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LifeYield Unlocks $2.3B of Potential Lifetime Social Security Benefits in Q3 2020

Social Security Advantage® reveals nearly $7.7B YTD in added retirement income for personal investors benefiting from LifeYield technology BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The uncertainties of both an imminent presidential election and the long-term solvency of Social Security have pressured advisors to reassure their clients and deliver retirement income strategies that will create better outcomes. LifeYield LLC, the market […]

Clarity AI Raises $15m to Fuel Expansion of Platform That Empowers Investors to Manage the Societal Impact of Their Portfolios

DEUTSCHE BÖRSE LEADS FUNDING ROUND – CONDUCTED 100% REMOTELY DUE TO COVID-19 COMPANY REPORTS RISING DEMAND DURING PERIOD OF SOCIAL UNREST AND VOLATILITY NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Clarity AI announced today that it has closed a USD $15 million funding round led by Deutsche Börse AG and co-investor Mundi Ventures. Clarity AI empowers investors to manage the […]

The Helper Bees Launches Insurance Industry-First Digital Invoicing Payment Processing for Long-term Care Facilities

Enables long-term care insurance carriers to become more customer-centric through digital transformation Generates new data insights that can be implemented to improve care and payments for claimants THB Digital Invoicing product improves digital infrastructure to analyze claims data; platform has been deployed initially at multiple Fortune 500 insurance carriers AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ATX—The Helper Bees (THB), […]

CSI Partners with Feeding America for CX20 Community Outreach

PADUCAH, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, has partnered with Feeding America—the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization—for a community outreach initiative during CSI Customer Experience 2020 (CX20), to be held virtually Nov. 17-19. Attendees are encouraged to share photos on Twitter illustrating how their organizations are […]

EML Unveils FINLAB Global FinTech Incubator At EMLCON2020

EML’s New FINLAB Incubator Will Immediately Benefit Two Disruptive Tech Brands BRISBANE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#FinTech—EML PAYMENTS LIMITED (ASX: EML) (‘EML’) has announced details of its FinLab https://emlfinlab.com tech investment arm at the annual EMLCON2020 conference. FinLab strategically partners EML with early-stage companies developing groundbreaking embedded FinTech solutions. Its first series of investments involve industry disruptors Interchecks […]

tZERO Forges Agreement with Tynton Capital to Digitize & Trade its Proposed Digital Infrastructure Fund with a Planned Offering Size of $300 Million USD

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–tZERO, a leader in financial innovation and liquidity for private companies, announced today it has signed an agreement with Tynton Capital, a venture capital and private equity firm, to provide digitization services for its planned data infrastructure technology fund, which will be issued on the Tezos Blockchain. The fund has a planned offering […]

SmartMetric Biometric Contactless Credit and Debit Cards to Replace 4 Digit Pins to Make for a More Secure Card Transaction

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ameritrade–SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) has created a biometric credit and debit card that has an inside the card, biometric fingerprint scan and recognition hardware solution. This allows for far greater security to the ubiquitous credit and debit card than the reliance on simple and insecure four-digit PIN’s (Personal Identification Numbers). “Using a card […]

Harris Williams Advises SentryOne on its Pending Sale to SolarWinds

RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it is advising SentryOne, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners, on its pending sale to SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI). SentryOne is a leading provider of mission-critical database performance monitoring and DataOps software for the Microsoft Data Platform, including SQL Server, Azure […]

New Unbabel Portal Unveiled to Manage Customer Service Language Operations

Gives Visibility and Analytics Around Subscription and Usage Data to Fully Optimize a Customer Service Team’s Efficiency SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AItranslation—Unbabel, the AI-powered, human-refined translation platform that enables multilingual customer service at scale, launched today the Unbabel Portal, an interface on top of the Unbabel Platform, which offers customers the most dynamic visualization and increased control […]

TELUS International Invests in Advanced Technologies Via Innovation Labs

iLabs pioneers solutions for a digitally-enabled and connected world, including AI, automation, language processing and more LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TELUS International, a leading global customer experience (CX) and digital solutions provider, today announced the launch of its Innovation Labs (iLabs), an R&D initiative that represents the company’s investment in developing next-generation solutions for future customer interactions. […]

