Tagged: financial services

June 2, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The “Is the grass greener on the sustainable side?” report surveyed more than 6,000 consumers on their attitudes “to green finance globally.” As noted in an update from Mambu, the report reveals that, while the majority are in favor of greener financial options, consumers “have… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which claims to be Europe’s “leading” open banking platform, and Thunes, a Singapore-based fintech company and a “leader” in global cross-border payments, recently announced their partnership “to streamline and improve the payment experience of consumers in the UK and Europe.” Thunes is building “a… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced a partnership that “makes Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout available to Stripe users in the U.S. today.” Adaptive Checkout uses Affirm’s smart decision engine “to… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

First Internet Bank recently announced that it has “raised its minimum hourly wage for full-time employees to $20.00.” The move is in response “to rising inflationary economic trends and reflects the Bank’s overall commitment to attracting and retaining talented employees.” Nicole Lorch, President and Chief… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 6:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexi S.p.A. reveals that it has committed to a long-term strategic partnership with BPER Banca S.p.A. and Banco di Sardegna S.p.A. by transferring BPER and Banco di Sardegna’s merchant acquiring and POS management businesses to Nexi Payments S.p.A. As noted in the update, Nexi intends… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 1:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustly, the international payments platform for digital Account-to-Account transactions (A2A), has announced the acquisition of the UK-headquartered Open Banking Payments platform Ecospend. Ecospend’s UK A2A product and full bank connectivity will complement and “enable Trustly to deliver a … product in the UK, and further… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Tintra PLC has revealed plans to acquire banking licenses across four continents, in order to enable it to operate to the “highest” regulatory standards as it aims to enhance the global financial market. Focused on building a socially and “fiscally inclusive” banking platform… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Craig Blitz, Chief Product Officer at Digital Asset, which is building the platform, developer tools, and leveraging the best modern infrastructure providers “to change how businesses interact.” Digital Asset (the company) is the creator of the Daml multi-party application platform. Our… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya, a global, data-driven financial technology company reshaping the future of finance, has announced Ashok Vaswani as its President. This additional key hire “is a pivotal next step to continue the company’s recent growth and expected ascent to becoming a publicly traded company in June.”… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Koen Köppen has reportedly joined Mollie as their new chief technology officer (CTO) to support their expansion into “world-class” financial services. Koen joins after “spending more than a decade at Klarna, where he held several leadership positions before being named the Swedish fintech’s CTO almost… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Glory, which claims to be a global “leader” in cash technology solutions to the financial and retail industries, has announced their participation in the fundraising round by Clip Money Inc. (TSXV: CLIP) a Fintech operating in Canada and the US. Clip Money “simplifies the challenges… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Newly authorized mobile-only UK bank Kroo has acquired £26 million in capital in order to grow its professional team and further expand its product offerings. Kroo‘s current product range incudes a prepaid debit card and app, which enables clients to quickly create groups with friends,… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debite, the “dynamic” financing platform for early-stage companies, has announced its UK launch with a mission “to help businesses more effectively manage their cashflow and maximize their growth potential.” Tackling one of the primary reasons why most start-ups fail, Debite’s Buy Now Pay Later model… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 1:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Money20/20 Europe will see the “convergence of complementary financial services” applications in the Banking Circle ecosystem. A technology-agnostic platform underpinned by an account infrastructure from which a range of financial services can be delivered, the Banking Circle ecosystem will “enable financial institutions to accelerate the… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesian digital investment app provider Bibit recently revealed that it had acquired over $80 million via a funding round that was led by GIC, along with contributions from Prosus Ventures as well as other existing investors. Bibit’s management noted that the capital secured will be… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Mondu is pleased to announce an important milestone in their company’s history: their $43 million Series A round. Since being founded in August 2021, they’ve been focused on “delivering a highly attractive product, growing [their] merchant base and the number of businesses [they] serve,… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thames Technology is pleased to confirm that its Fusion Card will “become the first metal card with a dual interface to be manufactured in Europe.” Thames Technology, based in the UK, outside of London, has “achieved this momentous break-through utilizing Amatech IP, the de facto… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed an additional capital requirement of around SGD 330 million on OCBC Bank. The city-state’s regulatory authority noted that this latest move was in response to the deficiencies in the banking institution’s response to a set of “spoofed”… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When you expect the “unexpected,” you can set your business up to “weather turbulent times,” according to an update from Adyen. If the past few years of the global pandemic have done anything, “they’ve proven that adage true.” When it became clear that the retail,… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WestCap made an investment in Addepar via its Strategic Operator Fund and as a partner at the firm, Jaime Hildreth has had a “front-row seat” to witness Addepar’s steady growth in recent years. Her experience at the “nexus” of technology and private capital markets brings… Read More