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Quadrant Knowledge Solutions Recognizes Majesco as a Technology Leader in their SPARK Matrix™: Life Insurance Policy Administrative System, 2021

MORRISTOWN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Majesco, a global leader of cloud insurance software solutions for insurance business transformation, today announced that it has been recognized as a Technology Leader in Quadrant Knowledge Solutions “SPARK Matrix™: Life Insurance Policy Administration System, 2021”. The Quadrant Knowledge Solutions SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of global Life Insurance Policy Administration System […]

Five Star Bank Expands into Baltimore and Washington, D.C. with Commercial Hires

John G. Mangan to Lead Commercial Real Estate Lending Team WARSAW, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI), today announced the addition of a team of experienced commercial banking officers to launch a commercial platform in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. John G. Mangan was […]

U.S. Payments Forum Announces 2022 Steering Committee

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Payments Forum today announced its 2022 Steering Committee and officers. The group is comprised of industry leaders from across the payments space, including members from top global and domestic payment networks, issuers, suppliers and merchants. This leadership is essential in supporting the introduction and implementation […]

MAJIC WHEELS CORP’S CGCX EXPANDS TO INDIA IN COLLABORATION WITH PCEX

Houston, Texas, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Majic Wheels, Corp. (OTC Pink: MJWL) (“Majic” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, that is positioning itself as a major player in the disruptive industries of fintech and software development, is pleased to announce today the offering of CGCX Tokens in the Indian Market through their strategic […]

KlariVis Announces New Relationship With the Bank of Princeton

KlariVis – Bring Your Data to Life KlariVis – Bring Your Data to Life ROANOKE, Va., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KlariVis, a fast-growing enterprise dashboard and analytics tool for the financial services industry, today announced its new relationship with The Bank of Princeton (the “Bank”) as a key analytics tool for the Bank’s future.  […]

iCapital® Leads Industry Consortium to Develop Distributed Ledger-Based Enhancements for the Alternative Investment Ecosystem

Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, BNY Mellon, Carlyle, KKR, Morgan Stanley, State Street, UBS, and WestCap join to leverage distributed ledger technology for next generation alternative processing and digital solutions iCapital expects additional prominent partners will join initiative to develop technology model streamlining data sharing NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AssetManagement—iCapital,1 the leading global fintech platform driving access and efficiency […]

Paya to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results on March 1, 2022

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paya Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYA) (“Paya” or the “Company”), a leading integrated payments and commerce solution provider, today announced that the Company will release its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 before market open. Paya CEO Jeff Hack and CFO Glenn […]

Homeowners of America, a Porch Group Subsidiary, Introduces Services in Missouri

Third Expansion of Homeowners Insurance Services This Year in Ongoing Nationwide Expansion SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Homeowners of America (HOA), a property and casualty insurance provider and subsidiary of Porch Group, Inc. (“Porch”) (NASDAQ: PRCH), announced the launch of service in Missouri as part of its ongoing nationwide expansion plan, marking the […]

TradeZero Announces Regulatory Approval for Retail Equity and Options Trading in Canada

BROOKLYN, N.Y. & OAKVILLE, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TradeZero Holding Corp. (“TradeZero”), which operates broker-dealer subsidiaries that provide next-generation online trading platforms for active retail traders, announced that TradeZero’s Canadian subsidiary, TradeZero Securities Canada ULC (www.tradezero.ca), was admitted as a dealer-member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and is approved to offer equity and options trading […]

Avanse Financial Services Goes Live With Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

NEW YORK & BANGALORE, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Leading AI-powered credit decisioning disruptor, Scienaptic AI announced that Avanse Financial Services has completed implementation and is now live on its platform. The implementation will enable Avanse to automate its loan decisioning to offer seamless education financing to students. Avanse Financial Services Limited is a new age, technologically advanced, education-focused […]

GBT Extended – System Award Management (SAM) until May, 2023

GBT is eligible to contract business with the US Government. SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  GBT Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCH) (“GBT”, or the “Company”) applied and received their extension notice for its System for Award Management (SAM) registration #832011626/91FW3 until May 2023. The active status makes GBT eligible to contract […]

Community Spirit Bank Selects CSI to Integrate Multiple Technologies into NuPoint® Core Platform

PADUCAH, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, announced that Red Bay, Alabama-based Community Spirit Bank has selected its NuPoint® core platform to consolidate banking technology into a single platform that will enhance customers’ banking experience and improve back-office operations. Community Spirit Bank, which has five branches […]

True Wind Capital Makes Growth Investment in Sterling Capital Brokers, A Leading Canadian Tech-Enabled Benefit Consulting Platform

