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CuneXus and Zest AI Partner to Improve Financial Wellness

Perpetual lending platform embeds AI-driven credit scores, expands consumer access to affordable credit SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CuneXus, the first and only digital storefront for financial institutions’ account holders, today announced a strategic partnership with Zest AI, the leader in software for more inclusive underwriting, improving consumer access to affordable lines of credit. The CuneXus platform […]

Aesthetes Wins Ripple’s XRPL Grant: the International Contest that Awards the Best Opensource Projects on the XRPL Blockchain

MILAN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A great international recognition arrives for Aesthetes, the project born to create a link between the world of physical art and blockchain, thanks to the first NFT based on physical artworks. The Italian startup is the winner of the XRPL Grant, the program funded by Ripple – Fintech Decacorn based in San Francisco – […]

Sila Empowers dash.fi to Offer E-commerce Brands a Unique Charge Card for Their Multi-Million Dollar Ad Spend

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#PoweredbySila—Sila Inc., a fintech software platform that provides payment infrastructure as a service, today announced that it partnered with dash.fi, a vertical fintech company serving the multi-million digital advertising industry, to create the first charge card purpose-built for advertisers. Close to $500 billion dollars are currently spent on digital ads globally every year. […]

Ternary Announces New Platform Capabilities and More on First Anniversary

Ternary ends the first year with more than 100 active enterprise customers as well as FinOps Foundation certification and Seed funding of $6.72M Sasha Kipervarg, CEO of Ternary Sasha Kipervarg, CEO of Ternary SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ternary, the leading FinOps platform for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), announced new product capabilities […]

i2c and Swell Team Up to Enable Next Generation Financial Products

Global issuer processor joins with developer of next-gen financial app to create integrated financial platform REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its strategic relationship with Swell Financial Inc., Colorado-based developer of the Swell App, which will include features to automatically control spending, tackle debt, and […]

iconectiv Shines Light on How Restoring Trust in Phone Calls and Text is Key for Digital Transformation

What’s the News: At MWC Barcelona 2022, iconectiv will share examples of successful industry initiatives and technologies that are restoring consumer trust in voice calls and text messaging, which is paramount to helping ensure the success of enterprise digital transformation. Why it Matters: Rebuilding consumer trust in voice calls and text messages — after years […]

Xoxoday Raises US $30 Million From Giift and Apis Partners to Help Businesses Make Every Day of Their Growth Story Rewarding

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AbhishekKumar–Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, announced today that it has acquired a significant strategic interest in Xoxoday, a fintech disruptor in the rewards, incentives and payout space. The partnership included both primary […]

The Strawhecker Group’s BrandInfluence Solution Supports the Global Payments Industry

BrandInfluence helps payments companies boost their marketing and sales efforts Omaha, NE, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Strawhecker Group (TSG), a globally recognized analytics, intelligence, and consulting firm in the payments industry, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its BrandInfluence service. Pegged as a quasi-marketing agency for payments brands, BrandInfluence combines […]

Airwallex Rolls Out Virtual Airwallex Borderless Cards for U.S. Businesses

– U.S. businesses can instantly generate and issue multi-currency Visa virtual payment cards to promptly pay third parties. – Leveraging Visa’s global network and reach, U.S. merchants will soon be able to make payments in more than 140 currencies wherever Visa is accepted globally. – The Airwallex Borderless Card’s U.S. launch follows its initial debut […]

Accordion Announces Strategic Acquisition of CFO Tech-Enablement Provider Platform Specialists

Acquisition Makes Accordion The Premier Digital Enablement Partner for PE-Backed CFOs NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Accordion, a private equity-focused financial and technology consulting firm, today announced that it has acquired Platform Specialists, an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) consulting firm. The ability for the finance function to digitize is critical to driving operational efficiencies and enterprise-wide scaling efforts. […]

Synctera Goes Live With t-minus10: A New Experience to Build, Test, and Launch FinTech and Banking Use Cases

t-minus10 offers an intuitive “live banking environment,” allowing builders to test their apps with real money in a few hours SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Synctera, a platform provider powering the future of FinTech innovation, today goes live with t-minus10: the fastest, most complete way in the industry to build, test, and launch a FinTech application. t-minus10 is […]

Cover Genius Doubles Number of Policies Sold, Surpassing 10 Million

Global insurtech for embedded insurance hits major milestone following a momentous year of growth as XCover sales increase by 667% and US team triples NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cover Genius, the insurtech for embedded insurance, is pleased to announce that it has sold more than 10 million policies. This milestone follows […]

Neat Capital Brings Mortgages into the 21st Century with its Release of Neatify, the Only Modern Mortgage Origination Platform Built in the Last Decade

Neat Capital’s LOS algorithmically automates the antiquated mortgage process, bringing unparalleled efficiency, certainty, and clarity to the residential home financing journey. BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neat Capital, a Boulder-based FinTech company, announces the release of Neatify, the only modern mortgage origination platform built in the last decade. Neatify’s end-to-end technology platform includes: a cloud-based loan origination system […]

