April 20, 2024 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has opened registration for its fourth edition of the Investment Immersion Program (IIP) as from Wednesday, April 17, 2024 for six weeks. The program is an apprenticeship that aims “to employ and develop local investment professionals.” The program, which comprises… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austrian, French, Italian and Spanish financial market authorities have given their key priorities for a macro-prudential approach to asset management, the AMF noted in a recent update. As the European Commission prepares to launch its consultation on the macro-prudential treatment of risk in asset management,… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce it has reached an agreement with Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) in order “to expand the scope of eligible exchange-traded funds (ETFs) under Stock Connect.” The eligibility criteria for ETFs… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 4:20 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Digital asset platform Tokenize Xchange, together with its affiliate, Web3 specialist Titan Lab, unveiled the Titan Chain at the Token2049 event in Dubai, according to a Business News Asia report. This new blockchain network, also referred to as the TKX Mainnet, marks a major leap… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX is pleased to announce that they’ve added support for Runes, a new fungible token standard by Casey Rodarmor, a former Bitcoin developer and artist, following the recent Bitcoin halving. With this addition, OKX users can now reportedly “create, mint, manage and trade Runes on… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mulberri, an AI-driven insurance platform, announced it has partnered with Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, to embed Mulberri’s Cyber Insurance to Acronis small & medium-sized businesses customers based in the US. Through this partnership, Acronis customers can “opt-in for Mulberri’s embedded Cyber Insurance… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 10:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank says it is on a mission to give established businesses in the UK the banking they deserve. Allica Bank explains that it aims to “offer no-nonsense business banking built especially for firms with 5-250 employees, providing dedicated relationship manager support backed up with… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Framework Ventures says it has led a $10 million investment round in Uplink, a DePIN network with a goal to democratize access to the internet. Framework Ventures thinks their enterprise-focused approach is the best bet for onboarding the next wave of DePIN users. Uplink explaisn… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SRM Europe, a subsidiary of SRM (Strategic Resource Management, Inc.) providing business advisory services across the United Kingdom and Europe, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Accourt Payments Specialists, a provider of payments consulting and strategic services. With a strong track record in payments,… Read More

April 20, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysis of pseudonymized and aggregated data from 3.6 million Nubank (NYSE: NU) customers illustrates drivers and barriers along the journey to long-term financial health. Recently, Nubank and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) released findings “from a study measuring the financial inclusion impact on individuals, including some who… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance is pleased to announce that Binance FZE, their Dubai subsidiary, has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). Following the initial issuance of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) license in July 2023, this marks “a significant… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform enabling some of the world’s most innovative embedded finance solutions, announced its new partner Rain, a financial wellness benefits provider that helps companies give employees greater control over their finances. Marqeta will power the Rain Card,… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finzly has partnered with EverBank to enable a centralized payments process. EverBank is a nationwide specialty bank providing products and services to both consumer and commercial clients nationwide. Finzly supports banks, Fintechs, and other firms in offering financial services in a real-time ecosystem. Finzly claims… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AffiniPay, the enabler of online payments and software solutions for professionals, has announced the launch of its expansion into Puerto Rico for LawPay and CPACharge. With a strong presence established in the United States and Canada serving over 80,000 accounting and law firms, AffiniPay continues… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), an industry enabler of  vertically integrated Bitcoin (BTC) mining, announced that it has successfully energized the substation at the Company’s Corsicana Facility. Jason Les, CEO of Riot said: “Two years ago, we purchased 265 acres of land in Navarro County,… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hitoshi, Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Alpaca notes that Alpaca has transitioned to self-clearing at DTCC. As noted in a blog post, this is a key milestone since they started “a regulated brokerage business five years ago.” It’s a pivotal milestone for them because this… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) announced a planned collaboration with FICO (NYSE: FICO),  a analytics software company, to launch a cloud-based real-time payment fraud prevention solution powered by FICO Falcon Fraud Manager. The joint offering would leverage both firms’ artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technology… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization platform Tokeny has integrated with Telos EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)> In a blog post, the digital security enabler said that by integrating Telos EVM, it will expand its reach for issuers to tokenize assets with while benefiting from Telos’ blockchain technology. The integration is… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercury, the fintech that is said to be used “over 100,000” startups for banking, announced its expansion into consumer banking with the launch of Mercury Personal, which is described as a powerful personal banking experience designed with the best of today’s technology to help builders… Read More

April 19, 2024 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The upcoming Bitcoin halving is expected to make a significant impact on cryptocurrency trading markets while a maturing digital assets ecosystem sees Ethereum (ETH) facing considerable competition from other smart contract platforms. A lot has changed since the BTC halving of 2020. In an environment… Read More