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November 11, 2023 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluevine, the digital banking platform specifically designed for small businesses, announced the launch of Bluevine Premier giving business owners the opportunity “to earn 4.25% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on their Bluevine Business Checking balances up to $3 million, plus 50% off most standard payments fees,… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DTCC, the market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announced the launch of DTCC’s OTC Direct Connect, a service providing seamless access to OTC derivatives transactions data that are reportable in the U.S. and Canada. With OTC Direct Connect, investment professionals, data vendors, and… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is seeding a second round of financing for Veteran Loan Fund, doubling a two-year-old commitment that has already funded more than 500 small businesses built by former military personnel that “have created or retained more than 3,000 jobs across 37… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chargebacks911 and Fi911, the global firm focused on chargeback management technology, has reaffirmed its support of continued discussion “around strategies to reduce the likelihood of friendly fraud, such as the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed ‘click-to-cancel’ provision to its 1973 Negative Option Rule.” The provision… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With macroeconomic conditions continuing to make it difficult for auto lenders to maintain or increase profitability, all eyes have “turned to digital channels as the most cost-effective and efficient means to do so.” According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study, released… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently shared his views regarding the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to regulating crypto and blockchain firms. Garlinghouse reportedly told CNBC during the Fintech firm’s Ripple Swell conference, held in Dubai, that he believes the SEC has actually lost… Read More

November 10, 2023 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S., announced today that it has enabled its financial institution clients to benefit from direct application programming interface (API) access to Plaid, a data network powering over 8,000 popular… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 10:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced that American Express Business Checking is now available to any eligible U.S. small business, “offering a digital banking experience with no monthly maintenance fees, 24/7 service, and the ability to earn and redeem Membership Rewards points with select travel partners and… Read More

November 9, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries, and DailyPay, a financial technology company, announced it has expanded the rollout of a first-of-its-kind OVG integration into venues across the U.S. The partnership will reach… Read More

November 7, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly four in five wealthy families have had unplanned discussions about wealth with 26% later regretting it, according to a new study published by the Merrill Center for Family Wealth, a part of Merrill Private Wealth Management. The research found 33% of families “increased family… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurance core technology provider Socotra announced today that it is stepping into its role as a title sponsor of InsureTech Connect 2023 in Las Vegas “on the heels of growth of its operations.” The producer of intelligent solutions for the P&C, general, and life insurance… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), a firm focused on supporting and securing the Bitcoin ecosystem, has entered into an agreement with Nodal Power, a company that develops and operates renewable energy assets, “specifically in the biogas space, to launch a 280 kW Bitcoin mining pilot… Read More

November 4, 2023 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for using cryptocurrency “to launder money on behalf of Russian elites, ransomware groups, and other bad actors.” Chainalysis has examined the three Bitcoin… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Americans are shopping earlier than ever before and leveraging flexible payments to manage their expenses during the holiday season according to newly released research from leading financial services company Zip Co (ASX: ZIP). The survey of more than 3,000 U.S. adults revealed “that 57% of… Read More

November 3, 2023 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) reports that Q3 was a strong quarter for the digital asset firm. In a letter addressed to Coinbase shareholders, the firm says that amid multi-year low levels of volatility, they are pleased with their financial results. Although the company has generated a net… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), the online platform for small business loans, announced that we have received a formal notice from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) that their application has “resulted in a tentative award for an SBA Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license to… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a member-centric, one-stop shop for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, today announced an agreement to place a $375 million personal loan securitization exclusively with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock (NYSE:… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America’s leading digital marketplace bank, released key findings from the 27th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series. The Savings Deep Dive Edition “examines consumers’ ability to preserve their savings in the current economic… Read More

October 31, 2023 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small business owners are more optimistic about the future than they were a year ago, with slightly more than half (54%) “saying their business is financially healthy, but inflation is still having a negative effect.” According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Small Business Banking… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, is announcing the launch of free ETF courses on the eToro Academy, made possible through a new partnership with iShares by BlackRock, the largest ETF provider in the world. With a global line-up of 1300+ ETFs and $3.12 trillion… Read More