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Plynk™ Works with Paxos to Introduce Cryptocurrency Trading and Educational Resources

The Plynk app for new investors will offer Plynk CryptoTM, the option to trade and custody crypto through regulated custodian and infrastructure leader Paxos JERSEY CITY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PlynkTM, an investment app for new investors, announced the launch of Plynk CryptoTM, allowing app users to trade and hold Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin […]

Estate Planners Globally Now Have a Comprehensive and Practical Client-Based Approach to Digital Estate Planning

Digital Asset Entanglement: Unraveling the Intersection of Estate Laws & Technology explores how digital assets impact estate and succession planning and how organizations can manage in our immersive digital age TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ESTATETech–Sharon Hartung, Captain (Ret’d), PEng, TEP, founder of Your Digital Undertaker® and recognized as one of the leading and original voices in digital estate […]

Oklahoma Bank Partners with Arkansas Fintech to Increase Efficiencies

FNB Community Bank launches Teslar Software to enhance lending operations, boost transparency SPRINGDALE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FNB Community Bank and Teslar Software today announced their partnership to streamline and automate lending processes. The community bank is leveraging Teslar’s exceptions tracking and loan management software to save time and increase operational efficiencies, freeing lenders to focus on the […]

Paxful Selects iProov to Provide Effortless Security for Cryptocurrency Onboarding and Transactions

LONDON & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iProov, the world leader in face biometric authentication technology, announced today that Paxful, a global peer-to-peer fintech platform, will employ its award-winning liveness technology to verify user identity during the onboarding process and when making transactions. “We are thrilled to partner with iProov to offer our users a safe and secure […]

Tradeweb Reports Trading Volume of $26.1 Trillion in June with 18.0% YoY Increase in Average Daily Volume

Second Quarter 2022 Record Average Daily Volume up 20.4% YoY NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for June 2022 of $26.1 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was $1.24tn, an increase of […]

BitNile Holdings Issues June Bitcoin Production and Mining Operation Report

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AGH #AmosKohn—BitNile Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: NILE), a diversified holding company (“BitNile” or the “Company”) today published an unaudited update on Bitcoin production and miner deliveries. The number of miners and production capacity metrics set forth within this press release represent the S19j Pro Antminers at the Michigan Data Center. BitNile’s Bitcoin mining […]

Riskified and Axerve Help KIKO Milano Boost Cart Conversions Under PSD2 by Maximizing TRA (Transaction Risk Analysis)

The partnership enables Axerve’s customers to implement Riskified’s PSD2 Optimize solution, which helped KIKO Milano ensure frictionless checkout for almost 99% of their customers NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Riskified, Ltd. (NYSE: RSKD), a fraud management platform enabling frictionless Ecommerce, and Axerve, a leading Italy-based payments hub that has developed a platform for orchestrating payments worldwide, have launched […]

Affinity Plus Eliminates Non-Sufficient Fund Fees, Reduces Overdraft Fees

First credit union in state to make these moves to protect more vulnerable members; changes fuel financial health of growing membership ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union (Affinity Plus), one of the fastest growing credit unions in Minnesota, just became the state’s first to both eliminate outdated non-sufficient funds fees (NSFs) and to […]

DHgate Announces New Group Organizational Structure, with a Clear Focus on Strengthening Its Rebranded One-Stop Social Commerce SaaS Platform MyyShop

BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#carnival–DHgate, the leading cross-border e-commerce marketplace in China, held its annual Seller Conference 2022 today in Shenzhen, China. Diane Wang, Founder, Chairperson, and CEO of DHGATE Group, announced that DHgate.com has officially evolved into DHGATE Group. The new DHGATE Group structure will be powered by the dual business engines of centralized DHgate and de-centralized […]

FinTech Acquisition Corp. V and eToro Mutually Agree to Terminate Merger Agreement

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FinTech Acquisition Corp. V (NASDAQ: FTCV) (“FinTech V”), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and eToro Group Ltd (“eToro” or the “Company”), the leading social investing network, announced today that they have mutually agreed to terminate their previously announced agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), effective immediately. The proposed merger, initially […]

