October 1, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FOLK2FOLK, the UK’s peer to peer lending company, has announced Carlos Howard as its new Head of Business Development. Carlos brings over 20 years of leadership “experience in financial services, legal, and manufacturing sectors, with a focus on sales, customer care, operations, and strategic roles.”… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 5:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Recently the United Kingdom’s Department for Business and Trade published its annual Investing in Women Code report. It finds that venture capital fund managers who have signed up to the Code are more likely to invest in female founders. Roughly one in three (32%) of… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:15 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Lendistry, a minority-led fintech and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced today it has received a $5 million investment from City National Bank. The capital injection aims to expand the provision of individual loans under $100,000 to support the rapidly growing small business sector in… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer; Head, Global Policy, Circle Internet Financial, notes that with the emergence of fast-evolving fintechs, regulators have sought ways to keep pace with their activities and technologies, “not only in the spirit of leveling the playing field, but also to keep… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm TrueLayer recently shared its FY2023 report. TrueLayer has reported £12 million of revenue and £55 million in total losses for this financial period. Truelayer is Europe’s open banking network, enabling service providers to onboard users, accept money and carry out payouts within a… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LiveFlow has reportedly raised a $13.5 million Series A round in order to modernize accounting and inspire the next generation of accountants. Lasse Kalkar, CEO, LiveFlow noted that the accounting industry is undoubtedly facing major challenges, with “one of the most pressing being a severe… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYDIG Research has shared an extensive updated highlight the path for options on Bitcoin ETFs along with other key blockchain and crypto industry insights. With the SEC approving IBIT options, the research report from NYDIG looks “at the next steps required for options to begin… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, the institution for digital assets, today announced its strategic membership in the Colombia Fintech Association. This move comes as Nexo experiences “a 73% surge in local clients, using Nexo’s crypto-yield products, underlining the company’s significant expansion into Colombia‘s flourishing crypto market.” Nexo’s membership in… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) , an online investment platform based in the UK, is reporting on an exit from QikServ – a company that sold shares on the GCV platform. QikServ has been acquired by The Access Group, according to the company. QikServe is a… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:58 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Alipay+, the cross-border mobile payment solution operated by Ant International, has significantly expanded its presence in Nepal by partnering with Himalayan Bank, a major local bank. This collaboration introduces over ten new payment partners, enabling Alipay+ to be accepted at more than 25,000 merchants across… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The consumer retail and services vertical approached a nadir through Q2 2024, according to an update from PitchBook. Looking forward, PitchBook pointed out that the buyout activity is “expected to increase following the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) much anticipated 50-basis-point cut announced in Q3.” Illustrating… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rohit Chopra, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director, issued this past week a statement on the US Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Visa (NYSE:V). CFPB Director Rohit Chopra has highlighted key points regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Visa, the payment network conglomerate…. Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto markets moved sideways in Q3 2024, as measured by the FTSE/Grayscale Crypto Sectors family of indexes. This, according to an extensive report from Grayscale. Grayscale noted in its report that changes to the FTSE/Grayscale family of indexes this year highlight emergent themes “for the… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 1:05 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week Visa (NYSE: V) announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Featurespace, a developer of real-time artificial intelligence (AI) payments protection technology that prevents and mitigates payment fraud and financial crime risks. Visa said the acquisition of Featurespace will complement and… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) is now open for applications. Digital securities, or tokenized assets, are widely believed to be the future of the securities sector. While anticipation of the migration to digital from more analog issuance and trading of securities has been predicted for… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BUSINESSNEXT, a global enabler of composable enterprise solutions for financial services, has partnered with MongoDB to support autonomous operations enhanced with predictive and generative AI for banking as well as insurance. Headquartered in New York, MongoDB enables industry participants to create, transform, and enhance various… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX has released its 23rd Proof of Reserves Snapshot, reporting $19.4 billion in primary assets that are said to be backing customer funds. With the collapse of numerous crypto exchanges over the years, with FTX being among the most notable, it has… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Twill founder and CEO Michael Wright is using his payments background and technological breakthroughs to bring the benefits of AI [artificial intelligence] and data analytics, previously only available to large companies and small- and medium-sized businesses. By consolidating data and providing enhanced analytics, Twill will… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Abrigo, a provider of commercial lending software and services for U.S. financial institutions, today announced that Abrigo Small Business Lending has emerged from beta and is commercially available. Recent data from the Abrigo Customer Lending survey reveals that many financial institutions are actively seeking to… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Apono, a provider of privileged access for the cloud, today announced the successful completion of its Series A funding round, raising $15.5 million to bring its total raised to $20.5 million. The funding round was led by New Era Capital Partners, with participation from Mindset… Read More