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Kiosk Association Releases Multi-Vendor COVID Catalog

WESTMINSTER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Kiosk Association (KMA) announces the first multi-vendor kiosk solution catalog for COVID-related kiosk solutions. 22 different solutions for COVID and Temperature screening kiosks are available to choose from. CAKCEK is the authorized distributor for KMA standards conformance solutions. The owner of CAKCEK, Craig Keefner says, “We’ve been monitoring the temperature and thermal […]

PFS Partner Hyris Secures UK Triumph with Canadian Government 90-Minute COVID-19 Testing Megadeal

Hyris “bCUBE” based test kit is the only authorised medical device approved for human tests in Point of Care currently commercially available in Canada. Hyris Ltd. now focuses on supporting Canada in fully facing the new virus escalation. LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#FinTech–The Government of Canada has issued a significant approval for PFS’ London based client Hyris for […]

Infographics Showing Mobile Banking Market Share of U.S. Banks and Credit Unions by Solution Provider Released by William Mills Agency and FI Navigator

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#banking–William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations and marketing firm specializing in the financial industry has created two new infographics depicting the U.S. credit union and bank mobile market shares. The data was compiled with the help of FI Navigator, an organization that collects and analyzes data from many sources using proprietary algorithms […]

POSaBIT Launches New ‘Unlimited POS’ System for Cannabis Dispensaries

“POSaBIT Unlimited” promises to revolutionize the way cannabis retailers run their business. SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–POSaBIT Systems Corporation (CSE: PBIT), a leading financial technology company with an industry-leading cannabis point of sale system and unique payment processing solutions for cash-only businesses with a focus on those within the cannabis industry, has launched a game-changing, all-encompassing suite of […]

SharperLending® Partners with Blend to Deliver Verified Mortgage Data to Digital Lending Platform

Seamless Technology Integration Speeds Origination, Processing for Lending Departments SPOKANE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#blendlabsinc–Mortgage technology provider SharperLending® announced today a secure, digital data integration and partnership between their XpertOnline® mortgage credit reporting system and Blend’s Digital Lending Platform. Through the seamless system-to-system integration, Blend’s lender and bank customers are able to request, receive and store consumer credit […]

Goji Selects BackBay Communications as Agency of Record

LONDON & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Goji, a leading UK-based technology company that provides an investment platform that connects alternative investment managers with high net worth investors globally, has selected BackBay Communications as its agency of record. BackBay is an integrated financial services public relations, content development, and digital marketing agency with dedicated teams focused on financial technology, […]

Intertrust Releases 2020 Security Report on Global mHealth App Threats

Annual security report of 100 top Android and iOS healthcare applications reveals serious cryptographic vulnerabilities, data leakage, and other security breaches—showing the industry needs to do far better given the massive transition to remote healthcare in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns. SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IntertrustTech—Intertrust, the pioneer in digital rights management (DRM) technology and leading provider […]

Open Banking: Partnership between Ebury and Nexi

London-based Fintech Ebury, specialists in transactional services for businesses that trade internationally, joins Nexi Open Banking ecosystem Nexi’s partner banks will be able to strengthen their offering to SME and Corporate clients with Ebury’s innovative global transaction services, which can be seamlessly integrated in the bank’s infrastructure MILAN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexi, the leading Italian PayTech in digital […]

ACI Worldwide and Mastercard to Collaborate and Advance New Payment Solutions and Experiences for Customers

ACI and Mastercard will begin their collaboration by working together to offer industry-leading technology and expertise to central banks, scheme operators and market participants to fast-track the migration and modernization of real-time payment solutions around the world NAPLES, Fla. & PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software […]

PLNAR Joins Guidewire PartnerConnect Solution Alliance Program; Publishes Ready for Guidewire Integration for Virtual Interior Inspections

PLNAR’s Ready for Guidewire add-on is now available in the Guidewire Marketplace to transform the interior property claims process to self-service AUSTIN, Texas & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Guidewire–Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently, today announced that PLNAR, a leading provider of virtual claims technology solutions […]

