Tagged: banking

October 11, 2022 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zetl and Netbank, (a Rural Bank), inc. have partnered in order “to provide an innovative approach to SME financing in the Philippines.” Under this partnership, Zetl will “identify ‘asset light’ SMEs with a regular and guaranteed income stream, seeking funding.” Netbank will “provide loans to… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

October, the European Fintech company specializing in SME financing, and Solution Bank, an innovative corporate & investment bank, have “developed a new way of financing SMEs.” Businesses that apply to October for financing will also “have Solution Bank’s resources directly available to them.” The challenger… Read More

October 10, 2022 @ 10:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Airwallex has raised an additional USD $100 million at a valuation of USD $5.5 billion, the same as its previous round. The “Series E extension” raising money from existing investors, Square Peg, Salesforce Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, Lone Pine Capital, Hermitage Capital, 1835i Ventures and… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new independent survey of more than 2,000 European SMEs has found: 68% plan to adopt real-time payment processing in the next 12 months At present, just 10% of SMEs can receive payments instantly 23% say their international growth has been hindered due to delays… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Axway (Euronext: AXW.PA), a provider of open banking built on the Amplify API management platform, is pleased to announce its partnership with Blanc Labs, a “trusted” financial service and healthcare innovation partner. While the largest banks are already well along their digital journey, many others… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. Bank has announced a new innovative offering “to meet small business owners’ desire for a better line of sight into their future cash flow.” A new online banking tool will “enable the bank’s small business clients to see a 90-day forecast of their cash… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PKO Bank Polski says the Metaverse initiative will be used as a laboratory “to broaden experience and to test relevant technological solutions.” According to Paweł Gruza, vice president of the management board of PKO Bank Polski managing the work of the management board, in the… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

RBC announced it has acquired MDBilling.ca, a cloud-based platform that automates and simplifies medical billing for Canadian physicians. The company joins Dr.Bill at RBC, another medical billing company “acquired by the bank in 2020.” Founded in 2008, Toronto-based MDBilling.ca’s product offering is “rooted in its… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina-based Fintech firm Uala will reportedly be investing $150 million over the upcoming 18 months in order to support its virtual banking business, primarily in Mexico and Colombia. This, according to company CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri (whose comments came during a recent interview with Reuters). The… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inswitch, a Fintech technology company with a focus on embedded solutions for banking and payments, and Mastercard International Incorporated have partnered “to design and deliver digital payment solutions and issuing programs starting with selected countries across LAC.” Inswitch will “start issuing cards as a Mastercard… Read More

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