Banking App Nerve Expands Coverage From Music To Wider Creator Economy, Releases Public APIs Enabling Embedded Banking For Creator Platforms

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nerve, the banking app originally for music creators, has launched public APIs in its push to service the fast-growing creator economy – allowing companies that serve creators to make instant, low-cost payouts. Platforms and service providers who make payouts, advances, and/or royalty splits can use Nerve’s public API to dramatically reduce transaction fees […]

Bluesource & Element Markets are Combining to Form a Global Decarbonization Platform Backed by TPG Rise

Merger creates one of the world’s largest climate-focused companies dedicated to rapid deployment of carbon reduction projects and services SAN FRANCISCO & HOUSTON & SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluesource, LLC (“Bluesource”), the largest carbon credit developer in North America, and Element Markets, LLC (“Element Markets”), a leading renewable natural gas marketing and environmental commodities company, today […]

Ebix Declares 7.5 Cent Quarterly Dividend, Payable March 16, 2022 to Shareholders of Record March 4, 2022

JOHNS CREEK, Ga., Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ebix, Inc., (NASDAQ: EBIX) a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per common share. The dividend is payable March […]

The Worldwide Payment Security Industry is Expected to Reach $54.1 Billion by 2028

Dublin, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Payment Security Market by Offering (Solution, Services), Platform (Web, PoS), Payment Mode (Cards, Digi Wallets, Internet Banking, PoS), Vertical (Retail, Travel, Healthcare, BFSI, IT & Telecom, Media), Organization Size, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides in-depth […]

FinTech FeeX Secures $80M in New Investment, Changes Name to Pontera

New name for held away account platform reflects aspiration to be the bridge to a better retirement for millions of Americans NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FeeX, the financial technology company that enables financial advisors to securely manage their clients’ retirement accounts and other held away assets, announced today that it has raised $80 million across three recent […]

Flywire Partners with Adapt IT to Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa

Flywire integrates directly into the Adapt IT student management system to digitize and streamline cross-border education payments into South Africa BOSTON and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Flywire Corporation (Flywire) (Nasdaq: FLYW) a global payments enablement and software company announced the availability of an integration with Adapt IT Education, a […]

South African Long-Term Insurance Market 2022 Expected to Rebound Strongly with a Predicted Growth Rate of 4%

South African Long-Term Insurance Industry Landscape South African Long-Term Insurance Industry Landscape Dublin, Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “South African Long-Term Insurance Industry Landscape Report 2022” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The South African Long-Term Insurance Industry Landscape Report 2022, provides a dynamic synthesis of industry research and carefully uncovers the […]

NTT Adds 7th Data Center Site – With Further Planned Investments to Expand To 120+MW Capacity in London

NTT plans to double London data center capacity as part of continued investment in the UK to support acceleration of digital transformation and hybrid IT environment Sustainability remains a priority for NTT data center design with all UK data centers operating on 100% renewable energy LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NTT Ltd.’s Global Data Centers division, recognized as a […]

Onfido Reports Another Breakthrough Year as Demand for Digital Identity Verification Surges

Identity verification leader surpasses $100M revenue and 150 million cumulative verifications, adding Volkswagen Financial Services, DBS Bank, and Orange as customers LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication provider simplifying identity for everyone, today announced a breakthrough year for 2021. The company grew revenue 90% year-over-year to over $100 million, and […]

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. Declares 115th Consecutive Quarterly Cash Dividend to Shareholders

HAMMOND, La., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On February 17th, 2022 the Board of Directors of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”) declared a quarterly cash dividend on First Guaranty’s outstanding shares of common stock of $0.16 per share. The dividend will be payable to shareholders of record as of March 21st, 2022 and […]

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Strategic Investment in tZERO Group, Inc.

Longtime ICE executive David Goone to be named tZERO’s new Chief Executive Officer NEW YORK & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, announced today that it is making a strategic investment in tZERO, a leader in blockchain innovation […]

MercadoLibre, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Net Revenues of $2.1 billion, up 73.9% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis$24.2 billion Total Payment Volume, up 72.8% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis$8.0 billion Gross Merchandise Volume, up 32.2% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com), Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology […]

AppTech Payments Corp. Mutually Terminates Strategic Partnership with Silver Alert Services, LLC

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppTech Payments Corp. (“AppTech”) (NASDAQ: APCX), today announced its partnership with Silver Alert Services, LLC (Silver Alert); dba, LifeLight Services (“LifeLight”), has been terminated by mutual agreement with an effective date of Feb. 17, 2022. The termination is due to the delayed release of LifeLight Systems, Silver […]

Pana is Working With Visa to Deliver the Next Innovation in Banking for Hispanics in USA

By joining Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, Pana will deliver an innovative digital banking experience to the Hispanic community in the United States MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pana, a Latino-focused neobank, today announced that it has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, speeding up the process of integrating with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, allowing Pana […]

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Preliminary 2021 Year-end Financial Results

