Tagged: financial services

August 22, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vyzer, an Israeli-based Fintech consumer-focused startup, joined forces with Salt Edge, a key player in offering open banking solutions, “to enable high net worth investors to instantly connect and sync their European bank accounts, offering a comprehensive analysis of investment performance and fully digital cashflow… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for large businesses, is pleased to announce “the launch of its first in-house designed terminals.” Innovated to facilitate diverse payment use cases, the terminal range “marks the latest step forward in Adyen’s growing unified commerce… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil’s C6 Bank notes that this latest update was prepared according to global “best practices” for publishing information on economic, social and environmental impact. In the midst of celebrating its three-year launch, C6 Bank has published the 2021 Annual Report. Available in the Documents section… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has gone live with retail banking services on Temenos Banking Cloud “for customers served under the BOQ and Virgin Money brands.” Work has commenced on “the migration of BOQ’s ME brand to Temenos Banking Cloud.” Using… Read More

August 20, 2022 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Fintech firm Cape revealed that it has appointed Prospa’s former Head of Growth, Ben Lyons, as their new chief revenue officer (CRO). At Prospa, a banking-solution focused Fintech company, Lyons had helped with establishing their partner distribution strategy and expanded the firm’s online and… Read More

August 20, 2022 @ 7:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered Bank (LON: STAN) recently announced the appointment of Ayesha Abbas as Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking, UAE. In this role, Ayesha will “report to Rola Abu Manneh, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered, UAE and Bongiwe Gangeni, Regional Head, CPBB, MENA and… Read More

August 20, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Verto notes that their relationship with Locusnine began in 2019 when they partnered to focus on scaling their “MVP architecture.” Since then, they’ve gone on to build a cross-border payments platform. They are excited to announce that Locusnine is now “officially part of the Verto… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, the provider of enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency solutions, announced the launch of RippleNet’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) in Brazil with Travelex Bank, “the first bank in Latin America to utilize ODL.” Travelex is the first bank registered and “approved by the Central Bank of Brazil… Read More

August 19, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arf, the global settlement banking platform for licensed money service businesses, announced that it has been “granted the approval of the Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) through Arf’s entity in Zug, Switzerland.” Arf’s VQF membership assures its compliance “with the Swiss Anti-Money Laundering and Countering… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has introduced BNZ Pay, which is described as a mobile app for retailers that transforms an Android device into a contactless payment terminal. Created with assistance from Visa and Quest Payment Systems, BNZ Pay is being rolled out with no… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 7:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, a Fintech firm focused on simplifying business in a multi-currency environment, has partnered with Future FinTech Labs (FTFT Labs) in order to introduce the remittance app Tempo, which provides US-based immigrants a secure and cost-effective way to send funds. Tempo facilitates fund transfers to… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remitly Global, Inc., (NASDAQ: RELY), a global digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rewire, an Israeli-based financial services platform for migrant workers. Under the terms of the agreement, Remitly will “acquire Rewire… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently connected Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO & Co-Founder at Fasset, an international digital asset gateway. Fasset Technologies Limited recently partnered with Mastercard to expand financial services in Indonesia and create opportunities for underserved consumers The announcement follows Fasset’s $22 million Series A from… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app with more than 20 million customers worldwide, has “rebranded its service for 6 – 17 year olds.” ‘Revolut <18’ is “an account for young people which is connected to their parent/guardian’s Revolut account, helping young people feel positive and… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Established in 2010, Mindbanque’s consultants use their industry experience and understanding of the finance sector “to offer guidance and insight to shape business strategy and manage business transformation projects, using strengths across operations, compliance, integration and project management.” The acquisition of Mindbanque will “allow SkySparc… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, a firm focused on the Open Finance ecosystem, recently announced that Guild Financial, an investing platform helping the U.S. military community, is “leveraging MX to enable military service members, veterans, and their families to easily and securely connect financial data to help them build… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trustfolio Ltd, the ‘debt-tech’ collective behind the Debt Adviser Support Portal and other digital tools for creditors and third parties designed to ‘enable better debt solutions’, has partnered with Equifax (NYSE: EFX) “to launch a new feature powered by Open Banking.” The new Debt Adviser… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bricknode, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) financial services platform, recently revealed that Lenpals, a Fintech firm offering short-term personal loans, has chosen its loan management solution, Bricknode Lending. Lenpals is being introduced to help with redefining or trasnforming the short-term lending sector and provide affordable and responsible… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BankiFi, a provider of embedded banking solutions for small and medium businesses (SMB), has secured $4.8 million “for global expansion into North America.” This strategic growth investment “gives BankiFi the capital to provide its industry-leading embedded banking platform to more than two million SMBs across… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singlife with Aviva’s Navigator Investment Services has expanded its management team as part of its goal to develop its financial advisory services. The latest appointments to Navigator’s leadership team include Wei Lin Chin, who joins as Head of Strategy and Business Management. She brings around… Read More