Tagged: us

July 31, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Office of Financial Research (OFR) announces the launch of its Climate Data and Analytics Hub pilot, which is a new tool “to help financial regulators assess risks to financial stability stemming from climate change.” This collaborative environment will “improve users’ access to public climate… Read More

July 29, 2022 @ 5:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced it is leveraging Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, “to migrate its corporate data and analytics from on-premises systems to the Cloud.” The adoption of Snowflake’s Data Cloud will “help… Read More

July 27, 2022 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam announced a reorganization of Fintech and customer protection efforts and “changes to key roles as the agency evolves to address changing markets and market demographics.” Chairman Behnam is “bolstering the agency’s Fintech efforts by creating the Office of… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardless, a financial technology firm, announced a new agreement with American Express (NYSE:AXP). The agreement “empowers some of the country’s most celebrated brands – including travel providers and retailers – to seamlessly launch digital-first cards leveraging the Cardless platform, backed by benefits, offers, and security… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Instacart, which claims to be the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Chase, one of the largest co-brand card issuers in the U.S., recently launched the new Instacart Mastercard credit card, with Mastercard as the “exclusive” payments network. With this “first-ever” credit card… Read More

July 25, 2022 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The FBI recently issued a Public Service Announcement to “warn American citizens about a cryptocurrency scam using an investment strategy called Liquidity Mining in which scammers exploit owners of cryptocurrency, typically Tether (USDT) and/or Ethereum (ETH).” The scammer “builds a professional or personal relationship with… Read More

July 24, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX Trading Ltd., owner and operator of FTX.com, a global cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced a joint offer with West Realm Shires Inc., the owner and operator of FTX US, and Alameda Ventures Ltd, “to provide early liquidity to customers of Voyager Digital, LLC, which filed… Read More

July 23, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, which empowers working Americans by helping businesses accelerate payments, announced findings from its fourth annual Branch Report, “a look at the financial, work, and lifestyle interests of today’s hourly workers.” Surveying over 3,000 hourly employees across a variety of sectors including food service, logistics,… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TomoCredit, the immigrant founded credit card lending to more than 40 million credit-“invisible” immigrants and international students with no credit history in the U.S, announced that it raised $122 million in equity and debt. The investment round has attracted investors “including Morgan Stanley’s Next Level… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Credit card chargebacks are reaching “crisis levels” for retailers on both sides of the Atlantic, according to a survey of U.S. and U.K. consumers published by Justt, the chargeback mitigation pioneer. Two-thirds of U.S. shoppers and 44% of British shoppers “have filed chargebacks in the… Read More

July 22, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, which claims to be the international leader in digital transformation for the financial industry, recently announced that it is supporting Rabobank, one of the Netherlands’ largest banks, in order “to provide digital financial planning for all its customers, from private banking to retail clients.”… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global analytics software provider FICO (NYSE: FICO) announced a partnership agreement with Israel’s Open-Finance.ai, a risk, finance and compliance software enabler of open banking and finance services and consulting firm headquartered in Tel Aviv. Through this agreement, Open-Finance.ai will “integrate the FICO® Blaze Advisor® decision… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plutus, the Visa debit card offering 3-8% in crypto cashback, recently announced its plans to further expand into the US neobanking sector. Plutus is a London-based Fintech providing crypto cashback rates and 20+ Perks “such as 100% back on Netflix, Spotify, and Prime.” Its user… Read More

July 21, 2022 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Post-Brexit, FX brokers are losing business and money because they’re “not permitted to service EU-based clients,” the team at Currencycloud notes in a blog post. And when they want to expand to reach these markets, the cost and time it takes to seek regulation is… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mahalo Banking, a CUSO that provides online and mobile banking solutions for credit unions, completed a $20 million funding round this month that was “led by Ohio-based Superior Credit Union, Ky.-based Park Community Credit Union and Del.-based Dover Federal Credit Union.” The additional capital “enables… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chain (XCN) is now available on cryptocurrency trading platform Okcoin. You may now deposit XCN tokens on Okcoin. All Okcoin customers “except for residents of the EU, the UK, Singapore, and Brunei” may take advantage of this offer. Deposits are “live as of July 19.”… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Portugal Section are pleased to announce a partnership “focused on educating the next generation of engineers and technologists about blockchain, distributed systems, and cryptography.” Together, Anchorage and IEEE Portugal (with more than 1,300 members… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, which claims to be a “leading” provider of digital banking solutions, announced the closing of a $29 million fundraising round which was led by Live Oak Bank, with participation from other existing investors. The latest investment round “brings the total funding raised by Apiture… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 2:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper recently shared their performance data from the Prosper Portfolio for June 2022. Highlights from the Prosper Performance Update – June 2022 are as follows: In June, approximately 57% of loan originations “were rated AA-B, remaining stable month-over-month.” The average loan size in June “decreased… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

X1 Card, the “smartest” credit card “ever made,” recently announced $25 million in Series B funding and will be “opening applications to the general public in the U.S. in the coming weeks.” The investment round has been “led by FPV Ventures, the new venture firm… Read More