Tagged: financial services

August 15, 2022 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Age of “Spendlightenment” has dawned, the team at Airbase notes in a blog post. The innovation of spend management has “the power to elevate the work of finance professionals to a higher state of being, one characterized by unprecedented vision, power, and flow.” When… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 2:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Infinicept, a provider of embedded payments software, recently announced the launch of Infiniport, a single, open payment operations capability “enabling clients to interface with any processor or alternative payment rail they choose.” With Infiniport, payment facilitators, payments companies, and software platforms with embedded payments “can… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avivatech, LLC, a software business specializing in cash and check software automation solutions in branch banking and retail payment environments, has introduced its check product suite of solutions, “comprising of Avivatech’s Vault and QDS Capture solutions.” These solutions work to “provide financial institutions a fully… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

John Mitchell, Co-founder and CEO, Episode Six, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Episode Six is a payments technology company, which recently entered into a strategic relationship with US-headquartered Mode Eleven. Mode Eleven and its subsidiary, Summit National Bank, have selected Episode… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AstroPay, the payment solution of “choice” for users globally, has appointed Sofía Lanza as Chief Banking Officer, as the company “moves forward with its expansion plans into new markets and verticals.” Sofía, who previously served as Chief Corporate Development at AstroPay, will be “responsible for… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for financial markets, recently announced new optimized routes on its network to Istanbul (Bursa Istanbul), Riyadh (Saudi Stock Exchange, Tadawul) and Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, TASE). These routes should help with encouraging… Read More

August 13, 2022 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd has selected financial technology platform FIS (NYSE: FIS) to enhance its core banking capabilities. ANZ New Zealand will be “the first bank outside the U.S. to utilize FIS’ Modern Banking Platform, which is deployed on Microsoft Azure.” FIS’ Modern Banking… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a cross-border payments company, recently announced that it is accelerating the expansion of its services in the MENA region, “setting up an office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and appointing a new country head – Ahmad Yaacoub.” Thunes is also “in advanced stages… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Injective, a blockchain built for finance, recently announced a new $40 million funding round led by Jump Crypto. BH Digital, the crypto arm of famed hedge fund manager Alan Howard, has also joined the investment round. Injective claims it is “the first fully decentralized smart… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technologies, Inc., a key player in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain tech, announced a collaboration with Visa “to provide issuing processor services via Figure’s blockchain-based Banking in a Box platform.” Visa DPS, used by financial institutions around the globe, will be… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trovata, which automates cash reporting and forecasting via wholesale (and was set for the UK, and EU launch after a $27 million round in June 2022), recently announced the appointment of Lisa Gutu as VP of Business Development and Vladimir Pintea as VP of Open… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finix, the payments technology company for software platforms, announced that it has raised $30M in fresh capital, “bringing the company’s total funding to $133M.” Finix raised “at an increased valuation despite the more challenging economic environment this year.” New and existing investors, “including The General… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With another RTP® Network solution, US Bank can “provide loan funds to auto dealers instantly after the loan contract is finalized by the bank.” Following a successful pilot completed in June, U.S. Bank has already “enabled more than 800 auto dealers to receive funds from… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unit, the banking-as-a-service platform that empowers companies to embed financial services into their products, announced a partnership with Thread Bank, a digital-first bank based in Rogersville, Tennessee. Companies will now be able to “embed a complete set of banking services into their products—including accounts, cards,… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Timberland Bank has partnered with Plinqit, which claims to be the only savings platform of its kind that pays users for learning about personal finances, “to give customers a simple, easy way to save and plan for future financial needs.” With over $1.8 billion in… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, which claims to be the first “purpose-built” global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, recently announced its intention to expand its United States footprint by “opening its US Global Platform & Services headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating 350 new jobs by… Read More

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

The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) on a research project “to explore use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia.” Considerable research has been “undertaken by central banks, including the Reserve Bank, into… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) recently announced an update to its existing partnership with Visa (NYSE: V), expanding its integration with Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time1 money movement network, “into Western Union’s United States network.” Western Union’s integration with Visa Direct was “initially activated across Europe, allowing Western… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global B2B payments and invoicing network TreviPay announced the launch of its Small Business Supplier Network (SBSN) across the United States, which is reportedly “the industry’s first payments network built for banks and their small business customers.” Following TreviPay’s recent launches of specialized networks for… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Payrailz, “adding the company’s next-generation digital payment capabilities, including real-time person-to-person (P2P) payments, to Jack Henry’s payments ecosystem.” Based in Glastonbury, Conn., Payrailz provides cloud-native, API-first, AI-enabled… Read More