Tagged: financial services

March 28, 2023 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The fixed fee money transfer service, Atlantic Money, raised concerns at the Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) within the European Commission about the conduct of its competitor, the London Stock Exchange-listed technology company Wise. Having first raised its concerns in January with the Competition and… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex recently announced Brex travel, a premium travel management experience that delivers comprehensive booking and management capabilities, all in the Brex dashboard and mobile app, “with unbiased global inventory, self-service trip changes, and 24/7 agent support.” With the addition of travel, Brex is “extending Empower… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DailyPay claims that it continues to innovate its technology platform with a new function created “to tackle a growing problem among tipped employees within the hospitality industry.” For parking valets, restaurant servers, porters, and hotel concierges, the recent trend for customers “to go cashless can… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditas Auto was reportedly introduced with the objective of strengthening the relationship with Creditas’ existing customers, “providing consumers with a solution to buy, sell and trade a car.” According to the firm, there are clear synergies with their lending and insurance operation, with Creditas Auto… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) reveals that it has supported the financial inclusion of 5.7 million Brazilians in the credit card market in one year, according to a study released by Data Nubank – the company’s research and analysis platform on finances. The survey analyzed “the spending… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, and Central Payments L.L.C., a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, are enabling fintechs, enterprise businesses and payment facilitators “to bring financial products and services to market with greater speed and growth potential.” The… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As April 18 looms,  banks are turning to tech to help customers ease their tax anxiety, according to an update from J.D. Power. It’s been an “arduous” year for banking customers in the United States, the report noted. Between historically high inflation and wading through… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rakuten Group, Inc. recently announced that the Tokyo Stock Exchange approved the new listing of common shares of Rakuten Bank, Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of the company, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. The listing date on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market is… Read More

March 26, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fusion Bank, a virtual bank strategically invested in by Tencent Holdings Limited, announces the launch of Business Banking Services “to provide flexible and convenient Internet Banking services to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), empowering them to expand their businesses.” SMEs can now “submit Fusion… Read More

March 26, 2023 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), which claims to be the eighth largest professional services firm in the United States, and KlariVis, a visually interactive dashboard and analytics solution for the financial services industry, announced a new nationwide strategic relationship “to support community banks and their ability to… Read More

March 25, 2023 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced a new partnership with U.K. based Pay.com. This partnership will “enhance and expand Pay.com’s automated payment platform into the U.S. and drive additional growth opportunities.” Gilles Gade, Founder, President and CEO of… Read More

March 25, 2023 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Berlin-based Fintech Raisin has raised €60 million in a series E funding round, from existing and new investors. The global savings and investment specialist recently “exceeded 1 million customers, for which a total of €850 million in interest has been generated since founding the… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rain, a provider of financial wellness products that empower and engage employees, announced that it “raised $116 million, encompassing $66 million in equity and $50M in debt.” QED Investors and Invus Opportunities “led the Series A with participation from firms including WndrCo, Tribe Capital, and… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 9:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank ABC, which claims to be one of MENA’s major international banks, has signed agreements with Temenos and NdcTech in order “to replace its core banking systems for its retail, corporate and wholesale businesses and power its subsidiary, ila Bank, the MENA region’s fast-growing digital… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SAP Fioneer, which claims to be a leading global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, has announced the launch of “Fioneer Embedded Finance as a Service” (EFaaS), which is described as the world’s “first” B2B embedded finance platform facilitating orchestration between SAP users… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Billie, the provider of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment solutions for business customers, and Mollie, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing payment service providers in Europe, have launched their pan-European partnership in order to bring Buy Now, Pay Later payment solutions to… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arf, the Swiss-regulated global settlement banking platform, with support from the Stellar Development Foundation, is now offering what it claims is “the world’s first unsecured, short-term, USDC-based working capital financing solutions for licensed financial institutions.” Making cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and more transparent and inclusive… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KreditBee, which claims to be one of India’s leading fintech platforms, announced its partnership with PayU, a digital payments solution provider. Together, they offer customers the option “to convert their online purchases worth between ₹2400 up to ₹2 lakhs into easy cardless EMIs during checkout.”… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mastercard Engage partner network helps connect customers with technology partners “to build innovative guest checkout and point-of-sale solutions that deliver consumer choice.” Mastercard continues “to enable greater payments acceptance, nearly doubling its number of acceptance locations to more than 90 million in the last… Read More

March 22, 2023 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SavvyMoney, a company powering innovative, credit score solutions, reports a steady year of growth. Over the past year, SavvyMoney claims it has “achieved several milestones reflective of the company’s success.” Signed over 250 new financial institutions, bringing the total to 1028+ Drove $3.8 billions loans… Read More