JPMorgan Chase Rolls Out New Digital Hub, Tools to Protect Businesses Against Fraud

Digital services help businesses easily monitor for fraud while managing their cash flow NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Access to reliable online security has never been more critical for businesses today. In fact, 81% of business owners experienced payments fraud last year, according to a recent survey by J.P. Morgan and the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP®). To […]

CellTrust Ranks as No. 4 Fastest-Growing in Telecommunications Category on the 2020 Inc. 5000

SL2 Mobile RegTech Text Capture App Drives Three-Year Revenue Growth of over 2,000 Percent SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With three-year revenue growth of over 2,000%, CellTrust announced today it was ranked as the No. 4 fastest-growing private company in the Telecommunications Industry Category on the prestigious 2020 Inc. 5000 list in addition to its overall ranking of […]

Finicity Launches Finicity Lend™ to Accelerate the Next-gen Credit Decisioning Experience, Advance Open Banking

Finicity’s new integrated set of credit-decisioning services to digitally transform lending with accurate, real-time and consumer-permissioned data SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Finicity, a leading provider of open banking solutions, today announced the rollout of Finicity Lend™ for credit-decisioning. Finicity Lend, an integrated solution set of open banking data services, provides banks, lenders and fintech developers access […]

Realio Partners With $250M+ Valentus Fund to Tokenize Institutional-grade Investment Opportunities

Established by Wall Street veterans and blockchain experts, Realio and Valentus’s new SEC-compliant peer-to-peer (p2p) ecosystem (Valentus Digital) seeks to make institutional-quality investments accessible to everyday investors NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#blockchain—Realio, the technology ecosystem for institutional-grade digital assets, announces a partnership with Valentus Capital Management. The partnership enables the digitization of an array of private equity […]

Trillium Mutual Insurance Company Selects Guidewire for Business Innovation and Growth

Ontario agri-business mutual insurer to leverage Guidewire to enable digital transformation, deliver service excellence, and accelerate product launches LISTOWEL, Ontario, & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$GWRE #cloud–Trillium Mutual Insurance Company, an agri-business mutual insurer based out of Listowel, Ontario, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE), the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently, […]

MSCI Appoints Andrew C. Wiechmann Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today the appointment of Andrew C. Wiechmann as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective immediately. Linda S. Huber, who is stepping down from her role as CFO, will remain with the Company for a […]

Ant Group Launches “Trusple,” an AntChain-Powered Global Trade and Financial Services Platform for SMEs and Financial Institutions

SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ant Group, a leading provider in the development of open platforms for technology-driven inclusive financial services, and the parent company of China’s largest digital payment platform Alipay, today unveiled Trusple, an international trade and financial service platform powered by AntChain, the company’s blockchain-based technology solutions. Trusple aims to make it easier and less costly […]

Deloitte Launches < "The Next Wave" Emerging Digital Life in South and Southeast Asia > Report At Ant Group’s INCLUSION Fintech Conference

Report publishes the first ever Digital Life Index of South and Southeast Asia SHANGHAI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deloitte launched <“The Next Wave” Emerging Digital Life in South and Southeast Asia > Report today at the INCLUSION Fintech Conference, organized by Ant Group and Alipay to foster a global dialogue on building a more inclusive, green, and sustainable world […]

Pulaski County, Arkansas and NIC Arkansas Launch New Service, Allowing Residents to Pay Taxes with Cash

Despite county offices closed due to COVID-19, taxpayers can still make in-person cash payments LITTLE ROCK, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulaski County, Ark., is the first in the state to provide payment options for taxpayers who want to pay their property and real estate tax bills in person with cash. Working with the state’s digital solutions partner NIC […]

HighRadius Expands Relationship with Commerce Bank to Offer Full Suite of Integrated Receivables and Treasury Management Products