Restaurants Enhance Touchless Dining Experience with Scan to Order from Clover

New feature enables restaurants to create digital menus accessible with QR codes and allows customers to order food, pay their tab, and tip for service digitally BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Restaurants that utilize the popular Clover® point-of-sale (POS) platform from Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, are now able […]

Multinational Corporations, Thwarted by COVID-19 Crisis and Currency Volatility, Suffer $17.5 Billion in FX Losses, According to Kyriba’s Q2 2020 Currency Impact Report

Negative Currency Impact Is Up 44 Percent in Quarter Impact on European Companies Increased 134 Percent Brazilian Real Shocks Multinationals SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The impact of currency volatility soared 44 percent in a single quarter, causing more than $17.5 billion in foreign exchange (FX) losses in Q2 2020, according to the latest Kyriba Currency Impact Report […]

Australia’s Global Talent Visa Program Sees Tech CEOs Swap Silicon Valley for Sydney

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Australia–Australia’s Global Talent Visa Program, also known as the Global Talent Independent Program, is making waves across the Pacific, attracting dynamic, high-profile business leaders to the country’s shores, with many hailing from the US. The program is fine tuned to attract only the world’s premium business talent, and this highly targeted approach has proven […]

Insights on the Global Blockchain Technology Market 2020-2024: COVID-19 Analysis, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities, and Threats – Technavio

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BlockchainTechnologyMarket–The blockchain technology market is expected to grow by USD 8.07 billion, accelerating at a CAGR of over 29% during the forecast period. Download Free Sample Report The increase in FinTech spending is one of the major factors propelling market growth. However, factors such as the network privacy and security concerns will hamper market […]

AM Best: Low Mortgage Rates Boosting Title Insurance Premiums (AM BestTV)

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In this episode of AMBestTV, Fred Eslami and David Blades, both associate directors, AM Best, discuss how U.S. title insurers are navigating through the COVID-led upheaval in the economy and the steps carriers are taking to innovate and streamline operations. Click on http://www.ambest.com/v.asp?v=ambtitlebladeseslami1020 to view the entire program. Blades said U.S. title insurers […]

IMM Partners with Integra Software Systems to Equip Financial Institutions with Innovative Lending Technology

IMM and Integra’s partnership provides all-in-one lending solutions with eSignature capability RAHWAY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IMM, the only eSignature provider that specializes in eSignature and digital transaction solutions exclusively for financial institutions, and Integra, a longstanding provider of lending technology, have partnered to better power mortgage, consumer and commercial lending automation. Together, IMM and Integra will streamline […]

Sigma Enables Migo to Swiftly Pivot Marketing Strategy in Response to COVID-19

Financial Technology Firm Improves Marketing Campaign Response Rate by 47 Percent and Drives Exceptional Customer Retention with Self-service Business Intelligence SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sigma Computing, an innovator in cloud analytics and business intelligence for enterprise teams, enabled Migo’s marketing team to temporarily pivot from driving new demand to temporarily helping with customer retention and recovery due […]

Crawford & Company Chooses CoreLogic to Support Global Claims Operations and Improve Carrier and Policyholder Outcomes

Crawford adjusters now enabled with a seamless experience, modernized communication tools and improved workflows IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Foreclosure–CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today announced that Crawford & Company® (NYSE: CRD-A and CRD-B), the world’s largest publicly listed independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers […]

SaverLife Announces Expansion of Saving Program Across Six U.S. Intuit Prosperity Hubs in 2021

SaverLife Boosts Local Communities with Saving Program, Funded by Intuit SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SaverLife, a national nonprofit fintech that helps working families achieve prosperity through savings, and Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), proud maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks and Mint, today announced the planned expansion of SaverLife’s financial savings program to all of Intuit’s U.S. Prosperity Hub locations in […]

DuTrac Community Credit Union Selects Array of Access Softek Digital Banking Solutions to Provide Members Comprehensive Mobile and Online Services

BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Access Softek, Inc., a digital banking platform provider, announced that Dubuque, Iowa-based DuTrac Community Credit Union ($840M in assets) will offer a wide array of the company’s digital banking solutions to its members. Through this partnership, DuTrac will offer omnichannel digital banking and account opening, SMS banking, biometric authentication and video chat features […]

