Tagged: us

October 9, 2022 @ 10:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WireFX is pleased to announce that it has selected Monex USA as a strategic partner “to provide global payment capabilities to its U.S. corporate clients. ” Through this partnership, WireFX clients will be able “to take advantage of Monex USA’s digital solutions for foreign exchange… Read More

October 8, 2022 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) has launched HSBC Trade Solutions (HTS) to customers in its two largest markets – the UK and Hong Kong. Whilst making trade simpler, faster, and safer for customers through integrated digital journeys, HTS will “power commerce that is rapidly evolving across different… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, announced the appointment of two new global heads for its Equity Index and Cryptocurrency businesses “to continue driving product innovation and supporting long-term growth.” Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Index Products, will oversee the company’s Equity Index product portfolio,… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. Bank has announced a new innovative offering “to meet small business owners’ desire for a better line of sight into their future cash flow.” A new online banking tool will “enable the bank’s small business clients to see a 90-day forecast of their cash… Read More

October 7, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Merrill Wealth Management launched Merrill Advisor Match, a research-based, digital platform that “connects people seeking financial advice with a Merrill financial advisor who best fits their preferences and needs.” Data shows there is “a need for a modern approach for finding an advisor.” A third… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a digital asset securities firm, and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), a global private markets investment firm, announced a partnership “to expand investor access to Hamilton Lane’s funds through tokenization.” Through this partnership, qualified U.S.-based investors will be “able to more easily access three distinct… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapid Finance, which claims to be a market leader in helping small businesses find sustainable and customized financing solutions through a fast and simple application process, announced its acquisition of digital lending platform provider, Thrive, at American Banker’s Small Business Banking conference. As part of… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Reserve Board announced that it has finalized updates to the Board’s rule concerning debit card transactions. Pursuant to statute, the updates “specify that debit card issuers should enable at least two payment card networks to process all debit card transactions, including ‘card-not-present’ transactions,… Read More

October 4, 2022 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced at its SS&C Deliver Conference the rollout of its intelligent automation portfolio “under the SS&C Blue Prism brand.” SS&C Blue Prism “combines RPA, BPM and low and no-code capabilities to provide a comprehensive menu of intelligent automation (IA)… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 11:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) recently announced a technology agreement with DBS Bank (SGX:D05). DBS will leverage Nasdaq’s technology as they seek “to advance its surveillance capabilities and continue to protect its clients from market abuse.” DBS Bank, a financial services group in Asia, will “leverage Nasdaq… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Savana, which claims to be one of the industry leaders in financial software for banks and Fintechs, announced that Battle Financial, Inc., building the proposed Eagle County Colorado-based Battle Bank, has selected Savana “as the digital delivery platform to orchestrate its technology ecosystem and automate… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced insider trading charges against two Canadian software engineers who reportedly “made $1.6 million by trading ahead of non-public, market-moving financial information.” According to the SEC’s complaint, from at least May 2018 to July 2021, Harpreet Saini… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pensions are invested in global stock and debt markets, and therefore “what happens around the world will also be felt in our pensions,” the team at UK’s PensionBee explains. PensionBee wrote in a blog post that September saw “the continuation of the domino effect created… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued MoneyLion Technologies, an online lender, and 38 of its subsidiaries, “for imposing illegal and excessive charges on servicemembers and their dependents.” The CFPB alleges that MoneyLion “violated the Military Lending Act by charging more than the legally allowable… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, the payments network for the insurance industry, announced that Germania Insurance, the largest farm mutual insurance company in Texas, has selected One Inc’s ClaimsPay and PremiumPay products “for a fully integrated and digitized customer payment disbursement experience.” The implementation will “create a more… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A year after its successful pilot launch, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that it will roll out the Amazon Community Lending program as a long-term offering “to help even more sellers grow.” In partnership with B.S.D. Capital, Inc. dba Lendistry, this program will “continue to support… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 6:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WEX (NYSE: WEX), the global commerce platform that simplifies the business of running a business, announced the public launch of Flume, an FDIC-insured digital wallet uniquely designed “to bridge the digital divide for millions of small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S.” Flume is provided by… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monnai, a global infrastructure provider for consumer insights, announced its $3.15 million seed round led by Better Tomorrow Ventures “with participation from Commerce Ventures, Kearny Jackson and 9Yards Capital.” This new investment round “marks the company’s 1-year anniversary and follows an initial pre-seed raised at… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoverTree, an Insurtech MGA based in Michigan, partnered with Socotra, the core platform provider of choice for innovative insurers, “to launch easy and affordable insurance for owners, renters, and landlords of manufactured homes.” With Socotra, CoverTree can now “automate 92% of its applications with straight-through… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the past five years, consumers and businesses, small and large, have sent more than five billion Zelle payments, “totaling nearly $1.5 trillion,” according to Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle. Zelle users have “leveraged the convenience and security of Zelle to… Read More