Gate.io is Fully Integrated with Copper’s ClearLoop Network
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
Gate.io is now fully integrated with Copper.co's ClearLoop solution. This integration will serve as a mutual benefit to both parties, as institutional clients can utilize Copper.co's technology to deploy capital on the exchange and trade immediately, while also maintaining independent custody of their funds with Copper.
ConsenSys Partners with Mercuryo to Offer Seamless Crypto Purchases within MetaMask
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
ConsenSys, a market-leading Web3 company and Mercuryo, a leading crypto payments company, have announced an integration within MetaMask that will allow MetaMask users to bypass mainstream exchanges and buy crypto tokens with bank cards, Apple Pay, and various bank transfer methods directly in their wallets.
New Chief Financial Officer Appointed at Deko to Further Strengthen Executive Leadership Team
- 2 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Deko, the multi-lender Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform, has appointed Joseph Tucker to the position of Chief Financial Officer. He brings a wealth of experience having held senior positions at a number of high-profile financial services organisations.
Fluid Partners with Sumsub to Streamline Identity Verification and AML Compliance
- 2 years 11 months ago
- AML and KYC
Fluid Finance, a fintech company headquartered in Geneva, has partnered with Sumsub, a global all-in-one verification platform, to enhance user onboarding and ensure bulletproof fraud protection. Fluid’s aim is to create a new financial model by combining traditional and digital finance. Strict compliance, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) procedures are integral to Fluid’s user-focused approach, which has security and...
Australian Fintech Shift Raises A$27
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Fundraising News
Shift, a provider of credit and payment platforms to Australian businesses, has raised A$27 million in a Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia. The raise comes on the heels of a A$140 million increase in debt funding capacity for the firm, which has seen revenue exceeding 50% growth in each of the last three years. The new capital will be used to develop Shift's suite of credit and payment products and deliver more value...
IXOPAY Partners with DPO Pay
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Leading payment orchestration platform provider IXOPAY, and DPO Pay, a leading financial technology solutions provider, announced their partnership today. The cooperation will focus on enabling businesses of all sizes to extend their geographic footprint in Africa and the Middle East region by facilitating streamlined transaction processes and payment services.
DNA Payments Partners with Mastercard to Launch a New Product Click to Pay
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Fintech DNA Payments, one of the largest independent, fully vertically integrated omnichannel payments companies in the UK, has partnered with Mastercard to deliver Click to Pay for merchants across the UK and Europe. Mastercard Click to Pay offers a simple and secure checkout experience giving consumers instant access to their preferred cards on every device, eliminating the need to manually enter card details or remember passwords.
What’s in a Name? The Importance of Branding in Fintech
- 2 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
William Shakespeare's immortal line that starts with, “what's in a name," suggests that monikers we use don't really matter. That may have been true for Romeo and Juliet but, in business, names matter. If customers can't identify a brand, they're less likely to use it, which, in turn, is bad for business.
Zopa Acquires DivideBuy in 2023 Embedded Finance Push
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Digital banking
Zopa is set to acquire DivideBuy’s point-of-sale (POS) finance technology and lending platform. The transaction, which will complete in the next few months, marks Zopa’s first acquisition.
Plaid Execs and Institutions Join AdalFi $7.5M Funding Round as it Helps Banks to Ramp Consumer and Business Loans Across Pakistan
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Fundraising News
Less than 4% of Pakistani consumers and businesses take bank loans. Helping banks offer their customers real-time loan products, Pakistan’s first end-to-end digital lending infrastructure provider AdalFi is today announcing a $7.5 million funding round. The funding round was led by COTU Ventures, Chimera Ventures, Fatima Gobi Ventures and Zayn Capital alongside angel investors including execs from Plaid.
PPRO Extends Global Cross-border Payments Infrastructure into Booming South Korea Payments Market
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Payments
PPRO, the leading digital payments infrastructure provider, has extended its infrastructure to the South Korean market through integrating South Korean local cards and Toss Pay, one of the most popular e-wallets in South Korea onto its platform.
WealthKernel Appoints Michael Rigby as its Chief Compliance Officer
- 2 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
WealthKernel, a leading provider of digital investment infrastructure, today announces the appointment of Mike Rigby as its new Chief Compliance Officer. Mike is a Chartered Accountant and has over 30 years of experience in compliance and risk. He joins WealthKernel from Investec Wealth & Investment, where he held the position of Executive Director and Chief Risk Officer.
New Standard to Bring Blockchain-based Internet Closer
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
Quant, the blockchain for finance pioneer, is among the participants of the recently approved working group developing a new internet protocol which will make the transfer of digital assets more secure and DLT networks more interoperable.
Singapore Achieves its Highest Fintech Funding in Three Years, Even as Global Fintech Investment Takes a Hit Due to Economic Conditions, Lower Valuations and Turbulence in the Crypto Space: KPMG Pulse of Fintech H2’22
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Investment
Overall fintech investments in Singapore saw a year-on-year rise, hitting a three-year-high of US$4.1 billion across 250 deals in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE), and venture capital (VC) in 2022, according to the KPMG Pulse of Fintech H2'22. 2022's total deal value here saw a 22 percent increase, up from US$3.4 billion in 2021, and a 75 percent increase from 2020's total deal value of US$2.3 billion.
Froda, Lunar and Visa Unveil Innovative SME Lending Solution
- 2 years 11 months ago
- Lending
Access to financing has long been a major hurdle for businesses eyeing growth. Against this backdrop, Visa, Froda and Lunar are announcing a global partnership and launching a new, innovative technology aimed at resolving these issues – for good. The product, which for the first time utilizes push-payment functionality for financing, aims to reduce transaction times to mere seconds. Ordinarily, this process would have taken months.
