May 7, 2024 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the release of an independent review of activity at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which sites misconduct and a toxic workplace, Congressman Patrick McHenry is calling on FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to resign. McHenry is the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee,… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 3:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Curt Kramer and his wholly-owned businesses Power Up Lending Ltd., Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc., and 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC (formerly known as Sixth Street Lending LLC), for operating as unregistered securities dealers. According to… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a global Fintech platform aiming to fuel the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, has announced the introduction of iCapital Model Portfolios. Today, the more than 100,000 U.S. Financial Advisors who use iCapital’s platform “can now access the first model portfolio, iMAP… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Truflation are pleased to announce Truflation integrated Chainlink CCIP, the industry standard for secure cross-chain interoperability, across the Arbitrum, Base, and Ethereum mainnets. They are leveraging CCIP’s Simplified Token Transfer capabilities “to facilitate cross-chain transfers of our native token TRUF, enabling  cross-chain payments for node… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, the provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, released its latest report, “The 2024 BitPay Spending Report,” which provides a comprehensive look into cryptocurrency spending during the historic 2024 Bitcoin bull run. Key findings shared by Bitpay include: Crypto payments up 20% from January… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong welcomed Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) to the Wells Notice club. This past week, it was reported that Robinhood has received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A Wells Notice indicates that SEC staff is recommending an enforcement action by… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wiz is reporting a $1 billion funding round that delivers a $12 billion valuation for the firm. In total, Wiz reports that it has raised $1.9 billion in funding. According to the company, the funding was led by big-name investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments and transfers Fintech Mangopay has announced a new VP of Risk Product, Ariel Shoham. He is expected to lead the vision, strategy and roadmap for Identity and Fraud Protection at Mangopay. For decades, Shoham has been engaged in AML/KYC, Regtech, and anti-fraud efforts. He… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments says it has committed to £50 million in a private credit co-investment along with DunPort Capital Management. The funds will help create the co-investment vehicle, Alder Corporate Credit DAC. The funds will be used to support smaller firms in the UK with… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolters Kluwer (EURONEXT: WKL), a global firm focused on professional information, software solutions, and services, today unveiled its dedicated AI center. The launch marks the company’s ongoing commitment “to combining deep domain knowledge with technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), which Wolters Kluwer has been incorporating… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 9:26 am By Bryan P. Bylica, Philip Kassel and Danny H. Harris  |  

The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program enables private equity fund managers to access government leverage at rates typically lower than traditional lending sources. The SBIC Program aims to grow small businesses by facilitating access to growth capital for lower middle-market companies. The U.S. Small… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crowded, a digital platform dedicated to providing nonprofits and membership organizations modern, tech-enabled financial services that meet their unique needs, announced a new collaboration with Visa, the digital payments provider, to implement Visa Direct. Powered by Cross River, a technology infrastructure provider “that offers embedded… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced that it had received a Wells Notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff. As reported on May 6, 2024, Robinhood Crypto (RHC) received a Wells Noticer “indicating [staff] will recommend that the Commission file an enforcement action.”… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and JP Morgan Payments announced a strategic collaboration that aims to enhance merchant experiences, empower cardholders, and drive innovation for J.P. Morgan Payments’ customers by introducing faster domestic payments in the US through the Visa Direct network. With Visa Direct’s extensive… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mach Recruitment, a Leeds based specialist recruitment business has agreed a £45m invoice finance facility with Metro Bank. As a specialist recruitment business working in the ecommerce and food sectors, Mach Recruitment will use the financing “to support its acquisition ambitions and continued desire to… Read More

May 7, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has launched Revolut X, which is described as a standalone / independent cryptocurrency trading platform that’s offered to the Fintech firm’s UK retail clients. Revolut launched in the United Kingdom, providing fund transfers back in 2015 and started enabling users to purchase, hold and… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tradias GmbH, which claims to be one of Europe’s leading trading firms specializing in cryptocurrency trading and digital asset services, announced an integration with Talos, the  provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, that would deliver the liquidity provision services of tradias “to institutional… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention, released its inaugural Document and Biometric Identity Fraud Report, detailing the rampant use of fake government-issued IDs and the techniques used to fool legacy document verification systems. According to the… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zūm Rails and Fiserv have partnered on a service that aims to enable US businesses with everything they need to offer direct bank-like services, without relying on a bank or other third-party providers. Zūm Rails describes itself as a Fintech that is leveraging open banking… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

nCino, a provider of cloud banking for the global financial services industry, announced this week that Libro Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Canadian province of Ontario, has selected nCino’s Cloud Banking Platform. Libro serves more than 117,000 owners via 34… Read More