October 30, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Blend, a provider of cloud banking services, today announced an integration with MeridianLink, a provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. Lenders using MeridianLink Consumer can now leverage their partner’s unified platform and consumer banking origination software for… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Michael Wong  |  

YouTrip, a multi-currency digital payments platform in Southeast Asia, has successfully secured $50 million in its latest Series B fundraising round, according to an announcement. This round was led by Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm and a new investor in YouTrip, propelling the company’s… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the global firm focused on automated identity verification, announced a partnership with Job&Talent, a marketplace headquartered in Spain, for essential work. Together, they will automate remote identity verification “for new candidate onboarding, eliminating the need for in-branch visits.” Onfido’s technology helps Job&Talent accelerate customer… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TodayPay Inc. emerged from stealth mode to unveil the world’s first faster payment technology solution helping merchants “offer their customers instant refunds in multiple payment choices.” TodayPay is a technology company supporting a new category in payments “called Refunds as a Service™ – an entire… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:14 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Cambodia has recently taken a significant step forward in the financial technology sector with the unveiling of the Fintech Policy directive for 2023-2028. This strategic move is poised to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), propelling the nation into the forefront of the rapidly evolving fintech… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:02 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Sumsub, a full-cycle verification platform, unveiled its “State of Verification and Monitoring in the Crypto Industry 2023” report, shedding light on the pressing issue of new fraud patterns and schemes in the cryptocurrency sector. With a staggering 77% of crypto companies reporting an encounter with… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 11:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The annual holiday forecast1 from global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network found shoppers surveyed plan to spend 43% of their holiday budget on gift cards this year. This trend is largely fuelled by Gen Z consumers. The report also found that consumers aren’t starting their holiday… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is addressing the growing demand for flexible, remote onboarding services by offering a virtual component of its I-9 Anywhere solution. This enhancement will make it easier “for eligible employers to streamline their onboarding processes and enhance new hire experiences.” The new capability… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Injective, the blockchain built for finance, published its DeFi Trader Survey 2023. The research draws from various cryptocurrency trading communities, “aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of how professionals and amateurs approach cryptocurrency trading, their motivations, and valuable lessons for the wider trading community.” Most… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 9:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Repay, a provider of vertically integrated payment solutions, this week announced a new partnership and technology integration with Kredit Financial, a digital debt resolution platform and network. The collaboration enables collection agencies, debt buyers and collection law firms that use Kredit’s technology platform to offer… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 8:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivative Path, a provider of capital markets technology and derivatives services to financial institutions and commercial end-users, names fintech product specialist, Kristin Kelly as Chief Product Officer in order “to lead the company’s product development strategy and appoints its cofounder, Frank Purnell, to the prestigious… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neo, the open-source, community-driven blockchain platform, revealed that development is underway on a new EVM-compatible sidechain that will enable developers “to deploy smart contracts, and open the Neo ecosystem up to a wide range of trading-specific use cases such as DeFi.” As a separate blockchain… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced a new partnership and technology integration with Kredit Financial, a digital debt resolution platform and network. The collaboration enables collection agencies, debt buyers and collection law firms “that use Kredit’s technology platform to… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CenterPoint, the active trading division of New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street LLC, announced that its products and services are available in Canada through Clear Street Canada Inc. CenterPoint’s products, services, and partnerships “include advanced routing and execution, real-time access to market data feeds,… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backed is pleased to announce that they have integrated Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR). This development provides users “with a transparent and trust-minimized means to confirm the collateralization of our tokenized assets.” Backed’s implementation represents a significant step forward in “how users can gain assurance… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remote working Fintech Deel reveals that the month of October brought “a whole new crop of fresh integrations to help automate workflows and streamline processes.” As noted in a blog post by Deel, a new bundle of integrations arrived in October. This month, they’re highlighting… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing fintech companies and banks, this week named Ian P. Moloney as their new senior vice president and head of federal and state policy. Moloney brings more than a decade of fintech and research experience from the private… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost no one is “happy” with the nation’s financial system— “only 9% of Americans are satisfied with it, and only 22% think it’s better than any other country’s,” according to an update shared by Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN). But young people are “especially disillusioned by it,” the… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, announces that it has “received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).” This follows on from the firm “receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 4:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A significant 68% of U.S. adults feel they have suffered from, or are currently suffering from, financial trauma according to new research released today by Experian. The research sheds light on the prevalence of negative feelings and angst “related to financial matters, with approximately 65%… Read More