April 23, 2024 @ 11:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In conjunction with Earth Day, PolicyStreet, a regional insurtech company, collaborates with ERTH, a social enterprise dedicated to the collection and recycling of e-waste, to insure the ERTH Heroes while on the job. The ERTH Heroes, who are gig workers, will “receive complimentary on-the-job personal… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) , the most respected investment bank in the world, is continuing its retreat from retail Fintech services as it revealed this week that Marcus Invest, its Fintech wealth management platform, would be shuttered and services picked up by Betterment, a registered investment adviser…. Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

On April 21, Trulioo, an identity verification platform, announced a collaboration with Nium, a provider of real-time cross-border payments. Nium integrated Trulioo’s Person Match identity verification capability to deliver compliant payment experiences for its U.K. operations. The companies first partnered in 2015, initially for Nium’s… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry’s business partners – real estate developers Lithome and SIB Group– have now reportedly repaid investors two loans totaling €1.79 million with interest. As noted in a blog post by PeerBerry, Lithome has repaid a one-year term loan of €750,000 (the real estate project “Baltupio… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinMENA B.S.C., a crypto asset platform licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain and sister company CoinMENA FZE, licensed by the Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA), proudly announces a partnership with Zodia Markets, a UK headquartered digital asset trading business, backed by Standard Chartered…. Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After a challenging period for the cryptocurrency / digital assets market last year, investor optimism and confidence in digital assets has returned – albeit with some reservations. This is shown by the results of a joint survey conducted by KPMG in Germany and BTC-ECHO, the… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple Labs has reportedly issued its latest response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) efforts to have the company pay around $2 billion in penalties. This, according to court papers submitted on Monday (April 22, 2024). This latest update comes after the SEC… Read More

April 23, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

AU10TIX, a global provider of identity verification and management, today announced that it has protected companies against more than $18 billion in business fraud since the 2021 launch of its Serial Fraud Monitor (formerly INSTINCT). The tool draws insights from millions of transactions processed across… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 11:07 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Softloans, a Fintech startup headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, has successfully secured €1 million in pre-seed funding to bolster its growth and development initiatives. The investment round was spearheaded by venture capital firm Firstpick, alongside contributions from several business angels, signaling strong investor confidence in the… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, a global crypto exchange, has released a new report showing that the current supply dynamics of Bitcoin leave only nine months of supply left on exchanges. This market trend is being attributed to the Bitcoin halving, which reduces supply by 50%. Post-halving, the Bitcoin… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention, launched its next generation Document Verification (DocV) solution, purpose-built “to tackle the rash of stolen identities, spoofing, and highly sophisticated deepfake attacks that are accelerating in their complexity across nearly… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 9:15 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ant International, a Fintech and digital payment company headquartered in Singapore, has unveiled plans to establish a new Digital Business Centre in Malaysia, aimed at tapping into the region’s burgeoning tech talent to bolster its global operations. Scheduled to open in 2025, the center will… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a recent survey, the memes are true: while only a quarter (26%) of Gen Z respondents say they can successfully define taxable income, “more than half (52%) of Gen Zs know the mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell.” On top of that,… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grasshopper, the digital bank built for the business and innovation economy, announced the launch of a digital application for borrowers to apply directly for Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Small business owners can now get pre-qualified for “an SBA 7(a) loan in less than 10… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 8:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Aeon Bank (M) Bhd, a recipient of one of Malaysia’s five digital banking licenses, announced plans to commence operations and launch its banking application by the end of Q2 2024, news agency Bernama has reported. Raja Teh Maimunah Raja Abdul Aziz, CEO of Aeon Bank,… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

TabaPay will acquire the assets of Synapse Financial Technologies following the decision of the firm to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The courts must first approve the agreement. The specific terms were not revealed. TabaPay is a payments and transfers Fintech that reportedly provides services… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Open Lending, a provider of automotive lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, released a new Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update this week, continuing its quarterly report series on automotive lending trends among near- and non-prime consumers. The latest update uncovers disproportionate economic… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The (re)insurance industry should brace itself for potential attacks on the public sector targeting government and election infrastructure, warns CyberCube, the market enabler of cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry. In a new research report, CyberCube warns government agencies and officials “must increase their… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a provider of technology infrastructure and embedded financial solutions, is proud to present its Annual Social Responsibility Impact Report, showcasing its community impact, giving and philanthropic activities and collective commitment to fostering the greater good. Through strategic partnerships, community collaborations and dedicated… Read More

April 22, 2024 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The former PM of Italy, Enrico Letta, has released a report on how to improve the EU single market. The 147-page document, called “Much More Than a Market,” is a “call to action” to improve upon the single market and monetary union. Letta states that… Read More