September 24, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk, the global spend management platform, announces ‘Payhawk Green’, the new platform features to help companies make more sustainable decisions related to company spending. The features are “available to all customers at no additional cost.” Payhawk Green will help companies make more sustainable decisions related… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has registered as a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian wallet provider with the Bank of Spain. This registration will allow Coinbase to offer their full suite of products and services “to retail and institutional users in Spain, all in compliance with the national legal… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to support innovation, financial inclusion as well as the emerging digital financial services ecosystem, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reportedly issued In-Principle Approvals for launching five digital retail-focused banking platforms. Pakistan’s newly approved online banks reportedly include HugoBank, KT Bank Pakistan… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 8:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Payments Association, a United Kingdom-based payments organization, presented its report, Navigating the rising cost of living: Payments innovation as a game-changer at Parliament last week. The report identifies three groups of people newly at risk of financial exclusion and provides recommendations for building a… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hitting their Covid lows, tech M&A deal volume dropped to its lowest level since 2020, according to a report from CBInsights. The CBInsights report also reveals that risk-off strategic acquirers are the primary drivers of “a slowdown in tech M&A activity.” The report further notes… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, raised concerns regarding the influence of social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop on the operations and sales of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and traditional market merchants. He opined that platforms like TikTok should stick to… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

In what is being touted as Singapore‘s most significant money laundering operation, authorities reported a staggering increase in the total value of assets confiscated, now amounting to S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion), according to a police announcement. The huge inventory of seized assets now encompasses over… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Nagad, a Mobile Financial Service (MFS) provider in Bangladesh, is on the verge of launching a digital bank. The company expects to receive its license from the Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, in the coming months. Sadaf Roksana, co-founder and executive director of Nagad… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home, released its 2023 marketplace resale report. Pacaso homes have historical resale gains “from the time of the ownership interest purchase to the time of reselling of more than 10%.”… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 2:58 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Deepcoin Labs, a venture capital firm with a specialization in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and digital assets, has been granted the “Proprietary Trading in Crypto-commodities” registration by the Dubai Multi Commodities Center (DMCC). This recognition coincides with the unveiling of a $10 million fund, explicitly earmarked to… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nation-state cyber threat activity will push the boundaries of war exclusion language, warns cyber risk analytics specialist CyberCube. In a report examining selected nation-state cyber hot zones to gain insight into the potential cyber (re)insurance impacts of future cyber wars, CyberCube monitors these hot zones… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest edition of Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) China Digital Transformation Index shows that just 2% of Chinese companies are “undertaking the holistic, continuous digital transformation steps needed to drive long term, sustainable growth.” Samantha Zhu, chairperson of Accenture Greater China, said: “A convergence of external… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, the educational foundation of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus, is pleased to welcome PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), a BBB Accredited Business, as a new member of its Corporate Trust Council. The Council is a coalition of select companies… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital One announced that Capital One Venture X Business, the addition to the Venture X family, is now widely available to all eligible business owners on the Capital One website. Designed for business owners who want travel benefits and business-grade capabilities, the Venture X Business… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 6:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a multi-year effort to transform trade finance, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is launching CashPro Supply Chain Solutions, a platform that will offer participants in a supply chain the benefits of digitization with improved process efficiency and working capital optimization. CashPro is… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 3:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte announced the launch of its 2023 Tax Transformation Trends survey, a biannual effort which details sentiments from more than 300 senior global tax and finance executives and examines “how tax departments are undergoing fundamental transformation in response to today’s challenging legal and regulatory landscape.”… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tred, which aims to build one of the UK’s green banking platforms, has secured 114% (£171,707.44) of its £150,000 target from 428 investors with 3 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Tred explains that they are B Corp pending as well… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During August 2023, Debitum says that it continued to implement the platform’s long-term development plan. Last month: the change in ownership of Debitum was announced (expect more details soon). As noted in the update from Debitum, Ukrainian asset management was “restructured and announced new investment… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In 19 months of the war (since February 24, 2022), PeerBerry business partners Aventus Group and Gofingo Group have, in total, “repaid PeerBerry investors €45.52 million or 90.64% of the total outstanding war-affected obligations.” Compared to other war-affected platforms, PeerBerry claims that it is the… Read More

September 23, 2023 @ 6:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech firm Arta Finance this week named Tomas Arlia its chief investment officer and head of alternative investments. A former CIO of GE Asset Management, Arlia brings more than 25 years of experience to further the company’s offerings in alternative assets, including private equity, private credit, venture capital,… Read More