Tagged: fintech adoption

December 6, 2022 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capitalists invested “a record $41.0 billion into the retail fintech vertical in 2021, representing a 78.6% increase compared with 2019’s $23.0 billion,” according to an update from Pitchbook. VC investments into the banking and credit and wealthtech segments “drove this increase.” As of Q3… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2C2P, a global payments platform and merchant commerce omnichannel platform Pine Labs have partnered to expand Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) “across Asia in six key markets, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.” Unlike other BNPL offerings, Pine Labs claims that… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, which claims to be the expert in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with Scottish start-up app Skedadle in order “to provide its users an easy, secure and seamless way to transfer money earned in-app while playing games on public transport.” Skedadle… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, which claims to be the next-generation technology company and the “world’s first” purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, announced the appointment of Marc Jenkins as Chief Financial Officer UK – SMF 2, “subject to regulatory approval, and Member of the… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A chargeback is the formal process initiated when a cardholder disputes a payment – “often leading to the cardholder being reimbursed directly by their issuing bank, which then obtains the funds from the merchant,” according to an update from Chargebacks 911. The update further noted… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Decimal, a Fintech company offering bookkeeping and accounting operations for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs),  announced it “has acquired the cloud-based bookkeeping service and certain other assets of KPMG Spark, owned by Big Four tax, accounting and advisory firm KPMG LLP.” Financial terms “were not… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

giveback — a tech-enabled platform that helps donors create and manage giving portfolios, working toward a future where philanthropy is efficient, engaging, and personalized — is announcing “the launch of the giving platform in time for the 2022 giving season.” The philanthropic – or Philtech… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Teampay, which claims to be the all-in-one-purchasing platform, announced it raised $47 million in Series B funding “led by existing investor Fin Venture Capital.” New investors Mastercard, Proof Ventures, Trestle, and Espresso Capital supported the oversubscribed investment round, “bringing Teampay’s total funding to $65M.” Peter… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, announces that software as a service (SaaS) platform, Moneybird, is the latest customer “utilizing its newly launched suite of embedded financial products.” Designed to simplify accounting processes for entrepreneurs, Moneybird facilitates bookkeeping… Read More

November 29, 2022 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinTech Australia has appointed Rachel Hopping as “its first Head of Strategic Partnerships, joining the team from share trading and superannuation Fintech Superhero.” The new role will primarily “engage with FinTech Australia’s 400 corporate partners, which include Visa, Mastercard and AWS.” Starting in 2019, the… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Checkout.com releases the second phase of its Digital Transformation in MENA 2022 report. Following the launch of part one last month – which included insights from 15,000 consumers in the region – the next chapter “interviews businesses and their leaders at the forefront of the… Read More

November 28, 2022 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Salary streaming and budgeting platform, Nine25 recently announced the launch of its capital raise with Equitise, kicking off a $2.55 million raise as demand steadily increases from investors. Unlike other so-called “budgeting” platforms which say that they budget by creating dashboards and reporting, Nine25 notes… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, a global cross-border payments network, announced that it has partnered with Tencent Financial Technology, Tencent’s fintech arm, “becoming the first payment infrastructure partner connecting with it.” This collaboration will “allow members of Thunes‘ global network to send international payments to Weixin users, giving them… Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CV VC recently published an inaugural German Blockchain Report following its newest and fourth ecosystem hub opening, CV Labs Berlin. The report provides “a structural overview of Europe‘s top-ranked blockchain country, and its publication highlights CV VC’s commitment to building sustainable and connected global ecosystems… Read More

November 26, 2022 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QUANTIFEED, the provider of digital wealth management solutions, announces that it has acquired ALPIMA, a London-based portfolio construction, visualisation, and analytics fintech company. Alex Ypsilanti, Co-Founder and CEO of Quantifeed, said: “We are very excited about bringing together two hugely talented teams of financial engineers… Read More

November 26, 2022 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK and Singapore have agreed a new MoU “boosting fintech trade and cooperation at their 7th Financial Dialogue in Singapore.” The UK and Singapore agree a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) “on the UK–Singapore FinTech Bridge to remove barriers to fintech trade and boost cooperation.”… Read More

November 24, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has announced the launch of the NETS Prepaid Card, which is described as its first “smart” stored-value card for retail and transit. There is reportedly no minimum age, income requirement, annual subscription fees or credit checks needed for the purchase… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Motive Partners, a specialist private equity firm focused on building, backing, and buying the technology companies that enable the financial economy, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire embedded/capital GmbH, a European venture capital platform “focused on supporting the next wave of… Read More

November 23, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent study by global fintech platform Airwallex revealed that small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) businesses in the U.S. “plan to expand in 2023.” While the pandemic and uncertain market conditions have impacted many businesses this year, a vast majority of SMEs (82%) still “plan… Read More

November 22, 2022 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Propel Holdings Inc. (TSX: PRL), a Fintech company dedicated to credit inclusion, announced that it has entered the Canadian market with its new brand, Fora CreditTM (Fora) – “a convenient online credit solution for underserved Canadian consumers.” Nearly 25 per cent of Canadians “are either… Read More