Tagged: financial services

May 6, 2023 @ 1:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThetaRay, a provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology for banks and fintech, today announced 260% revenue growth in 2022, and the appointment of Eran Fishov as VP of Customer Success, Enterprise, “to accelerate market momentum.” Fishov joins the company in order “to lead relationships with… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PGY), a global technology company delivering artificial intelligence infrastructure for the financial ecosystem, has named two executives with “proven” track records to its team – Giancarlo Marchesi as General Manager and Eric Watson as Chief Legal Officer – adding to its… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex announced new global capabilities that significantly expand its ability to support US multinational businesses operating in Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, the Philippines, 36 European countries, and more. In addition to spending and paying in local currencies, Brex is “launching VAT… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments and YES BANK have come together to offer ‘Global Collections’, an international collection service for exporters, “who are account holders of YES BANK.” Under this partnership, the Bank’s account holders will be “able to collect payments in over 30 foreign currencies using the… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trovata, which claims to be the global “leader” in bank APIs and cash management, recently announced the first generative AI entrant in the fintech space. Trovata AI leverages OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology “to accelerate the company’s vision of automating cash workflows and business intelligence for corporate… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

nCino, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNO), a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announces its partnership with Grasshopper, the client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy. Grasshopper will “leverage multiple nCino solutions, including Portfolio Analytics, Commercial Banking and Customer… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tarabut Gateway, which claims to be one of MENA’s leading open banking platforms, announces the completion of a US$32 million Series A fundraise. The investment round was “led by Pinnacle Capital, a leading alternative investment firm that focuses on KSA investments to provide unique alternative… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Torpago, a modern business credit card and spend management platform provider, today launched Powered By, a private label credit card program that will “allow community banks and credit unions to launch their own fully branded, end-to-end corporate credit card product and accompanying spend management platform.”… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, the global provider of automated digital identity verification and authentication announced that its Real Identity Platform services are now “available for Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) Financial Services Cloud customers.” Financial Services Cloud customers now “have access to a suite of Onfido’s services, including Onfido’s library… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for major businesses, has partnered with Olo Inc. (NYSE: OLO), an SaaS platform for restaurants, to provide restaurant businesses “with a faster and easier way to consolidate digital and in-store payments, apply for capital, and… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced an expanded global partnership with Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber will significantly “expand its use of Stripe’s payments platform, including in the US, to reduce costs and give customers more flexible ways to pay for Uber Rides and… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank claims it is one of the “fastest” UK Fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking license – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 7:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay, Inc., a solutions provider in on-demand pay of earned wages and a Workday Access Software Partner, announced that it has achieved Workday Certified Integration status. With this certification, DailyPay provides customers “with a seamless integration that connects with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymentology, the global issuer-processor, announces a strategic partnership with Nomo Bank, which claims to be the world’s “first” fully digital Sharia-compliant cross-border bank. Nomo, part of the Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), and backed by Boubyan Bank, “offers Middle East customers a… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2021 Fintechs Hit Peak Valuation of 20X Revenue  Financial technology revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. At the same time, since April… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, a provider of Banking Services and SME Lending solutions, announces it has been authorized “as a credit institution by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), becoming the first institution to receive a banking licence without restrictions in 2023.” This milestone achievement “allows LHV Bank… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) recently announced new benefits and features on the Amazon Visa card portfolio, “providing cardmembers with increased opportunity to earn cash back on purchases made with their card… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astor Investment Management and FLX Networks announced their expanded relationship, “signaling further adoption of new, innovative, and efficient models by asset management firms as the industry undergoes significant changes.” Under this expanded partnership, FLX will now “represent Astor as its full-service front-office distribution partner, handling… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern payments platform, Dwolla, announced 45% growth of their Partner Ecosystem in Q1 of 2023. As part of this growth, data aggregator Flinks “joined other partners in Dwolla‘s Secure Exchange solution to offer a seamless account verification service to Dwolla’s clients.” Since Q4 of 2022,… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Stripe are launching a new feature on Microsoft Teams that will empower companies “to unlock new revenue streams and grow their business – all with the simple touch of a button.” Introducing Teams Payments, a solution that “enables meeting hosts to… Read More