Tagged: digital financial services

November 23, 2021 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance notes in an update that it brought the payments industry together to “consider the future opportunity for open banking payments and how the market could collaboratively shape that future.” There are now more than 2.5 million Open Banking payments every month compared to… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC), which was formed in 1960 as a development bank and is licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (nation’s central bank) for commercial and investment banking, reveals that its financial inclusion app DiskarTech has reached a five-digit organic growth in… Read More

November 22, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peru’s Fintech sector has been expanding at a steady pace during the past few years. There are at least 171 Fintechs operating in the country, as of September 2021. These numbers represent a sizable 16% increase from last year, as well as a yearly growth… Read More

November 21, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Nomod, a payments Fintech with a sharp focus on the MENA region, confirmed earlier this week that it has secured $3.4 million via a seed round. Nomod’s latest investment round takes the Fintech firm’s valuation to $50 million. The company has received investments from… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Online lending platform, NewDay, has introduced an instant access digital credit account with flexible repayment terms which are aimed at protecting its business from the competition from Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL providers. Newpay provides clients with a credit limit of £5,000, which may… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Just Wealth has reportedly introduced a digital marketing support package for its self-employed advisers. Created by Just Wealth’s in-house marketing team, the digital marketing package offers various lead generation tools. The digital marketing package comes with branded social media profiles, Google My Business profiles as… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, the provider of the next-gen core banking platform to the US regional and super-regional banking industry, has confirmed that Codat has joined its Marketplace of banking solutions. The development brings the provider of API-powered connectivity to small business financial software “a step closer to… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, the financial data platform and leader in modern connectivity, has announced its integration with Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO), a provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, via Q2’s Partner Accelerator Program, which is reportedly a part of Q2 Innovation Studio. Via… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carmen Chu, Executive Director (Enforcement and AML), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), recently noted during opening remarks at the AML Regtech Lab (AMLab) that it’s a great pleasure to welcome people to the very first AML Regtech Lab, or AMLab, which the HKMA is hosting… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Current reveals that they’re pleased to confirm that Ravi Bhatia has joined the company as the Head of Credit. Ravi comes to Current after almost 15 years of leading global financial teams in credit risk, oversight, analytics, strategy and partnerships “with an expertise… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 6:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

When Fintech Plaid first started offering services, they had been mainly focused on connecting with traditional institutions in the jurisdictions they had established businesses. These strategic connections enabled consumers to easily find and link their institution to the Fintech apps and services they required, the… Read More

November 6, 2021 @ 1:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the airline industry works to bring consumers back on board, it is challenged with protecting passengers, brand and revenue. In order to streamline takeoff, Visa’s (NYSE: V) international payment and fraud management platform, Cybersource, confirmed that it has joined the International Air Transport Association… Read More

November 6, 2021 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina-based Fintech firm Ualá is reportedly expanding its operations and overall presence in Mexico via the acquisition of domestic bank, ABC Capital. The transaction, which is currently subject to government approval, should allow Ualá to move into different business segments. Pierpaolo Barbieri, CEO at Ualá,… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Northern Bank Ltd, doing business as Danske Bank UK, is confirming that it has teamed up with the European Open Banking platform, Aiia (acquired by Mastercard) to provide digital solutions to help its 20.000+ business and corporate clients via its business banking platform, District. The… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Celsius Network, the international cryptocurrency earning and borrowing platform, announced it has paid over $1 billion in digital assets to its community of 1.2 million users – “marking the most yield paid out to users by any crypto platform.” The announcement also mentioned that Celsius… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Omise, a Thailand-headquartered payments platform for businesses operating in Southeast Asia and Japan, revealed earlier this week that it has introduced its services in Malaysia as part of the firm’s expansion efforts across the region. Founded in 2013, Omise is a payments platform which offers… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is driving the “largest disruptors” in the virtual banking market, BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) and embedded finance, by serving as an “enabler for delivery of these concepts,” according to a report from Juniper Research. As noted in a whitepaper, shared by Juniper Research: “While the… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the way people work — and earn money — is quite different than it was in the past. However, income verification solutions haven’t been able to catch up with the latest developments, the Fintech firm claims. As… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has introduced its Business Checking account intended for SMEs operating in the US. This all-digital Business Checking account aims to provide a secure, high-yield, and low fee virtual banking experience with a competitive APY of 1.1% on balances of up to… Read More

October 30, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Nick Agar, Founder of AXIA, the organization that is focused on creating a digital ecosystem around the world’s “first” hyper-deflationary virtual currency, called AXIA Coin (AXC). The digital currency‘s developers note that AXIA presents a “unique” economic system, with its breakthrough… Read More