Tagged: digital financial services

June 16, 2023 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coincover, the digital asset protection company, announces the appointment of Vikki Sly as Chief People Officer (CPO), boosting the firm’s commitment to building a healthy scaling business. With a strong background in designing and implementing successful internal cultures, Vikki will play “an integral role in… Read More

June 16, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global firm focused on Engagement Banking software, announced its acquisition of Nucoro, the UK-based digital wealth platform for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will allow Backbase “to incorporate Nucoro’s headless platform capabilities directly into the Backbase Engagement Banking platform, enabling its customers to… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), a technology company serving the global financial system, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Adenza, a provider of mission-critical risk management and regulatory software to the financial services industry, from Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm,… Read More

June 15, 2023 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avaloq, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, and BlackRock, through its Aladdin Wealth business, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing their investment technology solutions for wealth managers and private banks. As part of the strategic partnership, BlackRock is making “a minority investment in Avaloq.”… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qorbis, an innovator in end-to-end embedded finance and Fintech personalization, announces its partnership with Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, Mbanq, “to create a unique financial control and brand enhancement platform for clients.” Already live at the alpha-testing stage, the solution is unique in its flexibility for brands:… Read More

June 14, 2023 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BoomFi, a next-generation payments company, has announced an oversubscribed seed funding round of $3.8 million led by White Star Capital. The team will use the capital from the investment round “to transform crypto and digital currency payments for web3. SaaS, eCommerce, creators, marketplaces and traditional… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

United State Bank has partnered with digital banking provider, Bankjoy in order “to deliver a world-class online and mobile banking experience for its account holders.” Founded in 1922 and based in Lewistown, Mo., United State Bank “serves the financial needs of retail customers and commercial… Read More

June 13, 2023 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank claims it is one of the fastest UK fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking licence – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions (FIs) that “run on a true SaaS platform bounce back from market disruption nearly 2.5x faster than their industry peers,” according to new research from cloud banking platform Mambu. The Turning turbulence into triumph report “examines how personal lenders, SME lenders and neobanks… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, recently launched its State Pension Age Calculator, designed “to help savers evaluate if they can retire before they’re eligible to receive the State Pension.” The age people can “claim their State Pension has risen significantly since 2010 when the entitlement… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Just one month after its public launch in Mexico on May 4th, one million people already have Cuenta Nu – which is the local digital account and second financial product of Nu Mexico, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) subsidiary in the country. The rapid growth of the… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shape Technologies has reportedly introduced its payments-platform-as-a-service (PPaaS) provider, developed to support merchant-facing interfaces. The customizable PPaaS platform offers services for various payments-focused business, such as acquirers, payment facilitators, payment gateways, independent sales organizations as well as other businesses. Shape’s PPaaS’ modular architecture enables its… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At a time when the EUR/USD pair has never been so sensitive to market fluctuations, iBanFirst is now offering its clients “the possibility of opening local accounts in USD to facilitate the transfer of flows from European SMEs to the US.” It can be particularly… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The age of embedded finance and digital financial services has reached an inflection point, “with new payments and shopping solutions now commonplace in the US alongside legacy systems,” according to a new survey from Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform. The company’s… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 5:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has reportedly appointed Theo Michalopoulos as General Manager, Financial Services for the United Kingdom. In his role, Theo will be responsible for leading “the Financial Services industry for the UK across banking, capital markets and insurance.” Theo will be joining the Microsoft… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Card issuing and processing pioneer Enfuce has unveiled its new brand for the Fintech and payment companies “with a unique, stand-out brand concept.” With its ability to create unique customer use cases, easier payment flows, happier customers, and stronger revenues, Enfuce wants “to be known… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa has announced the appointment of Pippa Lambert to its Board, pending regulatory approval. A senior leader “with 25 years of experience at high growth, listed companies, Pippa will Chair Zopa’s Remuneration Committee and oversee the bank’s people agenda including culture, rewards and… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its product offering to include local Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments in more than 40+ currencies. This new capability allows Klarpay’s customers “to execute cross-border payments directly via local ACH systems within select countries.” The… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tabby, the MENA region’s shopping and financial services app, has successfully closed a new financing round “resulting in upsizing its debt facility to $350 million, over a 2X increase since its last debt raising announcement.” The investment round reportedly “involved the participation of key global… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AAZZUR, an innovative embedded finance integrator, has collaborated with Salt Edge, a leading open banking platform, to enrich its open banking offers and accelerate go-to-market for its clients. The collaboration will see Salt Edge’s open banking technology and compliance solution integrated “into AAZZUR’s embedded finance… Read More