January 24, 2024 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bilt Rewards has raised $200 million at a valuation of $3.1 billion in a new funding round, according to a statement by the company. FT Partners advised on the transaction. The funding round was led by General Catalyst, with the participation of new investor Eldridge,… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, is pleased to announce that MAPFRE, the 9th largest insurance company in Europe and the 17th largest insurer globally according to S&P Global Ratings, has reportedly “selected Akur8’s RISK and RATE modules.” This choice will… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group, an end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and OKX, a global Web3 technology company and crypto exchange, announced plans to “create a partnership to promote compliant virtual asset innovation and industry development in Hong Kong.” The planned collaboration is to “include… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, at an open meeting, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed new rules that will cover SPACs or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. SPACs are “blank check” firms that are public firms that are created to enact a merger or acquisition of another firm. As… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plannix, a personal finance hub that helps with wealth tracking, portfolio management, and financial planning, teams up with Salt Edge, a key player focused on offering open banking solutions, to enable users from Italy and beyond “to connect and view all their bank accounts in… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank has announced a partnership with Onramp Invest to offer regulated crypto products to financial advisors. Onramp is part of Securitize – a top US-based tokenization firm. Anchorage is the only federally chartered digital asset bank that offers custody which has focused on… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has appointed  Stefan Walter as its new Chief Executive Officer.  Walter will step into the role on April 1, 2024 with Birgit Rutishauser acting as interim CEO. Urban Angehrn resigned from the leadership position at FINMA at the… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank has created a new brand platform with a new positioning, strategy, and ad creative developed to “mark the beginning of an ambitious year of growth for the bank.” ‘The Bank Built for You’ platform celebrates “how banking is about more than just money,… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Liberis, a firm focused on embedded business finance solutions, announced a two-year extension of its collaboration with Worldpay, a global enabler of e-commerce and payment processing technology and solutions. Worldpay Working Capital empowers small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing easy access “to personalized, revenue-based… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This past year marked significant milestones for BlinkSky, a global payments platform that delivers secure, interactive and customizable digital cards, real-time at scale. Among its most recent accomplishments, BlinkSky raised $1.5M in its initial private round, with investment participation from industry luminaries, “including former c-suite… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KuCard, which claims to be among the first crypto debit cards introduced by KuCoin, a crypto exchange, is bringing its customers Apple Pay, a more secure way to pay. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is “authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 5:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Numerated and Moody’s Analytics are collaborating to expand the end-to-end capabilities of Moody’s Analytics Lending Suite across all commercial and small business asset classes. The Lending Suite combines Moody’s Analytics data, analytics, and credit assessment capabilities with Numerated’s user experience and automation “to provide a… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GB Helios (formerly known as Goldbell Financial Services), an innovative Singaporean financial solutions provider, is marking four years of working with cloud banking platform Mambu, with the partnership instrumental in enabling GB Helios “to achieve rapid growth and deliver exceptional customer experiences.” Since partnering with… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Viamericas Corporation, which claims to be a licensed, international remittance company, recently has integrated with 24Xoro in order “to provide additional options for remittance beneficiaries to receive money in Mexico, providing Viamericas customers more options and locations for their remittance recipients to receive their money.”… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Objectway, the Fintech provider of as-a-service software and services to banks, wealth and asset managers, announced the acquisition of Nest Wealth, a Canadian provider of digital wealth solutions. Building on more than 30 years of business expertise, Objectway has “built partnerships with banks, wealth and… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidesmo, a key player focused on providing secure and convenient contactless services, is pleased to announce the completion of its integration between Fidesmo Pay and Mastercard’s Token Connect service, also known as MDES Token Connect. This partnership sets the stage “for a new level of… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed an order demanding Crowd Machine, Metavine, and founder Craig Sproule to disgorge $19,676,401.27 raised in an “unregistered and fraudulent offering of crypto asset securities.” Additionally, pre-judgment interest in the amount of $3,358,147.75 is being added to the… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app, has today announced a partnership to offer its Revolut Pay payment technology to Aer Lingus customers. Revolut Pay will enable customers of Ireland’s flag carrier “to pay at checkout with just one click.” Revolut’s 2.5 million Irish customers and… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The vast majority of consumers are “aware of the financial benefits of circular practices – particularly repair and second-hand shopping” – finds a new report from Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant. Drawing on insights from a survey of over 3,000 consumers “across… Read More

January 23, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

FINRA, the organization that regulates all of the broker-dealers in the United States, says a recent review of crypto communications indicates potential violations at a whopping 70% of the information reviewed. FINRA has not identified any firms that may be providing information that is in… Read More