Tagged: innovation

November 4, 2024 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Charles Cascarilla, CEO and co-founder of Paxos, noted in an open letter to Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump that the next presidential administration will determine whether America continues to lead the global financial industry or forfeits that leadership. Cascarilla said the US is at risk of becoming the “Rust… Read More

October 29, 2024 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Most Australian tech professionals (81%) feel it is challenging to keep up with the pace of change, with 76% acknowledging their own role has evolved significantly over the last couple years, according to research from KPMG. Research for the KPMG Global Tech Report has recently… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hemi Labs has announced a $15 million investment round to develop and launch the Hemi Network. Hemi is a modular blockchain network built on Bitcoin and Ethereum, “designed to deliver superior scaling, security, and interoperability.” The Hemi incentivized testnet is now live, and its mainnet… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a leap forward for financial trading platforms, Finatechs unveils its latest innovation: a next-generation trading platform designed to empower traders worldwide with superior market access. This platform combines technology with user-friendly functionalities, “redefining success in trading.” Traders on the Finatechs platform can explore “an… Read More

July 21, 2024 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, an AI and innovation platform for wealth, makes its international debut with the launch of TIFIN India. The launch of TIFIN India represents an important milestone “in TIFIN’s vision to take its expertise in both direct-to-consumer (DTC) and business-to-business (B2B) AI for wealth applications… Read More

June 8, 2024 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For a long time, the German property industry experienced a boom, but with increasing regulation and rising cost and efficiency pressure, “the pressure on companies to innovate is increasing,” according to report from KPMG. The majority of companies have recognized the need “for more innovation,… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 3:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Through a new partnership, BBVA Spark will access Capchase‘s technology, which enables a digital analysis of clients through innovative technologies such as open banking, and live connections to ERPs (financial management software) or electronic invoicing sources. This process speeds up decision-making and ensures “that financing… Read More

January 30, 2024 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phoenix Merchant Partners, LP, an independent investment firm focused on providing broad financing solutions to the middle-market universe of companies, announced the closing of its first transaction, an innovative financing to Gryphon Holdings, a company involved in quota share non-catastrophic property and casualty reinsurance services…. Read More

January 29, 2024 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite it being more than 60 years old, it is thought that around 70% of large corporations – including those in the government, banking, finance, insurance, and automotive industries – still rely on the programming language COBOL for much of their mission critical work. Anne… Read More

January 25, 2024 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and The Clearing House (TCH) have announced an extended multi-year partnership, bringing the companies together to collaborate on innovative capabilities for consumers, businesses and governments “to evolve and embrace the digital economy through real-time payments (RTP) adoption on the RTP network.” The… Read More

January 24, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey Group, an end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and OKX, a global Web3 technology company and crypto exchange, announced plans to “create a partnership to promote compliant virtual asset innovation and industry development in Hong Kong.” The planned collaboration is to “include… Read More

December 30, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), an innovator in the digital assets space and owner of Netcoins, Blockchain Intelligence Group and TerraZero is pleased to announce that it has on-boarded one of “the largest publicly traded Bitcoin Mining companies as an OTC Trading Client –… Read More

December 15, 2023 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deloitte announced expanded collaborations with academic institutions, including MIT Sloan School of Management, NYU Stern Executive Education and Center for Sustainable Business, and most recently, Arizona State University, to “create a differentiated, integrated learning program intended to enhance Deloitte professionals’ ability to help guide clients… Read More

November 27, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, has released a new report revealing Singapore’s accounting and bookkeeping sector is undergoing significant transformation, “driven by technology innovation and shifting client expectations.” Xero’s State of the industry report “surveyed 300 accountants and bookkeepers working in Singaporean practices to… Read More

November 26, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Dubai’s ambitious journey towards becoming a global leader in innovation and sustainability is gaining momentum, as highlighted by the emirate’s forward-thinking initiatives and investments in futuristic technologies. At the heart of this journey is the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, aimed at making Dubai the… Read More

November 20, 2023 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Bitpanda Technology Solutions, they’ve always been at the forefront of innovation, “committed to expanding our horizons and strengthening our network.” That’s why they’re pleased to announce their strategic partnership with Fourthline, an Amsterdam-based firm focused on AI-powered compliance solutions. In today’s fast-paced financial environment,… Read More

November 18, 2023 @ 5:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grasshopper, the client-first digital bank built for the business and innovation economy, today announced its partnership with Capchase, a provider of non-dilutive financing solutions for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, “to provide revenue-based financing for enterprise SaaS startups through the bank’s partnership ecosystem, exclusively available to Accelerator… Read More

November 17, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled three initiatives to ensure the safe and innovative use of digital money in Singapore, namely: a blueprint outlining the infrastructure required for a digital Singapore dollar; expanding digital money trials; and a plan to issue a “live” central… Read More

November 14, 2023 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fnality – the Fintech bringing together the safety and institutional quality of central bank money with the innovative functionality and resilience of blockchain technology – announced a £77.7m Series B funding round. This investment round was reportedly led “by Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas, with… Read More

November 8, 2023 @ 4:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, is partnering with SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial conglomerate, to establish a Digital Asset Joint Venture investment company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The parties say that they intend “to capitalize the vehicle with… Read More