Tagged: fintech trends

April 17, 2023 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has onboarded the international payment service ivendPay as “a global cryptocurrency payment gateway for Binance Pay – a contactless, borderless, and secure user-to-user cryptocurrency payment feature on the Binance App.” The partnership will contribute “to making cryptocurrencies… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bottomline, a provider of financial technology, announced today a new integration with Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Datadog explains that it “consolidates metrics, traces, logs and more to help organizations scale their Cloud environments, troubleshoot potential issues and… Read More

April 17, 2023 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alif, an Islamic Fintech and neobank based in Central Asia, claims it has recorded over 121% year-on-year growth. Operating as a “fully” licensed bank in Tajikistan and an e-commerce and fintech company in Uzbekistan, Alif’s total number of users has reportedly “surpassed 1.5 million, with… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced its latest plan to become the “go-to bank” for the Web3 ecosystem, providing essential banking services to Web3 enterprises. In an effort to support this goal, ZA Bank has “become a Title Sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Web 3 Festival… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ION Markets, a global provider of trading platforms, analytics, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announces the connection of its LatentZero order management system (OMS) to Trumid, a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform. The link adds connectivity to ION Markets’… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access to alternative investment products in the wealth management industry, announced a collaboration with HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) “to widen access to its climate technology venture capital strategy (climate tech VC) for wholesale clients.” Using its technology, iCapital… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe now enables merchants to embed the acceptance of digital payments, “with a full suite of developer-first tools that makes the entire payments experience seamless.” Stripe is not only a key player within Fintech, but has also “grown to become one of the most valuable… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, released the results of its latest survey, Controller’s Guidebook: The Great Recalibration – The Role of Technology in Retaining and Recruiting Accountants. Highlighting the impact of the talent crisis, The Great Resignation,… Read More

April 14, 2023 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research on gig workers from Branch, the workforce payments platform that helps businesses accelerate payments to empower their workers, reveals the latest industry trends. The 3rd annual Branch x Marqeta Gig Payments Report surveys “the work and payments preferences of over 1,000 gig workers… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, the global payments infrastructure for the on-demand economy, announced the appointment of Anupam Pahuja to EVP and General Manager of Asia Pacific, MENA. Pahuja will “build on Nium’s success in Southeast Asia, where the fintech unicorn was founded, and will quickly expand Nium’s presence… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing construction and real estate fintech software providers in the U.S., announced the launch of a new business unit focused on commercial property developers. This expansion will “enable the development of new, purpose-built solutions designed to… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, released its annual letter from Cofounders John and Patrick Collison. The letter “takes stock of Stripe’s business, reflects on the past year, and shares the Collisons’ views on the trends shaping the online economy.” Collectively, businesses built on… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FYST, a “one-stop” payments consultancy for ecommerce businesses, has released the first part of a new three-part report, ‘The Map of World Payments’, that drills deep into ecommerce payment trends, with this instalment focusing on the MENA region, and shows how merchants serving these regions… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime is pleased to announce that Nick Fairbairn has joined the company as VP of Product Marketing. Nick reportedly “brings a wealth of experience to the role, having served as the former CMO of Gabi andr Sr. Director of Acquisition then later VP of Brand… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study from Juniper Research, foremost “experts” in the payments market, found that the transaction value of recurring payments “will exceed $15.4 trillion globally in 2027, from $13.2 trillion in 2023.” This relatively slow growth of 17% “reflects that recurring payments are a well-established… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, released its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Impact Report, celebrating the compassionate efforts of its Community Affairs team, its philanthropic arm, Foundation@ Cross River, and its employees over the last year. With a focus… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, today announced a new technology integration with Optima Global Solutions, a software and services firm specializing in providing IT consulting and digital transformation solutions. The integration will “enable Optima’s customers to further streamline accounts… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, is solidifying its money transfer services to Latin America by “enabling U.S. customers to send money to Latin America quickly, securely and for a low fee through transfers to bank accounts.” Since launching transfers to bank accounts… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, the global fintech focused on Engagement Banking, has partnered An Binh Bank (ABBANK) to transform the banking experiences “for millions of Vietnamese customers.” Supported by their local partner CMC Technology and Solution, Backbase will deliver the full suite of the Engagement Banking Platform, “which… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Railsr, the embedded finance platform, has announced the appointment of Philippe Morel as Chief Executive Officer, Debbie Lotz as Chief Financial Officer and Nick Charteris as Chief Operating Officer. Philippe will report directly to Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair of the Board. Philippe Morel was “the CEO… Read More