Tagged: fintech apps

November 5, 2023 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses, is pleased to announce its Pay-by-Bank services in North America will launch in early 2024 in partnership with Plaid, the digital finance innovator that makes it easy, safe and reliable for people… Read More

October 24, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the financial super app with more than 35 million customers worldwide, added stocks of 70+ European-listed companies to its investment offering across the European Economic Area (EEA). Investment services in the EEA are “provided by Revolut Securities Europe UAB.” With Revolut, investments in European-listed… Read More

October 17, 2023 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial superapp with more than 35 million customers worldwide, has revealed a significant expansion to its Financial Crime (FinCrime) headcount, doubling its size since 2021. Recognizing the critical role of human intelligence in fraud detection and prevention, alongside technology and AI, Revolut… Read More

October 11, 2023 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has introduced the updated version of its app — Revolut 10 — for its 35 million+ international clients. Revolut noted that clients had asked for all things money made easy, so they challenged themselves to see how easy they could make Revolut… Read More

September 22, 2023 @ 6:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the financial super app that connects all your existing credit and debit cards to one single card and app, announced that it has raised an additional £58 million extension of its Series C round, bringing its Series C funding total to over £133 million…. Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), they’re committed to harnessing the power of their technology and scale to support charities and help people give back to the causes they care about. They are now pleased to share that PayPal Giving Fund is “expanding its partnership with Meta (NASDAQ:META)… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based fintech Upvest is set to provide Plum, the smart money app, with its investment API, enabling Plum to expand its range of investment opportunities to EU customers. Plum currently offers 3,000 US stocks to EU customers. Following this partnership, Plum will have the functionality… Read More

August 31, 2023 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Algbra, the global ethical and Sharia-compliant technology platform with its UK finance app, has been awarded B Corp status “after demonstrating its credentials of the highest ESG standards.” This reportedly makes Algbra one of the few financial institutions in the UK “to achieve this status,… Read More

August 22, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Two of the most “trusted” brands in Web3 and payments integrate in order to help users explore crypto. The teams at PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Ledger are pleased to announce “an on-ramp integration with PayPal, allowing users to explore crypto in a convenient, simple and secure… Read More

August 20, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vertalo, the digital transfer agent that connects and enables digital asset ecosystems, is excited to announce its most recent partnership with Climatize Earth Securities, a mobile app that allows users “to invest in renewable energy projects.” As of today, Climatize has integrated with the Vertalo… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lucas Kiely, chief investment officer of digital wealth platform Yield App, says that today’s tumble in crypto asset prices, driven by macro factors, will likely be short-lived. He adds that a wave of good news this week, “including the launch of Europe’s first spot bitcoin… Read More

August 13, 2023 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UnionPay International (UPI) and Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd, or PayNet, Malaysia’s national payments network jointly signed an agreement in Shanghai in order to support “the cross-border QR code linkage and enable the full acceptance of the UnionPay App (Chinese-mainland, Hong Kong and Macao versions)… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zirtue, the relationship-based lending app with a mission to drive financial inclusion, announces today its partnership with TruStage, a financially strong insurance, investment, and technology provider, built on the philosophy of people helping people. Formally known as CUNA Mutual Group, TruStage was “born out of… Read More

August 12, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, announces its partnership with DolarApp, the Mexican startup which provides digital dollar accounts to consumers across Latin America. Established in 2021, DolarApp has emerged “as a pioneering force in Latin America by introducing its USD-denominated credit card.” The card grants… Read More

August 4, 2023 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

flynas, the Saudi air carrier and the leading low-cost airline in the Middle East and the world, and Tabby, the MENA region’s shopping and financial services app, have announced a partnership “to provide travelers with flexible payment solutions, allowing flynas’ customers to pay for their… Read More

July 27, 2023 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moves, the banking app built exclusively for gig workers, today announced a partnership with Astra, the all-in-one platform for faster payments, to offer members real-time transfers using Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push-to-card payments platform. As the U.S. gig economy continues to grow, there is “a… Read More

July 25, 2023 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One year after launching its marketplace, Nubank (NYSE:NU), one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, is partnering with the traditional retail chain Casas Bahia in order “to implement a new shopping experience in its app.” Now, Nu customers will “have an even more… Read More

July 20, 2023 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE: WT), a global financial innovator, announced that WisdomTree Prime is now available, “granting investors access to the blockchain-enabled financial app built to save, spend, and invest in digital assets and WisdomTree Digital Funds.” The personal finance app is “available in the Apple… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Webull Corporation, the owner of the Webull trading platform, announced the launch of its retail brokerage services in the UK. Through licensed financial services trading firm Webull Securities (UK) Ltd., a subsidiary of Webull, residents of the UK can now trade U.S.-listed equities and fractional… Read More

July 8, 2023 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apple has reportedly removed several malicous lending apps targeting unsuspecting users in India. The apps had allegedly used unethical methods in order to collect repayments, like threatening to send deepfake nudes to the borrowers’ personal contacts. In the last week, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has removed various… Read More