Tagged: banking

October 4, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Corserv, a company that empowers banks and fintechs with payment programs, has implemented a comprehensive credit card program with Studio Bank in order “to provide innovative payment solutions.” Pioneered in Nashville, Studio Bank built a digital bank “with a local presence – their model is… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Savana, which claims to be one of the industry leaders in financial software for banks and Fintechs, announced that Battle Financial, Inc., building the proposed Eagle County Colorado-based Battle Bank, has selected Savana “as the digital delivery platform to orchestrate its technology ecosystem and automate… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The government in Australia has noted that it would be issuing a formal response to a report advising banking institutions in the country of their duty to keep offering banking services to Fintechs, virtual currency trading platforms as well as remittance service providers. This, after… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Chetwood Financial, a UK based digital bank that garnered a banking license in 2018, has announced a partnership with Mumsnet, a parenting forum. According to a statement issued by Chetwood Financial, it plans to launch a new family-focused financial services proposition next year. In partnering… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NdcTech, a global IT and consulting company providing transformational services for Banks and financial institutions has announced a collaboration with Red Hat, which claims to be the leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, “to deliver solutions based on cloud-native, open-source technologies in support of… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Treasury Prime, a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) company, announced a partnership with Bangor Savings Bank in order to deliver its BaaS offerings to the bank and companies it partners “within the financial services industry.” By partnering with Treasury Prime, Bangor Savings Bank will “be able to work… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a strategic partnership with Blend (NYSE:BLND), a provider of cloud banking software, in order “to digitally optimize the company’s end-to-end online mortgage application process for an improved customer experience.” Peter McCarthy, PNC executive vice president and head of Mortgage, said:… Read More

September 27, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By João Vitor Menin  |  

When COVID-19 cases first appeared in late 2019, its contagion abilities were wildly unanticipated by world leaders, and it was ungracefully downplayed by mainstream media. This caused a subsequent uncontrollable outbreak that eventually dampened the quality of life for billions and dented economies across the… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Everimpact are partnering with STACS, a Singapore-based ESG fintech “to provide banks and corporates involved in the carbon market with greater trust and transparency.” Their partnership will “promote data-backed carbon credits with end-to-end traceability.” In the first phase of the project, Everimpact’s Digital carbon tracking… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Three quarters of young adults (76%) plan “to make major sacrifices or put life events on hold due to the cost of living crisis,” according to a survey by Starling Bank. The research, which questioned 2,000 UK adults, compared age groups and asked about stresses… Read More

September 26, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with more than 20 million customers worldwide,  announced that it has “expanded its crypto offering to launch 29 new tokens for US* users, via a new partnership with Apex Crypto.” Customers can now “buy and sell a total of… Read More

September 24, 2022 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bizum has arrived at N26. The online bank has announced that all customers with a Spanish IBAN can now “send, receive and request money through the popular mobile payments solution.” In addition, the online bank’s app will “incorporate the Bizum functionality to pay at partner… Read More

September 24, 2022 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trade Ledger, the data-driven lending technology provider, has partnered with Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company and developer of core banking engine Vault Core, “to provide a fully integrated technology stack for commercial lenders and banks.” API-driven data exchange between the two companies will… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Treasury Prime, a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) company, announced it is partnering with FB Financial Corp (FirstBank) in order to bring embedded finance offerings to its customers. The partnership with FirstBank brings Treasury Prime’s bank network “to well over a dozen, adding to their rapidly growing available… Read More

September 23, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra and Visa ( NYSE: V) announced a Banking as a Service (BaaS) collaboration to co-develop new functionality on its Payments Hub solutions and implement Visa Direct – which provides access “to more than two billion accounts through push to account offerings.” The new capability… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Newgen Software, a global provider of digital transformation products, has introduced what it claims to be the first low code trade finance platform at the recent customer meet in Mumbai, India. Trade finance is a fairly complex process as it involves a lot of paperwork,… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PCI Pal (LON: PCIP), the global SaaS provider of secure payment solutions for business communications, has announced the launch of its Pay By Bank open banking solution for contact centers. It is the first in “a series of new agent-assisted, digital payment products that enable merchants… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 10:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) recently announced it is expanding Transaction Banking (TxB) to the European Union. Originally launched in the US in 2020 and expanded to the UK in 2021, this growth will deepen Goldman Sachs’ relationships “with existing clients who have banking needs in the… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 9:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a digital/digital asset bank, has integrated USDC, Circle’s dollar-based stablecoin. The new service enables account holders the ability to instantly convert USDC into US dollars at the moment of deposit. FV Bank is a US-licensed bank based in Puerto Rico where it is… Read More

September 21, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has experienced a major data breach that has reportedly exposed the sensitive personal details of around 50,000 clients globally. Revolut‘s management has now informed Lithuania’s State Data Protection Inspectorate about the security breach, noting that access to its database had been obtained via advanced… Read More