Tagged: financial services

April 15, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced its latest plan to become the “go-to bank” for the Web3 ecosystem, providing essential banking services to Web3 enterprises. In an effort to support this goal, ZA Bank has “become a Title Sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Web 3 Festival… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access to alternative investment products in the wealth management industry, announced a collaboration with HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) “to widen access to its climate technology venture capital strategy (climate tech VC) for wholesale clients.” Using its technology, iCapital… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe now enables merchants to embed the acceptance of digital payments, “with a full suite of developer-first tools that makes the entire payments experience seamless.” Stripe is not only a key player within Fintech, but has also “grown to become one of the most valuable… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY), a digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, announced the appointments of Phyllis Campbell and Ryno Blignaut to its Board of Directors. Matt Oppenheimer, CEO of Remitly, said: “We are delighted to welcome Phyllis and Ryno to Remitly’s… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, recently delivered a speech in which he commented on the major issues the UK faces, and tried to set out how they “fit together and the challenges they give rise to.” Baily said that in recent weeks,… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dmitry Zlokazov, Head of Product at neobank Revolut, recently noted that the joint accounts feature should help the app become more social and “inclusive.” Revolut’s new joint account feature is available for consumers across Europe. As noted in the update from the Fintech firm, joint… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SMBs based in Latin America have received another boost in lending services with the recent $4 million investment in Kala, a Colombia-headquartered firm creating Fintech infrastructure for enabling more efficient lending. The firm, which has been co-founded by Manuel Alemán, Rodolfo Lazo and Pablo Cattólica… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) announced it has expanded accessibility to its Front Office Solutions platform for asset owners and other institutional investors with a new mobile application for Android and iOS users. Asset owners increasingly “seek platforms that can deliver functionality in flexible ways.” The… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeremy Fox-Geen. Chief Financial Officer at Fintech firm Circle and Kash Razzaghi, the firm’s Chief Business Officer, have noted that digital currencies and the blockchains on which they travel can offer considerable utility “as a new, unified infrastructure for payments, commerce and capital markets built… Read More

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

EbixCash Limited, a subsidiary of Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), an international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, announced that it has received the final observation letter/clearance from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) “for… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank’s Kill Switch solution is now introducing a new security add-on, in addition to the Maybank2u access’ deactivation feature launched in late January this year. The new security add-on via Maybank2u (M2U) web and the MAE app “will allow customers to swiftly and conveniently temporarily… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of asset management and credit technology data and services, announced today the expansion of its services capabilities and offerings in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Linedata has extended its APAC offerings “to include new industry segments namely private equity,… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing construction and real estate fintech software providers in the U.S., announced the launch of a new business unit focused on commercial property developers. This expansion will “enable the development of new, purpose-built solutions designed to… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, released its annual letter from Cofounders John and Patrick Collison. The letter “takes stock of Stripe’s business, reflects on the past year, and shares the Collisons’ views on the trends shaping the online economy.” Collectively, businesses built on… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime is pleased to announce that Nick Fairbairn has joined the company as VP of Product Marketing. Nick reportedly “brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served as the former CMO of Gabi andr Sr. Director of Acquisition then later VP of Brand… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthtech Addepar recently shared key platform developments, research insights and client, partner and company updates. As noted in a blog post, Addepar Navigator continues “to generate interest from their clients as a tool for managing liquidity for portfolios with significant investments in private capital assets.”… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ava Labs has announced the launch of Avalanche Evergreen Subnets, a suite of institutional blockchain deployments, customizations, and tooling designed to address company-specific and industry-wide requirements for financial services. Crucially, Evergreen Subnets “maintain the benefits of public network development while enabling particular features historically only… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS, a provider of banking technology solutions, announced Vantage West Credit Union has chosen its Launch product “to deliver a niche financial brand that is primed to reach new Member segments and grow revenue that it can reinvest back into the communities they serve.” Arizona-based… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today announced a new technology integration with Optima Global Solutions, a software and services firm specializing in providing IT consulting and digital transformation solutions. The integration will “enable Optima’s customers to further streamline accounts… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, launched the campaign” “Those who have Nubank have more security and less concerns.” The action aims “to highlight the company’s security features, high technology, and data protection tools offered to more than 70… Read More