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Uply Media, Inc Bullish On Blockchain DWeb 3.0 Innovations

Blockchain Domains developed into Blockchain Websites are transforming the Internet, creating a decentralized web for new developing virtual economies. ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Blockchain—Uply Media, Inc a company creating innovative Blockchain Websites, today announced a bullish outlook for Blockchain DWeb 3.0 innovations. Revealing the transformation of the Internet into a decentralized web will grow new developing virtual […]

TrueNorth Joins Forces with Mambu

Offers Cost-Effective Integration of Modern Core Processor for US Financial Institutions SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking–TrueNorth, a global fintech software development company, today announced a partnership with Mambu, a SaaS banking platform which empowers tech-forward financial institutions to design and service nearly any financial product. This partnership creates a cost-effective way for regional banks, credit unions and […]

BlackRock Investment Institute Sees Green Energy Transition Driving 25%i Cumulative Gain in Output by 2040

Sustainable Asset Classes and Sectors Viewed as More Likely to Outperform Projected Sustainable Asset Returns Now Reflected in BlackRock Investment Institute’s Capital Market Assumptions NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) believes that tackling climate change will drive significant economic improvements over the coming two decades and that the commonly held notion that it has […]

Step Surpasses One Million Users in Less Than Four Months

Closes new venture debt facility; welcomes Alex Rodriguez and Josh Richards to the #StepFam SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Step, the new modern-day financial services company built for teens and families, today announced it has crossed one million users. A first of its kind, Step offers users the ability to build credit before they turn 18 through a […]

smartTrade Wins Best FX Trading Solution Award for Second Consecutive Year

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#FX—smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi-asset trading technology, has for the second consecutive year won Best Trading Solution for FX Markets for its LiquidityFX trading platform at the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2021. The TradingTech Insight Awards recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets, focusing on vendors which provide […]

Donegal Insurance Group Selects CoreLogic’s Leading Property & Casualty Claims Workflow and Management Solution to Enhance Customer Experience

Cloud-based digital insurance hub will enable faster processing of claims and enhance customer experience through the claims settlement process IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Foreclosure–CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property data and analytics-driven solutions provider, today announced that Donegal Insurance Group, a family of property and casualty insurance companies, has selected CoreLogic as the technology provider to […]

Kasasa Collaborates with Protective to Offer Flexible Life Insurance Through Kasasa Care

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kasasa®, an award-winning financial technology and marketing provider, has collaborated with Protective Life Insurance Company (Protective) to enable community financial institutions to offer flexible life insurance that can save consumers up to 31% on coverage compared to its competitors. Through this association, Kasasa banks and credit unions will be able to offer life […]

eMoney Advisor Reveals Findings on Financial Wellness, Announces New Partnership with Financial Literacy Advocate Mac Gardner

RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eMoney Advisor (eMoney), a leading provider of technology solutions and services that help people talk about money, today shared findings from a recent study1 on how COVID-19 has impacted the overall well-being of Americans. The results show that nearly three-fourths (73%) of respondents feel their financial situation in 2020 had a negative or […]

Finicity Releases Comprehensive Mortgage Verification Service for Simpler, Faster Borrowing Experience

One-touch, GSE-accepted verification of assets, income and employment reduces loan process by up to 12 days SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Finicity, a Mastercard company and leading provider of open banking solutions, today announced its one-touch Mortgage Verification Service (MVS), enabling lenders to provide the simple, easy experience that today’s consumers and lenders are looking for in […]

SIMON and Cetera Launch Innovative Access to Annuity Solutions

Cetera enlists SIMON to deliver streamlined annuities education, marketplace, and analytics to its national network of financial professionals. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Annuities—SIMON Annuities and Insurance Services LLC (“SIMON”) and Cetera have announced a new collaboration that delivers SIMON’s award-winning insurtech platform for annuities to all Cetera financial professionals. The SIMON annuities platform streamlines product education, namely […]

WEX’s Health Division Strengthens Position as Industry Leader

FARGO, N.D.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WEX, a leading financial technology service provider, further solidified its leadership position in 2020 in terms of growth and services across its Health division. “Our success is driven by our partners’ hard work, dedication, and determination, which were amplified in an incredibly challenging year,” said Robert Deshaies, president, Health, WEX. “Our shared mission […]

