The cryptocurrency industry is struggling to improve its reputation, according to new research published today by Coincover, the blockchain protection company.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. today announced the appointment of Michael Tae and Doug DeSchutter as Co-Presidents of its Investor Communication Solutions (ICS) business, effective October 1, 2023. In their new roles, Tae and DeSchutter will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s ICS business segment, including the bank broker-dealer, corporate issuer, mutual fund and retirement, and customer communications solutions businesses.

Paysafe, a leading payments platform, and Eightcap, a global retail trading provider, are excited to announce the strengthening of their partnership through the introduction of an innovative Embedded Trading Wallet solution. This strategic collaboration aims to provide a joint embedded finance solution for Eightcap and Paysafe’s shared partners and merchants. 

CapitalBox, the leading fintech lender for small- and medium-sized enterprises in Europe, has appointed Sicco Goede as its new Country Manager for the Netherlands.

After neobanks, or 'challenger banks' in the UK, made headway in the market on the back of the 2007-2009 banking crisis, their impact on conventional banks has been significant. Promising a more customer-focused, transparent and technology-oriented service, they represented a faster, easier and more convenient alternative to traditional banks. This, combined with digital disruption across the board when it comes to customer experience, not just in banking, has made gaining a competitive advantage tough for incumbent banks.

Saxo Bank is pleased to announce the successful completion of its transaction involving the sale of Saxo Geely Tech Holding A/S (Saxo Fintech) to Geely Financials Denmark. All relevant agreements have been duly signed, formalising the closing of this transaction.

As part of this transaction, Saxo Bank receives its own shares in return - equivalent to approximately 2% of the outstanding Saxo Bank shares.

Form3, the cloud-native account-to-account platform, today announces it has strengthened its Executive Management Team by appointing Matt Tuck as its new Chief Commercial Officer, joining on 11 September. Matt’s focus will be to support new and existing customers’ payment technology needs to enable their market growth and to continue delivering service excellence.

Appital, the peer-to-peer price discovery and liquidity sourcing technology for asset managers, announces the launch of Appital Insights™, an industry-first initiative that unlocks liquidity unavailable via traditional electronic trading venues. 

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.