Computex Technology Solutions Partners with Datadobi for Major Data Migration Project

Successfully Completed a Migration of 100TB+ Revenue-Generating Application for Large Multinational Firm LEUVEN, Belgium–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Computex—Datadobi, the global leader in unstructured data management software, today announced it has been selected by award-winning solutions provider, Computex Technology Solutions, to migrate the data of a business-critical application for one of the largest financial and professional services providers in […]

Brazilian Credit Card Issuer Afinz Moves to FIS for Processing Services to Support Growth Strategy

Key facts: Brazilian fintech and card issuer Afinz, formerly Sorocred, has selected FIS’ card processing services for its entire portfolio of credit cards. FIS will also provide processing services for Afinz’s recently launched credit card co-branded with Visa. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS) announced that it has been selected by Brazilian financial […]

Discover Launches Click to Pay Making the Digital Checkout Experience Simple and More Secure

RIVERWOODS, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Discover cardmembers and merchants can now experience a more seamless and consistent checkout experience when shopping online or through a mobile app with the launch of Click to Pay. The digital payment solution, based on the EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard, replaces the need for cardmembers to manually enter personal and […]

Aegean Airlines Partners with ACI Worldwide to Maximize Revenue and Combat eCommerce Payments Fraud

Greece’s flagship carrier to utilize award-winning ACI Secure eCommerce solution to fight growing threat of online fraud during COVID-19 pandemic and drive revenue growth and international expansion NAPLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time digital payment software and solutions, today announced it is extending its partnership with Aegean Airlines to […]

Defiance ETFs Expands Growth into FinTech, Announcing the Launch of Defiance Analytics

‘Distribution 2.0’ – Digital Marketing for Asset Management NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Defiance ETFs has announced the launch of Defiance Analytics, the first digital marketing technology platform dedicated to asset management distribution for the ‘retail investor.’ Analytics utilizes machine learning and natural language processing to enhance an investor’s digital experience around fund product branding, research, and […]

Choice Technology Solutions Inks Deal with Merrick Bank

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ISO—Choice Technology Solutions, a financial-technology leader in back-office automation, today announced that Merrick Bank has selected the company’s Jarvis all-in-one back-office management platform for its business needs. In the battle to stay competitive and thrive, Jarvis automation helps merchant acquirers, independent sales organizations (ISOs) and sales agents streamline processes and workflows to reduce […]

Socure Unveils Sigma Synthetic Fraud, a New Way to Identify and Combat Synthetic Identity Fraud

Businesses using Socure’s Sigma Synthetic Fraud solution achieve auto-capture rates over 90% on synthetic identity fraud in the riskiest 3% of users, for both new and existing accounts Launch debuts on the first day of Money20/20’s MoneyFest Event NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#dataprotection—Socure, the leader in Day Zero digital identity verification, today announced the launch of Sigma […]

USAT Announces Upgrades and Expansion of ePort Product Family to Accept EMV Contact and Contactless Payments

ePort G10-Chip Cashless Reader Expands Payment Device Options for Customers, Accepting Contact EMV (chip cards) and Contactless EMV (tap) ePort G10-S Completes Free Over-the-Air Upgrade to Accept Contactless EMV Payments MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$USAT #ContactlessPayments—USA Technologies, Inc. (OTC: USAT) (“USAT”), a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail […]

CSI Supports ABA’s Financial Inclusion Initiative by Facilitating Bank On-Certified Accounts

PADUCAH, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, is joining the American Bankers Association (ABA) in supporting financial inclusion by enabling its bank customers to offer Bank On-certified accounts to consumers. Bank On-certified accounts provide safe, affordable services—including bill pay, robust transaction capabilities and no overdraft fees—to […]

Axos Bank’s Essential Checking Named “Best Checking Account for College Students”

In its first-ever rankings of America’s Best Banks, Newsweek touts Essential Checking’s low to no fees and unlimited ATM charge reimbursements SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#americasbestbanks–In its first-ever ranking of America’s Best Banks, Newsweek named digital banking leader Axos Bank’s Essential Checking account the “Best Checking Account for College Students” – citing the account’s low to no […]

