Tagged: united states

August 11, 2022 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London, which claims to be the first “purpose-built” global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, recently announced its intention to expand its United States footprint by “opening its US Global Platform & Services headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating 350 new jobs by… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 7:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) recently announced an update to its existing partnership with Visa (NYSE: V), expanding its integration with Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time1 money movement network, “into Western Union’s United States network.” Western Union’s integration with Visa Direct was “initially activated across Europe, allowing Western… Read More

August 10, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global B2B payments and invoicing network TreviPay announced the launch of its Small Business Supplier Network (SBSN) across the United States, which is reportedly “the industry’s first payments network built for banks and their small business customers.” Following TreviPay’s recent launches of specialized networks for… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ranqx, the digital lending platform built for lenders to small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs), has expanded its working relationship with Visa (NYSE: V) into North America. Before collaborating with Visa in North America, Ranqx worked cooperatively with Visa in its Asia Pacific region. Under the latest… Read More

August 6, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the “front line” of business with solutions and partners that deliver a “performance edge,” recently announced that First Tech Federal Credit Union has selected Reflexis for Banking “to increase staff effectiveness and productivity and to elevate customer service.” First… Read More

August 5, 2022 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Farm, the largest insurer of vehicles and homes in the US, announced the expansion of its Digital Pay solution to “include claim payouts delivered instantly into a customer’s PayPal account.” Through Digital Pay, claims can “be reviewed, approved, and paid digitally.” Customers can “choose… Read More

August 4, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the company “reimagining finance” for growing businesses, recently announced the appointment of Doug Adamic as its Chief Revenue Officer. Doug will “lead revenue and growth strategy for Brex as the company expands into financial software with Brex Empower and grows its global offerings for… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP), the Small Business Card issuer in the U.S., has announced American Express Global Pay – a digital solution that enables U.S. businesses to securely “make domestic and international business-to-business (B2B) payments.” Through this new digital solution, business customers can “send payments… Read More

August 2, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StormX (STMX) is currently available via digital asset platform Okcoin. Customers may now deposit, withdraw, and trade STMX tokens via Okcoin. This offer is for “all Okcoin customers except for residents of the EU, the UK, Singapore, and Brunei.” Deposits, withdrawals, and trading are “live… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Kraken is pleased to confirm that their crypto trading platform now supports Crust Shadow (CSM). Customers may now choose to add CSM to their Kraken accounts by simply “navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and then Deposit.” Trading will… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana Spaces recently announced the opening of the “first” permanent physical retail, educational, and community space dedicated to Web3 at The Shops at Hudson Yards on Level 2, in Manhattan, New York. Solana Spaces was “founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco.” Spaces,… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis has an established history of supporting U.S. government agencies. They’ve helped on cases “involving terrorism financing campaigns, child abuse material, darknet markets, ransomware gangs, North Korean hacking and more, leading to the seizure of billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies.” These successes demonstrate “the… Read More

July 31, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of Financial Research (OFR) announces the launch of its Climate Data and Analytics Hub pilot, which is a new tool “to help financial regulators assess risks to financial stability stemming from climate change.” This collaborative environment will “improve users’ access to public climate… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced it is leveraging Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, “to migrate its corporate data and analytics from on-premises systems to the Cloud.” The adoption of Snowflake’s Data Cloud will “help… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam announced a reorganization of Fintech and customer protection efforts and “changes to key roles as the agency evolves to address changing markets and market demographics.” Chairman Behnam is “bolstering the agency’s Fintech efforts by creating the Office of… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardless, a financial technology firm, announced a new agreement with American Express (NYSE:AXP). The agreement “empowers some of the country’s most celebrated brands – including travel providers and retailers – to seamlessly launch digital-first cards leveraging the Cardless platform, backed by benefits, offers, and security… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instacart, which claims to be the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Chase, one of the largest co-brand card issuers in the U.S., recently launched the new Instacart Mastercard credit card, with Mastercard as the “exclusive” payments network. With this “first-ever” credit card… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI recently issued a Public Service Announcement to “warn American citizens about a cryptocurrency scam using an investment strategy called Liquidity Mining in which scammers exploit owners of cryptocurrency, typically Tether (USDT) and/or Ethereum (ETH).” The scammer “builds a professional or personal relationship with… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX Trading Ltd., owner and operator of FTX.com, a global cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced a joint offer with West Realm Shires Inc., the owner and operator of FTX US, and Alameda Ventures Ltd, “to provide early liquidity to customers of Voyager Digital, LLC, which filed… Read More

July 23, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, which empowers working Americans by helping businesses accelerate payments, announced findings from its fourth annual Branch Report, “a look at the financial, work, and lifestyle interests of today’s hourly workers.” Surveying over 3,000 hourly employees across a variety of sectors including food service, logistics,… Read More