July 28, 2022 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced that Victor Technologies, Inc. is “working with the company to advance its instant payments strategy.” A subsidiary of MVB Edge Ventures, Inc., and part of the MVB Bank, Inc. family, Victor helps banks “manage fintech partnerships and… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced its subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), has “connected its automated ClaimConnect solution to the claims processing platform offered by financial software provider Kingfield Corporation.” The partnership… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ratings agency Fitch is out with commentary on the buy now – pay later (BNPL) sector that is cautious on the new form of credit. According to Fitch: “BNPL is likely to face increased challenges from growing competition, higher funding costs and credit deterioration, as… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has surpassed $5 million in funding for its newest self-crowdfunded offering, according to an email. StartEngine has pursued multiple Reg A+ offerings in recent years to raise growth capital. In total, StartEngine has raised… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nomad has raised $22.4 million in a Seed round that closed in April, backed by well-known investors. Coinbase Ventures, OpenSea, Crypto.com Capital, Wintermute, Gnosis, Algaé, and Polygon all participated in the round. Nomad’s mission is to create a safer crypto ecosystem where blockchains can communicate… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open Banking (or Open Finance) provider MX has appointed former PayPal executive Jim Magats as its new CEO, effective August 17, 2022. Magats will also join the MX Board of Directors. Ryan Caldwell, founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, MX, issued the… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

What is a digital asset? Well, that depends on who you ask. These questions become important when it comes to things like tax treatment, securities law, ownership,  etc. The UK Law Commission is out with proposed changes for the treatment of digital assets, including NFTs… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EquiLend, the global financial technology, data, and analytics company for the securities finance industry, announced the launch of EquiLend Regtech Solutions, a new division developed “to support clients in meeting global regulatory requirements.” The EquiLend Regtech Solutions group was “launched as part of a company-wide… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Economy delivered a second-quarter of GDP decline, an event that has historically determined that an economy is in recession. The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), reported that Q2 2022 GDP declined by -0.9%. This follows a Q1 decline of… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Quasar Finance, a Cosmos-based DeFi project, has raised $6 million from big-name blockchain VCs including Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital, Figment Capital, Lightshift Capital, and Galileo. Quasar CEO and co-founder Valentin Pletnev aims to make digital assets “simple, accessible and secure, while utilizing the Cosmos platform’s… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Okcoin is reporting a 125% increase in institutional trading from Q1 to Q2 2022. Okcoin said this is the fourth consecutive quarter that institutional transactions more than doubled from the prior quarter. Institutional customers jumped by 13% in Q2 and 28% for the… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Zodia Markets, a crypto exchanger and brokerage catering to institutional investors, has been registered as a crypto platform with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and officially launched its crypto trading business. In the UK, a crypto exchange must be registered with the FCA to… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, announced $20 million in new investments from Bank of America, BNY Mellon and Citi. These strategic investments “follow the firm’s $200 million Series C funding announced in February.” Stephen Murphy, CEO of Genesis,… Read More

July 28, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Wales, the not-for-profit membership organization for the Fintech and Financial Services industry in Wales, has opened the applications process “for the third season of its accelerator program, the Fintech Wales Foundry.” The closing date “for applications is 19th August 2022.” The 12-week, no equity… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, which claims to be a leader in Open Finance, announced it will provide data cleansing and Instant Account Verification (IAV) for FuturePay’s MyTab, a digital revolving credit platform “for online merchants and their customers.” MyTab helps online shoppers across the U.S. “apply once for… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial technology firm FIS (NYSE: FIS) is continuing to broaden its global merchant services footprint, announcing that its Worldpay from FIS merchant solutions are available in the fast0growing South Korean markets. Worldpay from FIS has teamed up with Seoul’s TossPayments, which is a South Korea… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is expanding its global footprint in digital identity and fraud prevention with “a definitive agreement to acquire Midigator LLC, a provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions.” With the rise of global ecommerce sales, “expected to hit $5.5 trillion in 2022, transaction disputes… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital securities marketplace ADDX has listed a private credit fund managed by Helicap Investments. Helicap Fund I is the flagship fund of the company and it is designed to promote financial inclusion in South East Asia, according to a company statement. The Fund aims to… Read More

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

BBVA has implemented a comprehensive cloud-based solution that “simplifies the process of sending and validating information, providing carbon footprint indicators and emission reduction tracking figures.” It is a platform that will “enable active, data-driven management of its sustainability policies.” Sustainability is one of the transforming… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Balance, which claims to be the leader in B2B marketplace and eCommerce payments, announced a $56 million Series B fundraise, “bringing the company’s total funding to $87M.” The round was “led by Forerunner Ventures with support from Salesforce Ventures.” Hubspot Ventures, Lyra Ventures, and Gramercy… Read More