Tagged: banking

UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Secures $400 Million at $5 Billion Valuation

UK’s challenger bank Monzo has finalized a heavily-trailed $400 million investment round, which has increased the firm’s valuation to $5 billion. The funding round, an incentive for pushing the banking platform towards profitability, was reportedly led by Alphabet-owned Capital G, along with contributions from Google… Read More

GCC Lending Surges with $1.9t in Gross Loans Despite High Interest

Despite the tightening of monetary policy by the US Federal Reserve, the banking sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries experienced sustained growth in lending during the second quarter of 2023, according to a recent report by Kamco Invest. This growth was largely driven… Read More

Appian and Symphony to Help Financial Services Firms with Enhancing Operations

Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) has partnered with Symphony, the markets’ infrastructure and technology platform, to help banks and financial services firms communicate, collaborate, and automate compliantly in a highly competitive and regulated market. The partnership will enable customers to “embed auditable, compliance-enabled omnichannel communications on popular… Read More

LatAm Investment Bank BTG Pactual Teams Up with Crypto.com

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 80 million customers worldwide and the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy, and BTG Pactual (BTG), the investment bank in Latin America, announced a new agreement to further advance crypto banking services across the… Read More

Chatter: Treasury Prime Laying Off Staff, Company to “Double Down” on Bank Direct Approach

Treasury Prime, an embedded banking provider, is said to be laying off staff, according to a blog post. Today, the company has issued a statement outlining that it will shift its efforts to regulated banks. Jason Mikula, posting on LinkedIn,  claims that Treasury Prime has… Read More

Lithuania’s Šiaulių Bankas Selects Temenos to Enhance Core Banking Platform

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced that Šiaulių Bankas, which claims to be the largest independently-owned bank in Lithuania with over €4 billion in assets, has selected Temenos to modernize its core banking platform. Šiaulių Bankas will migrate its retail and corporate banking “including trade finance to… Read More

Consumer Fintech Chime Partners with Zogo, a Financial Education Platform

Chime is pleased to announce a new partnership with Zogo, a financial education platform that offers bite-sized, gamified lessons where users can complete lessons to earn real rewards like gift cards, charity donations and more. All Chime members now “have fee-free access to more than… Read More

Finnish Neobank Saldo Launches Operations in Sweden, Raises Interest Rates on Fixed-Term Deposits

Saldo Bank, which is starting its operations in Sweden, offers an interest rate of as much as 5% for a year’s deposit. Jarkko Mäensivu, the CEO of Saldo Bank, said: “We want to increase fairness in fixed-term deposits.” The digital neobank with a Finnish background,… Read More

Brazil’s Digital Banking Platform Nubank Reports $1B+ Full Year Net Profit

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms, released its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 financial results. Financial results are expressed “in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).” David Vélez, founder and… Read More

Fintech SoFi Is Now the Official Banking Partner of the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI) announced a multi-year partnership making SoFi the official banking partner of the NBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball. SoFi, the bank and personal finance company, will also be “the official entitlement partner… Read More

Latin America: Brazil’s Nubank Introduces New Investment Option

Nubank (NYSE:NU) has just expanded its investment offerings by bringing another new option to its customers: starting this week, the CDB IPCA (Certificate of Deposit tied to the Consumer Price Index) will be gradually available to users on the app. With this addition, customers will… Read More

Tonik Digital Bank Introduces Multipurpose Loans for Consumers in the Philippines

Tonik Digital Bank, the Philippines’ first digital-only neobank, revamped the Big Loan, a multipurpose loan catering to a wider range of Filipinos’ financial needs. First launched in 2023, the Big Loan reportedly “offers borrowers up to P5 million with flexible, tailored repayment options, competitive interest… Read More

Digital Banking: Pulsate Reports Series A Round

In response to continued demand for better consumer engagement tools for the digital channel, Pulsate, provider of mobile-first engagement solutions that deepen digital banking relationships and cut through noise in consumers’ moments of need, announced it has raised $7.75 million in Series A funding, led… Read More

Switzerland’s Luzerner Kantonalbank Introduces FM Converge, the Risk Platform for Financial Institutions.

Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB), Switzerland’s 3rd largest cantonal bank, has rolled out FM Converge, the markets and risk platform for banks and financial institutions. FM Converge comes from Finmechanics Pte. Ltd., the Singapore headquartered fast growing software company. FM Converge is described as “a high… Read More

BNP Paribas Release Alternative Investment Survey Findings

BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP), Europe’s global bank, and its Prime Services business published its annual 2024 Alternative Investment Survey. BNP Paribas’ Capital Introduction Group “surveyed 238 allocators in December 2023 and January 2024, who invest or advise on $1.2 trillion in hedge fund assets.” This… Read More

Revolut to Introduce Digital Assets Exchange, Expected to Include Tools for Professional Crypto Traders

Revolut is reportedly preparing to introduce a digital assets exchange that will aim to serve advanced or professional crypto traders. As widely reported, Revolut already provides standard cryptocurrency-focused services to around 30 million clients. The new crypto exchange will reportedly aim to provide competitive fees… Read More

Neobank Dave joins American Fintech Council

Neobank Dave this week announced it has joined the American Fintech Council, an industry association representing fintech companies and banks. Dave partners with Evolve Bank & Trust, an FDIC member. “Our members are setting the standard for the responsible use of innovation to increase competition in… Read More

Temenos Hit by Short Seller Statement, Banking Software Provider Says Short Seller is Wrong

Hindenburg Research, a short seller that pumps its own book after it sells shares, is targeting Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider Temenos (SWX:TEMN). In a report published today, Hindenburg claims that Temenos is manipulating its earnings, hiding accounting irregularities while engaging in “sham partnerships”… Read More

UK’s Allica Bank Reports Completing £2B of Business Lending

Allica Bank – the fintech challenger bank specifically focused on established businesses with over ten employees – has revealed it has completed more than £2 billion in lending to UK businesses, with 80% of that being to businesses outside of London. Allica bank, which made… Read More

Fintech Cross River and Aeropay to Enhance Instant Payouts for Gaming

On the cusp of Sunday’s “Big Game” and the upcoming college basketball playoff season, players in the gaming industry can now receive their winnings instantly, thanks to a partnership between Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, and Aeropay, a… Read More

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