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August 8, 2024 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan Payments announced an expanded relationship with PopID to deploy in-store biometric payments to pilot merchants across the United States. The pay-by-face biometric payment solution “allows shoppers to complete transactions more seamlessly, removing the need for customers to pull out their phones or credit cards.”… Read More

April 2, 2024 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

J.P. Morgan Wealth Management’s Wealth Plan has helped customers create more than 1 million personalized plans. The tool reached this milestone just over a year since its launch. Available for free in the Chase Mobile app and on Chase.com, Wealth Plan is a digital money… Read More

March 23, 2024 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DBS Bank, together with J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), has debuted Asia’s first global investment portfolio that not only automatically calibrates its asset allocation to an individual’s life stage and retirement timeline (also known as a “glidepath”), but also allows investors to automate their drawdowns… Read More

March 16, 2024 @ 5:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently announced a $250 million civil money penalty against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) (NYSE: JPM) related to deficiencies in its trade surveillance program. The OCC found that JPMC allegedly operated “with gaps in trading venue… Read More

March 13, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant leap forward for the cybersecurity sector, Eye Security has announced a €36 million Series B investment led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and TIN Capital. The funding round marks “a new chapter in… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM), a global asset manager with US$213 billion in alternative assets under management, and iCapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, announced a partnership to open up access “for APAC wealth managers… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 6:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) announced the closing of a $300 million equity fundraise for Quantinuum, the integrated quantum computing company, at a pre-money valuation of $5 billion. The investment round is anchored by Quantinuum’s strategic partner JPMorgan Chase, with additional participation from Mitsui & Co., Amgen… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 3:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BillingPlatform, the enterprise revenue lifecycle management platform for today’s innovative business models, announced a strategic partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments to support the billing needs across its business units. BillingPlatform’s solution has been “integrated within J.P. Morgan’s ecosystem to more efficiently service J.P. Morgan’s Treasury… Read More

June 26, 2023 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM) has started Euro-denominated blockchain-based payments for corporates. As first reported by Bloomberg, JPMorgan processed more than $300 billion since the system went live. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been able to successfully expand one of the most notable initiatives that aims… Read More

June 22, 2023 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has reportedly appointed Teresa Heitsenrether to serve as the Head of a data and analytics division. This, according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday (June 21, 2023). This new appointment is part of the banking institution’s wider focus on artificial… Read More

April 1, 2023 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QC Ware and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) have completed a study of quantum “deep hedging,” paving the way “for future increased risk mitigation capabilities in financial services.” In a new paper released on March 30th, 2023, JPMorgan Chase and QC Ware examined two questions “on how… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) announced the next phase of their collaboration to address “the challenges and opportunities that emerging technologies present for advancing the financial lives of US workers earning low and moderate incomes, who are disproportionately Black, Latinx, and women-led households.” This project… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JP Morgan Payments has introduced a cross-border liquidity solution in Saudi Arabia, enabling customers to connect to liquidity pools in London and other cities across the globe. The service will aim to offer clients with a pipeline to link their balances to liquidity structures globally…. Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elliptic, an international firm focused on crypto-asset risk management, has announced J.P. Morgan as an additional investor “as part of its recent $60 million Series C funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners and including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, AlbionVC, Digital Currency Group, Wells Fargo… Read More

May 14, 2022 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan’s Securities Services business announced the launch of “Fusion by J.P. Morgan,” a data platform that “delivers end-to-end data management and reporting solutions for institutional investors.” Fusion will allow clients to seamlessly “integrate and combine data from multiple sources into a single data model that… Read More

April 4, 2022 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) shareholders is out today. Dimon, probably the most respected bank CEO on Wall Street, crafts a shareholder letter each year where he shares his opinion and perspective on the financial services industry, challenges as well as opportunities. For… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the news that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) was exiting operations in Russia, JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) is reportedly doing the same. The move follows heavy economic sanctions targeting Russia by many countries around the world following Russia’s draconian invasion of Ukraine. JPMorgan Chase is the largest bank… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) announced on Monday (February 28, 2022) that it would be making an investment in TRM Labs, a blockchain analysis company, becoming the latest in a growing number of Wall Street giants who are expanding their footprint in the crypto and DLT  industry…. Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 9:06 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Viva Wallet, a European cloud-based payments fintech company, is selling a 49 per cent stake to JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM). The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Viva Wallet is headquartered in Athens, Greece, and focuses on serving SMBs in 23 countries…. Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission hit JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) with a $125 million penalty. JP Morgan Securities, a subsidiary of JP Morgan, was fined for “widespread and longstanding failures by the firm and its employees to maintain and preserve written communications,” said the… Read More