Bluestone Partners With Thoughtworks to Launch New Digital Lending Platform

SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thoughtworks (NASDAQ: TWKS), a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation has partnered with Bluestone, the home loans solutions organization, to launch a full suite of modern digital capabilities that elevate the broker and borrower experience across the home loan life cycle. A fast-growing, full-service lender providing residential […]

Centauri Health Solutions Receives the 2022 Inno Fire Award as the Top Healthcare Company Setting the Arizona Innovation Economy Ablaze

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#innofireaward–Centauri Health Solutions was honored as one of the fastest-growing, innovative, and impactful startup companies in Arizona at an awards ceremony in Scottsdale on June 30. AZ Inno, the state’s main news source for information on the startup community, presented Centauri with its inaugural Inno Fire Award as the winner in the Healthcare/Biotech […]

Future Family Announces 0% Interest Rate Financing For Fertility Treatments

The Finance Platform is Partnering with CCRM Fertility to Offer the First-Of-Its-Kind Plan to Patients SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Future Family, the only fertility finance platform to pair a modern fintech experience with client care and wellness support, announced that it will add a 0% interest rate fertility financing program to its offerings. This first-of-its-kind plan […]

OneConnect Successfully Listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong

SHENZHEN, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (“OneConnect” or the “Company”) (NYSE: OCFT), a leading technology-as-a-service provider for financial institutions in China, today announced that it has successfully listed, by way of introduction (the “Listing”), its ordinary shares (the “Shares”) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “SEHK”). The […]

CAIS and BNY Mellon’s Pershing Unveil New Features to Streamline Alternative Investing for Financial Advisors

New integrations including SSO, enhanced Document APIs, and automated Order Entry will help to tackle challenges and improve advisor experiences NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform, and BNY Mellon’s Pershing (“Pershing”), a leading provider of clearing and custody services, today announced a series of updates to the CAIS platform that will seek to […]

Fifth Third Sets $100 Billion Environmental and Social Finance Target through 2030

Publishes 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Building upon its progress in leading the transition to a sustainable and inclusive future for all, Fifth Third today announced a new $100 billion environmental and social finance target to be achieved through 2030. The new target is an expansion of the Bank’s original $8 billion sustainable […]

IBS Intelligence Recognizes Temenos as the #1 Best-Selling Banking Software in Six Categories; the Highest Awarded to Any Technology Provider

#1 Core banking solution for the 17th consecutive year, more than 6X the deals of the 2nd place competitor #1 in Digital banking and channels for the sixth consecutive year #1 for Neo-banks and challenger banks for winning 50% of total deals GENEVA, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Temenos (SIX: TEMN) has been recognized as the market’s leading open […]

GeoWealth Integrates with Pontera, Enabling RIAs to Manage Clients’ Held Away Assets Inside its TAMP and Enterprise Technology Platform

Pontera securely ports data into GeoWealth from clients’ held away accounts, including 401(k)s, 403(b)s and HSAs, allowing RIAs to improve client retirement outcomes CHICAGO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#401k—GeoWealth, a modern turnkey asset management platform (TAMP) built for advisors, today announced an integration with financial technology company Pontera. This integration will enable RIAs to maintain compliance […]

XTM Sees Third Straight Month of Record Growth for Its Today™ Program

NEW CLIENT SIGNINGS, GROWTH IN ACTIVE USERS RESULTS IN HIGHER GDV MIAMI & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$PAID #Fintech–XTM, Inc. (“XTM” or the “Company”) (QB: XTMIF / CSE:PAID / FSE:7XT), a Miami and Toronto-based Fintech company in the neo-banking space, providing mobile banking and payment solutions around the world, is pleased to announce that growth in new client […]

StyleScan Raises $1M to Expand Its Virtual Dressing Technology

Already powering multiple luxury brands’ e-commerce websites, StyleScan is accelerating the deployment of its new technology with a financial round led by Clearbrook Capital. LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–StyleScan, the developer of virtual-dressing technology for the fashion industry, announced today that it raised an additional $1 million in funding, bringing its total seed-round capital to $3 million. […]

