November 18, 2022 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The reports keep rolling in, highlighting a slowing environment for private firms. Venture capital, along with private equity activity, has been in decline for some time now – a fact that should come as no surprise to anyone. Giga high inflation and the inevitable reaction… Read More

November 18, 2022 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking reportedly “powers 70% of new account connections” in the Frollo app. Frollo notes that they’re pleased to announce that they have “disabled screen-scraping for 20 more banks in [their] free money management app and instead will rely on Open Banking data for those… Read More

November 18, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that it has passed 850 customers with Temenos Infinity digital banking platform, successfully “delivering implementations across client tiers and multiple geographies.” A raft of banks have gone live with Temenos Infinity “from banks in Europe, Middle East and Africa such as… Read More

November 18, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowdcube reveals that it has earned B Corp certification, solidifying the equity crowdfunding platform’s aim to developing a business making a net positive impact on the planet. The Fintech firm reportedly received a score of 87.2 out of 200 (the average score is around 50.9)…. Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading Technologies International, Inc., a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and KRM22 plc (AIM: KRM), the technology and software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets, announced that it is “making the KRM22 Risk Manager available… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arion Bank has announced it will implement Lucinity’s technology “to help strengthen its defenses against money laundering and contribute to a safer financial system.” Lucinity’s software solution “uses the latest artificial intelligence technology to detect money laundering and make it easier for financial companies to… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FreedomPay, the commerce technology partner of choice for global leaders across hospitality, retail, restaurants, and sports and entertainment, announced a partnership with Castles Technology, a manufacturer of payment hardware solutions. Chris Kronenthal, President of FreedomPay, said: “FreedomPay creates a world-class experience for consumers through optimized… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To help meet short-term cash needs, eligible customers now have another option with the newest product from Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) – Flex Loan. Flex Loan is described as “a digital-only, small-dollar loan that will provide millions of eligible customers convenient and affordable… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneMarketData LLC, a “high-performance” enterprise-wide solution for tick data, analytics, and visualization, announced significant upgrades to its flagship OneTick Tick Analytics platform “along with the launch of OneTick Academy.” The new offerings “enhance how clients can deploy tick analytics at scale to drive trading and… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spare, an open banking platform licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has announced its partnership with Eazy Financial Services, a Bahraini Payment Services Provider that is focused on “specializing in POS and online payment gateway acquiring solutions to embrace opportunities in Open Banking.” The… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 9:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Holding its third day of sessions and panel discussions under the overarching theme of “Crypto Abu Dhabi”, Abu Dhabi Finance week witnessed the launch of Abu Dhabi Crypto Hub by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre (IFC) of the UAE’s capital. Given… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a global player focused on driving connected commerce for the financial and retail industries, announced a multi-year services and strategic contract with Alhamrani Universal, Saudi Arabia’s largest fintech solutions provider in the self-service banking industry. Backed by Diebold Nixdorf solutions, including… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 7:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas issued a statement that it has transferred all assets held by FTX Digital Markets Ltd., to a wallet controlled by the regulator. The Securities Commission said it took control of the assets under its powers as a regulator… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdLustro, a Reg CF and alternative asset aggregation platform, has announced a new feature – a Testing the Waters option for issuers. Under current securities law, Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) securities offerings may “Test the Waters” prior to an official launch of a funding round…. Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech specialists, QED Investors, has backed its first company in Indonesia, a Proptech firm Pashouses. The VC firms led the $5 million pre-Series B round. Pashouses is an end-to-end transactional marketplace for buying and selling houses in Jakarta, from brokerage and renovation to staging and… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Truist Wealth has enhanced its digital investing capabilities with Truist Trade, a new self-directed investing solution that “allows clients to open select investment accounts and conduct online trading on their own.” Joseph M. Thompson, chief wealth officer at Truist, said: “Our digital investing solutions are… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide announced a partnership with Human API, a health data platform, to improve the life insurance buying experience “by maximizing the use of digital health data to accelerate the underwriting process.” Human API’s Health Intelligence Platform “connects electronic health data from thousands of sources in… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global innovation platform, Plug and Play, together with founding partners Visa, AllianceBlock, The INX Digital Company, IGT, and Franklin Templeton, has announced “the launch of their new Crypto and Digital Assets program in Silicon Valley.” The program aims “to connect international startups with the founding… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Planixs, the provider of real-time cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, has announced that G-SIB (Global Systemically Important Bank), Santander, has successfully “gone live with its Realiti Software Suite to transform the bank’s liquidity management processes, including cash management, liquidity forecasting and risk mitigation.” Santander… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Budget today, and once again, there is a bundle of adjustments and announcements aiming to improve the UK economy that is struggling with high inflation, unsustainable energy costs, and a recession. The UK government has already… Read More