January 28, 2025 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation, the Canadian fintech company, announces an expansion in Asia-Pacific (APAC), having completed the acquisition of Paywiser Japan Limited, including its acquiring license granted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The license enables Nuvei to progress with launching direct acquiring capabilities… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shanghai Commercial Bank (SCB) and Planto, a digital banking solution provider headquartered in Hong Kong, have joined forces in order to leverage fintech to enhance banking experiences for SMEs operating in Hong Kong. Through this collab, SCB and Planto have developed a suite of e-banking… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivative Path, Inc., a provider of capital markets technology and derivatives execution services, announced a partnership with Wells Fargo, to enhance the payments capabilities available to banks. Leveraging Wells Fargo’s FX Payment APIs integrated with Derivative Path’s platform, this initiative is designed to work within… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG in India and The Hashgraph Group (THG), a Swiss-based international business, venture capital, and tech company operating within the Hedera ecosystem, announced an alliance. The alliance is expected to see KPMG in India and The Hashgraph Group AG (THG) collaborating to “enable and advance blockchain… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightflag launches Matter Updates to further its goal of providing in-house professionals with complete visibility into legal work and spend. Ian Nolan, founder and CEO of Brightflag said: “To effectively deliver legal services, it’s essential that in-house leaders understand how legal work is progressing. Matter… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda has reportedly become one of the first major crypto firms to secure a MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation) license. Issued by Germany’s Federal Supervisory Authority (BaFin), this milestone reinforces Bitpanda’s goal to remain secure and compliant while offering crypto services. This achievement marks the… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 2:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop” shop for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, reported financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2024. Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi Technologies, Inc. said:… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The CfPA, or the Crowdfunding Professionals Association, is touting potential legislation aiming to boost the utilization and benefits of Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding. The proposed legislation, supported by the Coalition for Crowdfunding American Jobs and Prosperity (CCAJP); the Targeting Resources to Unleash Market Prosperity… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Grey and Clear Junction will partner on global payments, according to a company release. Grey is a graduate of Y-Combinator in 2022. The Fintech aims to provide banking services in emerging markets. Current products include multi-currency accounts, real-time money transfers, and virtual cards. Grey targets… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danielle Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PEKEN GLOBAL LIMITED, a Seychelles-based entity that, since at least September 2019, has operated KuCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, pled guilty to “one count of operating an unlicensed… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveScore, an app that utilizes telematics technology to reward good drivers with discounted car insurance, has launched what it claims is the first car finance deals service that offer discounts for “safe” drivers. This approach enables drivers to leverage their personalized driving data to secure… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a European Fintech based in Germany, has joined the American Fintech Council (AFC), Raisin’s platform aims to enable consumers access to the highest-yielding savings accounts regardless of geography. In the US, Raisin is said to currently work with 70 different banks and credit unions…. Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

X (formerly Twitter) has long been expected to move into the Fintech sector. Today, we have an announcement from X CEO Linda Yaccarino on a partnership with Visa (NYSE:V) to enable peer-to-peer payments. Via X, Yaccarino shared that the “Everything  App” (IE X) will work… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government is looking to alter how defined benefit pension plans are managed by allowing excess funds to be funneled to private firms. This should also help boost economic growth in an economy that needs a bit of help. Today, Prime Minister Keir Starmer… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An analysis by iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, reveals that among major economies, SMEs believe that the UK offers the “least support” for businesses and performs the “worst” at creating wealth. Almost a quarter of SMEs (24%) identified the UK “as the worst compared… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:21 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

In the early days of his second administration, Donald Trump wasted little time capitalizing on the current cryptocurrency craze, one he’s helped to create. Trump launched the $TRUMP meme coin, whose value soared by more than 300% in less than a day. $TRUMP’s market cap… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest (LSE: LINV), a UK property finance business, announces it passed a key milestone with over £5bn in Funds Under Management (FUM). The FUM total now reportedly stands at £5.14bn, boosted by a “£500 million upsize from one of the business’s existing institutional investors.” Today’s FUM… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LBP AM European Private Markets has introduced its inaugural European long-term investment fund (Eltif) 2.0 strategy alongside the establishment of a Capital Solutions center of expertise. This initiative, LBPAM Private Opportunities, is designed to cater to life insurance and pension savings, focusing on three key… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Supporting smaller businesses in the UK is crucial because they are the backbone of the nation’s economy, contributing significantly to employment, innovation, and regional development. That’s why Funding Circle UK are pleased to have played a part in this effort through a key partnership. Together,… Read More

January 27, 2025 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Slice Bank, a Bengaluru-based small finance bank, is reportedly set to raise $250-300 million from financial investors and family offices, following its merger with North East Small Finance Bank, which received RBI approval in October of 2024. As it commences banking services rollout to select… Read More