Tagged: us

June 8, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At a time when the EUR/USD pair has never been so sensitive to market fluctuations, iBanFirst is now offering its clients “the possibility of opening local accounts in USD to facilitate the transfer of flows from European SMEs to the US.” It can be particularly… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After more than a decade of significant investment in mobile apps and websites, many U.S. banks and credit card providers have mastered the basics of digital transaction management and are now turning their attention to more advanced “super tools.” According to a series of recent… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, which claims to be one of the world’s “longest standing” and most “trusted” crypto platforms, announced the appointment of Vishnu Patankar as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Patankar reportedly “brings over twenty years of technology expertise to Kraken and helped Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft,… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The age of embedded finance and digital financial services has reached an inflection point, “with new payments and shopping solutions now commonplace in the US alongside legacy systems,” according to a new survey from Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform. The company’s… Read More

June 7, 2023 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, released the results of its latest market research survey, Compliance and Controls: The State of the Industry, in conjunction with the University of Georgia Consumer Analytics program. With only 26% of participants… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC, which provides finance, lease and insurance services to customers of Mercedes-Benz brand cars, SUVs and vans, announced that the CEO of Mercedes pay USA will take part in a connected car panel at AutoTech Detroit on Wednesday, June 7th to… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socotra, the “next-generation” core platform provider for modern insurers, together with Ledgebrook, an InsurTech MGA focused on the excess and surplus (E&S) market,  announced the launch of Ledgebrook’s new platform, powered by Socotra Connected Core. The end-to-end platform empowers Ledgebrook “to redefine speed and service… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubiquity, a global business process outsourcer for industry innovators, announces the following three executives have joined its team “to support business development across the U.S. and expand its footprint in the U.K. and Europe:” Brad Richardson as chief sales officer; John Goodale as executive director,… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced that Platinum Federal Credit Union (PFCU) is working with Jack Henry to improve their community’s financial health “by growing their membership and focusing on the financial health of their members.” PFCU claims it is “one of the fastest-growing credit unions… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, which claims to be the first fully unified global spend platform, announced significant momentum and growth of two of its products — Empower, Brex’s spend management platform, and Brex business accounts — which “have each achieved $100M in ARR.” In the year since its… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Traderpal is described as a simple and easy-to-use app designed to democratize access to financial markets for Spanish-speaking individuals. With Traderpal, users can “invest in thousands of US stocks, and ETFs and start building a diversified investment portfolio to help them achieve their financial goals.”… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest co-founder Christian Faes says he’s pleased to be launching Faes & Co. Based out of the US, a new firm that will focus on “building and investing in technology-enabled direct lending businesses, alongside their own private credit fund.” Faes says he’s learned “a lot… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH), a platform for unified commerce that delivers integrated payments and banking at scale, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement “as the stalking horse bidder to acquire substantially all of the assets of Plastiq, Inc and… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dave Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE), which claims to be one of the nation’s leading neobanks, announced that its members “have collectively earned more than $1 million through its new Side Hustle feature, Surveys.” Dave launched Surveys in December 2022 “through an exclusive partnership with survey monetization… Read More

May 29, 2023 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pesto announces the launch of its first product, Pesto Mastercard issued by Continental Bank, the first credit card that enables customers to use valuables as collateral to secure a credit card. Activant Capital, Plural, and others invested in Pesto “to build a solution for Americans that… Read More

May 28, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML), a payment solutions provider, is working with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, in order “to offer its private label digital gift cards product serving its broad shopping center and multi-retailer customer base in the United States and Canada.”… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 5:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, announced a $15,000 grant contribution and financial advisory commitment to Hamilton, MT-based nonprofit Loads of Dignity, a 501(c)(3) organization that “provides funds and supplies to individuals without housing to do laundry in a… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recurly, a subscription management and billing platform, announced it has taken the necessary steps to support functions that fall within the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which serves “as the U.S. national standard for health information security and privacy.” Dan Burkhart, co-founder and… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced it is bolstering its underwriting capabilities with new additions to its UK and US teams. Claud Bilbao joins “as UK Director of Underwriting, reporting to Simon Hughes, General Manager for UK operations.”… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 8:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Kraken’s commitment to client security, they have reportedly completed and passed an independent auditor’s examination over internal controls as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) SOC 2, Type I compliance standard. Kraken has shared details “about this process… Read More