Tagged: fintech apps

May 21, 2023 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, the global money app for fast, safe payments and bitcoin, recently announced the global launch of its app in over 65 countries, “expanding access to its revolutionary payments and bitcoin services to nearly 3 billion people worldwide.” Strike’s global money app “leverages the power… Read More

May 17, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital wealth platform Yield App has partnered with Volt, the global real-time payments gateway, in order “to offer additional GBP and EUR on-ramps via FPS and SEPA Instant.” Yield App customers “can now buy cryptocurrency in real time directly with their bank, thanks to the… Read More

May 15, 2023 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

P.F.C. (Personal Finance Co.), a Stockholm-based fintech, announced that its customers can now take out personal loans directly in the app, extending the range of financial services it provides on Mambu’s cloud banking platform. Mambu’s rapid deployment capability enabled P.F.C. “to configure the personal loan… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly two-thirds of women report that personal finances impact their mental health “a lot or somewhat,” according to a new survey conducted by SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), the digital personal finance company and all-in-one app. And nearly two-thirds (65%) disclosed they are “not comfortable with the… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buddy, the budgeting app for Gen Zers with 3M users worldwide, has integrated with Plaid, an open finance service provider, in order “to provide Buddy users with the ability to securely connect their financial accounts and automatically track their spending.” Buddy claims it is “entirely… Read More

April 25, 2023 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investment platform Lightyear announces the launch of its web application. The requested feature will “enable customers to manage their portfolios, buy/sell shares and research 3,000+ instruments available on Lightyear.” As noted in the update shared with CI, the importance of offering “a web platform has… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, a digital bank that reports over 27 million retail customers worldwide, has announced a successful finalization of “a direct connection to Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) financial network.” By joining more than 3000 financial institutions including the world’s biggest banks already participating in SEPA,… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra announced that Plaid, the open finance provider, is now integrated within Finastra’s Fusion Digital Banking platform. The partnership, delivered via Finastra‘s FusionFabric.cloud open APIs, “provides financial institutions of all sizes within the Finastra ecosystem with account verification tools, making it easier and more secure… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the financial super app and digital wallet that empowers you to maximize rewards from your existing cards and gives you the ability to earn in cashback or in crypto, has announced the launch of a new function that “enables its customers to transfer their… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced it is partnering with PayPal and Venmo in order to pilot Visa+, an innovative service that aims to help individuals move money quickly and securely between different person-to-person (P2P) digital payment apps. Later this year, Venmo and PayPal users in the… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Patrick Kavanagh, CEO and co-founder of fixed fee money transfer app Atlantic Money, steps down from his position “to become Non-Executive Director and remain for the company as an advisor.” Neeraj Baid, co-founder and former Chief of Product, “takes over the role of the CEO…. Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New Zealand-headquartered green fintech firm Cogo conducted a survey to uncover Japanese customer attitudes towards banks and financial apps “helping them drive sustainable lifestyles.” Administered in collaboration with strategic design and sustainability consultancy Fabric, the survey “engaged 1,966 participants who use banking and financial apps… Read More

March 6, 2023 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C6 Bank has reportedly launched features that allow customers to manage overdue credit card invoices. Now, the bank’s app “has an exclusive home page for paying invoices in short arrears (up to 67 days), a specific chat bot for self-service on this topic and a… Read More

February 17, 2023 @ 9:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech app Purpl – which is a digital wallet and an aggregator of remittance and cash out partners connecting Lebanon to the world, “allowing senders to send money to their loved ones back home at lesser cost and instantly – is going live having sealed… Read More

February 3, 2023 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank is rolling out new features for its widely used banking apps “aimed at combating the plague of scammers ripping off Australians.” From late March, the app will “indicate whether the name and account details customers have entered are correct when they make payments… Read More

January 28, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Solvo Finance, an EU-based cryptocurrency startup, has announced that their forthcoming crypto investing app will integrate Fireblocks, an easy-to-use platform “to create new blockchain-based products and manage day-to-day digital asset operations.” With the support of Fireblocks’ battle-tested technology, Solvo will be able “to provide world-class… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, which claims to be the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards,  announced the launch of Money Story in the US Klarna App – “a personal spending summary of 2022 that provides millions of consumers with useful insights into their spending… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Emma, the financial super app, announces the release of Easy Access Pots that allow customers “to earn up to 2.43% AER to more than 1.3m+ customers in the UK.” This product is launched in partnership with Bondsmith, which claims to be “the UK’s leading provider… Read More

January 6, 2023 @ 1:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

To say that 2022 was a “monumental” year for Injective is an “understatement,” the developers claim. This past year, Injective not only “focused on continuing to expand its ecosystem while strengthening the layer one chain, but it also accelerated its reach within the broader Web3… Read More

January 2, 2023 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TapTop, which is reportedly led by ex-Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse & PayPal, and is aiming to build “an American Express with cryptocurrency,” has raised 106% (£85,143) of its£80,003 target from 96 investors (at the time of writing) with 9 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign,… Read More