Tagged: financial services

August 22, 2023 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When Hyperion Decimus Founders Chris Sullivan and Matt Rosen launched the quant fund they had one “headache” to solve: mitigating counterparty risk. Self-custody wasn’t secure enough, so they “started the process of carefully vetting potential custodians.” That’s how they reportedly chose BitGo. Sullivan said: “BitGo… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Cricket Council (ICC), together with official fintech infrastructure partner and real-time global payments platform, Nium, invited all cricket-loving technologists to enhance the world of cricket through innovation as part of the second edition of the Next In hackathon. The “Next In” hackathon is… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced a partnership with Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S. The Eltropy-Alkami partnership will “allow more financial institutions to create personalized account-holder experiences for… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 7:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

It can be beneficial to support new businesses through a dedicated pre-regulated service and operating account, through to a fully licensed bank. This approach can provide cost-effective “access to Faster Payments (FPS) – offering all the advantages of the UK’s faster payments infrastructure to its… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 6:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The new CFO joins WealthKernel to steer the company’s strategic vision. WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment infrastructure, recently confirmed the appointment of Aqsa Tariq as its new Chief Financial Officer. Having held key positions at FNZ Group, Goldman Sachs International, and EY LLP, Aqsa… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Addepar recently held a discussion with Three Bridge Wealth Advisors and Navigator’s Rajiv Sharma. Recently, Addepar sat down with the co-founders of Three Bridge Wealth Advisors, Brett Sharkey and Eric Thurber, and product lead for Navigator, Rajiv Sharma, in order “to glean… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to make it possible for companies from all over the world to connect with Latin America to do business, Bitso —the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America, with more than 1,500 institutional clients globally— announced “that it is expanding its… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Americans face record-high credit card debt and fees, nearly three in four (73%) say credit cards make it challenging to manage their finances, according to a new survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) the payment network that empowers consumers and… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Bank Financing Supply and Demand Survey conducted by Bank Indonesia in July 2023 reportedly “indicates limited growth of corporate financing, as reflected by a relatively stable Weighted Net Balance (WNB) of 17.6% compared to 17.8% in June 2023. Corporate financing was primarily sourced… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to join forces with The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) and Caden Teaches Finances in order “to support Atlanta educators and young learners.” Miriam L. Wallach, Head of Social Responsibility at Cross… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a CUSO that hosts the Symitar core processing system from Jack Henry to provide a private cloud alternative for core processing and IT needs, announced “that Great NorthWest FCU, Sentry Credit Union, Georgetown Kraft Credit Union, Peoples Federal Credit Union and… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Synechron, Inc., a global digital transformation consulting firm focused on the financial services and big technology organizations, announces the opening of its new Canada Delivery Center, located in the heart of the Montreal financial district. This expands Synechron’s Canadian footprint and “enables it to consult… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PostFinance is boosting its mortgage lending: the financial service provider is acquiring a stake in Credit Exchange Ltd (CredEx) and taking a seat on its Board of Directors. The two parties have “signed a contract to that effect.” This partnership with the mortgage marketplace CredEx… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Spain is a country where old meets new, tradition dances “with innovation, and the economy basks in the sun of digital transformation and the fintech boom,” the team at Mintos notes. The report from Mintos points out that Spain, with its mix of beautiful beaches,… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 9:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Atome Financial has announced that it has renewed and expanded its partnership with HSBC Singapore to include the Philippine market to its US$100m debt facility. At the moment, Atome has reportedly “disbursed more than US$4b in loans.” Atome Financial and HSBC Singapore had “entered into… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A “significant” advancement has been made in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector as 0xKYC, a developer of pioneering permissionless identity solutions, joins forces with Hinkal Protocol, a privacy-focused DeFi platform. This partnership marks a thoughtful integration of compliance and privacy, creating an environment “where private… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) displayed continued growth and remained in investment mode, scaling the Adyen team to further position itself to capture its long-term opportunity. As mentioned in the announcement by Adyen, the key H1 2023 figures are as follows: Processed volume was €426.0 billion, up… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces the start of practical tests as part of its integration into the pilot project of Drex, the Brazilian digital currency formerly known as Real Digital. The start… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The new virtual asset platform M2 has been officially granted a Financial Services Permission (FSP) license in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and is now “approved to operate a multilateral trading facility and offer custody services to… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Param, which claims to be Turkey’s biggest FinTech, is entering the European market with the acquisition of leading CEE Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Twisto. Setting the scene for wider global expansion, Param is “introducing its technology and integrated embedded finance products and services… Read More