Tagged: innovation

August 19, 2023 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Percent, the innovative platform that has created the modern credit marketplace, announced its official status as a registered broker-dealer, “marking another milestone moment in the continued evolution of the company.” Nelson Chu, founder and CEO of Percent, said: “Given private credit’s recession-resilient nature and the… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pinwheel, the provider of income and employment data engineered for fintech innovation, partners with Plaid, the open finance network, in order “to provide complementary payroll data services for its Income product.” In addition, Pinwheel will become “a Preferred Provider for direct deposit switching (DDS) services.”… Read More

August 15, 2023 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

From paper to plastic to click – the payments game has evolved substantially as consumer demand for convenience “continues to influence innovation,” according to an update from Banxa. Apple Pay has become “an increasingly popular method to purchase crypto, though many onramps that offer it… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, announced it has launched a new and innovative solution to help institutional investors trade Emerging Markets (EM) products more efficiently. Developed in collaboration with FXall – LSEG’s… Read More

August 9, 2023 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and CB International Bank (CBiBank) announce the launching of an innovative cross-border B2B payments solution for businesses worldwide. CBiBank has officially “joined the Visa B2B Connect platform, ushering in a new era of faster, more cost-effective, and secure B2B payment services.”… Read More

August 8, 2023 @ 8:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has signed a strategic agreement with Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain. This strategic partnership empowers TASE “to offer a comprehensive range of innovative and secure digital asset products and… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, which claims to be the global leader in automated digital identity verification, today announced that they have partnered with 0xKYC, an innovative startup bringing zero-knowledge proof identity solutions to Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). 0xKYC, which is currently in its seed round of investment, is… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 5:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, unveiled iCapital Architect, an innovative portfolio construction tool that empowers financial advisors “to build robust, personalized client portfolios incorporating alternatives and structured investments.” Advisors can use Architect – which “combines… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InRoads Credit Union, which claims to be a leader in innovative member experiences and an Eltropy customer, recently shared that by leveraging Eltropy‘s Video Banking solution, the Portland, Ore.-based credit union “achieved a 0% fraud rate, effectively safeguarding members and defeating fraudulent impersonations.” Kim Preston,… Read More

August 1, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), the foundation of open innovation in financial services and part of the Linux Foundation, announced the formation of an open standard project, based upon an approach developed by FINOS Platinum Member Citi, in order “to describe consistent controls for… Read More

July 30, 2023 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom and Singapore held the 8th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in London. The Dialogue facilitated a useful exchange of views, and “identified opportunities for further collaboration on joint projects, in priority areas such as sustainable finance and FinTech and innovation.” Sustainable Finance Both countries… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has successfully completed the formal verification of HyperEnclave, an innovative open and cross-platform Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) from Ant Group’s Trust Native Technology team. This marks the first time in the industry that such “an in-depth formal verification process has been completed for a… Read More

July 26, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech unicorn Tipalti recently announced an additional $150M in growth financing, bringing the company’s total equity and debt raise to more than $700M. Led by JP Morgan Chase Bank and Hercules Capital, this incremental growth financing will enable Tipalti to further invest in product innovation… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following 2 successful pilots, the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Digital Sandbox will be “made available permanently on 1 August 2023, opening up the platform to an even broader range of innovative businesses, start-ups and data providers.” The Digital Sandbox is a testing environment that… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, announced that WisdomTree Prime is now available, “granting investors access to the blockchain-enabled financial app built to save, spend, and invest in digital assets and WisdomTree Digital Funds.” The personal finance app is “available in the Apple… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 5:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shinhan Bank, SCB TechX, and an unnamed financial institution in Taiwan have announced the successful completion of a stablecoin remittance proof-of-concept (PoC) pilot, according to a release. The PoC was reportedly built on the Hedera network, a high-performance blockchain. The pilot was said to have… Read More

July 16, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Key findings and insights from primary research on the evolution and growth of the gig economy workforce were released by the study’s supporter, PayQuicker, an innovative financial technology firm focused on the global payouts market. The research, conducted by gig economy experts Dr. Robert A. Peterson,… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As a part of its ongoing commitment to the Innovation Economy (IE), J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) announced that John China will join the firm as Co-Head of IE for Commercial Banking (CB). Based in San Francisco, China will “serve alongside New York-based Melissa Smith, who… Read More

July 10, 2023 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Screening Services (GSS), the RegTech innovator focused on financial transactions screening, has announced its partnership with software company Appian, in order “to integrate the company’s leading low-code development and AI-powered process automation tools into the GSS screening platform.” GSS has reportedly “leveraged Appian’s flexible,… Read More

July 7, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has released a report which sets out three key missions “to accelerate the digital transformation of the UK’s capital markets.” The report ‘Unlocking the power of securities tokenization’, produced in conjunction with Oliver Wyman, looks at “how securities tokenization (the digital representation of… Read More