August 18, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moody’s and Elliptic, key players in global compliance and third-party risk management and digital asset risk management respectively, have announced a strategic alliance to revolutionize virtual asset service provider (VASP) screening through the seamless integration of on-chain blockchain data with traditional off-chain data sources. In… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS, a provider of Fintech solutions, has secured a strategic investment from Gesa Credit Union, a $5.5B+ Washington-based financial institution serving nearly 290,000 members across the Pacific Northwest. This investment will fuel Nymbus’ ongoing mission “to help credit unions create sustainable growth in an increasingly… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Q2 Holdings, a provider of digital transformation solutions for financial services, announced the release of a new Harris Poll consumer report, The Personal Bank: Delivering personalized experiences across generations. The report reveals that consumers across generations have similar perspectives, behaviors, and preferences about banking…. Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in MyShell through Labs Incubation Season 6. MyShell is a decentralized AI ecosystem converging “an AI model layer that allows everyone to build, share, and own AI Apps.” MyShell was launched in April… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SigFig, a digital wealth management solutions and technology provider for financial institutions and their advisors, announced new capabilities, including AI-powered functions, to its financial advisor collaboration platform, Engage. Powering collaborative digital experiences for “the most essential aspects of financial advisor and client relationships, Engage is… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 4:46 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Artificial intelligence startup Rebellions has merged with Sapeon Korea, a subsidiary of SK Telecom in a move to challenge the dominance of Nvidia in the global AI chip market. Rebellions, a fabless chip designer, brings a valuation of approximately 900 billion won ($664 million) to… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 7:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fears of a bursting AI bubble are overblown, deVere Group founder and CEO Nigel Green believes. Speculation grew following last week’s market turbulence, but Green feels that is premature. “Fear mongers are pointing to the sharp declines in the stock prices of leading AI companies… Read More

August 18, 2024 @ 3:46 am By Michael Wong  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in collaboration with major banks DBS, HSBC, OCBC, UOB, and tech firms SPTel and SpeQtral, have initiated a significant move towards enhancing cybersecurity in the financial sector with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement sets… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zip (ASX: ZIP), a digital financial services company offering innovative, people-centered products, announced its integration as a payment method for U.S. merchants using Stripe. With the new integration, eligible merchants can easily enable Zip as “a payment method with a single click, which can help… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, an enabler of global payouts orchestration, announced a collaboration with Thunes, a global money movement innovator, to expand its e-Wallet payout capabilities worldwide. The collaboration aims to address the increasing demand “for more diverse, and flexible payout methods, especially in emerging markets where e-Wallets… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Offchain Labs, the team of initial core developers behind Arbitrum and Ethereum consensus client Prysm, announced the launch of Tandem. This first Offchain Labs partner studio will focus on assisting select projects in building blockchain applications. Tandem seeks to nurture partnerships with innovative applications building on-chain,… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Communify, a Just Build It (JBI) company led by the former founders of InvestCloud, in partnership with Stellex Capital Management, will be combined with Fincentric (formerly known as Markit On Demand), a provider of digital experiences, curating financial data distribution and other solutions, which was… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform powering consumer and small business deposit account opening and loan origination, announced the successful close of a $30 million equity capital raise. The company will use the funds to further “invest in its world-class technology and accelerate… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MIMOS Berhad, the applied research and development arm of the Malaysian Government, has signed an MoU with the Worldcoin Foundation, Tools for Humanity (TFH) and MyEG, an e-government services provider, to integrate Worldcoin technology into the country’s digital infrastructure. The intent of the MoU is… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sling Money, an app designed to make the global transfer of money instant, easy and low-cost, today announced a $15 million Series A round led by Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and Slow Ventures. Sling Money previously raised a $5 million seed round “led by… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper.co, a firm focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Hedera, a decentralized, proof-of-stake public ledger that enables fast, low-cost, and secure transactions for real-world and digital assets. The partnership will broaden access to HBAR,… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and UKG have launched a payroll integration to enable access to payroll funds. U.S. employees whose pay is processed through UKG Pro can “now sign up for a PayPal Balance account and set up PayPal Direct Deposit1 through their employer’s payroll portal,… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

Global payments and financial platform Airwallex announced that it has surpassed $100 billion in annual processing volume, marking a 73% increase year-on-year. This growth is accompanied by an annual run rate revenue nearing $500 million and the achievement of cash flow positivity at the end… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As we cross the halfway of 2024, TWINO online investment platform has provided an update on performance from NetCredit Poland. As shared in a blog post by TWINO, here are the key preliminary financial results: As of now, TWINO notes that there are “over 115,000… Read More

August 17, 2024 @ 10:19 am By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore’s DBS Bank, in partnership with Visa, unveiled its first multi-currency commercial debit card, the DBS Business Advance+ Card (BAC+), designed to bolster the financial operations of companies engaged in global digital markets. This launch is part of DBS’s broader strategy to facilitate smoother cross-border… Read More