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June 2, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), a “world leader” in digital payments, announced that it is partnering with Fundbox, an embedded working capital platform for small businesses, to strengthen Fundbox’s platform “with the power of digital payments.” The first step in this collaboration “is the launch of the… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Craig Blitz, Chief Product Officer at Digital Asset, which is building the platform, developer tools, and leveraging the best modern infrastructure providers “to change how businesses interact.” Digital Asset (the company) is the creator of the Daml multi-party application platform. Our… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Glory, which claims to be a global “leader” in cash technology solutions to the financial and retail industries, has announced their participation in the fundraising round by Clip Money Inc. (TSXV: CLIP) a Fintech operating in Canada and the US. Clip Money “simplifies the challenges… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WestCap made an investment in Addepar via its Strategic Operator Fund and as a partner at the firm, Jaime Hildreth has had a “front-row seat” to witness Addepar’s steady growth in recent years. Her experience at the “nexus” of technology and private capital markets brings… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockware Solutions (BWS), which claims to be an industry “leader” in blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin mining, is pleased to form a partnership with SEVA. Blockware Solutions has initiated a large-scale 150-megawatt development “to expand its Bitcoin mining operations in SunPark, an extension of Rock Creek… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Prosper recently shared their performance data from the Prosper Portfolio for April 2022. Highlights from the Prosper Performance Update – April 2022 are as follows: In April, approximately 56% of loan originations “were rated AA- B, remaining stable month-over-month.” Average loan size in… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LevelField Financial, the U.S. financial services firm uniting digital assets and traditional banking services in one “trusted” platform, has selected METACO, the provider of digital asset custody orchestration technology “to complex, global financial institutions.” LevelField is deploying its institutional digital asset management operations on IBM… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearpay, a key player in Buy Now, Pay Later payments known as Afterpay outside the United Kingdom and Europe, has made its in-store payment functionality available to SMBs across the UK’s high streets. By providing installment payments in-store, Clearpay is supporting them to drive more… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Weave (NYSE: WEAV), the “all-in-one” customer communication platform for small business, has signed a multi-year integration partnership with Sunbit, the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) technology “for everyday needs and services.” Sunbit’s technology will “power Buy Now, Pay Later solutions for healthcare practices across the… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With cybercrime expected to cost $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, innovating cybersecurity remains critical across industries “facing rapid digitization.” Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has announced the launch of new attack simulation and assessment platform Cyber Front, “enabled by a strategic minority investment in Picus Security.” The… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the international Fintech with 7 million clients, has announced that it has grown its customer base in the United States by 66% in the past 12 months, to more than 500,000. This growth has been “driven by recent expansions of Paysend’s cross-border money transfer… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 5:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Giving Block, a Shift4 company, has announced the launch of the “Miami Impact Index Fund”, a fund that enables donors “to give to numerous local nonprofit organizations with a single crypto donation.” The Giving Block claims to be a leader in crypto philanthropy, “making… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management (WIM) recently announced the relaunch of Intuitive Investor, its digitally automated investing platform. Investors can now “access the robo-advisory platform with only a minimum $500 investment.” Michelle Moore, head of Digital for Consumer and WIM at Wells Fargo, said:… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moves, an “all-in-one” banking app for gig workers, recently announced that it has closed a $5 million seed funding round “to advance its mission of making the gig economy work for its workers.” Matthew Spoke, CEO of Moves, stated: “The gig economy is surging, yet… Read More

May 23, 2022 @ 5:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) recently announced that Array’s credit management services, identity protection tools, and offers engine will be integrated into the Banno Digital PlatformTM, “offering consumers personalized credit and financial insights through their trusted financial institutions.” Array has leveraged the Banno… Read More

May 22, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StoneX Markets LLC, a subsidiary of StoneX Group Inc., a provider of execution, post-trade settlement, clearing and custody services across asset classes and markets worldwide, has announced that it successfully “executed and settled its first cash-settled BTC/USD swap.” The counterparty to the trade was one… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lavu, a major global restaurant software and payments solution provider built by restaurant people, and Verifone, a global Fintech firm and payment solution provider to the world’s “best-known” brands, announced a cross-distribution partnership that “will seamlessly integrate Lavu’s all-in-one restaurant software suite with Verifone’s FLEX… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 12:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

West Realm Shires Services (FTX US) and FTX Capital Markets announced the launch of FTX Stocks, an equities trading platform offered via the FTX US trading application. The launch will commence in “a private beta phase for select US customers chosen from a waitlist.” FTX… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 1:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitit recently unveiled a new way to drive installment payments via its merchant-branded Installments-as-a-Service platform. Instead of originating new loans, Splitit taps existing consumer credit on payment cards “to simplify the checkout experience embedded into the existing payment flow.” While merchants are experiencing increased sales… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, has teamed up with State Street (NYSE: STT). one of the “leading” providers of financial services to institutional investors, “to integrate State Street’s custodial services into the Paxos Settlement Service.” As part of the pilot, State Street was able “to… Read More