January 29, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

NatWest is planning to close 30 more bank branches in 2024, according to a report by GBNews. This most recent revelation of branch closures just adds to the dozens of closures that have taken place in recent months. The report lists the locations of the… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite it being more than 60 years old, it is thought that around 70% of large corporations – including those in the government, banking, finance, insurance, and automotive industries – still rely on the programming language COBOL for much of their mission critical work. Anne… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global cybersecurity landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, presenting new challenges and opportunities for defenders and threat actors alike, especially with the rapid evolution of AI. In its latest industry findings global survey, EC-Council, inventor of the Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH) and a… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Koho, a Canadian Fintech, says it is moving forward with its pursuit of a banking license. According to a note from the firm, Koho has entered the “next phase” of securing approval from regulators. Koho currently offers a spending and savings account and an integrated… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Two open banking providers have announced a strategic partnership. Clowd9 and Ozone API will now work together globally. Open API, as it names alludes to, provides open banking services to its clients. Clowd9 is a payments platform that will now be incorporated into the Ozone… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the largest investment crowdfunding platform in Australia has distributed a report updating on the activity of issuers pursuing online capital formation in the country. “Crowd-sourced funding,” as online securities offerings are labeled in Australia, are said to have remained “stable” generating A$71 million during… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 10% in 2023, as challenging macroeconomic conditions presented few glimmers of hope for recovery, according to KPMG UK’s Mid-Market Private Equity report. The firm’s most recent M&A study “has revealed that 675 mid-market transactions were… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matty Taylor (former Head of Growth at Solana Foundation), Clay Robbins (former Principal at Slow Ventures) and Nate Levine (former software engineer at Stripe) announced the launch of Colosseum, a new organization founded to discover, accelerate and invest in builders who are “looking to develop… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland credit and debit card data for the first two weeks of January reveals that ‘New Year, New You’ spending in gyms and sports clubs shot upwards “compared to last January.” As noted in the update shared by the Bank of Ireland, many… Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The number of enforcement actions issued to global financial institutions in 2023 “reached staggering levels that have rarely been seen in the US,” according to SteelEye’s Annual Fine Tracker. SteelEye analyzed financial penalties issued “by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitget, the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, announces a significant enhancement to its platform wallet security “with the upgrade of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology, which means that Bitget upgraded all users’ wallet addresses to MPC addresses.” This update exemplifies Bitget‘s dedication “to user security, incorporating… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

i2c Inc., a provider of banking and payments solutions, announces a five year partnership with The Bank of Missouri (TBOM), a community bank renowned for its pioneering digital banking initiatives. Through this alliance, the bank provides fintechs the ability “to more quickly offer a full… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider, Token.io, has announced it has become an official participant in the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme: a commercial API initiative that will enable greater innovation and unlock wider adoption of A2A payments in Europe. Through leveraging open banking and… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NayaPay, a financial platform, has partnered with Alipay+, a cross-border digital payments and marketing platform operated by Ant International. The collaboration between NayaPay and Alipay+ is set “to make a significant impact by deploying QR codes compatible with both RAAST and Alipay+ payment partners, including… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Global Technology, the payment terminal solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Fiserv Polska, the owner of the PolCard brand, has introduced the PAX A920Pro SmartPOS device into its offering in Poland. The cooperation marks another milestone “between Fiserv and NOVELPAY – FinTech Software… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elwood Technologies LLP, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that provides institutional-grade access to digital asset exchanges and liquidity venues, announced it has been authorized as a service company by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This authorization applies to Elwood’s execution management system (EMS) in “relation… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank through its Islamic Banking arm, Maybank Islamic Berhad recently launched the Shariah-compliant portfolio financing solution, “making it the first Islamic bank in the country to do so, adding to the myriad of offerings for wealth creation and wealth accumulation under the Bank’s Islamic Wealth… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fund Recs, a provider of cloud-based reconciliation software for the global Funds Industry, is pleased to announce that Three Rock Capital Management (TRCM) is using their cloud solution to automate its EMIR Oversight workflow. TRCM are a UCITS Management Company and Alternative Investment Fund Manager,… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 6:56 pm By Michael Wong  |  

UAE’s Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has announced a strategic partnership with Noqodi, a Fintech company and payment gateway owned by Emaratech Group, to enhance digital payment services. In a statement, the bank said the collaboration is set to substantially enhance the digital and electronic payment… Read More

January 28, 2024 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iliad Solutions, a global enabler of payments testing, is offering support to financial institutions integrating the next SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) rulebook version scheduled to go live in March 2024. To help organizations make this SCT Inst transition smoothly and keep up-to-date with… Read More