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BITNILE.COM to Launch Early Access to Its Immersive Metaverse Platform At Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AP #3D_immersive_games—Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE American: AULT), a diversified holding company formerly known as BitNile Holdings, Inc. (“Ault Alliance” or the “Company”) announced it will be participating at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023, the world’s largest mobile industry exhibition, in Barcelona, Spain from February 27, 2023 through March 2, 2023. The Company will […]

Unicredit: Ft, resigns head of remuneration committee, move precedes decision on Orcel

Unicredit: Ft, resigns head of remuneration committee, move precedes decision on Orcel The head of UniCredit’s remuneration committee, Jayne-Anne Gadhia, has resigned following unsubstantiated allegations of a leak from the board of directors, just weeks after a new remuneration package for CEO Andrea Orcel was proposed. MILAN, Italy, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The […]

The Buffalo News Names Five Star Bank a Winner of the Buffalo Niagara Region Top Workplaces 2023 Award

Top Workplaces 2023 Award – The Buffalo News The Buffalo News Names Five Star Bank a Winner of the Buffalo Niagara Region Top Workplaces 2023 Award BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) (the “Company”), parent company of Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), SDN Insurance Agency, LLC, Courier Capital, […]

Contactless Payment Global Market Report 2022: Adoption of New Technologies Such as Host-Based Card Emulation and NFC Bolsters Sector

Global Contactless Payment Market Global Contactless Payment Market Dublin, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Contactless Payment Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Smartphone Based Payments, Card Based Payments) By Application (Retail, Transportation, Healthcare, Hospitality), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The […]

WiNFUND: New Fund Mints NFT Collection to Accelerate Africa’s Women-Led Start-Ups Tackling Health Challenges

Non-profit fund and public mint of new WiNFUND NFTs will help to drive improvements in access to healthcare LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today we are announcing the public launch of the 100% non-profit WiNFUND NFT Africa collection, a group of unique digital artworks that will create a community of innovators, investors and supporters to champion the next generation […]

Europe Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing Market Report 2022: Increased Data Complexity Drives Adoption

European Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing Market European Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing Market Dublin, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Europe Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing Market: by Component, by Application, by Enterprise Size, by Industry, Estimation and Forecast for 2017-2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Europe enterprise file synchronization and […]

Solera to Showcase Accelerated Auto Claims Tech at Insurtech Insights 2023

Solution aims to speed up claims for insurers and customers LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Solera, the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management, today announced it is bringing the future of vehicle data-driven touchless claims and risk management to Insurtech Insights Europe, in London on March 1-2. The company will showcase the world’s only end-to-end vehicle claims and risk […]

Carputty Announces New Flexible Auto Credit Lines to Support Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

New Business Flexline™ solution benefits those with small vehicle fleets and organizations supporting small business entrepreneurs, including car sharing platforms, credit unions, regional lenders, and more ATLANTA, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carputty, a fintech company modernizing both auto financing and ownership, today announced the introduction of the Business Flexline™, a new kind of […]

Juniper Research: Active Digital Identity Apps to Surpass 4.1 Billion by 2027, as Third-party Platforms Look to Leverage Civic Identity Systems

BASINGSTOKE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#digitalidentitymarket–A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of digital identity apps in use will exceed 4.1 billion globally by 2027; rising from 2.3 billion in 2023. This represents a growth of 82% over the next four years. This increase will be driven by the use of government-backed digital identities […]

Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Reminds Investors That Class Action Lawsuits Have Been Filed Against Block, Atlassian, PLDT, and Global Payments and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, reminds investors that class actions have been commenced on behalf of stockholders of Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), Atlassian Corporation Plc (NASDAQ: TEAM), PLDT Inc. (NYSE: PHI), and Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN). Stockholders have until […]

PickleJar Debuts New Platform to Showcase Independent Films

PickleJar Flix Helps Production Companies Promote Films with New Suite of App Tools HOUSTON, TX, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — PickleJar, the premier live entertainment and artist payments platform, today announced the latest extension of its service offerings with PickleJar Flix™, a platform developed exclusively for independent film production companies and […]

