Tagged: digitalization

November 27, 2022 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CV VC recently published an inaugural German Blockchain Report following its newest and fourth ecosystem hub opening, CV Labs Berlin. The report provides “a structural overview of Europe‘s top-ranked blockchain country, and its publication highlights CV VC’s commitment to building sustainable and connected global ecosystems… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra announced a collaboration with Fragmos Chain, a blockchain platform which digitalizes interactions between financial institutions, “to provide Finastra customers with out-of-the-box integration with Finastra Summit, its over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market solution.” The API-first integration, via FusionFabric.cloud, “enables banks globally to digitalize their OTC derivatives… Read More

November 21, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global society is fast approaching “a fork in the road.” One path leads to “the outcome of excessive consumption, gaseous emissions and ignorance of the delicate equilibria that dictate all forces of the universe.” The other “leads to recognition, remediation and action on the sustainability… Read More

November 20, 2022 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, announced that it has partnered with HDFC Bank Limited, India’s largest private-sector bank, “to enable Indian payers to seamlessly and digitally pay international education fees to higher education institutions all over the world.” The… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arion Bank has announced it will implement Lucinity’s technology “to help strengthen its defenses against money laundering and contribute to a safer financial system.” Lucinity’s software solution “uses the latest artificial intelligence technology to detect money laundering and make it easier for financial companies to… Read More

November 16, 2022 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

IDScan.net announced a collaboration with Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY), a financial technology provider, to provide identity validation for digital account creation “via the Jack Henry OpenAnywhereTM platform.” Through its collaboration with IDScan.net, Jack Henry says that it “offers the frictionless, mobile onboarding experience overwhelmingly preferred… Read More

November 13, 2022 @ 1:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YouWrk, which claims it is recruitment that “works for everyone,” blending the “best” of digital and human, with Stripe-powered technology and “hands on account management,” has raised 95% (£143,344.58) of its £150,000 target from 87 investors with 9 days left (at the time of writing)… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Agent IQ, a provider of digital customer engagement solutions specializing in making financial services more personal again, announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The investment round was “led by Mendon Venture Partners and included participation from renowned VCs Acronym VC… Read More

November 10, 2022 @ 8:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cash, check or charge? How “quaint.” The way we move money — and what we consider money — has “changed dramatically over the last decade,” according to an update from Mastercard (NYSE: MA). The use of cash is “declining, and personal checks are largely on… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC is pleased to partner with Marketnode, a SGX Group and Temasek joint venture and digital markets infrastructure operator, and UOB in order “to pilot fully digital issuance of wealth management products as part of a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-led collaboration on asset tokenisation,… Read More

November 8, 2022 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cyber risk landscape is “rapidly evolving,” with cyberattacks increasing in severity and sophistication. Hackers now “use triple extortion techniques and ransomware-as-a-service has lowered entry barriers for cybercriminals.” In addition, increased digitalization of critical infrastructure has made it “more vulnerable to cyber threats – with… Read More

November 3, 2022 @ 7:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moneythor, a solution provider of personalized customer experiences for banks and embedded financial services firms, announced at the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) the launch of “a wealth & portfolio management add-on module to its award-winning data-driven personalization and digital engagement solution.” Blending enterprise-scale technology with… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced that The Maries County Bank has selected Jack Henry “to elevate the digital customer experience and support community growth.” Vienna, Mo.-based The Maries County Bank claims it “has deep roots in the region’s agricultural industry, having served the community since… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, announced that it is partnering with FNZ, a global wealth platform, to create “a fully digital, integrated wealth management experience for the U.S. market.” The integration of Envestnet’s and FNZ‘s… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Refinitiv, an LSEG business, announced the launch of a secure, personalized, and seamless global digital onboarding solution to help firms enhance their approach to onboarding clients. The recent shift towards online commercial activity has led to an increase in digital and contactless payments, forcing companies… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An average person “has more than 100 passwords to manage, often making it difficult and frustrating to complete even the simplest online transactions.” Enter MiPass from Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK), a passwordless identity authentication solution that “allows a person to access digital accounts effortlessly and securely using… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enfuce, the “pioneering” issuer processing platform, has announced the launch of its dynamic spend management tool Authorization Control, which “empowers companies of any size, in any sector, to set transaction and spending controls for any card in real time.” Combined with Enfuce’s turnkey Card as… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a key player in automating, digitizing and transforming the way people bank and shop, and Featurespace, a firm focused on enterprise financial crime prevention, announced that the companies are partnering “to integrate its highly specialized, fraud prevention technology into Diebold Nixdorf’s… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZSuite Tech, a financial technology company that powers financial institutions with unbound digital accounts encompassing escrow, subaccounting, sub-ledgering, FBO and trust accounts for commercial clients, announced Manasquan Bank successfully deployed ZEscrow, the industry’s “first” completely digital commercial escrow solution, and ZRent, an automated rent and… Read More

October 18, 2022 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EY reveals that it has further expanded its tech ecosystem with the introduction of a business transformation platform, EY Nexus, which is enhanced for financial services and developed for quick deployment of new products and solutions. The introduction of EY Nexus marks a key milestone,… Read More