Tagged: digital technology

July 18, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dr. Shira Brezis, CEO & Co-founder of Redefine, the “first” end-to-end security tech for DeFi investors. Dr. Shira discussed major issues financial institutions are concerned about regarding safety and security for web3 investing. Redefine helps enable secure transactions, monitor in real-time,… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK) has announced a contract agreement with Mambu, a cloud banking platform, and Knowit, a Nordics-based digital consultancy. The partnership is set “to modernize SPK’s housing loan solution, allowing the institution to build a flexible, user-friendly, and complete component-based… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubank – NAB’s digital only bank – has reached a major milestone, celebrating its first birthday since launching its new brand in market and the completion of its migration onto new technology to improve customer experience. Ubank CEO Philippa Watson said since NAB announced the intention… Read More

July 16, 2023 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZestyAI, the provider of climate and property risk analytics solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), announced an agreement with Coterie Insurance, a partnership-focused Managing General Agent (MGA), leveraging data and technology to provide instant quoting and issuing of small business insurance policies. Coterie will use… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MerQube, a “pioneer” in technology for next generation index-linked investing, announces USD 22 million raised in Series B funding. The investment round was “led by Intel Capital with participation from new investor Allianz Life Ventures, and existing investors Citi, J.P. Morgan, Laurion Capital Management and… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cornerstone Advisors, a management and technology consultancy for banks, credit unions and fintech firms, today announced the acquisition of BankSmart, a consulting firm specializing in bank operations, vendor selection, project management solutions and payments. Scott Sommer, chief executive officer at Cornerstone Advisors, said: “Since its… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Tech, the CaixaBank Group technological subsidiary, will expand its professional team with the incorporation of 200 external professionals, mostly young people with technology and scientific degrees. The selection process is already underway, “with a view to the new recruits being in place by the… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com, the global payments solution provider, launches Identity Verification, its first product focused on improving the customer onboarding and identity verification process and expanding Checkout.com’s impact on customers’ digital experience. Identity Verification “utilizes proprietary artificial intelligence and is trained on billions of identity and facial… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing global spend management platforms, announced the launch of a new enterprise-grade payment solution that closes the loop between procurement, payment and reconciliation processes to deliver an automated payments experience. Mesh ProcurePay connects to any ERP… Read More

July 12, 2023 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, today announced it has achieved certification against the UK government’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (UKDIATF), a government initiative aimed at “establishing a secure and trustworthy digital identity ecosystem in the region as a part of its digital… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 3:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NayaOne has added Bitpanda to its marketplace. Bitpanda, a successful platform providing crypto and brokerage services, will offer a wallet for storing digital assets, a trading platform with charting tools, and a “professional-grade API for developers.” Bitpanda Savings and Bitpanda Staking will also be part… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nordic Capital has agreed to sell Macrobond, a global provider of software and macroeconomic and financial data, to Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses. Since its initial investment in 2018, Nordic Capital has together “with the management and… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 5:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS, a provider of banking technology solutions, today announced the appointment of notable financial services advisor Glenn Kim to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kim is reportedly “a senior executive with over 35 years of experience as a capital markets investment banker, fund manager, financial… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that BanCoppel, part of Grupo Coppel, one of the largest organizations in Mexico, which includes brands such as Afore Coppel and Tiendas Coppel, has selected Temenos in order “to continue its technological transformation, driving modern banking services.” BanCoppel was reportedly the… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

True Digital Group, provider of the industry’s first digital vendor optimization network that supports banks in their discovery, diligence, implementation, and monitoring of technology vendors, announced a strategic partnership with the Texas Bankers Association (TBA). The True Digital Platform, available to TBA bank members, “will… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wallets are a rapidly growing technology, seeing particular growth in popularity in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an update from Juniper Research. As noted in a report from Juniper Research, they are also “important in the fields of financial inclusion, and… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) development is still nascent, there has “been considerable progress over the past five years with startups seeking to disrupt traditional, multibillion-dollar infrastructure industries such as server (cloud), wireless telecom, sensor networks, and energy and transportation,” according to an update… Read More

July 9, 2023 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), which claims to be a global leader in financial services technology, announced an acceleration of its previously announced separation plan in order “to create two highly focused global companies with greater strategic flexibility.” FIS has signed a definitive agreement “to sell a… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cronos Labs, a blockchain startup accelerator focusing on the development of the Cronos ecosystem, announced a partnership with Protocol Labs, the open-source research and development laboratory that builds protocols, tools, and services to radically improve the internet. As part of the collaboration, Protocol Labs will… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Members of the U.S. financial services sector published the findings of a proof of concept (PoC) that explored the feasibility of the regulated liability network (RLN), which is envisioned “as an interoperable network for wholesale payments operating on a shared multi-entity distributed ledger.” While today’s… Read More