Tagged: financial services

April 10, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, is solidifying its money transfer services to Latin America by “enabling U.S. customers to send money to Latin America quickly, securely and for a low fee through transfers to bank accounts.” Since launching transfers to bank accounts… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paytrix Co-Founders, Aran Brown and Eddie Harrison recently noted that between them, they have been “working in payments for over 30 years.” Across all aspects of the ecosystem – “from Card Issuing to Card Acquiring; Open Banking to Foreign Exchange and Cross Border Payments.” Within each… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) has announced the launch of a new sustainable time deposit solution designed to assist U.S. institutional clients when investing excess cash while supporting their sustainability goals. Citi’s new Sustainable Time Deposit (TD) will “deliver competitive yields and supports projects identified under Citi’s… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsr, the embedded finance platform, has announced the appointment of Philippe Morel as Chief Executive Officer, Debbie Lotz as Chief Financial Officer and Nick Charteris as Chief Operating Officer. Philippe will report directly to Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair of the Board. Philippe Morel was “the CEO… Read More

April 8, 2023 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleven new sustainability-focused start-ups joined Societe Generale’s (GLE.PA) flagship Global Markets Incubator (GMI) dedicated “to developing ground-breaking solutions for the financial industry.” From a selection pool of over 140 applicants, these start-ups are “addressing some of the finance industry’s biggest ESG concerns, including carbon emissions… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With nearly 50 percent of U.S. workers reporting financial stress, FinFit and Salary Finance U.S. announce their merger, to better support the financial needs of working Americans. Both companies have been “part of the rapidly growing market of financial wellness employee benefits offered through the… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Patrick Kavanagh, CEO and co-founder of fixed fee money transfer app Atlantic Money, steps down from his position “to become Non-Executive Director and remain for the company as an advisor.” Neeraj Baid, co-founder and former Chief of Product, “takes over the role of the CEO…. Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, which claims to be one of the world’s largest and trusted digital assets financial services ecosystems, announced that its institutional qualified custodian service, Cactus Custody, has integrated with NEAR Protocol, a Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem. The partnership “enables seamless support of the NEAR Protocol… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finix recently launched a new payments solution designed “for tech-savvy merchants looking for a reliable provider to power payments acceptance at a competitive price.” At its inception, Finix chose “to serve the most complicated customers first: payment facilitators managing intricate funds flows.” Starting with the… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SavvyMoney, the provider of innovative credit score solutions, and Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal), a mission-driven organization focused on improving the lives of its members, announced near “record-breaking” numbers when implementing SavvyMoney’s new pre-approval marketing solution, which offers a streamlined, highly-personalized user experience… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE) has appointed Nicole Carroll as its “first ever” Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Carroll joins the company as of April 3, 2023 and “reports into Paysafe CEO, Bruce Lowthers.” Carroll brings to Paysafe “an extensive track record of driving growth and innovation… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Saudi Export-Import Bank (Saudi EXIM Bank) has implemented Temenos core banking platform, going live in just six months. Temenos enables Saudi EXIM Bank “to drive operational and financial efficiency, making it faster and easier for businesses to access trade finance,… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, the global provider of cloud payments and financial messaging solutions to accelerate digital transformation, is celebrating Women’s History Month with the announcement of “a series of female hires to strategic positions in the business.” Emer Murphy was “hired in October 2022 as Vice… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The second largest neobank in the European Union is reportedly launching in all 50 US states. bunq, a neobank in the EU, has filed an application for a US banking license with the FDIC in the state of New York. By applying for a bank… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 6:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Embedded Banking provider announces full-year results “including 46% increase in transaction volumes and 22% growth in customers.” ClearBank Ltd., enabler of bank accounts, real-time clearing, and Embedded Banking for financial institutions, presents “the results from its 2022 Annual Report revealing the bank nearly tripled… Read More

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

Paypa Plane claims it is “revolutionizing” the financial sector by “delivering customizable payment solutions to banks that grant them entry into Australia’s PayTo Network.” Paypa Plane’s services “provide a comprehensive suite of capabilities to banks and their customers and has garnered the attention of US… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform, announced a modernized brand refresh to reflect CAIS’ leadership role in transforming the world of alternative investing as we enter a “New Era of Access.” With financial advisors and alternative asset managers engaging at unprecedented levels, this “New Era of… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ING Bank N.V. has partnered with Salt Edge, which claims to be a pioneer in providing open banking solutions, “for leveraging the widest international bank connectivity and thus, unlocking a whole new range of open banking use cases for SME segments from various industries, corporate,… Read More

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

A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) explores how technology-driven risks originating in financial services sectors “could become systemic threats to the global financial system.” Pushing Through Undercurrents, developed in collaboration with Deloitte, “examines how different forces influence the way tech-driven risks spread and… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Seven years ago, Jason Lee and Rob Law founded DailyPay with a mission to enable employees to access their pay on their own schedule. Their vision was “to empower frontline workers to better themselves financially by controlling the timing of their pay.” Today, DailyPay partners… Read More