EMTECH Announces Strategic Partnership With WiPay Caribbean to Advance the Caribbean Regional Settlement Network and Develop “WiCoin,” a Digital Central Bank Currency For the Caribbean, By the Caribbean, and From the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking–EMTECH, with headquarters in New York City, today announced a partnership with WiPay Caribbean, the largest online payments network in the Caribbean, to develop a pilot Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), “WiCoin,” that will integrate with WiPay’s regional network for distribution by participating Caribbean Central Banks. The Caribbean region leads in the deployment […]

David Adefeso and Sootchy App Take on Black Financial Literacy Gap by Partnering with Capital City Lighthouse Charter School

North Little Rock Charter School Students Receive Funding Toward 529 College Savings Accounts LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#529plan–As we near the end of Black History Month, the impact of African Americans on our society continues to spread far and wide – in this case, through generations. On a mission to close the African American financial literacy gap, […]

KBRA Releases The Bank Treasury Newsletter, The Bank Treasury Chart Deck, and Bank Talk: The After-Show

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases this month’s edition of The Bank Treasury Newsletter, the Bank Treasury Chart Deck, and Bank Talk: The After-Show. This month’s newsletter, Bank Treasurers and the Bridge They Bought, covers the continuing struggle bank treasurers have had with their growing surplus cash, which despite the sell-off in the […]

BankShift Launches Nationwide For Consumers To Manage And Transact On All Of Their Financial Accounts In One App

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BankShift by ShiftSense, Inc. launches a new Fintech product that enables customers to view and transact with their financial accounts. Poised as the solution to multiple logins, expensive transfer fees, and disparate user experiences across financial institution apps, BankShift promises to simplify digital banking, while boosting the value of banks’ digital footprints. In […]

Atria Wealth Solutions Partners with Riskalyze to Empower Financial Professionals with Holistic View on Client Risk

Riskalyze to be fully integrated into Atria’s enterprise technology ecosystem AUBURN, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Atria—Riskalyze, the company that serves tens of thousands of financial advisors with risk alignment and portfolio analytics, and Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. (Atria), a multi-channel wealth management solutions holding company, today announced a new partnership that equips nearly 2,500 financial professionals registered through […]

New Fifth Third Momentum® Banking Offers Checking with No Monthly Fees and a Simple Digital Account Opening Experience

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fifth Third Bank, National Association, announced today its launch of Fifth Third Momentum® Banking, a program focused on solving our customers’ everyday banking needs. Fifth Third Momentum is a robust solution that helps customers get paid, pay bills, pay others and save for the future. Some of the key features include a checking account […]

GiveSignup Closes Series A Funding Round To Compete With Eventbrite, GoFundMe and Classy

The First Purpose-Built Event and Donation Platform for Nonprofits Launches Into $50B+ U.S. Market for Online Giving as Virtual Events Heat Up and Live Events Return CloudBees founder and former Eventbrite CFO invest 100+ new nonprofits onboarding weekly to base of 9,000+ nonprofits Highly vertical technology stack delivers 2,000+ annual updates with zero downtime MOORESTOWN, […]

FINCAD Launches Accounting CVA Services for Japanese Financial Institutions

Cloud-based Services Allow Japanese Banks to Prepare and Report New IFRS Requirements VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#confidenceinrisk–FINCAD, a pioneer in providing pricing, modeling, and risk analytics, today announced it has launched a new cloud-based service, enabling Japanese financial institutions to evaluate, account for and report credit valuation adjustments (CVA) and debit value adjustments (DVA) to meet […]

Buckle Adds Crash Risk Data from TNEDICCA to Auto Insurance Underwriting for Better, Fair Rates for TNC Drivers

Buckle continues to champion for gig drivers by utilizing non-traditional data sources from TNEDICCA to fairly underwrite comprehensive auto policies at better rates JERSEY CITY, N.J. & COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#TNC—Buckle, a tech-enabled financial services company, announced that crash risk solutions from TNEDICCA®, the leader in location-based traffic crash intelligence and predictive analytics, is enabling the […]