Partnership Will Enable Sterling to Accelerate Growth Initiatives and Invest in Innovation SAN FRANCISCO & TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–True Wind Capital (“True Wind”), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced a significant growth investment in Sterling Capital Brokers (“Sterling”), one of Canada’s leading independent benefit consulting firms that provides […]

RegTech Market with COVID-19 Impact by Component, Application, Vertical, Deployment Type, Organization Size and Region – Global Forecast to 2026

Global Regtech Market Global Regtech Market Dublin, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global RegTech Market” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report forecasts the global RegTech Market size is expected to grow USD 7.6 billion in 2021 to USD 19.5 billion by 2026, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of […]

SoFi Technologies, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Technisys

Acquisition Accelerates SoFi’s Development of a Unique Full-Stack, Multi-Product, Digital Banking Technology Platform Offering Best-of-Breed Financial Products and Services SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$SOFI–SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), (“SoFi”), the digital personal finance company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire Technisys, a leading cloud-native, digital multi-product core […]

SmartBiz Named Top Small Business Lending Platform

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SmartBiz Loans, the leading AI-powered financing platform for small businesses, was named the Top Small Business Lending Platform by LendIt Fintech. SmartBiz earned the distinction for its role in helping lenders keep “the economy running through successful loan performance, volume, growth, product diversity, and innovation.” The annual award category took on outsized importance […]

mPOS Terminals Market Size & Share | North America, Europe, & APAC Industry Forecasts 2027: Graphical Research

Major mobile POS terminals market players include AURES Technologies SA, BBPOS Limited, Bitel Co., Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, Fujian Newland Payment Technology, Ingenico Group, Micros Systems, NCR Corporation, New POS Technology Limited, Panasonic, PAR Technology Corporation, PAX Technology, Posiflex Technology, Shenzhen Xinguodu Technology, SZZT Electronics, Square, Touch Dynamic, VeriFone Holdings, First Data Corporation, Oracle, Zebra Technologies, […]

The Global Digital Payment Market is expected to reach US$ 12.55 Trillion by 2027, growing with a CAGR of 10.9% during 2021-2027

Global Digital Payment Market Global Digital Payment Market Dublin, Feb. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Digital Payment Market, Size, Global Forecast 2022-2027, Industry Trends, Impact of COVID-19, Opportunity Company Analysis” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Recently, digital payment has made its application in various industries like banking & financial sectors, hotels & […]

ACI Worldwide to Drive Payments Modernization for South Africa’s Nedbank

Leading South African Bank to utilize ACI’s award-winning ACI Enterprise Payments Platform ACI Low-Value Real-Time Payments will enable Nedbank to offer real-time mobile payments to its customers MIAMI & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced a partnership with one of South Africa’s leading financial services providers, […]

Worldline – FY 2021 results

FY 2021 continued operations results: all objectives reachedwith strong growth acceleration in Q4 2021Revenue: € 3,689 million, +6.8% organicallyOMDA: € 933 million, 25.3% of revenue, +220 bpsFree cash flow: € 407 million, 43.6% OMDA conversion Full execution of the strategic roadmapFirst year of integration of Ingenico generating synergies fully in line with expectationsMerchant Services expanding […]

Sidetrade wins the largest contract in its history in the US

Sidetrade announced that it has signed an agreement with a U.S. IT services giant, marking the largest deal in its history. The contract represents a $4.2 million bookings over an initial three-year period. In the first quarter of 2022, Sidetrade signed a global contract for an initial period of three years with an North American company […]

India Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Analysis Report 2022 Featuring Flipkart Online Services, Tata Group, Future Group, Reliance Group, Amazon.com, Aditya Birla Group, & K Raheja

Dublin, Feb. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “India Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) – Q1 2022 Update” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. According to the Q4 2021 Global Gift Card Survey, gift card industry in the country is expected to grow by 20.4% on annual […]

U GRO Capital Goes Live on Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Underwriting Platform

U GRO to leverage platform’s Early Warning Predictions NEW YORK & BANGALORE, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced today that U GRO Capital, an Indian listed MSME lending fintech company, is now live on its platform. This collaboration will facilitate better early warning signal mechanism for credit underwriting and enhance […]

Epos Now Taps Prelim to Augment Online Operations for Enhanced Digital POS Experience

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Prelim, a fintech provider optimizing digital banking experiences for financial institutions, announced its newest partnership with Epos Now, a global software and payments technology company that specializes in digital Point of Sale systems (POS). Prelim’s flexible low code solution will allow Epos Now to offer an enhanced digital experience, simplifying financial services onboarding […]

ACI Worldwide Recognized in Aite Matrix: Biller Direct EBPP Solutions

ACI Speedpay achieves best-in-class ranking for client strength—for size and diversity of client base and strong client retention MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACI—ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced it has been recognized in Aite-Novarica Group’s “2021 Aite Matrix: Biller Direct EBPP Solutions” landscape report. The company secured the market’s top […]