NICE Actimize Positioned as Category Leader in the Inaugural Chartis Research Communications Monitoring Solutions 2022 Market and Vendor Landscape Report

NICE Actimize’s SURVEIL-X achieved the report’s highest best-in-class rating scores in audio and voice analytics capabilities as well as in detection analytics HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#NICE—NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, has been positioned as a Category Leader in the inaugural Chartis Research Communications Monitoring Solutions 2022 Market and Vendor Landscape Report. Chartis Research, part […]

Venture Studio Prototyze Launches Deck Sherpa, a Specialised Design Agency Focussed on Presentations

GOA, India & DUSSELDORF, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AmitVengurlekar–Venture Studio Prototyze has announced the launch of Deck Sherpa (www.decksherpa.com), a specialised design agency focussed on presentations. Microsoft PowerPoint is the go-to software for presentations, globally. Whether serenading investors, inducting new employees, explaining product features, or providing financial updates – senior executives in business and governments alike have used […]

Juniper Research: Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments 2022 – Now Open for Applications

BASINGSTOKE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Juniper Research is pleased to announce the opening of the Future Digital Awards for Fintech & Payments 2022! Since 2008, the Future Digital Awards have been presented to financial industry companies at the forefront of their respective fields: companies that deliver imaginative and innovative products or services that have the potential to disrupt […]

UK Unicorn Zilch extends Series C by $50m bringing total to $160m

~ Comes after recently raising $110m, becoming Europeʼs fastest ever Fintech Unicorn valued at $2bn ~ ~ Zilch is the best of debit & credit and is today witnessing daily customer utilization ~ MIAMI & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AWS—Zilch, the London-based double unicorn, today announced it has secured an additional $50m in funding, taking the total raise […]

Alameda County Adds Mischler Financial Group for Cash Management Mandate

Inaugural investment to be allocated to the Mischler dedicated share class for the BlackRock Liquid Federal Trust Fund (EDUXX) NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AlmedaCounty–The Alameda County Investment Pool has allocated an undisclosed amount in an inaugural investment to the Mischler Financial Group Shares share class of the BlackRock Liquid Federal Trust Fund (“BLFT”). […]

Bushel® Launches Digital Payment Network for US Agriculture

New products are added to the Bushel platform to address the issues in the industry of payment by paper check. Bushel’s network of more than 40% of grain origination volume in the United States will be able to quickly provide digital payments to their customers. Additional products available for those not on the Bushel network […]

Duco Opens Boston Office as Part of Continued Growth in America

Cloud-based, no code platform powers major financial institutions BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Boston–Duco, a leading cloud-based data automation company, today announced the opening of an office in Boston to serve a growing base of clients in North America. The Boston office, located in the Seaport area of the city, will be led by Chris Stevens, Chief Revenue Officer […]

MassMutual Ventures Announces New Fund Focused on North America and Israel

Direct investment capital managed by Boston-based team increases to $400 million BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MassMutual Ventures (MMV) announced today that its U.S.- based team has launched a new fund to continue investing in early and growth-stage companies in the financial technology, cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, and digital health sectors. With this latest fund, the Boston-based team will manage […]

The City of Escondido Achieves 62% Overall Self-Service Electronic Payment Adoption with InvoiceCloud’s Innovative Payment Solution

ESCONDIDO, Calif. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The City of Escondido has seen 62% overall self-service electronic payment adoption since implementing InvoiceCloud, an EngageSmart (NYSE: ESMT) solution for online bill payment services, in 2018. To keep up with the latest options in digital payments and offer utility customers an intuitive, frictionless bill payment experience, Escondido implemented the InvoiceCloud […]

Citcon and Bold Commerce Open-Up More Than 150 Digital Wallets for Retailers and DTC Brands

Payments Leader and eCommerce Checkout Experience Experts Enable Sellers to Conduct Global Commerce at Scale SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Citcon Inc., the leading mobile wallet payment provider enabling global commerce at scale, today announced it has completed integration of its unified payments API into the Bold Commerce headless checkout experience. The combined Citcon and Bold Commerce […]

