Tagged: covid-19

November 14, 2020 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A report released earlier this week by Checkout.com reveals that digital commerce and online payments are on track for major growth next year. Internal Checkout.com data indicates that digital payment transfers have almost doubled in the MENA region since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak…. Read More

November 13, 2020 @ 1:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently connected with Prashant Fuloria, CEO at Fundbox,  an AI-driven credit platform for B2B commerce. Fundbox focuses on “disrupting” the $21 trillion B2B commerce market by developing the first B2B payment and credit network. Sellers (of all sizes) are able to use Fundbox’s… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 8:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

A new report from online lending data provider DV01 indicates that this sector of Fintech continues to move towards “normalcy” following the advent of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic disruptions. The report says online lending is displaying “resiliency” as origination volumes are now only 34%… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Camino Financial, a Fintech platform providing affordable credit and financial products for US Latino businesses, recently published a report on Latino-owned Businesses (LOBs) covering Q3 as well as insight into the impact of COVID-19 on these businesses. The US Latino Small Business Survey offers insights… Read More

November 12, 2020 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  WalletFi, a U.S.-based data and analytics platform for community banks, credit unions, and fintechs, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with BankFirst Financial Services to provide customers of the bank with enhanced visibility into their recurring payments. The company is hoping that the… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

PledgeMe is reporting that over NZ $1.5 million was raised for Covid-19 Vaccine Corporation Limited (CVC) in less than an hour of the securities offering being live on the platform. It appears that the investment was filled from a single individual, according to the offering… Read More

November 10, 2020 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has distributed a note indicating that from today, participating lenders in the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) are able to offer smaller businesses across the UK a ‘top-up’ to their existing loan if they originally borrowed less than the maximum amount… Read More

November 9, 2020 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards all-digital platforms which includes the increased usage of digital financial services by consumers in the Philippines (and globally). Laura Ignacio, Director at the Center for Monetary and Financial Policy of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), confirmed… Read More

November 8, 2020 @ 7:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON:STAN), a UK-based multinational banking and financial services company with over $720 billion in assets, has decided to adopt a hybrid approach to working where it will allow its employees to perform their duties from home and they can also complete tasks from… Read More

November 6, 2020 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Skrill, the online payments company behind Skrill Money Transfer, announced on Friday it is once again dropping all fees and foreign exchange charges for anyone using Skrill Money Transfer to send funds in or out of Italy as the country begins a new wave of… Read More

November 6, 2020 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced earlier this week it has reached the 2.5 million customer mark for its Global Transfers service. The company reached the 1.5 million mark in March, so 1 million customers have been welcomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded in… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 11:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

There are many new opportunities for the Fintech sector in a post COVID world, according to Singapore’s labor chief Ng Chee Meng. He noted that the Coronavirus crisis may lead to new requirements and could also create new jobs. Meng, who’s currently the Secretary-General at… Read More

November 2, 2020 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

As of Thursday, November 5, in a somewhat controversial move, the UK government will shutter a good portion of the country as COVID-19 cases rise. In a release by the UK government, the new restrictions will remain in place until at least December 2nd. The… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financement Participatif France (FPF) the French crowdfunding association has recently touted the importance of crowdfunding and its ability to help boost economic activity during the current health crisis. The FPF partnered with the Banque des Territoires on a survey conducted by Kantar. The FPF… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bill Scannell, President, Global Sales & Customer Operations, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), explains how companies across the globe are adjusting to working in the “new normal” environment following the COVID-19 outbreak. He writes in a blog post that Brazil-based retailer Grupo Boticario had to address a… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 9:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa Group Limited (ASX: PGL) has posted a trading update for the quarter ending September 30, 2020 (1Q21). Prospa is an online lender serving Australian and New Zealand SMEs. According to Prospa total loan originations during Q1 came in at $80 million up 265% on… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the leading research institute covering the global Fintech sector, has partnered with the World Bank on a study reviewing the impact of COVID-19 on Fintech and regulation. As finance is one of the most regulated sectors of industry… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital funding for Fintech firms is down, however, large banks are “quietly” investing in startups, according to a report published by S&P Global Market Intelligence. VC funding available for Fintech companies may have declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, established European banks are… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India is now home to more than 2,000 Fintech companies and has become one of the world’s largest financial technology markets (after the US, China and UK), according to a report from McKinsey & Company that was released earlier this month. The report notes that… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital with financial services, according to a recent report from TransUnion (NYSE:TRU), a financial services data platform and credit report provider. The report notes that the Coronavirus outbreak sent “shockwaves” through the financial services sector and has… Read More