January 25, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments platform Ebanx has distributed a report covering some developing markets, predicting that the digital economy – including payments – will top $1 trillion in Latin America and Africa by 2026. As we all know, global consumption is on the rise, and Ebanx says Latin… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced an extended multi-year partnership, bringing the companies together to collaborate on innovative capabilities for consumers, businesses and governments “to evolve and embrace the digital economy through real-time payments (RTP) adoption on the RTP network.” The… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global enabler of payment services, is further expanding and enriching its partnership with Commerzbank. This extension enables Commerzbank to “offer its customers in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom the sending and receiving of real-time transfers in… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has published an updated list of firms in which it holds equity. According to the bank, there are 44 additional companies now on the list bringing the total to 696 individual firms – as of December 31, 2023. The shares were… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

CapitalRise, an online property investment platform, is reporting that it has returned over £159 million to investors since 2016. CapitalRise focuses on superprime property investments in the UK – typically central London. The £150 million hurdle was topped following a £9 million senior bridge loan… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Zopa and ClearScore report they have surpassed 10 million consumer actions that aim to boost the financial resilience of UK consumers as part of the 2025 Fintech Pledge. The coalition also hit 50 partners with the addition of SalesForc. The Fintech Pledge had… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After many shakeups in the past year, 2024 is expected to be a difficult year for the entire banking sector. We recently connected with Jeff Nowicki, VP of Banking at Treasury Prime, the embedded finance software company, to discuss banking trends for 2024 and beyond…. Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Luma Financial Technologies, an independent multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform, has expanded its partnership with Yieldstreet, a private market investment platform, to bring Yieldstreet’s diverse offerings to Luma’s customer base. In doing so, Luma is broadening Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) access “to alternative investment… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingenico, a global enabler of payment acceptance and services, has announced a strategic partnership with Cybersource, Visa’s agnostic global payment and fraud management platform. The partnership will create a global unified commerce solution “for use in Asia Pacific first, followed by other regions.” The partnership… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has shared an important update which reveals that UK consumers may switch and save £672 annually as lower interest credit returns in 2024. According to a blog post by Experian, savvy Brits are already “taking advantage with searches for balance transfer credit cards up… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

WealthKernel has raised £6 million in a Series A funding round, according to the company. Details on the investment were not disclosed. The funding round was led by ETFS Capital with the participation of XTX Ventures. Karan Shanmugarajah, CEO of WealthKernel, said the funding came… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The ModernFi team is pleased to announce that it has raised an additional $18.7 million in funding to bring its tech-forward platform “to community and regional banks to help them grow, retain, and manage their deposits.” Led by Canapi Ventures, the investment round also “had… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, a payments Fintech that provides encryption and tokenization services, has announced the availability of PCI-validated P2PE SmartPOS payment devices for their global customer base. The solution is available “for customers of Bluefin’s TECS payment platform, and initially includes SmartPOS Android devices manufactured by Newland… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an enterprise cloud data management leader, today announced that UnionBank of the Philippines, a universal bank in the Philippines, has chosen to adopt Informatica’s intelligent Master Data Management (MDM) SaaS as “the bank transitions from an on-premises solution to the cloud as… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 has hired Kate Karimson as its new Chief Commercial Officer. According to R3, Karimson joins after executive positions at the CME Group, BrokerTec, ICAP, and LedgerEdge. R3 CEO and founder David Rutter said they are focused on progressing in the capital… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DIFC Innovation Hub, which claims to be the largest start-up and innovation hub in the world operating out of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial centre in the MEASA) region, is collaborating with global Swiss wealth management firm, Julius Baer, and the Financial… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ansel, an insurtech on a mission to build a world where health hardships don’t create financial burdens, announced that it has raised a $20M round of funding “led by Portage, with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Brewer Lane Ventures, SixThirty Ventures, Plug and Play Ventures,… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fondy have signed with Detected to automate their business onboarding processes as they continue to increase market growth. Finding a flexible and scalable onboarding solution “to service their diverse range of clients was becoming a necessity.” Fondy is a one stop payment solution “for cross border… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Institutions & Monetary Policy Subcommittee, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing on banking regulation. The hearing is entitled Rules Without Analysis: Federal Banking Proposals Under the Biden Administration. While there is no information regarding the specifics of the… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, which claims to be the global leader in automated identity verification, launched its Compliance Suite, an all-in-one identity verification solution “that empowers fast-growth businesses to expand seamlessly into new markets and meet local regulatory needs for customer onboarding.” Onfido’s Compliance Suite reportedly “introduces qualified… Read More