May 8, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gaming Fintech ZEBEDEE and education app creator Vestly Media recently  announced the release of the Vestly app, the “best way” for the crypto “curious” to enter the world of crypto, NFTs and stocks “with no risk and with all the educational resources they need.” With… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CleverTap, which claims to be one of the leading retention Clouds, recently added to its core leadership team “with the appointment of Honey Bajaj as SVP & Global Chief of Consumer Experience.” In this position, Bajaj will be expected to “pioneer CleverTap’s extensive program to… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year – New York,  list of finalists has been posted and multiple Fintech founders are on the list. Kendrick Nguyen, CEO and founder of Republic is on the list. Republic has delivered a stellar year having raised money, purchased an international… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendermarket, which claims to be one of Europe’s fastest growing P2P investment platforms, recently announced that it is becoming “a multi-lender platform after signing an agreement with Credory, an Estonian SME-financing company.” The partnership “enables Lendermarket to appeal to investors looking for lower-risk loans and… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payer recently announced that Dominik Belloin, one of its board members, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board. Dominik Belloin “succeeds Annika Javestad, who served in the role during the development phase.” The appointment now “awaits the approval of the FSA.” Payer… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Humanity 2.0 is a non-profit organization “tackling obstacles to humanity’s socio-economic and cultural development through leadership, media, and technology.” This global project is chaired by Father Philip Larrey, Dean of Philosophy “at the Pope’s University (Pontifical Lateran University) in Vatican City.” Sensorium is “a global… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Asa connects financial institutions with vetted Fintechs for end users “in a secure, compliant and easy to implement marketplace.” The firm has announced that 40-year banking industry veteran Austin Adams has “joined its board of directors.” In this role, Adams is “helping drive the company’s… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted a crypto mixer platform for the very first time. According to a statement by Treasury, Blender.io (Blender) has been sanctioned by the US government. Blender is utilized by North Korea  for… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, Stripe announced an open banking (or open finance) initiative with Stripe Financial Connections. Stripe laid out its plans explaining they were “enabling businesses to establish direct connections with their customers’ bank accounts that power a wide range of financial processes.” This is… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

API3, the first-party blockchain Oracle solution offering a “seamless” Web3 wrapper that enables web API providers to offer their data directly on-chain, recently announced that API3 QRNG, based on the Australian National University (ANU) Quantum Numbers API, “is now live, allowing Web3 entities to access… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pie Insurance, an Insurtech specializing in workers’ comp insurance for small businesses, announced it appointed leadership team members “including David Samuels as the first chief commercial officer, Dimitrius King as the first chief claims officer, Kelly North as vice president of business development, and Jen… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) has appointed Vivek Ramachandran as Head of Global Trade and Receivables Finance (GTRF), “with immediate effect.” The appointment is reportedly a return to HSBC for Vivek, who had first joined HSBC back in 2015 as the firm’s Global Head of Product and… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, which claims to be a leader in direct bank payment solutions, has announced the appointment of Paul Stoddart as President. Stoddart joins from Mastercard where he “was President of its New Payment Platforms, Executive Chairman of Vocalink and a Member of the Mastercard Management… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaleidofin, a Fintech firm from India, has finalized a second close to its $15 million Series B equity round. The company’s latest investment round has been led by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. The recent round takes the total funding secured by Kaleidofin to… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group has entered agreements with three payment providers – TrueLayer, GoCardless and Crezco – in order to offer Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) as “a new and convenient payment option for businesses and consumers.” This “industry first” means that NatWest Group will be the first… Read More

May 7, 2022 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synpulse, the international management consultancy to global financial service providers, is pleased to confirm its partnership with Fintech incubator F10. Synpulse will reportedly be investing  the equivalent of 1% of its yearly revenue into the startup accelerator F10, as part of the investment round in… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SaaScada, the Cloud native Core banking platform provider, recently announced it has secured £2.5 million in seed funding “from over ten investors – including leading figures from the banking and private investment sectors.” The SaaScada Cloud native platform “allows Fintechs and challenger banks to launch… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions, part of RELX, has announced the acquisition of BehavioSec, “an advanced behavioral biometrics technology provider.” Founded in Sweden in 2008 with a presence in the U.S., Canada and EMEA, BehavioSec provides “a highly predictive behavioral biometrics solution that uses behavior analysis for… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

RentBerry, a long-term rental platform, is raising money on StartEngine using Reg A+. According to the offering page, Rentberry has topped $8.5 million from more than 5000 investors. The security offered is common shares at a pre-money valuation of $25 million. The Proptech hopes to… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

METACO, which claims to be the leading provider of security-critical software and infrastructure to the digital asset ecosystem, recently announced a partnership with Brink’s, a key player in total cash management, route-based secure logistics and payment solutions. Brink’s extends METACO’s institutional digital asset custody services… Read More