Tipalti Grows Revenue by More Than 85%, Increases Annualized Transactions to More Than $18 Billion

B2B fintech with $2 billion+ valuation accelerates employee growth, adds new executives SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tipalti, the leading global payables automation platform, announced it grew its revenue by over 85% in Q4 2020 relative to Q4 2019. Tipalti continued its rapid growth surpassing $18 billion in annualized transactions in the second half of 2020, up […]

Successful ETF Entrepreneur Returns, Levels the Playing Field with ASYMmetric ETFs™

Darren Schuringa, who co-founded Exchange Traded Concepts and Yorkville ETF Advisors acquired by Van Eck in 2015, kicks off new venture with Series A round NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seasoned hedge fund manager and ETF industry veteran Darren Schuringa is getting back into the ETF issuer game. Today, ASYMmetric ETFs™ and Schuringa announce the closing of its […]

CB Financial Services, Inc. Announces Implementation of Branch Optimization Initiatives

Community Bank to Invest in Infrastructure, Technology and Customer Experience WASHINGTON, Penn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$CBFV–CB Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQGM: CBFV) (“CB Financial” or “the Company”), the holding company of Community Bank, today announced the implementation of strategic initiatives to improve Community Bank’s financial performance and to position the bank for continued profitable growth. Community Bank intends to […]

Show You Mean Business With the Outstanding Video Quality of the New Razer Kiyo Pro Webcam

With industry-leading video capability under any lighting conditions, Razer’s new webcam delivers studio quality images for a professional level of video conferencing IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#gaming–Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers (Hong Kong Stock Code: 1337), today announced the Razer Kiyo Pro, a USB camera with a high-performance Adaptive Light Sensor to deliver market-leading […]

i2c Partners with Zytara for Digital Banking Platform

Leading fintech company creates the world’s first digital bank for Millennials, Gen Z gamers and esports enthusiasts REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with fintech company Zytara, the pioneering digital banking platform and payment network designed for Millennials, Gen Z gamers and esports […]

Luma Partners with Insurance Technologies to Bring Annuities Solution to Market

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Luma–Luma Financial Technologies (“Luma”), an independent, multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform, announced today that they have selected Insurance Technologies, LLC, provider of FireLight®, a multi-carrier end-to-end insurance and retirement sales platform, as its latest partner to bring their annuities solution, “Luma Annuities,” to market. The Luma platform, which is backed by three of […]

Astra Launches Automated Bank Transfer API for Financial Institutions and Fintech Companies

Company’s technology platform enables fast, programmatic bank-to-bank transfers at a 99.999% reliability rate SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astra, a technology company that offers advanced bank-to-bank transfer solutions, today announced the official release of its transfer automation platform designed for financial institutions and fintech companies. The company’s transfer automation platform enables its customers to offer fast, programmatic transfers […]

Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions Earns Three Major Product Innovation Awards

iLien Motor Vehicle, Portfolio Sync, and iLien for Main Street recognized for excellence HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#WoltersKluwer—Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions has won three major industry accolades for excellence in product innovation. Two of its solutions—iLien Motor Vehicle and Portfolio Sync—have earned “Product of the Year” distinctions in Finance Monthly magazine’s hotly contested 2021 FinTech Awards, while its […]

Heritage Global Inc. Completes Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Debt Sales

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Heritage Global Inc. (Nasdaq: HGBL) (“Heritage Global,” “HGI” or “the Company”), an asset services company specializing in financial and industrial asset transactions, today announced that its financial asset sales division, National Loan Exchange (NLEX), has successfully closed the sale of a $25 million portfolio of BNPL charged-off accounts. According to Dave Ludwig, President […]

Overbond and Rapid Addition Form Strategic Alliance to Bring Interoperability and Market Connectivity to Bond Trading Automation

The collaboration gives fixed income traders around the globe the ability to harness the precision analytics, industry-leading speed, and extensive market coverage of Overbond AI alongside Rapid Addition’s high performance electronic messaging platform to automate up to 50% of RFQs. TORONTO & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ai–Overbond’s fixed income artificial intelligence (AI) now offers protocol and system agnostic […]

