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Outlook on the Bancassurance Global Market to 2026 – Impact Analysis of COVID-19

Dublin, Feb. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Bancassurance Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global bancassurance market reached a value of US$ 1191 Billion in 2020. Bancassurance refers to an arrangement between a bank and an insurance firm, wherein the bank […]

YEAR-END REPORT 2020

POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS IN DIFFICULT TIMES FOURTH QUARTER 2020 Net sales totalled MSEK 13.9 (14.8), a decrease of MSEK 0.9 / 6 % EBITDA was MSEK 0.3 (-9.4), an increase of MSEK 9.7 Operating profit/loss was MSEK -1.5 (-11.2), an increase of MSEK 9.7 Profit/loss after tax was MSEK -6.3 (-10.4), an increase of MSEK 4.1 […]

First National Corporation to Acquire The Bank of Fincastle

STRASBURG, Va. and FINCASTLE, Va., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First National Corporation (the “Company” or “First National”) (NASDAQ: FXNC), the bank holding company of First Bank ( “First Bank”) and The Bank of Fincastle (“Fincastle”) (OTCPK: BFTL) jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement. Upon completion of the acquisition, the […]

Germany Cards and Payments Market Outlook to 2024: Current and Forecast Values for Debit, Credit and Charge Cards

Dublin, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Germany Cards and Payments – Opportunities and Risks to 2024” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The report provides detailed analysis of market trends in the German cards and payments industry. It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, […]

Paya to Present at Upcoming Virtual Investor Conference

ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paya Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYA), a leading integrated payments and commerce solution provider, today announced that Jeff Hack, Paya CEO is scheduled to present at the 5th Annual Evercore ISI Payments & Fintech Innovators Forum on March 4, 2021 at 1:15pm EST. The presentation will be webcast live, […]

Nuvei to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference

MONTREAL, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, today announced that the Company will be participating in the 2021 Virtual KBW Fintech Payments Conference. Event Details: 2021 Virtual KBW Fintech Payments ConferenceDate: Thursday, February 25, 2021Time: 3:30pm ET   […]

Financial Venture Studio Announces Largest-Ever Cohort of Seed-Stage FinTech Startups

Majority of selected companies were formed since COVID-19 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Venture Studio (FVS) today announced that it has selected a record nine companies for its Winter 2021 cohort of the nation’s premier program dedicated to seed-stage fintech startups. Following a rigorous vetting process, the companies have received […]

AnalytixInsight Adds AI-Based Stock Quality Metrics to Online Financial Broker InvestoPro

TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artificial Intelligence company, AnalytixInsight Inc. (“AnalytixInsight”, or the “Company”) (TSX-V: ALY; OTCQB: ATIXF), announces that it will add its proprietary AI-based quality scoring metrics for stocks listed on InvestoPro, the online financial broker platform of its FinTech affiliate, MarketWall. With this addition, InvestoPro combines low-fee stock trading and […]

FinovateEurope 2021 Set to Feature the World’s Latest Fintech Innovations via Unique Digital Event

The conference will feature more than 50 global thought leaders and provide networkingopportunities with an impressive group of over 1,000 senior decision-makers NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NetworkWire — This year’s FinovateEurope is set to be one of the most significant Finovate events yet, allowing attendees the opportunity to confront the […]

PacWest Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend

— $0.25 Per Share Cash Dividend Payable on March 10, 2021 to Stockholders of Record on March 1, 2021 — LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PacWest Bancorp (Nasdaq: PACW) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per common share. The cash dividend is payable […]

Kearny Financial Corp. Declares Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kearny Financial Corp. (NASDAQ GS: KRNY) (the “Company”), the holding company of Kearny Bank (the “Bank”), announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share to stockholders of record as of March 3, 2021, payable on March 17, […]

Core Banking Solution (CBS) Market is Projected to Surpass USD 9.35 Billion by 2025 at 5.61% CAGR | Growing Adoption of AI and Big Data to Bolster Core Banking Solution Market Growth

Core Banking Solution (CBS) market leaders are UNISYS, Jayam Solutions Private Limited, SAP SE, Infosys Limited, Fiserv, Inc., HCL Technologies Limited, Capgemini SE, Tata Consultancy Services, Oracle Financial Services Software Limited, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Temenos Group AG. Pune, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Market Analysis The global core banking solution market is highly […]

Sumo Logic Helps Fintechs Modernize Banking with Continuous Intelligence

New Companies Using Sumo Logic Across Security and Operations for Data-driven Business Decisions Including Currencycloud, MoonPay, Paidy, Snoop and More REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sumo Logic (Nasdaq: SUMO), the pioneer in continuous intelligence, today announced it is expanding its work with leading businesses in the fintech and banking sectors including […]

