Tagged: citi

July 1, 2022 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Celsius Network, a large crypto lender and yield platform that abruptly halted all withdrawals recently, posted an update of sorts. While disclosing very little, Celsius shared the following comment on its blog: “Across Celsius today, we are focused and working as quickly as we… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) announced that it has selected METACO to develop and pilot digital asset custody capabilities. This collaboration “brings together METACO’s technology and digital solutions with Citi’s expansive custody network to develop a platform to enable clients to store and settle digital assets seamlessly… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LiquidX, the global fintech platform for digitization, monetization, and risk mitigation for working capital, trade finance, and insurance assets, announced a strategic investment from Citi (NYSE: C), one of the largest trade finance banks. The funding round was “led by Broadridge, LiquidX’s largest strategic investor.”… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arteria AI, a global “leader” in enterprise digital documentation, has announced it has received strategic investments from Citi SPRINT (Spread Products Investment Technologies), the strategic investing arm of the bank’s Global Spread Products division, and BDC Capital. Arteria’s software has been “deployed at numerous top-tier… Read More

May 18, 2022 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global white-labeled BNPL facilitator, Jifiti recently announced that David Chubak, former CEO of Citi Retail Banking in the US, has joined the firm’s Board of Directors. Chubak is one of the nation’s “most senior” retail bankers, having overseen Citi’s retail division that “operated 78 million… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdz, an invoice financing platform for SMEs, has raised $25.5 million in funding led by Citi and Global Cleantech Capital. Existing investors Bold Capital Partners, TFX Ventures, and Augment Ventures also participated. Crowdz is an alternative financing solution for SMEs that frequently struggle to obtain… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) has announced the launch of Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Instant Payments in Europe, “further increasing the bank’s global Instant Payments offering.” The launch will provide clients with the ability “to pay to and receive from 36 SEPA countries instantly.” The offering… Read More

April 23, 2022 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FundGuard, the AI-enhanced SaaS investment management and asset servicing enterprise platform, recently announced that it has finalized a $40 million Series B funding round. The investment round included investors Citi and State Street Corp, who “joined initial investors Blumberg Capital, LionBird Ventures, Team8 Capital, and… Read More

April 22, 2022 @ 5:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) have announced that they are entering into an agreement with international payment processor EBANX in order to offer an end-to-end digital collection solution (eCommerce) “for Citi’s institutional clients in Latin America.” Citi’s clients will be able “to accept more… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 4:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on its established history of innovation in cash management, Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions recently announced the launch of a solution to enable institutional customers (Corporate, Public Sector, and Financial Institution) with U.S. accounts to “sweep cash into demand deposit accounts at participating U.S…. Read More

March 9, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has announced that Citi Commercial Cards (NYSE:C) has selected its tokenization-as-a-service offering to facilitate the provisioning of cards into mobile wallets. Marqeta is a digital/physical card issuing platform that integrates with digital wallets enabling additional features and services. In recent years, virtual… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 12:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sharegain, a capital markets infrastructure Fintech, has raised $64 million in a Series B round that was led by WestCap and also joined by Citi, EJF Capital LLC and Optiver PSI. Participating existing investors reportedly include Maverick Ventures Israel, Blumberg Capital, SixThirty, Rhodium, and the… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi is a long-time partner of SIMON, both as a leading issuer of structured investments and via its wealth management division whose financial professionals use the investment platform. In alignment with the focus of both firms, this announcement underscores Citi‘s (NYSE: C) commitment to innovative… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Citi (NYSE: C) has announced its intent to transform its London head offices, home to its UK and EMEA operations. The refurbishment of the Citi Tower in Canary Wharf will create a new workplace for the future, incorporating the latest tech and the “highest… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global bank Citi (NYSE:C) is going on a crypto hiring spree, according to a report by Bloomberg. Citi is said to be hiring 100 people to support its emerging digital asset business that caters to institutional investors. Puneet Singhvi is said to have been appointed… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US investment bank Citi (NYSE: C) has introduced its first sustainability-linked supply chain finance (SSCF) program in the Asia-Pacific region. Via the SCCF program, Citi intends to support customers as they work on their ESG priorities, enhance supply chain resilience, and effectively manage working capital… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Citi (NYSE: C) have formed a new partnership in order to support local residents and small businesses via greater public-private sector collaboration. Through City Possible, Mastercard’s partnership and co-creation framework for cities, the two international firms will aim to “bring their… Read More

October 4, 2021 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ThinCats, a UK-based lending platform, will be providing up to £300 million additional funding to businesses via the British Business Bank‘s ENABLE Guarantee program. The ThinCats team wrote in a blog post that they’re pleased to be utilizing a guarantee offered by the British Business… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nasdaq has joined with several large banks to create Nasdaq Private Market, an independent company that will facilitate secondary trading in private securities. As the market for initial public offerings has slowed, largely due to the excessive cost and compliance demands, more and more companies… Read More

April 16, 2021 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manish Kohli, Global Head of Payments and Receivables at Citi (NYSE:C), notes that at the leading banking institution, they’re using APIs to facilitate payments, to digitize the “client experience” and “ultimately to help change our client’s evolve to real-time, 24×7 direct to consumer business models.”… Read More