Finitive LLC (www.finitive.com), a financial technology platform providing institutional investors with direct access to alternative lending investments, announced today the launch of its zero-fee platform. 

Finitive, which commenced operations in August 2017, has received commitments for transactions with an aggregate capacity of $1.3 billion.  Several asset managers and banks have committed capital for transactions in the consumer, renewable energy and commercial real estate lending sectors.

Ripple has invested $25 million in XRP to Blockchain Capital’s most recent $150 million fund, specifically Blockchain Capital Parallel IV, LP. Blockchain Capital is the first fund dedicated solely to the blockchain space and is also the first to accept capital calls in digital assets.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has named Kim Crawford Goodman president, Card Services. In this role, Goodman will oversee the company’s Card Services business, including debit and credit processing, ATM payment solutions and the Accel® premier payments network.

When most banking professionals think of compliance they think of roadblocks to doing what they want to do. They think of check the box activities that they do simply to prevent regulators and internal audit from slapping their hand. They think about it in a very “me” way. What they often forget about are the true reasons compliance exists and the real life consequences that can come from failures. When it comes to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance, the real life reasons for the regulations are incredibly important.

NAB customers can now use Google Pay to quickly, conveniently, and securely make contactless payments.

Milestone Group, the pioneers of oversight technology for the fund management community, has released research into how the industry is addressing outsourcing and oversight, in the context of Brexit preparations. 

There was a resounding message of uncertainty about the impact of Brexit. 96% of respondents indicated it was a key issue for them and less than 30% were confident that there would be no negative impact on UK financial services.

MTN has announced a collaboration with Africa’s leading independent banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com), enabling both companies  to leverage each other’s assets that will ultimately offer more value to their respective customers across the continent.

CloudMargin, the award-winning creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, announced today the completion of a new round of investment in the company totaling US$10 million to support the firm’s rapid growth.

Coupa Software, a leader in business spend management (BSM), today announced the successful implementation of its Procure-to-Pay (P2P) solution at Nasdaq, a leading exchange and financial technology company that serves the global capital markets and a broad range of industries.