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

October 28, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has initiated a public consultation process as it seeks to revamp the regulatory framework governing fund managers. The proposal aims to disband the existing Registered Fund Management Companies (RFMCs) regime, providing an opportunity for current RFMCs to transition to… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since the end of 2022, the SaaS market has been in “a downward trend, and founders, investors, and customers alike are seeing the effects,” according to an update from Capchase. Everyone is tightening their purse strings, and many SaaS companies are “noticing that it’s become… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Percent, the private credit platform that has created the modern credit marketplace, announced the findings of a recent study completed with Coalition Greenwich on trends and data in private credit, demonstrating a seismic shift to private credit market investments. The study, titled “Coalition Greenwich 2023… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affine has integrated Chainlink CCIP — the industry standard for secure cross-chain interoperability — across the Ethereum, and Polygon mainnets. Affine is leveraging CCIP’s arbitrary messaging capabilities “to help build cross-chain NFT bridging functionality for Affine Pass NFTs, which helps enable seamless and secure NFT… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pathward, N.A., a U.S.-based financial empowerment company driven by its purpose to power financial inclusion, announced the expansion of its partnership with TabaPay, a money movement platform for merchants and leading fintech brands. The firms first announced partnering in 2020 and “the deeper alliance provides… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the foundation of open innovation in financial services and part of The Linux Foundation, announced that FINOS Common Cloud Controls (FINOS CCC), “a set of open standards that describes consistent controls for compliant cloud deployments in the financial services… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 9:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced NYSE LaunchPad. This program is designed to help today’s entrepreneurs “leverage enterprise technology expertise through a secure, cloud-based platform.” As part of the… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering the world’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to transact, do business, and grow globally, announced a collaboration with global online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY), to support its bespoke seller offering, Etsy Payments. The collaboration will enable Etsy… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial super app Curve, which consolidates all your debit and credit cards into one card and app, has just launched its first ever credit card in the UK. The new Curve credit card “has all the bells and whistles of Curve, supercharged with greater security… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, and China Construction Bank (CCB), a commercial bank in China, have announced partnership to collaborate on cross-border payments. With the new relationship, Thunes will support the bank “to enable international payment acceptance for Chinese small to medium-sized businesses… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Upfort, a cyber security and insurance platform, today announced it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures, “with participation of Eniac Ventures and Fika Ventures, which co-led Upfort’s seed round.” This investment round advances Upfort’s goal “to simplify… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synechron, Inc., a global digital transformation consulting firm focused on the financial services and big technology organizations, announced the launch of its RiskTech.AI Accelerators program. The program offers a suite of five solutions “that strategically integrate cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NerdWallet, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRDS), a platform that provides financial guidance to consumers and small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), announced the launch of its first financial product for consumers—NerdUp by NerdWallet—a secured credit card designed to help users build and improve their credit responsibly. NerdWallet identified… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired MNEMO Mexico, a privately held company specializing in managed cybersecurity services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in Mexico City in 2012, MNEMO Mexico “has 229 cybersecurity professionals and 180 cybersecurity industry certifications with key ecosystem partners.” The company’s portfolio… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Komainu, a regulated digital asset custody service provider built by institutions for institutions, announced that it has partnered with Blockdaemon, an institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure company, to further bolster its staking offering. Komainu’s staking service, “launched in early 2022, has seen significant growth, and this partnership… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi has emerged from bankruptcy as of October 24, 2023. BlockFi filed for bankruptcy in November of 2022 following the collapse of multiple crypto firms culminating in the failure of FTX – once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world. Prior to declaring… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Twinco Capital has received a €50 million debt facility from BBVA Spark for supply chain financing. Twinco, a European Fintech founded by female entrepreneurs, says it will use the funding to provide the first sustainable supply chain finance solution in the market. Twinco CEO Sandra… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently spoke with Markus Prommik, CEO and Co-founder of Finfra, a Fintech platform that develops white-labeled lending products for non-Fintech companies seeking to integrate financial services into their platforms. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Finfra not only provides practical embedded lending solutions to their clients… Read More