February 1, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dynatrace (NYSE: DT), which claims to be among the leaders in unified observability and security, has recently announced that it is working with Lloyds Banking Group, which is reportedly one of the UK’s largest financial services providers, in order “to measure the environmental carbon impact… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Technologies, Inc., announced the launch of Customer Analytics for financial services providers. Customer Analytics leverages enhanced transaction data and actionable consumer insights to help financial providers “increase deposits and engagement by identifying cross-sell opportunities, achieving a higher ROI on marketing spend and campaigns, and… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, announces a new report on the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) market in the UK and Europe. The independent report, commissioned by ClearBank and produced by leading analyst house Celent, finds “that EMIs now… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, has invested in Puffer, a decentralized and permissionless native liquid restaking protocol (nLRP) that combines Ethereum liquid staking with native restaking on EigenLayer. The invested funds will be used “to develop Puffer’s open-source technologies, its… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, a finance automation platform, says it has acquired the Sequoia-backed procurement startup Venue, as well as improvements to its Procurement product automation. The announcement represents a significant expansion for Ramp “beyond corporate cards as the company tackles inefficiencies across the entire financial tech stack.”… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transak, the payments infrastructure provider for crypto and NFTs, has announced a collaboration with Visa, an enabler of digital payments, in order to implement Visa Direct capabilities and help enhance its global off-ramp service. This collaboration marks a significant milestone by “enabling users in over… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ram Ahluwalia, founder of PeerIQ (sold) and now founder of Lumida, has slammed Chairman Gary Gensler, claiming the damage he has done to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is significant. Ahluwalia references an article that quoted former SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar. In the article… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of technology and data, today announced that Raymond James Bank (NYSE:RJF) will use the company’s Encompass® end-to-end digital lending platform “to support mortgage origination for high net-worth borrowers across both retail and delegated correspondent lending channels.” Raymond James… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaiko, a cryptocurrency market data provider, announced its integration with Bullish, one of the fastest-growing, regulated digital assets exchanges, to enhance market data services with the inclusion of Bullish’s exchange metrics to Kaiko’s data feed. This integration offers a broader range of trade and real-time… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform, announced the launch of C2FO SCF Propel. This tailored service allows large enterprises “to evolve their existing supply chain finance (SCF) programs while eliminating the administrative burden typically incurred when launching similar programs.” SCF Propel enables enterprises “to… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AccessPay says it has added Confirmation of Payee (CoP) and Sanctions Screening capabilities to its Fraud & Error Prevention Suite, launched in 2023. The new capabilities will enable finance teams “to avoid fraudulent and non-authorized payments, as well as accidental misdirection of funds.” They will… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG), the digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles1, announced the addition of Chase to its multi-lender financing platform, expanding options for consumers looking “to pre-qualify for auto financing from the comfort of home.’ Available nationwide, Chase joins… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 2:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve announced that it has decided to hold benchmark rates steady at a rate of 5.25% to 5.5% today, as the Wall anticipated. The statement issued by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) indicated that job gains have moderated since early last… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quavo, Inc. announced the release of new automated ACH capabilities to its cloud-based dispute management platform, QFD (Quavo Fraud & Disputes). These enhancements reportedly include additional claim reasons in “the intake questionnaire, as well as innovative verbal attestation functionality for WSUD compliance.” This announcement follows… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) posted two consultations on crypto this week—one consultation on reverse solicitation and another on the classification of crypto-assets as financial instruments. The European Union (EU) has approved bespoke rules for crypto under MiCA or Markets in Crypto Assets regulation…. Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, announces its newest product developed by Nu Asset: Nu Selic Simples. With a majority allocation in post-fixed public bonds from the National Treasury (LFTs – Financial Letters of the Treasury),… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Dublin-based Fenergo has been selected by the Centralis Group to improve its client and investor onboarding process. Fenergo is a company that provides “Client Lifecycle Management” (CLM) solutions, including Know your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) services. Fenergo offers a regulatory-compliant service for onboarding and… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of crypto exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, announced that it has invested in bitSmiley, a stablecoin protocol in the Bitcoin ecosystem. bitSmiley is a company that “provides comprehensive Bitcoin DeFi solutions, aiming to fill the gap of stablecoins and… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tandem, a UK digital bank, has announced the appointment of Maria Khan, as Director of Product and Digital, and Chris Parker, as Head of Marketing. As Director of Product and Digital, Maria leads “the development of Tandem’s exciting digital offering, working with the team to… Read More

January 31, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kriya, a B2B payments Fintech, has announced that it has secured a new £50 million debt facility from debt partner Viola Credit. This will allow the fintech “to power over £1 billion of B2B Payments over the next 24 months.” With this facility, Kriya intends… Read More