Summit Financial Group, Inc. Announces Q1 Common Dividend of $0.20 per Share

MOOREFIELD, W.Va., Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Summit Financial Group, Inc. (“Summit”) (NASDAQ: SMMF) announces its Board of Directors recently declared a first quarter 2023 dividend of $0.20 per share payable on March 31, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2023. Summit Financial Group, Inc. […]

Equity Bank Announces 2023 Officer Promotions, Including Regional CEOs, CMO and Bank CFO

Joshua Means Joshua Means, Community Markets Regional CEO (Missouri, Northern Oklahoma, Southeastern Kansas) Chris Navratil Chris Navratil, SVP and Bank CFO John Hanley John Hanley, Chief Marketing Officer, Equity Bank Mark Parman Mark Parman, Metro Markets Regional CEO (Kansas City, Tulsa, Topeka, Wichita) Brad Daniel Brad Daniel, Community Markets CEO (Western Kansas, Southwest, Central Kansas, […]

ICE’s Global Commodity and Energy Markets Reach Record Open Interest Across Futures and Options

LONDON, NEW YORK & AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record open interest across its global commodities and energy futures and options markets. On February 22, 2023, open interest hit a record 50.7 million contracts across commodity futures and options, surpassing the previous record […]

Propel Announces New $250 Million Syndicated Credit Facility

The credit facility supports the company’s medium-term strategic growth plan TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Propel Holdings Inc. (“Propel”) (TSX: PRL), an innovative fintech company dedicated to credit inclusion, announced a new $250 million syndicated credit facility for the company’s CreditFresh line of business (“the credit facility”). The new credit facility replaces and upsizes the previous CreditFresh facility by […]

BITNILE.COM Announces Creation of “NILE” Coin Available Exclusively for In-World Use on BITNILE.COM

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AP #AULT—Ault Alliance, Inc. (NYSE American: AULT), a diversified holding company formerly known as BitNile Holdings, Inc. (“Ault Alliance” or the “Company”) and BITNILE.com, Inc. announced today the creation of the “NILE” coin for in-world purchases and use exclusively on BITNILE.COM. Visitors to BITNILE.COM will experience first-hand the dynamic features, ambiance and capabilities […]

CMUV Bancorp Announces 1st Quarter 2023 Cash Dividend

EL CENTRO, CA, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – The Board of Directors of CMUV Bancorp, the bank holding company for Community Valley Bank, has approved a $0.10 First Quarter cash dividend per common share. The dividend will be payable on March 31, 2023 to all shareholders of record on March 10, […]

Digital Payments Global Market Report 2023: A $197.87 Billion Market by 2027 Featuring Alipay, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Tencent, Google Pay, First Data, Paypal, Fiserv, Visa Inc., and MasterCard.

Global Digital Payments Market Global Digital Payments Market Dublin, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Digital Payments Global Market Report 2023” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Major players in the digital payments market are Alipay, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Tencent, Google Pay, First Data, Paypal, Fiserv, Visa Inc., and MasterCard. The global […]

Western Union and Beforepay Offer ‘Send Now, Pay Later’ Service to Consumers for International Money Transfers

A first-of-its-kind collaboration, allowing consumers in Australia to boost their international money transfers (remittances). Consumers can borrow up to AUD$2000 to supplement transfers, with the flexibility to repay in multiple installments. Collaboration demonstrates Western Union’s and Beforepay’s commitment to ensuring accessible financial services for all. SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Western Union and Beforepay today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration, […]

Flash News: OKX Expands Web3 Ecosystem with Beefy and Synthetix Integrations, Introduces Dip Sniper & Peak Sniper Trading Tools

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX, the world-leading cryptocurrency platform, has issued updates for the week of February 20, 2023. OKX Web3 Wallet Integrates with Beefy and Synthetix protocolsOKX has further expanded its Web3 ecosystem with the integration of the Beefy yield and Synthetix DeFi protocols with the OKX Web3 Wallet. The […]

