Tagged: banking

April 8, 2021 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Back in January of this year, Anchorage, a top crypto platform for institutions, announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had conditionally approved  Anchorage Trust Company, a South Dakota chartered trust company, to become Anchorage Digital Bank, National Association. Thus, Anchorage… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The COVID-19 health crisis compelled many old-school firms to rapidly transition to a virtual office operation. While this may have been painful for firms used to centralized offices many younger firms found the transition relatively simple as they were already digitally native and comfortable with… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the US Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was extended to aid small businesses impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. With the program extending, LendingClub Bank says it will support SMEs with access to more PPP loans through its predecessor in interest Radius Bank…. Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Mambu announced on Monday that Tandem Bank is now live on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) banking platform. Mambu reported nearly a year after signing, the implementation was officially finalized, followed by a four-month beta in late 2020 and a full rollout in early February 2021…. Read More

April 4, 2021 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Banking Circle, a leading financial infrastructure developer, notes that as the first quarter of 2021 comes to an end, anti-money laundering or AML measures have been “a key focus in the industry.” The company writes in a blog post that following the… Read More

April 1, 2021 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spiral, the banking solution developed specifically for the charitable sector, revealed on April 1, 2021 that it has acquired $14 million in capital via a round led by venture group Team8 along with with participation from Communitas Capital, Phoenix, Nidoco AB, MTVO, and several other … Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA) has revealed an agreement with InComm Payments, a global payments company, to provide financial services options for its customers. The move by Walgreens is part of a broader expansion of Fintech that financial services are offered in a more decentralized manner thus challenging… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 11:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital payments in India are being increasingly adopted by businesses and individual consumers. Online lending platforms are also becoming more popular in the country that’s home to around 1.5 billion residents. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced several initiatives that are aimed at… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking challenger Revolut confirms that Revolut Business is now live in the United States. Elizabeth McGrath from Revolut writes in a blog post that Revolut Business is available in all 50 US states, as of March 25, 2021. McGrath explains that Revolut Business “gives… Read More

March 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based crypto-assets firm Kraken asks when was the last time that a banking institution actually put customer requirements, security and “open access to all” first? David Kinitsky, Kraken Bank CEO, has shared reasons why customers require a “customized” banking structure that “modernizes” the products and… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at PaymentComponents, a UK-based firm that’s empowering Open Banking with agile PSD2 and API frameworks (developing solutions for banks, corporates, and developers including BaaS while supporting Fintech payments), notes that Open Banking could translate into additional revenue streams for financial institutions and other… Read More

March 25, 2021 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Avanti Financial Group announced on Thursday it secured $37 million through its Series A funding round. The company has notably raised a total of $44 million since its inception and the latest investment round comes less than six months after Caitlin Long, the… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian digital payments giant Paytm recently confirmed that its pleased to share that Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has been given approval for its @Paytm UPI handle from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to “enable fast and seamless payment mandates for IPO… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Like many people, I use several traditional banks but also have several digital-only accounts. A combination of necessity and inertia has led me to be a customer of incumbent banks for years. Like many people, I am looking at multiple options in the digital banking… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has submitted its application to receive a national bank charter, according to a note from the company. Having launched in the US about one year ago, currently, Revolut offers banking services in partnership with Metropolitan Commercial Bank. Partnering with a chartered bank… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monzo, a UK-based digital bank that recently raised £50 million as part of a Series G extension, is celebrating one-year of offering Monzo Business. One year ago, on March 17, 2020, the banking challenger had launched Monzo Business. Since that time, Monzo reveals it has… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 7:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, a digital bank, has raised £20 million from existing investors, according to a release from the company. The Fintech said this is an indication of confidence in the initial success of its bank launch and growth of its latest products. The round was led… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay points out that it seems like banks have been “around forever.” In India, for example, the history of banking “dates way back to 1750 BC,” the company reveals. It also mentions that we’ve traditionally or historically been dependent on banking institutions for… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Juniper Research recently published a report titled, “The Role of Regtech in a Post-Pandemic World.” Juniper Research notes that during the past few years, the concept of Regtech or regulatory technology has taken on a lot of importance within the financial services sector and in… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin Suisse AG has been denied by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in its application for a banking license.  Bitcoin Suisse submitted an application for a Swiss banking license in July 2019. According to a statement by FINMA, the bank license application was… Read More