November 23, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As Black Friday and the holiday shopping season approaches, payment service providers, merchants and Fintechs are preparing for a surge in transactions. However, so are fraudsters. According to recent studies conducted by public and private entities, cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-based techniques that allow them… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking platform Nubank‘s (NYSE: NU) rise to Brazil’s “number one” bank provider is highlighted in an update which noted that the challenger has now overtaken Banco do Brasil, the country’s oldest bank founded in 1808, signifying a “paradigm shift” in the banking industry. By… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wirex, a Web3 money app, is pleased to announce a global alliance with Banking Circle, a provider of innovative banking services. This collaboration is expected to significantly enhance Wirex’s financial operations across the globe, empowering users with seamless banking solutions. Under the partnership, Banking Circle… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the financial technology platform for businesses, has announced its long-term strategic partnership with Spendesk, the spend management platform for medium-sized businesses. The partnership will support innovation in embedded financial services, as Spendesk continues to accelerate bringing products to market in 2025, and Adyen… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Global Markets Advisory Committee, sponsored by Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, advanced a recommendation to expand the use of non-cash collateral through the use of distributed ledger technology. The GMAC’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee presented on the progress of its… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One of the world’s largest fintechs, Finastra, recently experienced a major data breach. Since Finastra’s solutions have been used across large banking service providers, it is likely that many financial services firms may experience challenges when it comes to user privacy and security. According to… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Chartered commercial broker Konsileo has completed a £8 million raise to accelerate its expansion across the UK. Konsileo specializes in mid-market advised sales for small, medium, and mid-corporate businesses. The £8 million raise is a mixture of debt and equity financing led by long-term shareholders… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, a global digital payments company, has helped Papa Johns UK improve its payments performance and expand its payment method offerings. The result is an improved digital payments experience for Papa Johns UK customers, ensuring smooth and secure online transactions “across its 400 locations nationwide.”… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research uncovered as part of the eToro’s Retail Investor Beat, which was conducted by eToro with this edition supported through a partnership with Nasdaq, a source for financial, economic and alternative datasets, has revealed differences between US and UK retail investors when it comes “to… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin has hit yet another all-time high, surging past $99,600 on Nov. 26. Be patient, don’t sell, and you could be rewarded in a few short weeks, deVere Group CEO Nigel Green predicted. While he once predicted Bitcoin could hit six figures, look for it… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has revealed its 2025 vision, with AI assistant, mortgages, and ATMs reportedly on the horizon. Revolut co-founders Nik Storonsky and Vlad Yatsenko took to the stage at the company’s The Revolutionaries event in London in order to mar 50 million Revolut customers and share… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:40 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Philippine fintech startup Salmon is aiming to secure a thrift bank license for the Rural Bank of Santa Rosa as part of its strategic expansion in the country, according to company officials. The move is intended to transform the rural bank into a retail-oriented thrift… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 10:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Oraclum Capital founding partner and CIO Vuk Vuković, PhD, said the interplay between Donald Trump’s policies and the Fed’s reactions to the outcomes will shape finance in 2025. Vuković said inflation will once again be at the forefront of market (re)action, as it could potentially… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced the acquisition of Charterprime Ltd., a global financial exchange and brokerage service that holds an Investment Dealer Licence and Global Business Licence issued by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. With this acquisition, the Crypto.com enterprise explained in a blog post that it… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys, the blockchain and web3 software technology company, shares the findings of its “Web3 Workforce Survey,” one of the most comprehensive workforce surveys in the web3 space, conducted through YouGov, an international online research data and analytics technology group. The research reveals record-high confidence in… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) is participating in an EU Technical Support Instrument (TSI) project which will support Malta in the area of financial literacy, with the purpose of improving the financial literacy levels of the Maltese population, “including retail investors.” The project is… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of BitGo, Inc., announced its official launch to provide regulated digital asset custody, trading, settlement, and token management services to the APAC region. The launch comes after BitGo obtained its Major Payment Institution License from the Monetary Authority of… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SOLOWIN HOLDINGS (Nasdaq: SWIN), a financial services firm providing high-net-worth and institutional investors with solutions across traditional and virtual assets, announced its partnership with Zodia Custody, a digital asset custodian backed by Standard Chartered, which has been selected by NASDAQ as a new core custodian… Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

On November 18th, Trump Media (NASDAQ:DJT) filed a Trademark application for TRUTHFI, a crypto service. This report follows the news that Trump Media was in discussion to acquire Bakkt (NYSE:BKKT), a crypto trading platform controlled by ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange…. Read More

November 22, 2024 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from NatWest reveals the fast pace of change in the payments behaviors of consumers across the United Kingdom. As digital payments become more available, in 2024, merely 8% of adults report that they still use cash and coins “all of the time,” according to… Read More