February 6, 2024 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Montran has announced the launch of an innovative multi-currency virtual account management platform for Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s premier banking institution with a global financial services presence. This platform marks a strategic enhancement in the bank’s ability “to manage multi-currency cash and liquidity for its diverse… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diversiview, the portfolio analysis and optimization tool developed by Australia-based fintech firm LENSELL, has reportedly expanded its analytics coverage to include securities listed on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). As noted in the update, this extension allows users “to analyze and optimize investment… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CLST, a full-service institutional lending and borrowing platform, has partnered with institutional digital asset infrastructure provider Copper. This alliance resulted in the joint development of Copper Pledge, “a deployable tri-party collateral management solution for digital asset markets.” This partnership provides digital asset lenders “with much-needed… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to issue new rules at a breakneck pace. Today, the Commission has adopted new rules that impact “market participants who engage in certain dealer roles.” These market participants who shoulder significant liquidity roles in markets must soon register… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The debt train keeps on running. A New York Fed report published today shares that total household debt has now topped $17.5 trillion as of Q4 2023. If you compare it to the same quarter in 2022, when total debt stood at $16.9 trillion, this… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the enabler of real-time global payments, announces it has received in principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India for two payment licenses – the Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) License and the Payment Aggregator (PA) License. The two licenses will allow the global payments… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CRISIL Ltd, which claims to among the leading global analytics companies, has reportedly set up an office in Bogotaì, Colombia in order to “provide its clients, including global investment banks, asset managers and private equity firms an efficient solution for nearshoring critical operations and services… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of automated, end-to-end identity verification, risk assessment and compliance solutions, has partnered with Kaizen Gaming, the global GameTech firm, to streamline its verification processes. Kaizen Gaming is committed to “providing a great user experience based on all regulatory requirements across markets, and… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Institutional digital asset firm Fireblocks says it has added support for five new fiat currencies with plans to add 25 more in the coming months. Fireblocks as added support for the Euro (EUR), Swiss Franc (CHF), British Pound (GBP), Singapore Dollar (SGD), and Japanese Yen… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

With the addition of American Express, Fyle says it now allows instant visibility on expense management across any business card. Fyle already integrates with Visa and Mastercard. Many firms are still managing expenses manually, believe it or not. Fyle also allows users to submit receipts… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

MoneyLion Inc. (NYSE: ML) and global consulting firm EY have partnered to help banks keep up with the Fintech revolution. According to a release, MoneyLion’s infrastructure – including embedded finance offerings – will now be a part of EY’s “existing core-banking modernization offerings and Nexus… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 9:40 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks, this week announced that earned wage access (EWA) provider ZayZoon has become its newest member. An EWA provider for small and mid-sized businesses, ZayZoon joins a growing group of diverse industry-leading EWA… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, which claims to be the largest company in the cryptocurrency industry, has announced its investment in Oobit, a mobile payment application. The Series A investment round has concluded “with $25 million raised for Oobit’s ongoing development, supporting its goal of mainstream cryptocurrency adoption.” This… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Wormhole Foundation, a research and development organization dedicated to cross-blockchain communication, is pleased to announce a Contributor Grant to Lurk Lab. This marks a pivotal advancement in the evolution of the Wormhole platform, which, in collaboration with Lurk’s engineering team, will be “incorporating trustless… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phasecraft – the startup led by top academics developing world-leading quantum algorithms – has won a £1.2 million UK Government contract as part of the UK’s Quantum Catalyst Fund. Phase One of the Fund saw Phasecraft awarded “a contract for a feasibility study to explore… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay has chosen Northern Ireland for its expansion outside the United States in a key investment that is reportedly creating 293 new roles. The Fintech claims it is an industry leader focused on on-demand pay technology that empowers workers with greater choice and more control/flexibility… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced that its Principal Finance Group closed $825 million of capital commitments in 2023. The new investments, which “include senior secured credit facilities as well as programmatic asset purchase arrangements, provide specialty finance… Read More

February 6, 2024 @ 5:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Geidea, which is reportedly known for its innovative solutions and market impact, announces its partnership with Fils, a firm focuse on simplified climate action, empowering businesses of all sizes to embed climate positivity into transactions using their API. Geidea’s collaboration with Fils “underlines its commitment… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which agreed to a massive $4.3 billion+ settlement with US regulators yet continues to face major operational challenges globally,  is pleased to welcome back their former Senior Vice President of Compliance Steve Christie, who is taking on the role of Deputy Chief Compliance Officer… Read More

February 5, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen announces their partnership with the Aptos Foundation in order to bring advanced on-chain analytics and data to the Aptos ecosystem. The teams are pleased to announce their new partnership with the Aptos Foundation, which is dedicated to providing best-in-class onchain data and analytics to… Read More