Yooz arrives to Switzerland

Europe’s most automated demat invoices solution – connected to all ERPs on the market – finally accessible to all Swiss companies AIMARGUES, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#apautomation—The leading publisher of digital and automated SaaS purchasing and invoicing solutions Yooz is operating actively in Switzerland. The company provides Swiss companies of all sizes and industries with the P2P process […]

AM Best Posts Interactive Webinar Highlights for “The Perils and Promise of Insurtechs”

OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viewers can access highlights from an AM Best webinar sponsored by Cognizant to find out how insurers are learning and profiting from the new wave of entrants into the insurance techno-sphere. Panelists include: Chris Blatchly, consulting leader and chief digital officer for insurance, Cognizant; Agil Francis, consulting partner, Cognizant Consulting – Insurance, Cognizant; […]

OneSpan Wins CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award for Mobile Security Solution of the Year

International awards program recognizes company’s Mobile Security Suite for making mobile banking convenient and secure CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OneSpan™ (NASDAQ: OSPN), the global leader in securing remote banking transactions, today announced that its Mobile Security Suite has been awarded “Overall Mobile Security Solution of the Year” from CyberSecurity Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that recognizes […]

 daVinci Payments to Combine with North Lane Technologies, Formerly Wirecard North America

 Transaction creates premier payment technology and solutions platform under Syncapay umbrella, Syncapay to receive majority equity investment from Centerbridge Partners CHICAGO & PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–daVinci Payments (“daVinci”) and North Lane Technologies, formerly Wirecard North America Inc., today announced that they are joining forces to establish a high-growth, premier payment company with innovative technology and solutions. The […]

Tavant Named to Prestigious IDC FinTech Rankings by IDC Financial Insights

Annual ranking highlights top 100 global providers of financial technology SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#IDCFinTechRankings—Tavant, a Silicon Valley-based provider of AI-powered digital lending technologies, announced today it has been named to the 2020 IDC FinTech Rankings for the second straight year. The 17th annual vendor ranking represents the leading hardware, software and service providers to the […]

Lili, the All-in-One Banking App Designed for Freelance Workers, Raises $15 Million in Funding to Accelerate Growth and Support Expansive Customer Adoption

Transaction Volume Has Increased 700% This Year Due to Pandemic-Induced Growth of Freelance Economy NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lili, the all-in-one banking app designed for freelance workers, announced it has raised a $15 million funding round to accelerate growth as the American workforce is increasingly turning to freelancing during COVID-19. The round was led by Group 11, […]

TNS Leverages Fortinet Secure SD-WAN to Help Retailers Embrace Digital Transformation and Cloud Adoption With New Solution

RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leader in fintech payment services, announces the launch of TNS Secure SD-WAN which leverages Fortinet’s leading Secure SD-WAN solution. In partnership with Fortinet, TNS Secure SD-WAN combines proven managed payment services with next generation network security. The new service can help businesses seeking a solution in a secure […]

PowerPay Reports Significant Growth in Home Improvement Lending Amid Pandemic

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PowerPay, the nation’s fastest-growing home improvement financing technology company, has reported a 120% annualized growth rate in the volume of new loans originating in Q3 2020. As millions of Americans are working and learning from home, the demand for home renovations increased dramatically. Since the beginning of the pandemic, PowerPay has demonstrated explosive growth […]

UBS Workplace Wealth Solutions Expands to Provide Corporate Clients With Student Loan Debt, Retirement and Broader Financial Wellness Tools for Their Employees

Collaborates with FutureFuel.io, a student loan repayment platform that helps corporate employees pay down student debt quickly and efficiently with innovative, technology-driven solutions Adds new Retirement Plan Advisor program to expand its guided, fiduciary retirement plan solutions offered to smaller businesses Launches new user-friendly UBS Financial Wellness digital experience NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UBS Global Wealth Management […]

Insurity Strengthens Billing and Payments Offerings with Bill It Now Acquisition

Bolsters End-to-End Billing and Payments Offering, Further Enhancing Speed-to-Value for Carriers, MGAs, and Brokers HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insurity, LLC, a leading provider of cloud-based core system solutions and data analytics for the world’s largest insurers, brokers, and MGAs, today announced its acquisition of Bill It Now. The deal further enhances Insurity’s ability to provide comprehensive, end-to-end […]