April 21, 2022 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for digital commerce merchants, recently confirmed a series of new hires across its offices based in Europe and the United States. Several key appointments have reportedly been made in the Talent team. Ciara Smyth has joined the firm… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 5:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) recently announced that Old Second National Bank has expanded its collaboration with Jack Henry “to support the bank’s digital and growth strategy.” Among the largest locally headquartered banks in the Chicago area, Old Second benefited from “a seven-year… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Anchorage Digital Bank, the first-ever charted digital asset bank, has been hit with a consent order from the Office of the Currency of the Comptroller (OCC), the lead federal bank regulator. According to a statement by the OCC, that action was taken due to… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rainmaker Games recently announced the launch of a Discovery Platform for blockchain games “soon after a $6.5 million raise in December backed by CoinFund.” Each game on the platform “is rated and reviewed by a team of 50 players and analysts, providing much-needed gaming data… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blank-check company Global Blockchain Acquisition Corp. has reportedly filed for a $150M initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday (April 20, 2022). The firm’s management noted that they plan to focus its search for an initial business combination on blockchain or DLT-related technology, economy, industries and… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Former Plaid President and co-founder William Hockey, along with his wife Annie, have purchased a small Californian bank – becoming co-CEOs of the financial institution. Plaid is a leading open banking provider that is helping banks and Fintechs to modernize services by connecting dispersed firms… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Internet Bank recently announced that Genevieve Lua has “joined its growing Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending team as a Vice President, Business Development Officer.” First Internet Bank Vice President, National SBA Sales Manager Mark Gibson said: “Genevieve’s people-first focus and relationship-building skills are important… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Elon Musk has provided details on how an acquisition of Twitter (NASDAQ:TWTR) will be financed. The document outlines the specifics of the deal: A debt commitment letter, dated April 20, 2022, from Morgan… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  In the face of this “tsunami” of branch closures, plans are progressing on a pilot which will see high street “champions” and community branch innovators, Newcastle Building Society, team up with global player in cash automation, GLORY, and shared banking Fintech, OneBanks Hub, in… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has received a forfeiture order for £2,000,000 regarding erstwhile Fintech QPay Europe Limited, a firm that at one point sought to be regulated by the FCA. The money was initially frozen in “urgent proceedings” initiated by the FCA in… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

European unicorn Qonto has easily topped its crowdfunding goal utilizing Crowdcube. Qonto is a Payment Institution regulated, approved and supervised by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR). Qonto, a company that has already raised €486 million in Series D funding, stated earlier… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qualco UK, which delivers panel management solutions and analytics that are focused on debt resolution, has reportedly gone live with new solutions leveraging Open Banking tech. Having teamed up with Ecospend and Themis Global, Qualco UK is providing account-to-account payment options, under a white label… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Bondora notes that if you are looking to invest while you’re on the move, then they have an app just for that. The investment platform is introducing the Go & Grow app by Bondora. With the app, users have all they need at… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), a future-facing card issuance platform, has announced a new set of tools to battle the ever-present fraudsters that challenge all financial services firms. “RiskControl” is a new feature designed to provide Marqeta customers with a comprehensive service to handle end-to-end risk management… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MYPINPAD, which claims to be an international leader in mobile-based payments acceptance and digital authentication solutions, and SmartPesa, a provider of payments and agency banking solutions, have “agreed to merge.” The combined entity will “operate under the MYPINPAD brand.” Customers will benefit from greater scale,… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Treinta, a super-app that aims to provide SMEs with a range of services supporting these firms across the Latam region, has raised a large $46 million Series A funding. According to the company’s website, in Latin America there are more than 50 million microenterprises, of… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enso, the company making data analysis accessible to everyone, has launched out of stealth with $16.5M in funding “from SignalFire, Khosla Ventures, Day One Ventures, Decacorn Capital, Y Combinator, Samsung Next, Harvard’s Endowment, West Coast Endeavors, Innovation Nest, and more.” Enso’s open source platform “makes… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juni, the financial companion for digital commerce entrepreneurs, recently announced it is embarking on its next phase of growth. Having doubled the number of clients and card spend every quarter for the past year, and expanded its professional team by 644% in 2021, Juni continues… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the APAC region, regulatory authorities have reportedly been working on frameworks and guidelines in order take account of various products and services that are being launched due to ongoing Fintech innovation and the rise of emerging technologies. However, with the COVID crisis significantly accelerating… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In late January, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the Exchange Act and the definition of an Exchange as well as Regulation ATS (Alternative Trading System). The proposal was opened to comments with a deadline of this week (April 18). The SEC… Read More