum fintech arm of Axiata, and Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), the national retail payments network infrastructure announced that Boost merchants in Malaysia can now “accept cross-border payments from Thailand tourists via its DuitNow QR.” This new feature… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Union Bank of Philippines, a “long-standing” partner of Hex Trust, is expanding their digital asset exposure by “tapping into the metaverse.” As a continuation of their “Tech-up Pilipinas” advocacy, UnionBank has announced their entrance “to The Sandbox, with the help of Hex Trust’s digital asset… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 5:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Theresa Le Chief Claims Officer at Cowbell, which claims to be the leader in cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Cowbell is the provider of cyber insurance for SMEs and the “pioneer” of Adaptive Cyber Insurance. Cowbell reportedly “delivers… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

For a brief moment in time, Chengpeng “CZ” Zhou, founder and CEO of Binance, and Sam Bankman-Fried founder of FTX and now disgraced former CEO, appeared to be frenemies. CZ indicated he would bail out FTX as the bank-run type event destroyed all liquidity at… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The team at Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has issued their annual warning to firms that utilized Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) to file their annual statements – as required by the exemption. If a company has not filed their annual report they are in breach of… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) (NASDAQ: QUBT), a key player focused on accessible full stack quantum solutions, announced that it will work together with Rabobank, which claims to be one of the world’s largest banks in its sectors, “for a project to demonstrate the application of… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last Friday, the Senate Banking Committee issued a statement as to whether or not, Sam Bankman-Fried will attend a Hearing on the FTX disaster and ensuing bankruptcy filing. The hearing is scheduled for next week on December 14, a day after the House Committee on… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the surging demand of international business travel, global fintech platform Airwallex is partnering with Agoda, a global digital travel platform, “to make travel planning easier for Hong Kong SMEs and startups.” As mentioned in the announcement, Airwallex Hong Kong customers will “be able to… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Computop, a global payment service provider, and ESW, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce company, announced that the companies have “extended their strategic partnership in several key global markets.” Building on its nine-year relationship with Computop in the UK, ESW will now also “use its Paygate payment… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the results of its first Global State of Fraud and Identity Report, exploring research and insights from industry experts “on recent statistics and trends from [their] industry-recognized studies on the Global True Cost of Fraud and transaction data from over 39B transactions… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matera, maker of world-class instant payment and QR code technology for financial institutions, announced its move into the U.S. “with new headquarters in San Francisco.” The expansion comes amid adoption of Pix, the instant payment system “implemented by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuon, which claims to be the first “unbiased,” decentralized and overcollateralized “flatcoin” whose value is pegged to an independent cost of living index, has announced that it has “joined the Chainlink BUILD program.” Nuon’s goal is “to move the needle towards the next evolution of… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas Asset Management announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Danish natural resources specialist International Woodland Company (IWC). IWC is headquartered in Copenhagen and reportedly “has more than 30 years’ experience in providing investment management and advisory services within sustainable timberland investments, agriculture… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, the technology company and the “world’s first” purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, announced it has become a Directly Connected Settling Participant (DCSP) of Bacs, which is “owned and operated by Pay.UK, the recognized operator and standards body for the… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TreviPay, a key player focused on global B2B payments and invoicing solutions, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire payment platform Apruve. Apruve offers “a robust suite of payment solutions for global enterprises that will complement and expand on TreviPay’s existing order-to-cash technology… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veem, an accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) network for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced a partnership with Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications and marketplaces, “to offer business payments via a native integration with Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking Platform.”… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amid an increased demand for wealth lending generally and securities-based lending (SBL) specifically, global Fintech, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) announced a partnership with IntraFi to offer “a streamlined securities-based lending service for banks, brokerage firms, and wealth management firms.” Through this partnership, IntraFi… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bond, the embedded finance platform, announced that residential real estate business Flow has selected Bond as the embedded finance platform partner “to power Flow’s planned digital wallet, which will offer differentiated financial products.” Bond’s platform “enables Flow to provide its community members with a unique… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Alpian SA, Switzerland’s “first” digital private bank, has gone live with core banking and payments services “on Temenos Banking Cloud.” The pioneering bank is “running on Temenos Banking Cloud hosted on Microsoft Azure to create an accessible offering that unifies… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forum3, a digital collectible and strategic advisory company, announced it secured $10 million in seed round funding. The investment round was “led by Decasonic, and included participation by Bloccelerate, Liberty City Ventures, and Arca, along with strategic investments from Polygon Ventures and Valor Siren Ventures.”… Read More