AI-powered Integrated Platform to Help Banking clients Manage their Cash Flow and Cash Forecasting HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI—HighRadius, a fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in automating the order-to-cash and treasury management processes, today announced an expanded strategic relationship with Commerce Bank that furthers the financial institution’s digital transformation offering to their clients. Corporate clients are looking […]

Fintech Machine Learning Leader Attunely Secures $9M in Funding

New capital will support expansion of team; Attunely technology helps financial and creditl institutions better manage revenue recovery and the consumer experience SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Attunely Inc., a pioneer in deploying machine learning to maximize revenue recovery and enhance the consumer experience, today announced $9 million in financing. The new capital includes an earlier seed round as […]

Sensibill Launches Smart Technology to Rapidly Extract Receipt Data

API-powered solution automates and simplifies the transcriptions of receipts at scale, driving deeper customer engagement and loyalty for businesses TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sensibill, the leading provider of SKU-level data and financial tools like digital receipt management that help institutions better know and serve their customers, today announced the launch of its newest product: Receipt Extraction API. The […]

Lightyear Capital Announces the Formation of ProfitSolv

Integrated B2B Payments and Software Platform for Professional Services Providers NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lightyear Capital LLC (“Lightyear”), a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, announced today that investment funds affiliated with Lightyear have established ProfitSolv (or the “Company”) to acquire integrated billing, payments, and software solutions for legal, accounting, and other professional services […]

Sontiq™ Announces Advancement in Fintech with Patent-Pending Digital Fraud Protection for Payments Sector

Innovation Fuses Credit and Dark Web Monitoring with Mobile Threat Protection to Alert Consumers of Compromised Accounts and Hacked Credentials Related to Digital Payments BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IntelligentIdentitySecurity—Sontiq, the leader in Intelligent Identity Security, today announced a new disruptive pairing in Fintech for the payments sector – a patent-pending Digital Fraud Protection System designed to work with […]

Wells Fargo and Envestnet | Yodlee Sign Data Exchange Agreement

Agreement will provide customers with greater convenience, control, and security when sharing financial data with fintech apps. SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today it has entered into a data exchange agreement with Envestnet | Yodlee, a leading financial data aggregation and analytics platform. Powered by an application programming interface (API), Wells […]

 VoPay’s Payment Technology Solution Powers MICC Financial’s New Savings Platform

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#digitalpayments–VoPay, a leader in payments innovation, is now powering the payment layer of MICC Financial’s rotational savings platform. VoPay’s payment technology platform provides an ideal solution to enable the new generation of financial technology businesses to easily and rapidly incorporate payments into their technology applications. With access to a full suite of […]

German Fintech Vanta Chooses Marqeta to Launch Credit Card for German Startups

Powered by Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform, Vanta develops its next generation card offering in just three months. LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today announced that it has helped Berlin based fintech, Vanta, launch its next generation credit card for startups – the first of its kind in Germany. Using the Marqeta […]

Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions Business and Quantitative Manager QS Investors Join Forces

More Than $120 Billion Solutions Business Brings Together Complementary Client Bases, Geographical Footprint and Investment Strengths Combination Adds Scale, Expertise and Cutting-Edge Technology to Deliver Best-in-Class Solutions for Clients SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Franklin Templeton today announced its plans to combine the Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions (FTMAS) and QS Investors capabilities to form Franklin Templeton Investment […]

Intuit Launches Omnichannel Sales Platform QuickBooks Commerce

QuickBooks Commerce gives small businesses access to millions of new customers Open platform creates single hub for preferred marketplaces and business solutions; sales from Amazon, Squarespace, ShopKeep reconcile within QuickBooks’ technology MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Intuit launched QuickBooks Commerce, a business management platform to help small businesses attract and sell to new customers across multiple […]

TELUS International Named to Constellation ShortListTM for Customer Experience (CX) Operations Services: Global

Offerings for Digital Leaders Reinventing Operations and Transforming Business Models VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TELUS announced today that TELUS International, a leading global customer experience and digital solutions provider, was named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Customer Experience (CX) Operations Services: Global in Q3 2020. The technology vendors and service providers included in this program deliver […]

