Tagged: financial services

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

August 10, 2022 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the UK-based Fintech with over 7 million customers, recently announced that 50 new receiving countries have been “introduced to its global payments network since the start of 2022.” These additional payments corridors “mean that Paysend customers can now send money to over 170 countries… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s Atom Bank reveals that they’ve become a Registered Firm with the Lending Standards Board, a body “dedicated to upholding fair practices in the lending industry.” Head of Business Lending at Atom Bank, Tom Renwick, has provided more details and “explains what… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Neobanks are starting to really shake up the Fintech sector with their latest technologies and  business models. Sometimes called “challenger banks,” neobanks are basically Fintechs that provide financial services in an all-digital environment and/or through a mobile app, without needing physical branch locations. During the… Read More

August 9, 2022 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CIBC (TSX: CM) (NYSE: CM) recently entered a data access agreement with MX in order to improve the CIBC client experience via secure data sharing, offering customers a safe and intuitive way to share their financial details. The partnership with MX is indicative of CIBC’s… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since 2020, and the recent global pandemic, digital commerce has seen “exceptional growth,” according to an update from Juniper Research. Although the impact of COVID-19 certainly forced an increase in online shopping and eCommerce usage, it is clear that it is “a continuing trend,” the… Read More

August 8, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2022, Fintech companies globally “raised $24.1 billion in venture capital (VC) across 1,103 deals, representing a 17.8% decrease in quarter-over-quarter deal value,” according to a report from Pitchbook. This is “the largest percentage drop in deal value since Q3 2018,” the team at… Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BigPay, a Capital A venture firm, recently revealed that it has added 38 new countries to its global remittance services network. This reportedly includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in the UK, and 34 nations across Europe, including France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Spain…. Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SC Ventures recently revealed that it has introduced Appro, which is a Fintech that digitizes and enhances the retail banking customer experience. Supported by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s Fintech investment and ventures unit, the “bank-agnostic” platform intends to signifiantly reduce the time taken to finalize… Read More

August 7, 2022 @ 8:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Credit Oversight Board Task Force in Malaysia recently shared the Consumer Credit Act consultation document, which is the new act that aims to properly regulate and consolidate all consumer credit activities under its unit, and to also support “fair” lending and “responsible” conduct… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Roxe, a blockchain infrastructure company powering the next generation of payments and digital commerce solutions, has announced a partnership with the Philippines’ micro financial services provider, Cebuana Lhuillier. The partnership will “facilitate seamless cross-border remittance payments for clients in the Philippines by utilizing Cebuana Lhuillier’s… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the “front line” of business with solutions and partners that deliver a “performance edge,” recently announced that First Tech Federal Credit Union has selected Reflexis for Banking “to increase staff effectiveness and productivity and to elevate customer service.” First… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Plaid recently announced that financial services industry veteran Meghan Welch has joined as the firm’s very first Chief People Officer. Plaid has “grown to 1,200+ employees to support the mainstreaming of fintech.” Meghan’s over 20 years of professional experience at Capital One, “most… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEBEDEE, which claims to be the leading Fintech and next-gen payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the launch of an integration allowing any business “to implement ‘Log in with ZBD’ and instantly grant users the ability to move money to and from different online… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, recently announced its ability “to increase its app releases by 300%, thanks to its ongoing work with mobile devops company Bitrise.” Since 2019, Affirm has been “working with Bitrise to automate… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan-based Fintech firm OneLoad, which aims to serve micro-retailers, has secured $11 million in order to support a growth phase as it focuses on tapping one of the world’s largest unbanked/underbanked nations. The recent investment round has been led by Sarmayacar and Shorooq Partners, along… Read More

August 4, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stackwell, the digital investment platform created to address the racial wealth gap, recently announced the closing of a $3.5 million seed funding round that will “accelerate the company’s launch plan, allowing it to rapidly reach key product development and go-to-market milestones, as well as support… Read More