Digital Check Corp. Promotes John Gudenburr to Vice President of Engineering

Northbrook, IL, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Digital Check Corp., a leading provider of image capture and payments processing technology, has promoted John Gudenburr to the role of vice president of engineering. In the newly created position, he will continue to lead the company’s Novi, MI, engineering team, and will be responsible for Digital […]

FiscalNote Acquires UK-based Oxford Analytica

The geopolitical intelligence and advisory firm’s in-depth content and analysis will further broaden and deepen FiscalNote’s data and content offerings for global clients Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FiscalNote, a global technology company that provides software and political intelligence around legislative and regulatory risk, announced that it has acquired Oxford Analytica, a […]

Oxford Analytica Acquired by Global Technology Firm, FiscalNote

The geopolitical intelligence and advisory firm’s in-depth content and analysis will further broaden and deepen U.S.-based FiscalNote’s data and content offerings for global clients Washington, DC, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FiscalNote, a global technology company based in Washington, D.C. that provides software and political intelligence around legislative and regulatory risk, announced that it […]

Global Banking and Payments Survey 2020 – Finding Consumers Pain Points and Changing Sentiments

Dublin, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Banking and Payments Survey 2020 – Finding Consumers Pain Points and Changing Sentiments” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides actionable insight from the publisher’s 2020 proprietary global survey, spanning banking, wealth, and payments. The report catches the trend in consumer sentiment around a […]

InvestorBrandNetwork’s NetworkNewsWire Returns to Serve as the Official NewsWire for Informa’s FinovateEurope Conference

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NetworkWire — NetworkNewsWire (“NNW”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company part of the InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”), today announces that it will collaborate once again with Informa for the upcoming FinovateEurope. NNW will be serving as the official newswire while IBN serves as an official media sponsor. […]

GreenBox POS Announces Nasdaq Listing and Pricing of an Upsized $43.6 Million Public Offering

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GreenBox POS (NASDAQ:GBOX) (the “Company”) previously (OTCQB:GRBX), an emerging financial technology company leveraging proprietary blockchain security to build customized payment solutions today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,150,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $10.50 per share for aggregate […]

Alex Bursak Joins LiquidX as Regional Head of Insurance, Bolstering Asia Pacific Expansion

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LiquidX, the global network for working capital, trade finance and insurance, today announced the appointment of Alex Bursak as Director and Regional Head of Insurance for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, based in Singapore. In the role, Bursak will accelerate LiquidX’s strategic expansion in Asia as well […]

Truxton Trust Advises BasePoint on Debt Financing for Expansion

Truxton Trust BasePoint Tombstone Truxton Trust Advises BasePoint on Debt Financing for Expansion NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Truxton Trust Company is pleased to announce its role as advisor to BasePoint Health Management, a provider of non-clinical management services for affiliate psychiatrists. The financing is comprised of a senior secured loan facility […]

Boku Launches Direct Carrier Billing with Microsoft in South Korea & Saudi Arabia

LONDON, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boku Inc., (AIM: BOKU), the world’s leading provider of mobile payment and identity solutions, has launched new mobile payment methods for Microsoft in both South Korea and Saudi Arabia. Customers of South Korea’s SK Telecom (SKT) and Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Telecom (STC) can now make seamless & secure […]

Total Expert Welcomes SaaS Veterans Ilene Vogt as Chief Revenue Officer and Rebecca Martin as Chief Marketing Officer

Duo joins the executive team to empower banks and lenders, personalize engagement strategies, and build customer-centric relationships that fuel the company’s momentum MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total Expert, the customer experience platform for banks and lenders, today welcomes two Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) veterans to its executive team, Chief Revenue Officer Ilene Vogt and […]

RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. RevoluPAY landmark deal to Integrate ALIPAY

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RevoluGROUP Canada Inc. (TSX-V: REVO), (Frankfurt: IJA2) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement on 11th February 2021 to integrate the large, highly recognized Chinese Payment processing entity ALIPAY into RevoluPAY and upcoming white-label platforms. Final coding integration has already commenced […]

GBT Filed Patent Application for AI Based Facial Recognition Security System

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GBT Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCH) (“GBT” or the “Company”) with GBT Tokenize Corp. (“GBT/Tokenize”) filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) a patent for AI facial recognition system, for computers and mobile devices. The application has been assigned serial number 63147326 and the filing date […]

Outlook on the Wearable Payments Devices Global Market to 2026 – Industry Analysis and Forecasts

Dublin, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Wearable Payments Devices Market By Type, By Technology, By Application, By Region, Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2020 – 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global Wearable Payments Devices Market size is expected to reach $42.9 billion by 2026, rising at a market growth […]

