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April 4, 2020 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Detroit-based General Motors (GM), a multinational corporation that manufactures vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, has filed a patent application for a navigation map system that regularly updates itself. The system will use blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) to gather data from… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Los Angeles-headquartered banking challenger, HMBradley, has launched its own digital banking platform, which has been developed to reward savers. The bank’s clients who had been on the HMBradley waitlist will now be able to open a bank account and set up direct deposits. Users will… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NYMBUS is planning to help US-based financial institutions with effectively responding to the economic instability resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. NYMBUS is a core banking modernization firm. It helps financial service providers with their digital transformation strategies. The company is offering a new program… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One, a digital banking startup that aims to provide financial services mainly intended for middle class workers, has chosen Finxact, which is a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based core banking solution. Established by Bill Harris, the former CEO at PayPal and Intuit, One will use Finaxct to… Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments company Square (NYSE:SQ) and Venmo’s parent firm PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) are reportedly holding discussions with the US government about potentially using their applications to provide much-needed stimulus payments to American citizens, following the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The new service being proposed by Square and… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 11:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Commerce platform, which processes retail payments for merchants, has now handled over $200 million in total transactions during a two-year timeframe (since launch). As noted on Coinbase Commerce’s official website, the platform can accept and process major cryptocurrencies (within minutes), including Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MSCI), a monthly telephonic survey that aims to capture and assess the sentiment of US-based consumers, recorded the fourth-biggest monthly decline in almost five decades driven by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The MSCI is used by investors as a way… Read More

March 29, 2020 @ 3:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is alleging that several Venezuelan leaders and politicians, including President Nicolas Maduro, took advantage of their positions, financial systems, and virtual currencies to conceal and carry out criminal activity for more than two decades. An indictment released on March… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Fintech Ripple has announced that it will be donating $200,000 to two different non-profit entities. The donations have been made to help combat and prevent the further spread of the deadly and highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19). There are now over 532,000 reported coronavirus… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Fintech OLB Group, a digital commerce solution provider that offers outsourced private label shopping solutions to large websites and retail outlets, has introduced measures and initiatives to help reduce their risks and to ensure stakeholder protection as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech companies have experienced considerable success and a significant increase in their valuations during the past few years. However, public stock prices are now declining rapidly due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and the resulting panic and economic instability. The private Fintech bubble now seems… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Certain Financial Services Workers Critical as Well The US Department of Homeland Security, a cabinet department of the US federal government tasked with maintaining public security (somewhat comparable to the interior ministries of other nations), has notably included “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture distribution… Read More

March 22, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Palo Alto-based Wealthfront, an automated investment service company with over $11.4 billion in assets under management, is reportedly getting closer to becoming a full-service digital bank. Wealthfront already provides most of the bank-like services including insured savings accounts. The “Cash Account” is offered by Wealthfront… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based CoinZoom, a regulated digital asset exchange, has announced the official launch of its crypto trading platform and its company Visa card. Users will now be able to purchase, sell, and spend a wide range of cryptocurrencies via CoinZoom’s exchange platform. According to a press… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chase, part of JP Morgan Chase – the largest bank in the US with over $2.6 trillion in total assets, is planning to shut down around 1,000 of its physical branch locations in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). On March… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading digital bank Revolut has been rolling out new features for its digital banking platform. The bank recently introduced new features that allow users to earn cashback or avail special discount offers when they spend. Revolut has also launched a new gold trading service for… Read More

March 15, 2020 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Texas-headquartered AppBrilliance has revealed that it is introducing its payments and funds transfer software development kit (SDK) for the iOS and Android operating systems. The company reportedly made the announcement at the SoFin 2020 Event. Although SXSW 2020 had to be cancelled because of the… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, a banking challenger that works cooperatively with employers to assist Americans in growing financially, has partnered with Cardtronics (CATM) and its Allpoint Network, in order to give Branch’s clients surcharge-free access to cash at Allpoint ATMs based in the US. According to a press… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California-headquartered Fintech firm InvestCloud has introduced a platform, called InvestCloud White, in order to provide an end-to-end wealth management solution and turnkey asset management programs (TAMPs). Introduced at the 2020 InvestCloud Conference, which was recently held in Miami, Florida, InvestCloud White has been developed to… Read More

March 8, 2020 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Texas-based Vantage Bank has reportedly chosen Netherlands-based Backbase and its online banking platform to consolidate the institution’s services that it offers to clients. Jouk Pleiter, CEO at Backbase, noted that the partnership is “particularly exciting.” Established in 1923 as San Antonio National Bank, Vantage merged… Read More