Tagged: banking

September 20, 2022 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vivian Health, an IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) company and the leading healthcare jobs marketplace serving healthcare professionals first, announced an agreement with Lume, a banking platform for healthcare workers, which “allows Vivian to leverage Lume’s technology to create new banking and financial services for the more… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ENOC Group has accelerated its digitization strategy through a collaboration with Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region (and Turkey), in order “to implement innovative payment solutions.” ENOC Group has “successfully implemented Emirates NBD’s Host to Host (H2H) services for payments and account… Read More

September 18, 2022 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), an enterprise technology provider to banks, retailers and restaurants, announced its Board of Directors has unanimously “approved a plan to separate NCR into two independent, publicly traded companies – one focused on digital commerce, the other on ATMs.” The separation is… Read More

September 17, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deeptech & Banking company Tintra PLC has been awarded a Fintech Services License to operate in the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), which is described as “a watershed moment as the company expands its build-out worldwide.” Tintra is using artificial intelligence and Web3 technologies “to build… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wio Bank PJSC announced its official launch in the UAE, “becoming the first platform bank in the region, aiming to transform banking operating models towards a more digital future.” This is in line with the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy that aims “to double the contribution… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Codat, the universal API for small business data, announced a partnership with nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO), the worldwide specialist in cloud banking, “to automate and accelerate banks’ ability to underwrite small business loans around the world.” nCino’s solution significantly “reduces the time it takes banks to… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KlariVis, a fast-growing enterprise dashboard and analytics solution for the financial services industry, announced its new relationship with its first Indiana-based institution, First Farmers Bank & Trust, as “a key data partner for the bank’s future.” KlariVis explains that it “compiles and aggregates high-value, actionable… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking-as-a-Service Fintech firm Griffin recently announced the launch of Verify, a customer onboarding product. Verify will help regulated fintechs “onboard customers at scale while meeting regulatory requirements.” Adam Moulson, Griffin’s acting CEO, said: “Our mission is to create a technology-driven bank that we believe will… Read More

September 12, 2022 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) recently revealed that it has recorded the most patents granted in the first half of any year in the company’s history. The U.S. Patent Office granted Bank of America 341 patents “during the first half of 2022, which is a… Read More

September 10, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s Cashfree Payments, a payment and API banking solutions company, is enabling door-step payment collection for DASH, a tech-led go-to-market platform for brands in Tier-3 towns. DASH will be using Cashfree Payments’ point of sale solution, ‘softPOS’, “to offer this service to more than 2,000… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK digital bank Starling Bank has added a new feature for its users by enabling “Bulk Payments”. The new service is designed to support payroll, supplier payments or employee expenses and more for firms using Starling business banking. The new service is a subscription-based… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ondato,​​ a KYC and AML firm that offers video-based ID verification systems to banking institutions as part of its techy, has introduced a virtual branch service that supports physical, digital and hybrid banking platforms with providing clients with virtual face-to-face appointments. The solution has the… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The virtual banking sector in Singapore has grown significantly in the past few years. Recently, the launch of Trust Bank was announced via a partnership between Standard Chartered and retailer FairPrice. The Southeast Asian challenger bank platform provides the typical retail banking service, along with… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The economy is facing massive disruptions: inflation, great resignation, and possible recession, among others. This has driven customers to switch financial institutions at a click of a button, looking for the ones that provide them the most benefits and help with their financial health. However,… Read More

September 2, 2022 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

C6 Bank is offering special conditions for the purchase of airline tickets “with Atoms points through the bank’s application.” Between the 24th and 26th of August, the bank’s customers had been able to purchase national and international flights “at different prices through C6 Travel, an… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solid, the Fintech-as-a-service platform that offers modern infrastructure for any company to launch and scale fintech products, announced its $63 million Series B funding round. Led by FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with nearly 25 years of experience investing in financial technology, the… Read More

September 1, 2022 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ebury, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest Fintechs and provider of transaction payment solutions, is increasing its presence in the alternative investment sector “to meet growing demand for better, more focused services as an alternative to traditional banking providers.” Ebury has reportedly “invested… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zywa, a teen-focused fintech aiming to “re-imagine” banking for Gen Z in the MENA region, has completed a seed funding round of $3 million. Investors who took part in the investment round reportedly “include Goodwater Capital (the largest consumer tech VC globally), Dubai Future District… Read More

August 29, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Atom Bank reveals that the 6-month trial of a 4-day work week was really positive for workers and that customer service ratings have not been negatively impacted. App-based Fintech Atom bank said that its four-day working week trial was a success due to several… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 9:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jupiter Fund Management is interested in parting with its 10% ownership stake in top UK digital bank – Starling Bank, according to a report. Sky News says that Jupiter may sell the shares at over £200 million, perhaps a transaction may entail a discount. The… Read More