Funnel’s Revolutionary Online Leasing Tools Enables Renting an Apartment in 10 Minutes or Less

Industry-First FinTech Integration Reduces Time and Fraud TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The new apartment rental experience is here, and renters are opting for tools that make leasing simpler. Last year, Funnel announced their Online Leasing platform would be available in beta format for existing clients, and today, the impact on the industry is already being felt. Currently, […]

Access Softek Adds AI-enabled Agent Advisor to Live Chat Solution

BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Access Softek, Inc., an omnichannel digital banking platform provider, announced the launch of Agent Advisor the latest feature of its Live Chat solution. Agent Advisor utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize customer queries submitted via live chat and immediately provides auto-populated responses that call center staffers can push to the customer. Using AI, […]

FundGuard Closes $12 Million Series A Funding Round to Accelerate Growth of First AI-Powered Investment Management Enterprise SaaS Platform

Investment will drive product development, entry to new markets and grow the executive team NEW YORK & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FundGuard, the AI-powered SaaS investment management and asset servicing enterprise platform, today announced that it has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. The financing is being led by Team8 and existing investors Blumberg […]

Lightspeed Partners with dLocal to Power Payments for Independent Merchants in Mexico

Partnership between global commerce leader and emerging market financial technology unicorn provides reliable payment technology tailored to specific needs of Mexican SMBs SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–dLocal, the foremost payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, today announced a new partnership. The […]

TELUS International and Google Cloud Announce Expansion of Long-Term Strategic Partnership to Drive Enterprise Digital Transformation

Joint go-to-market strategy to initially focus on application migration, infrastructure modernization and Contact Center AI Partnership expands on TELUS International’s 10-year relationship with Google, reflecting growth and customer demand for Google Cloud solutions and technology VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, TELUS International (NYSE and TSX: TIXT), a digital customer experience (CX) innovator that designs, builds and […]

First National Bankers Bank Partners with KlariVis to Provide Comprehensive Data Analytics Solution

KlariVis, a cloud-based data analytics platform, enters strategic alliance with First National Bankers Bank to expand its footprint in the southeast ROANOKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#analytics—KlariVis, a unique and proprietary data analytics software platform developed by bankers for bankers, has entered into a strategic partnership with First National Bankers Bank (FNBB). KlariVis compiles and aggregates high-value, actionable […]

Open Banking a Global Revolution in Progress, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos

● Nearly half (45%) of global banking executives are set on transforming their business models to become digital ecosystems ● Open bank hub initiatives, giving customers the option to connect their bank data with third-party providers, is the second most chosen innovation strategy globally, cited by 29% of respondents ● This independent report discusses open […]

VC Investment in Fintech More Than Doubles in Second Half of 2020 – Expected to Remain Strong Into 2021, According to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech

Global fintech investment was US$105 billion in 2020 – the third highest annual total ever thanks to strong VC investment throughout the year US$71.9 billion in fintech investment (M&A, PE, and VC) in H2’20, compared to US$33.4 billion seen in H1’20 US$42 billion in fintech-focused VC investment makes 2020 second best year ever Cybersecurity-focused investment […]

 Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems and Global Oculus to Pilot Digital Currency Payment Acceptance

 Technology to Include Real-Time Acceptance Infrastructure, APIs and Integrations that will Enable Consumers to Pay for Purchases with Cryptocurrency LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Bitcoinhyper–Atlantic-Pacific Processing Systems NV, Corp. (APPS), a leading fintech white label SaaS payment processing and acquiring infrastructure platform, and Global Oculus, a blockchain and digital currency solution provider, today announced they have partnered to […]

BlackRock to Launch the “Aladdin Data Cloud” Powered by Snowflake

Snowflake Selects BlackRock as the Preferred Partner for the Investment Management Industry NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) today announced a strategic partnership to deliver a next-generation solution for the investment management industry. BlackRock will launch Aladdin Data Cloud, a solution for investment managers to expand the utility of data, powered by Snowflake’s platform. […]