MoneyLion to Participate in the KBW Fintech & Payments Conference and the Wolfe Research FinTech Forum

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MoneyLion Inc. (“MoneyLion”) (NYSE:ML), the one-stop destination for financial content, products and advice, announced today its participation at the following financial conferences in March: 2023 KBW Fintech & Payments Conference Attending: Wednesday, March 1st Where: New York, NY Wolfe Research FinTech Forum 2023 Attending: Wednesday, March 15th Where: New York, NY To receive […]

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) Class Action Alert: Robbins LLP Urges Investors of Global Payments Inc. to Contact the Firm Regarding Representation in Class Action

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Class: Robbins LLP reminds investors that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of all purchasers of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) securities between October 31, 2019 and October 18, 2022, for violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Global Payments is a leading payments […]

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Preliminary 2022 Year-end Financial Results

ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. All numbers reported below for 2022 are approximate until the Bank announces audited financial results in its Form 10-K, which is expected to be filed with […]

Blue Motor Finance Partners With Zinia for Implementation of Decision Intelligence AI Platform

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fintech lender, Blue, has announced a new partnership with Zinia, the pioneering Decision Intelligence company, to supercharge AI driven decisions across the business. Blue is a technology-focused lender delivering innovative motor finance solutions to more than 260,000 customers to date. Leveraging Zinia Decision Intelligence AI platform, Blue will enhance its in-house AI and machine […]

MercadoLibre, Inc. Fourth Quarter 2022 Letter to Shareholders

Net Revenues of $3.0 billion up 56.5% year-over-year on an FX neutral basisIncome from operations of $349 million, with a 11.6% margin$36.0 billion Total Payment Volume, up 80.0% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis$9.6 billion Gross Merchandise Volume, up 34.7% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com), Latin America’s leading […]

MercadoLibre, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com), Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company, today reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31st, 2022, in a letter to shareholders, which is now posted to the Investor Relations section of MercadoLibre’s website. The Company will host an earnings video as […]

Orion Delivers on Moonshot Effort to Solve Advisors’ Biggest Pain Point of Disconnected Tech by Fully Integrating CRM, Compliance and Risk Technology into the Orion Advisor Platform

Orion Stacks bring together the power of Orion’s recent acquisitions and put Redtail’s leading advisor CRM at its hub OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orion Advisor Solutions, the premier provider of transformative wealthtech solutions for fiduciary advisors, announced today the integrations of three recent acquisitions into Orion’s technology ecosystem. With integrations now complete for Redtail CRM, Orion Risk […]

Monash University Launches Digital ID Card, Enabled by Transact Campus

The university is the first to implement the award-winning technology for its students and staff in Australia* MELBOURNE, Australia & VICTORIA, Australia & PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Students, faculty and staff at Monash University can now add their digital student IDs to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. As the mobile credential solution provider, Transact is offering these […]

Pulsate Signs Partnership with CUNA Mutual Group

– To help drive wallet share and deepen member relationships through mobile channels DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pulsate is pleased to announce its partnership with CUNA Mutual Group. The platform enables credit unions and community banks to grow wallet share and deepen member relationships with personalized offers delivered at the right time and place. Through this strategic partnership […]

New Assured Guaranty Subsidiary AG Analytics to Develop Muni Fintech Platform

HAMILTON, Bermuda–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To provide broader, more comprehensive and convenient access to municipal credit and portfolio management analytics for the municipal market, Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO) (together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty) has established a new indirect subsidiary, AG Analytics, that is developing a new municipal fintech platform for asset management firms, banks, insurance companies, and […]

HC3 Announces New Podcast

-The Birmingham-based company launches “Making a Statement Podcast”- BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HC3, connecting financial institutions to their customers through statement solutions, is launching their own podcast called Making a Statement Podcast. Hosted by Chief Growth Officer Tori VanCura-Rutland, the podcast aims to have transparent conversations about the reality of working in the financial services/fintech industry. The […]