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) today released preliminary unaudited financial highlights for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. All numbers reported below for 2021 are approximate until the Bank announces audited financial results in its Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]

Wilshire Lane Capital Launches New Fund to Invest in the Rapidly Growing PropTech Space

J.P. Morgan, Nile Capital Group, And Others Join Anchor Investor Morgan Properties For $40 Million In Total Commitments At First Close LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wilshire Lane Capital (“WLC”) today announced it has received $40 Million in LP commitments with the first close of its debut fund. New investors in the first close include J.P. Morgan Asset […]

Ushur Appoints Tim Wentworth to Board of Directors

Former CEO of Evernorth and Express Scripts brings valuable insightsto help guide Ushur’s continued growth in the insurance and healthcare sectors SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ushur, the leader in AI-powered Customer Experience Automation™ (CXA), today announced it has appointed accomplished health and pharmacy services executive Tim Wentworth to its board […]

Funnel Raises $36M Series B to Help Apartment Operators Stop Managing Renters with Property Management Software

Funding, led by RET Ventures alongside industry leaders, supports Funnel’s disruption of legacy property management sector with new renter-centric resident solutions to remove operational barriers and enable centralized leasing operations across portfolios TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Funnel Leasing, the only renter-centric leasing platform, today announced the completion of a $36.5-million Series B raise that will transform the […]

Frankie the Dinosaur Goes Viral: UNDP’s “Don’t Choose Extinction” Campaign to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies Reaches 1.5 Billion on Social Media

The launch film was viewed 800 million times in 38 languages and received media coverage across 98 countries NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–When Frankie the Dinosaur unexpectedly entered the historic UN General Assembly Hall and addressed global delegates he had a simple message for humanity, “Don’t Choose Extinction”. The address, which was captured in a short film […]

The Bancorp Commercial Lending Announces National Loan Program for the Funeral Home Industry

In partnership with Homesteaders Life Company, The Bancorp will offer a new lending program specified for funeral businesses WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#TheBancorp—The Bancorp Bank, the wholly-owned banking subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBBK), is pleased to announce its newly established Conventional Loan Program for the funeral industry, provided through its Commercial Lending business. In partnership […]

EML Launches A Radically Simple Digital Payout Platform – Seamless

EML Seamless ushers in the end to dissatisfied customers for businesses across the U.S. KANSAS CITY, Missouri–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EML Payments’ (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) Seamless platform offers a timely solution to companies grappling with complex or outdated payout processes in favor of a simple, secure and instant alternative. Seamless’ payout choices enhance the customer experience with […]

EasyWorkforce and Clair Partner to Bring Digital On-Demand Paychecks to Thousands More Employees

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#earnedwageaccess—EasyWorkforce, the unified workforce management platform for companies of any size, and Clair, a leading provider of on-demand pay as a service, today announced a partnership to bring earned-wage access to all EasyWorkforce customers and their employees. EasyWorkforce employs state-of-the-art tools and innovative technology that make it as smart as it is flexible […]

Citcon Expands Customer Payment Options for Restaurant Self-Serve Kiosks With ABCPOS Integration

Integrated Payment Gateway Enables Seamless Transactions with PayPal, Venmo, and Dozens of Alternate Payment Methods at the Point-of-Sale SAN JOSE, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Citcon, the leading mobile wallet payment provider enabling global commerce at scale, today announced a new payment technology integration with Abacus Business Computer (ABCPOS), an integrated merchant services company serving the […]

KDDI Uses Wind River Studio for O-RAN–Compliant 5G Virtualized Base Station

Wind River Studio has been launched in KDDI’s commercial network ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#5G—Wind River®, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that KDDI Corporation (KDDI) has used Wind River Studio for its O-RAN–compliant 5G stand-alone virtualized base station technology, which has recently launched on its commercial network. “5G opens up […]

CIBC Innovation Banking Provides Financing Solutions to Graphite Ventures

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CIBC Innovation Banking is pleased to announce it has provided financing solutions, including a capital call line of credit, to Graphite Ventures (Graphite), a $100-million fund focused on seed-stage investments and extensions, through to the rights for Series A rounds. The capital call facility provides Graphite with the flexibility to make investments in portfolio […]

PEAK6 Joins the Pyth Network to Bring Digital Asset Market Data On-Chain

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PEAK6 (or the “Company”), a financial technology business, today announced its crypto trading business has joined the Pyth network, a next-generation oracle platform designed to provide trusted and verifiable market data to decentralized applications. Through its new crypto business, PEAK6 will provide real-time cryptocurrency data to the Pyth network. The Pyth network is a […]

U.S. Bank Partners With Microsoft to Accelerate the Future of Banking With Cloud Computing

Companies join forces to drive U.S. Bank’s transformation to the cloud with Microsoft Azure, build foundation for new experiences for customers and employees MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Bank today announced a substantial investment in modernizing its technology foundation through the selection of Microsoft Azure as its primary cloud provider for U.S. Bank applications. Powering the majority of […]