Mastercard Expands its Digital First Card Program Amid Growing Demand for Digitally Driven Money Management Solutions

Mastercard’s Digital First Card Program lays the foundation for issuing banks, fintechs, and traditional co-brand partners to offer end-to-end payments solutions to cardholders PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Directly addressing today’s generation, who does everything – from ordering meals to scheduling doctor’s appointments – on their mobile phones or online, Mastercard today announced the expansion of its Digital […]

Gold Payment App CORO Granted Money Transmitter License in Delaware

MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Coro Global Inc. (OTCQB: CGLO) today announced its subsidiary Coro Corp. has been granted a Money Transmitter license by the State of Delaware, Office of the State Bank Commissioner. As a result of the company being granted this license, Delaware residents will have access to CORO, which is a payment app that allows customers […]

FIS Partners with The Clearing House to Bring Real-Time Payments to U.S. Financial Institutions

Key facts New FIS managed service eases the process for small-to-mid-sized banks and credit unions to connect to the RTP® network from The Clearing House. First Bank and Nano Banc are among the first banks to begin real-time payment processing and settlement through the FIS managed service.   JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As consumers and businesses increasingly […]

Total Economic Impact Study Finds Azul Zing Achieves 224% ROI and Total Benefits of $2.2 Million Over Three Years for Its Java Virtual Machine

In less than 3 months, Azul Zing pays for itself by cutting development and infrastructure costs while meeting performance SLAs SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Java–Azul, provider of the world’s most trusted open source Java platform, today announced findings of a new commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting that reveals that the Azul Zing Java Virtual Machine typically […]

Tresata Will Offer Its AML Diagnostic System for Free to Help Banks Named in The ICIJ FinCEN Reports Pinpoint Entity Intelligence Shortcomings

Tresata’s Fraud Intelligence System is designed to not just report suspicious activity, but also help prevent it CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Tresata, a pioneering Intelligence Software company, will offer, at no charge, its automated AML Diagnostic System to all Banks named in the FinCEN reports to help them better understand the adequacy of their current systems and […]

Workiva Wraps Up Amplify 2020: Global Conference Transformed into a Virtual Experience for Over 6,000 Attendees Across 60 Countries

AMES, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$WK #100BestCos—Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), the company that simplifies complex work, wrapped up its largest annual conference, Workiva Amplify, following three days of incredible virtual experiences. More than 6,000 attendees from over 60 countries participated in 42 customer, partner and Workiva led sessions focused on solving the universal challenges of data, process and reporting […]

Razer Unleashes a Fleet of Wireless Flagships

Using the industry-leading, ultra-low latency Razer™ HyperSpeed Wireless technology to power the new Razer BlackShark V2 Pro, DeathAdder V2 Pro and BlackWidow V3 Pro, Razer cuts the cables on three of the most iconic gaming peripherals IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Gaming–Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the launch of the new Razer BlackShark […]

Winners of Nationwide Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge Named

Six housing innovators receive a total of $12 million in grants to create housing affordability solutions across the U.S. COLUMBIA, Md. and SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Although the housing challenges facing millions of Americans often seem intractable, organizations from across the U.S. are collaborating to deliver fresh, innovative and scalable ideas to create housing affordability solutions with […]

Earnnest Appoints Russell Smith as General Manager of Earnnest Enterprise

Leading Real Estate Payments Company Strengthens Leadership Team with Industry Innovator GREENVILLE, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#REALTOR–Earnnest, the largest digital earnest money service in the U.S., today announced the launch of its new Earnnest Enterprise division and the appointment of Russell Smith to the position of General Manager, Earnnest Enterprise. Earnnest has quickly built a name helping homebuyers […]

SBLI & Afficiency Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership

New Instant Issue and 100% Digital Term Products for Worksite and Retail Markets WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SBLI and Afficiency Inc. announce a strategic partnership and the release of two new simplified issue term life insurance products – a retail and a worksite version – that allow consumers to easily purchase life insurance online. These products offer […]