Tagged: united states

January 25, 2024 @ 6:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced its entry into the subscription service model with the launch of Klarna Plus, issued by WebBank, now available to eligible US consumers through the Klarna app “for a monthly fee of $7.99.” Klarna Plus… Read More

January 18, 2024 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Treasury Prime, an embedded banking software company, is powering a new strategic partnership between FirstBank, a Tennessee Corporation, Member FDIC, and High Circle, a banking and investment platform, designed to “minimize risk and maximize returns for business owners and high-net-worth individuals whose needs are not… Read More

January 15, 2024 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleven, the technology company reshaping the alternative investments industry, announces the release of Eleven OS 7. This technology reportedly redefines “the interaction of data between Investor Profiles and private investments, bringing increased simplicity, centralization, data transparency, and integrity to the global private investment process.” At… Read More

January 13, 2024 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris has announced that Genesis Global Trading, Inc. will “pay an $8 million penalty to New York State for compliance failures that violated DFS’s virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company vulnerable… Read More

January 11, 2024 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Morrison Foerster, a global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Tammy C. Davies as a partner in the firm’s Finance Group, based in the New York office. Davies brings to the firm deep experience “representing alternative lenders and investors in complex credit… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Buffalo, New York, will be the most active major housing market this year, according to a new analysis by Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG). It may be hard to believe for some but as prices are rising elsewhere, Buffalo remains more accessible. Affordability is the… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO, issued the following statement on the filing of Better Markets’ Supplemental Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response “to multiple proposed rule changes filed by national securities exchanges seeking to list and trade shares… Read More

January 2, 2024 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services adopted guidance for New York State-regulated banking and mortgage institutions in order “to help them manage their material financial and operational risks associated with climate change.” Governor Hochul said: “Climate change… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The most popular market among Zillow (NASDAQ: Z and ZG) surfers this year was West Chester, Pennsylvania. After the West Coast ruled in 2021 and the Midwest took the top spot last year, the Northeast dominated this year’s list. Smaller Northeast towns dominated Zillow’s “most… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that empowers consumers and helps merchants drive growth, today announced it has expanded its services with Walmart in order to “bring Affirm’s transparent and flexible pay-over-time options to self-checkout kiosks at over 4,500 Walmart stores in the United States.”… Read More

December 26, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CSI, a provider of end-to-end financial software and technology, announced today it has acquired St. Louis, Missouri-based software provider Hawthorn River, which offers a modern, single-platform loan origination system (LOS) “purpose-built for community banks.” The transaction reportedly follows “a successful commercial partnership between the two… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Effective January 1, 2024, virtually all new companies being incorporated in the United States will need to “comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA),” the team at Carta noted. As explained in a blog post by Carta, this new law will “require them to submit… Read More

December 23, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly one in four (24%) Americans have been victimized by fraud or identity theft “while using gig economy platforms, like delivery and ride-sharing apps,” according to an update from TransUnion. That is more than double the rate they “experienced elsewhere, with only 10% reporting victimization… Read More

December 22, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WealthKernel, a wealthtech provider of digital investment solutions, announces the launch of US equities trading for new and existing clients. This strategic move positions WealthKernel among “the select group of API-first companies to offer institutional-grade UK and US equities trading at highly competitive prices.” Wealthyhood,… Read More

December 22, 2023 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atomic is pleased to announce its partnership with OneSource Virtual (OSV), a collaboration designed to deliver a simplified and secure direct deposit management solution to millions of American workers. This partnership will enable Atomic “to directly connect with OneSource Virtual customers to provide their employees… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the 29th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Credit Card Use Deep Dive Edition examines “the financial lifestyles of U.S. consumers and explores how… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Betterment at Work, a provider of modern financial benefits for today’s diverse workforce, today released a new survey on the state of retirement readiness across the U.S. workforce. The report, which tracks year-over-year trends “from 2022, polled 1,000 full-time U.S. employees to examine how retirement… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chime is pleased to welcome Shara Chang to the company as Chief Compliance Officer. Shara reportedly “brings 15 years of financial services, fintech, and consumer protection experience to Chime.” She’s previously advised banks and high-growth companies “on regulatory compliance, risk management, and product development.” As… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canapi Ventures, the fintech venture capital fund backed by nearly 70 financial institutions and strategic investors across the United States, announced earlier this month the raise of a $750 million Fund II. Canapi is backed by the Canapi Alliance, the fund’s unique network of strategic… Read More

December 17, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList, a crypto-asset platform based in the US, has reportedly agreed to a settlement of $1.2 million with the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) after allegations of carrying out transactions that may have violated sanctions. As mentioned in a notice that was… Read More