Helix Partners with Unit21 to Offer Comprehensive Fraud and Risk Management Solution for Fintechs

Partnership allows Helix Banking-as-a-Service customers to access Unit21’s pre-integrated infrastructure to effectively monitor and prevent fraudulent activity AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Helix by Q2 (NYSE:QTWO), an award-winning, cloud-native core purpose-built for Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), announced today a new partnership with Unit21 to provide customers with Unit21’s fraud detection and investigation infrastructure, which identifies and prevents suspicious activity for […]

Intuit TurboTax Launches New TurboTax Live Full Service en Español and Connects with Latino Taxpayers through Bilingual “Come to TurboTax” Advertising Campaign

Culturally attuned, bilingual campaign reminds Latino tax filers that they can come to TurboTax and not do their taxes by meeting with a dedicated TurboTax Live expert who will file for them SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TurboTax, from Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), the global technology platform that makes TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, announced today its integrated […]

Astra’s Innovative Instant Disbursement Solution Powered by Cross River and Visa Direct Rapidly Surpasses $100MM of Annualized Gross Payment Volume

Since May 2022, fintech developers have leveraged the Astra platform to annually process over 650,000 real-time transfers with debit cards for all kinds of use cases SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astra (Astra, Inc.), the automation platform for money movement, today announced the success of its Instant Payment solution leveraging the Visa Direct network. Through a strategic partnership […]

Cross River and Senator Monique Limón Bring Together Leading Bank and Fintech Experts to Discuss Consumer Lending and Responsible Bank Partnerships

Senator Limón’s Groundbreaking Legislation (AB539) Promotes Access to Responsible Consumer Lending for Californians That Includes 36% Interest Rate Cap and Supports the Inclusion Efforts of DFPI Cross River Utilizes Innovation in Financial Services to Break Down Traditional Barriers Increasingly Blocking Access to Capital in Underserved Communities while Ensuring Responsible Lending and the Highest Levels of […]

Dynamo Software Accounting Solution Recognized for Product Innovation and Excellence

WealthBriefing’s WealthTech Americas Independent Panel of Judges Award Dynamo Top Honors in Fund Accounting BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AlternativeInvestments–Alternative investments FinTech Dynamo Software, today announced that its product, Dynamo Accounting, has been recognized with the “Best Client Accounting (US)” award at The Second Annual WealthBriefing WealthTech Americas Awards 2023. In light of growing demand for technology partners in […]

IDT Introduces Zendit, a Global Prepaid-as-a-Service Platform

API Ecosystem Vastly Simplifies Provisioning of Mobile Top-Up and Other Prepaid Retail Offerings for Global Audiences Zendit to be Unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2023 NEWARK, NJ, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT), a global provider of fintech, cloud communications, and traditional communications services, today announced the launch of its cloud-based […]

Remitly Expands into the Middle East with United Arab Emirates Launch, Dubai Office

Remitly brings its trusted service and world-class global network to millions of immigrants residing in the UAE SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Remitly Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: RELY) (“Remitly”), a leading digital financial services provider for immigrants and their families, today announced it has expanded into the Middle East with the launch of its […]

authID Releases Results of its 2nd Annual Fintech Cybersecurity Survey

80% of respondents said they are likely to evaluate solutions that eliminate the risks and costs of passwords and legacy multi-factor authentication DENVER, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — authID [Nasdaq: AUID], a leading provider of secure identity authentication solutions, has released the results of its Second Annual Fintech Cybersecurity Survey, which assesses cyber-professionals’ attitudes […]

First Advantage to Participate in Evercore ISI Payments & Fintech Innovators Forum

First Advantage QR codes First Advantage QR codes ATLANTA, Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Advantage Corporation (NASDAQ: FA), a leading global provider of employment background screening and verification solutions, today announced that Scott Staples, Chief Executive Officer, and David Gamsey, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting virtually at the 7th Annual Evercore […]

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