American Century Investments® Selects Marstone to Provide Digital Wealth Management Platform for New and Existing End Clients

Digital advice services will now complement American Century’s robust investment offerings of mutual funds, ETFs, advisor-led portfolios and other investment solutions NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking—Marstone, Inc., a leading digital wealth technology firm, today announced a commercial relationship with American Century Investments, the $230 billion* global asset manager, providing clients with Marstone’s digital wealth management platform. This […]

ICE Promotes New Leaders at Futures Exchanges

LONDON & NEW YORK & AMSTERDAM & SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced the succession of new leaders to serve as its presidents of several of its key futures exchanges, including ICE Futures Europe, ICE Futures U.S., ICE Futures Singapore, and ICE Endex, among other […]

tastyworks Adds Risk Analysis Tool to Help Traders Better Manage Risks in Their Positions

Traders Can Now Visualize Exposure to Determine Their Risk / Reward Equation for Their Positions; Calculate Probable Risk of Options Trades CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#futurestrading—tastyworks, the online broker created by traders to empower retail investors, has expanded its robust risk management functionality enabling active traders to analyze and better manage the estimated risk in their options trading, […]

New Citi GPS Report Looks at Opportunities to Drive Efficiency in the Housing Market

The housing market has missed the technology wave of the past few decades. But tight supply/demand and affordability concerns following the pandemic are leading to increasing PropTech solutions that drive efficiency throughout the real estate transaction. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Citi today released a new Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (Citi GPS) report in its Home of […]

FIS Increases Approval Rates and Decreases eCommerce Fraud Liability for Merchants with Guaranteed Payments

Key facts FIS becomes the first payments processor to offer a fully integrated solution designed to guarantee merchants increased eCommerce transaction approval rates and eliminate the financial liability of chargebacks due to fraudulent purchases. The company’s new FIS Guaranteed Payments offering helps maximize revenue through higher approval rates and creates a faster, more seamless embedded […]

Nautical Commerce Raises $30M to Scale Multi-Vendor Marketplace Technology

Founded and led by former executives from Apple, Visa, Top Hat, and TouchBistro, Nautical is making best-in-class marketplace technology accessible to everyone, from startups to enterprises NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#B2Bmarketplace—Nautical Commerce, the on-demand multi-vendor platform for marketplaces, today announced that it raised $30 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Drive Capital, with […]

Outsourced Investment Firms Totaling Nearly $160 billion in Assets Under Advisement Adopt Lenox Park Solutions’ Diversity Tools

Growing Number of Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (“OCIO”) Firms Adopt Data Aggregation Technology, Impact Scores, and Benchmarking Metrics Developed by Lenox Park Solutions as Standard Tools to Measure Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lenox Park Solutions, Inc. (“Lenox Park”, or the “Company”), a leading collaboration and data analytics financial technology firm, has reported […]

MCO launches Know Your Risk (KYR) to Provide Financial Services Firms with Comprehensive Compliance Governance and Oversight

New offering allows firms to develop a complete view of compliance risk and assurance over time DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#asiarisk–Global conduct risk and compliance technology provider MCO (MyComplianceOffice), announced today the launch of its new Governance and Oversight suite, Know Your Risk (KYR). KYR is a modular solution that enables firms to set regulatory priorities, identify policy […]

Guidewire Announces Sopra Steria as New Consulting Alliance Partner

Technology and consulting services provider helps P&C insurers accelerate innovation to drive operational excellence and enhance the customer experience SAN MATEO, Calif. & PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Guidewire—Guidewire (NYSE: GWRE) announced that Sopra Steria, a leader in consulting, digital services, and software development, has joined Guidewire PartnerConnect as a Consulting alliance member at the Select level for the […]

Airwallex Launches Global Payment Services in New Zealand; Drives Business Growth in the ANZ Region

AUCKLAND, New Zealand–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading financial platform Airwallex today announced the launch of its global payment services in New Zealand. The launch will enable businesses in New Zealand to tap into Airwallex’s global payments services, offering a faster, more cost-effective and transparent alternative to traditional banks. Businesses in New Zealand now have access to key Airwallex […]