The global post-COVID-19 Retail POS market size is forecasted to grow from USD 15.8 billion in 2020 to USD 34.4 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.9%

during 2020–2026. The major growth drivers for the market include growing interest in non-cash transactions among consumers, increased data visibility through cloud POS systems and enhanced service delivery. New York, Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “Retail Point of Sale Market by Product, End User And Region – […]

WESTPAY APPOINTS ABG SUNDAL COLLIER AS LIQUIDITY PROVIDER

Westpay AB, a leading fintech company, has entered into an agreement with ABG Sundal Collier ASA that they will act as a liquidity provider for Westpay’s share. The commitment takes place within the framework of Nasdaq Stockholm AB’s rules on liquidity enhancement and means that the liquidity provider quotas the purchase and sale volume corresponding […]

TD Bank Group Joins the Open Invention Network Community

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Open Invention Network (OIN), the organization formed to safeguard open source software (OSS) and now the largest patent non-aggression community in history, announced today that TD Bank Group (TD) has joined as a community member. Offering a full range of financial products and services to more than […]

Hardbacon secures more than $500,000 in funding

The fintech start-up, whose round of financing continues on FrontFundr.com until February 26, will use the funds to accelerate its growth and prepare for its IPO. MONTREAL, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hardbacon has secured $522,200 in funding from over 350 investors through the FrontFundr equity crowdfunding portal. The company has thus reached its […]

Pinnacle Bankshares Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and 2020 Earnings

ALTAVISTA, Va., Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Net income for Pinnacle Bankshares Corporation (OTCQX:PPBN), the one-bank holding company (“Pinnacle” or the “Company”) for First National Bank (“First National” or the “Bank”), was $1,805,000, or $0.92 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, and $3,380,000, or $2.04 per basic and […]

Unity Bank Launches Partnership with NID Housing Counseling Agency and Donates $5,000 for Community Education Programs

NID-HCA Helps NJ & Lehigh Valley Residents Through All Phases of the Homeownership Cycle Unity Bank/NID-HCA Donation Check Presentation Photo NID Housing Counseling Agency Branch Manager Maurice Muhammad (left) accepts a $5,000 donation from Vincent Geraci, Unity Bank First Senior Vice President and Director of Mortgage Lending. Unity Bank has launched a partnership with the […]

Teampay Launches Strategic Partner Program to Provide Additional Value within the Spend Management Ecosystem

Distributed Spend Management leader continues to build momentum through its industry-wide network supporting the business process around spend NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Teampay, the leading distributed spend management platform, announced the launch of its Partner Program to drive additional benefits for its customers. Through this program, Teampay cements its role […]

GreenBox POS Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program

GreenBox is working with Visa to deliver the next innovation in payments SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GreenBox POS (OTCQB: GRBX) (“GreenBox”, the “Company”), an emerging financial technology company leveraging proprietary blockchain security to build customized payment solutions today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, speeding up the […]

First National Corporation Announces 9% Increase in Cash Dividend

STRASBURG, Va., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of First National Corporation (Nasdaq: FXNC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share on February 10, 2021. This was a 9% increase compared to the quarterly dividend paid on December 29, 2020. The dividend is payable on March 12, 2021 to […]

Patriot Bank announces key addition: Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Credit Officer

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (“Patriot”) (NASDAQ:PNBK), the parent company of Patriot Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), today announced it has appointed a seasoned credit administrator, Patrick Trombly, as its Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Credit Officer. Mr. Trombly most recently served as Senior Vice President – Commercial […]

Instant Pay Fintech Clair Joins Cardtronics’ Allpoint Network of Surcharge-free ATMs

Clair Users Now Have Fee-Free Cash Access at Over 55,000 Allpoint ATMs HOUSTON, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cardtronics today announced a new partnership with Clair, a social impact fintech focused on helping American hourly workers lead better financial lives, to give Clair members surcharge-free cash access through its retail-based network of over 55,000 Allpoint […]

ILLIMITY Ends 2020 With a NET PROFIT of 31 Million Euro (From 16 Million Euro Loss in 2019)

Equal to an ROE1 of 5.5% above Post-Covid Guidance figures Solid growth prospects for 2021 volumes and profits confirmed Appointment of two new non-executive independent directors Strong increase in net customer loans and investments (+35% over end 2019) to 2.2 billion euro Assets of 4.1 billion euro (3 bln at 31 December 2019) including liquidity […]

SUIC and QQ Pay Australia Form US-based Fintech Company SUIC QQ Pay USA Inc. to Deliver Breakthrough Payment Technology Solutions in the US$135 Billion Global Digital Commerce

NEW YORK, NY and Australia, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Sino United Worldwide Consolidated Ltd. (OTC: SUIC) has formed a 70:30 fintech company with QQ Pay Australia, named SUIC QQPay USA Inc. based in New York. SUIC owns 70% and QQ Pay Australia owns 30%.  SUIC QQ Pay USA Inc. will drive innovation […]