May 15, 2022 @ 1:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Delta Payment Solutions, the management division of Delta Payment Cooperative, is pleased to confirm that Stacey Wiles has been “appointed to the new role of Chief Executive Officer.” An experienced business executive with an “accomplished” payments industry background spanning more than two decades, Stacey will… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Katanox, the travel accommodation distribution and Fintech platform, has acquired $5.7 million from a group of financial, hospitality, and tech entrepreneur family offices “to overhaul and reconfigure B2B distribution in hospitality.” The group of investors reportedly “includes Rappi and Yuno co-founder Juan Pablo Ortega, co-founder… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rewire, the first digital financial services platform for migrant workers worldwide, has expanded its insurance provision “for Filipino customers in the UK and Europe to cover their families living in the Philippines.” Filipino migrants in the UK and Europe can now “buy three additional coverage… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan’s Securities Services business announced the launch of “Fusion by J.P. Morgan,” a data platform that “delivers end-to-end data management and reporting solutions for institutional investors.” Fusion will allow clients to seamlessly “integrate and combine data from multiple sources into a single data model that… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its strategy to serve customer requirements across the investment lifecycle, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has established a relationship with Enfusion, Inc.  (NYSE: ENFN), a provider of Cloud-native investment management software and services, “to provide portfolio management, order and execution management system (OEMS),… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Treliant, an international financial services consultancy, has formed an alliance with KX, a key player in real-time data analytics, in order to offer consulting and implementation services around KX Insights, “its real-time streaming analytics platform.” The alliance aims “to support clients of both organizations with… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac recently announced the opening of a new technology engineering hub on the Gold Coast, which will aim to create “up to 200 additional jobs in the state over the next few years.” The opening will “enable Westpac to expand its technology, engineering, and training… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Tennessee became the second state to allow decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to register as LLCs, following pioneer Wyoming. HB2645 and SB2854 provide that the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act applies to decentralized organizations. The legislation became law on April 20, 2022. Chris… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

xpate, the fast-growing simplified cross-border payment solution provider, has announced a “significant” expansion of its “disruptive” developer team, with 35 new team members onboard in order “to speed up building services aimed to enhance flexibility and data processing for merchants and acquirers.” The new appointments,… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Minna Technologies recently announced the release of its Merchant Solution, “supporting subscription-based businesses with their need to retain, grow and acquire customers.” This recent announcement marks Minna’s expansion into the merchant community, “providing global subscription-based businesses with the ability to recover revenue from previously canceled… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digidoe, the UK-headquartered Fintech firm that aims to streamline the global payments infrastructure, has introduced a fast Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution which enables businesses to launch a new virtual bank within 72 hours. The secure Cloud-powered API and white-label service opens the door… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis from online pension provider, PensionBee reveals that many women could “lose out on as much as £225,000 in pension savings, should they retire at the same time as their male partner.” As men in heterosexual relationships tend to be the older partner, typically by… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wahed Inc., an international Islamic Fintech firm, has announced the appointment of former BlackRock lawyer, Shahan Jamil, “as Deputy General Counsel based in London.” In this role, Shahan will be “a key contributor to the company’s legal function led by Wahed’s Chief Legal Officer and… Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs, which claims to be the industry “leader” in crypto compliance and risk management solutions, announced its integration with Polygon, an Ethereum scaling platform “onboarding millions to Web3, to provide a full suite of anti-fraud and financial crime tools to members of the Polygon… Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scila and Athens Exchange Group co-operates to offer a SaaS solution based on Scila Surveillance “for both Buy and Sell side members of the Athens exchange.” Piraeus Securities S.A. is reportedly “the first customer of the new service to go-live.” The Scila Surveillance software is… Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrustPay, a European provider of acquiring services and online payments solutions, has reportedly introduced Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) instant payments – Euro transactions processed within a few seconds, regardless of time and day of the week it may be. The launch should  offer TrustPay’s… Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting securities offering. Hedge is a startup that wants to use tech to empower you to create your own hedge fund. Yes, you will be able to gather a group of friends or acquaintances to pursue collaborative investing in a structured portfolio…. Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments provider, recently announced that PepsiCo has now deployed its automated Credit Application solution “to support the distribution of HARD MTN DEW, a new Mountain Dew-branded alcoholic beverage.” For the distribution, Blue Cloud Distribution, Inc…. Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has posted another warning about digital assets or cryptoassets. The FCA points to “recent social media posts” promoting digital assets including NFTs. The FCA tells consumers to be ready to lose all of their money when participating in a… Read More

May 13, 2022 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has posted the “final technical standards” pertaining to European crowdfunding platforms. The release of the standards has long been anticipated and is affiliated with the European Union enacting pan-European securities crowdfunding rules. New regulatory standards were revealed in November of… Read More