Tagged: fintech trends

April 24, 2023 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that its suite of unified commerce solutions is now available in Australia, “including Stripe Terminal with Tap to Pay on Android for in-person contactless payments.” In Australia, over three-quarters of consumer payments are “made with cards.” By… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, announces NuPay – which is described as “the exclusive online payment service for Nubank customers – as the newest payment method on iFood, a Brazilian technology company.” As of… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team Klarpay recently shared what they have achieved so far in Q1 2023. During the first quarter of 2023, Klarpay AG announced it “achieved profitability in its first year of operations, despite the challenging economic conditions of the global markets.” The company claims it… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd has announced a partnership with Splitit, the global payments installments provider, in order “to allow merchants from all over the world to offer shoppers easy installment payments online.” The partnership will aim to “bring Splitit’s Installments-as-a-Service platform to Rapyd’s extensive network of merchants and… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Peach Finance recently conducted a survey of fintech lenders in order to obtain their feedback and insights regarding the current state of lending.. As the fintech industry continues to grow and evolve, one of the most promising areas of innovation is lending…. Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthtech firm Addepar has shared their monthly update of activity on their platform along with research insights and client, partner and company developments. Addepar is introducing a visualized ownership structure along with a Global Security Master Entity Name attribute that “enables users to see total… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealthtech firm, Farther, has reported assets under management (AUM) of $675 million – representing “nearly 5x year-over-year growth – continuing the firm’s rise since its establishment in 2019.” Founded by Taylor Matthews and Brad Genser, Farther is “a digital wealth management firm that provides a… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra research reveals that just one in ten financial institutions are “not currently seeking to integrate fintech solutions, indicating that 90% are actively pursuing new fintech partnerships to improve their offerings.” A key pain point is “the automation of digital workflows, with respondents saying only… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 1:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokio Marine Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad, an insurance company in Malaysia, has partnered with KirimMan, a one-stop logistic solution, and Finology, an Asia-Pacific fintech company that specialises in enabling embedded finance, “to offer affordable insurance products for gig economy workers, with a focus on delivery riders.”… Read More

April 21, 2023 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FT Partners Research publishes their Q1 2023 FinTech Insights report, providing a comprehensive review of global Fintech deal activity “with analysis across private company financings, IPOs, and M&A transactions.” While still feeling the prolonged impact from high inflation and rising interest rates, turbulence in the… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BankiFi, which claims to be a leading provider of embedded banking solutions, has appointed Lindsay Hodges “as their new Director of Product Management and Client Success for the Americas.” Hodges’ addition to the team is reportedly “one of the latest efforts in BankiFi’s dedication to… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Charm Solutions, a Fintech startup with offices in San Francisco, Stockholm, and Wilmington, Delaware, has announced that it secured a $3.5M seed funding round led by BootstrapLabs. Charm is “developing a trusted AI-powered SMB Credit Advisor service that leverages self-learning AI to help institutional lenders… Read More

April 20, 2023 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital bank N26 announced its new campaign, “Security Explained Simply” in order to help “decode the increasingly complex landscape of security in digital banking.” Each of the five updates featured in the campaign “discuss a separate security concept narrated by a character that relates… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hollywood actor, producer and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds has announced that he has invested in Canadian Fintech company Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI). This I assure you… @nuvei will never ever build a rocket. pic.twitter.com/pyVdLSraW8 — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 17, 2023 Reynolds, who is “globally recognized… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Razorpay notes that they serve a “dynamic” country of constantly evolving, “exciting possibilities.” At Razorpay, they claim to be aware that they operate in an “equally dynamic” fintech environment. In order to adapt to this “ever-changing” world, it is imperative that… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightwell, a payments technology company that builds financial products to send money securely anywhere in the world and one of the leaders at the forefront of innovative fintech solutions, announced that it has hired Robert Berris “as the company’s first Chief Innovation Officer.” Considered an… Read More

April 18, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Modern Treasury, the operating system for the new era of payments, today announced its expanded Reconciliation Engine, which automates and simplifies end-to-end cash reconciliation for businesses. This enhanced offering reportedly “drives speed and efficiency, accelerates growth, reduces financial risk, and provides real-time insight into payment… 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 17, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ForwardAI, a fintech providing aggregated access to accounting and business data and analysis, announces that it has successfully completed its Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II certification. The SOC 2 Type II audit, “completed by Sensiba San Filippo LLP, further validates ForwardAI’s commitment to… Read More