Tagged: us

August 30, 2023 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iris Powered by Generali, provider of a proprietary identity and cyber protection platform, announced the launch of a white-labeled version of ScamAssist available at Staples US retail stores. Beginning today, customers will be able “to purchase Iris’ recently launched ScamAssist portal at Staples Tech Services counters… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announced the sale of its Personal Financial Management (PFM) unit to Creative Planning. Creative is a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and one of the largest in the country, “with more than 2,100 employees across its affiliates and $245… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banks have long struggled to serve small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) effectively, despite the prominence of these companies in national economies, as SMEs recently “represented just over half of gross value added in the European Union and just under half in the US.” As noted… Read More

August 30, 2023 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The grant will establish a PayPal Retail Academy to support Atlanta-area entrepreneurs. The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) announced a $1 million grant from PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) in order to launch the PayPal Retail Academy, which will provide a robust curriculum of innovative… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Justworks, the technology company leveling the playing field for small businesses, is announcing an International Contractor Payments solution “to help small businesses attract and retain contractors outside of the U.S, furthering its mission to help fuel small businesses’ growth.” With these new international capabilities: All… Read More

August 29, 2023 @ 10:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Plaid are pleased to have Cecilia Frew join the open banking provider as their Head of Open Finance. As the industry comes together to establish data connectivity standards and embrace digital finance, Plaid’s relationship with financial institutions “continues to evolve.” Today,… Read More

August 28, 2023 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team is pleased to share that GradRight has raised ₹50 crore ($6.1 million) in Series A funding from IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited. This investment round will allow for “a scale-up of our AI-based platform that makes quality international higher education more accessible and… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) announced that HSBC Innovation Banking, a business division with services provided by HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and its affiliates, has “expanded its venture debt offering in the U.S. to support companies from Series A through scaled multi-national enterprises.” While HSBC has been… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Addepar platform has shared updates, research insights and client, partner and company developments. In August, Addepar made their Help Center more accessible by “bringing it in-app and introduced group automation to simplify and streamline group management.” Addepar released new research “on manager selection in… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. lender exposure to synthetic identities is nearly $3 billion; Auto loans reach $1.8 billion representing more than 60% of total exposure to synthetic identities, according to an update from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU). As origination volumes for some credit products slow, a new TransUnion  analysis… Read More

August 26, 2023 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank’s ongoing efforts to ease inflation by increasing net borrowing costs and then cooling demand for products/services could begin to undermine investments in innovative tech that might make the economy more robust in the long-term. This, according to research released this past… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Redaptive, Inc., the Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) leader, has announced it secured $125 million in financing from Deutsche Bank’s US Private Credit & Infrastructure group in order “to help accelerate metering, HVAC, solar, LED, EV, and other efficiency and sustainability solutions.” The warehouse facility provided by Deutsche… Read More

August 25, 2023 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced the expansion of eCash acceptance capabilities for lenders and other businesses to accept bill and loan installment payments from their customers at nearly 100,000 U.S. retail locations. By digitizing and integrating cash payments,… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, and Current, a U.S. fintech platform dedicated to empowering Americans in their pursuit of a brighter financial future, today announced the launch of a new credit building product. Together, the two companies will… Read More

August 24, 2023 @ 10:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, which claims to be the global leader in Engagement Banking, announced today its strategic partnership with SavvyMoney, the company powering innovative credit score solutions, market-leading analytics and personalized loan marketing. Through this partnership, SavvyMoney’s robust credit score solution, Credit Score Insights, will be integrated… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), announced a partnership with Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the U.S. The Eltropy-Alkami partnership will “allow more financial institutions to create personalized account-holder experiences for… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As Americans face record-high credit card debt and fees, nearly three in four (73%) say credit cards make it challenging to manage their finances, according to a new survey conducted by OnePoll and commissioned by Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) the payment network that empowers consumers and… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 5:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, is proud to join forces with The Empty Stocking Fund (ESF) and Caden Teaches Finances in order “to support Atlanta educators and young learners.” Miriam L. Wallach, Head of Social Responsibility at Cross… Read More

August 21, 2023 @ 6:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched Smart Screen, a new portfolio of consumer reports. Leveraging the Equifax Cloud and the TotalVerify data hub, Smart Screen accelerates the delivery of criminal background checks “when required by background screeners, employers and government agencies as part of their established hiring… Read More

August 19, 2023 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ecommpay, an international payment service provider and UK and European direct bank card acquirer, now offers local acquiring in the US, enabling UK and EU merchants the ability to expand into North America. Additionally, Ecommpay will offer protection “from fraud-related chargebacks to ensure merchants do… Read More