November 6, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Businesses can earn returns on their US-dollar balances without opening an overseas bank account with a new Australian-first account from global financial platform Airwallex. Airwallex’s Yield also “offers Australian businesses more than double the big banks’ returns on AUD funds, all without minimum lock up… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England are requesting feedback on their proposed approach to regulating stablecoins. The Bank’s proposals cover “any payment systems in the future that use stablecoins in the UK at systemic scale.” Stablecoins are a new type of… Read More

November 6, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, a regulated digital bank, and Founders4Schools, an ed-tech charity for teachers, have announced a new partnership to support 100,000 secondary school students -16 year-olds) – “including 40,000 from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds – over the next three years.” The program will provide secondary school students… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DigiFT, the regulatory-compliant real-world asset (RWA) exchange, and OKLink, a global provider of Web3 on-chain data and compliance solutions, announced strategic partnership to empower the accessibility of regulatory-compliant RWA on-chain. The two-fold partnership will see DigiFT offering OKLink Trust’s clients “the option to subscribe to… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now allows crowdfunding platforms to register as official gatekeepers of qualified institutional and individual investors, a move that forms part of the government’s efforts to bolster the capital market. This development stems from the SEC’s latest issuance, Memorandum… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 8:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

A recent study conducted by the United Overseas Bank (OUB) suggests that Vietnamese consumers are increasingly turning to digital banking and modern payment methods, with convenience and speed as among the major factors cited for the preference. The report, “ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study”, indicates a significant… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The downturn that has defined the venture capital industry for much of the past two years continued in the third quarter of 2023, according to an update from Carta. The amount of capital raised by startups on Carta “declined by 38% from Q2 to Q3,… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Foyer, which bills itself as the 401(k) for Homeownership, this week announced that the company is live across Michigan. The company, founded by former Better.com executive Landy Liu, provides accelerated savings programs and a platform of purchasing resources so first-time homebuyers can confidently make their… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivio, a Binance Labs incubated institutional-grade decentralized derivatives trading platform, is thrilled to announce their mainnet launch on zkSync Era, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. Derivio seeks to unlock the full potential of decentralized trading and enhance how users engage with DeFi derivatives,… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global compliance technology solutions and services provider Sovos announced a partnership with EXL, a data analytics and digital operations and solutions company. This partnership combines Sovos‘ record of accomplishment “in delivering innovative tax software and compliance solutions with EXL’s expertise in consulting and servicing for… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Toposware, a key player focused on zero-knowledge technology, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its $5 million strategic seed extension round. The investment round was led “by Evolution Equity Partners and featured participation from prominent investors such as Triatomic Capital, K2 Access Fund,… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA), a global API management and integration software firm,  released the results of a consumer survey showing how they expect their personal data to be shared and secured. The 2023 survey polled 1,000 American adults “about their expectations and top concerns about how… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, the MENA region’s shopping and financial services app, has raised $200 million in equity financing led by Wellington Management, which claims to be one of the world’s major independent investment management firms. The equity financing drew additional participation “from growth equity investor Bluepool Capital,… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Layr, an insurance tech company, closed a $10 million round of financing led by Cota Capital. The K Fund, HSCM Ventures, Sandbox Industries, and Flyover Capitalalso participated in the round. The company will use the funds from the investment round “to expand go-to-market operations and… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Guidde, the video documentation platform harnessing generative AI, today announced a $11.6 million Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, joined by existing investors Entrée Capital, Honeystone Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and new investor Tiferes Ventures. The Series A investment round comes “within a… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is pleased to announce its Pay-by-Bank services in North America will launch in early 2024 in partnership with Plaid, the digital finance innovator that makes it easy, safe and reliable for people… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mollie, one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe, announced it has been granted a Payment Institution license in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Mollie originally launched in the UK in early 2021, “serving merchants both domestically and those expanding… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced a technology integration with PDI Technologies, Inc., a global firm focused on “delivering powerful solutions and insights that serve as the backbone of the convenience retail and petroleum wholesale ecosystem, to offer embedded… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurance core technology provider Socotra announced today that it is stepping into its role as a title sponsor of InsureTech Connect 2023 in Las Vegas “on the heels of growth of its operations.” The producer of intelligent solutions for the P&C, general, and life insurance… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex announces that it has resolved a minor information security incident, discovered earlier this week. A “small” portion of Bitfinex‘s customer support boards, which “held partial, incomplete and stale information was accessed by an individual or group, through the phishing of a customer support agent… Read More