Relief Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding to Help Consumers Combat the Credit Card Debt Crisis

Since the launch of Relief’s waitlist, over 100,000 consumers have signed up for their free service with a combined total of over $750 million of credit card debt. Relief Founders Relief Founders MIAMI, Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Relief, the personal finance startup committed to helping everyday people achieve financial freedom by eliminating credit […]

Pinnacle Bankshares Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and 2021 Earnings

ALTAVISTA, Va., Feb. 18, 2022 (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 $473,000, or $0.22, per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, and $4,375,000, or $2.02, per basic and […]

Peoples Bancorp Announces Authorization of Stock Repurchase Plan and Cash Dividend

NEWTON, N.C., Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEBK), the parent company of Peoples Bank, Newton, NC, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, whereby up to $2 million will be allocated to repurchase the Company’s common stock. At December 31, 2021, […]

Unboxed and Assurely Partner to Offer Sneaker Industry Insurance Protection for Sneaker Collectors

Creates opportunity to protect Sneakerheads from fake products, theft, and damage. CHANTILLY, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#kicks–Responding to the increasing need to protect sneakerheads in the collectibles market, Unboxed announced today its partnership with Assurely to launch an insurance solution designed to insure sneaker collections for Unboxed members. “This partnership gets us one step closer to launching the […]

Bagatelle International Enters Into a Licensing Agreement with kathy ireland® Worldwide

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global manufacturer and wholesaler Bagatelle International is entering into a multi-year licensing agreement with kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), the highest ranking woman-owned licensing business in American history. Under this new agreement, Kathy and her creative team at kiWW® will design and collaborate with the Bagatelle creative team on the kathy ireland® collection. Kathy […]

Biologica in Partnership With JS Group and Medipak Organized a Ceremony to Mark the Handing Over of 35,000+ COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kits

Featured Image for JS Bank Featured Image for JS Bank KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Karachi: Committed to giving back to society, Biologica in partnership with JS Group and Medipak organized a ceremony to mark the handing over of 35,000+ COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kits to Interactive Research and Development (IRD), funded […]

BlueBarricade signs IBM Mainframe agreement with HCL Technologies to support new blockchain and AI solutions

Access to global processing capacity gives the Swedish Fintech frontrunner speed and scalability to deliver new business applications to customers BlueBarricade logo BlueBarricade logo STOCKHOLM, Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlueBarricade Blockchain & AI Technology AB – the software house based in Stockholm, Sweden – has signed an agreement to leverage IBM Mainframe computer […]

JS Bank Recognized as the Best Private Sector Bank for the Government of Pakistan’s Flagship Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Featured Image for JS Bank Featured Image for JS Bank KARACHI, Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 8 February 2022: JS Bank was recognized by Prime Minister Imran Khan as the Best Private Sector Bank under the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (PMKJ-YES), the flagship program of the Government of Pakistan. Usman Dar, […]

Nuvei Promotes Yuval Ziv To President

Broader leadership Team Appointments Position Nuvei for Continued Success and Global Expansion Nuvei Payment Technology Partner Yuval Ziv President, Nuvei MONTREAL, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), today announced senior leadership team enhancements that further position the global payment technology partner of thriving brands to deliver […]

MercadoLibre, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com) intends to release financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31st, 2021, on February 22nd, 2022. The Company will host a conference call and audio webcast on February 22nd, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed […]

Financial Institutions, Inc. Announces 7.4% Increase in Common Stock Dividend

12th Consecutive Annual Increase WARSAW, N.Y., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) (the “Company”), parent company of Five Star Bank, SDN Insurance Agency, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”) and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”), announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 […]

SMC/Genesis Financial Converts $1.7 Million in Debt Holdings Into $2.5 million in Equity

Charleston, SC, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SMC Entertainment, Inc. (“SMC” or the “Company”) (OTC: SMCE) and its majority-owned subsidiary, Genesis Financial, Inc. (“Genesis”) – an integrated financial technology company (“Fintech”) with a full suite of digital financial services solutions, is pleased to announce the confirmation of a previously submitted debt to equity conversion. […]

Bectran Inc Awarded TRUSTe Privacy Certification Seal, Demonstrating Commitment to International Data Protection

CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Credit, Collections & Accounts Receivable Software leader Bectran, Inc today announced that it has been awarded the TRUSTe Privacy Certification Seal for the 6th year running. This certification confirms that Bectran’s cloud-based platform has completed the rigorous TRUSTe data privacy audit, reaffirming the company’s dedication to responsible data collection […]

Assurely: Advancement of the TigerMark D&O Insurance Program to Meet the Explosive Growth of the Capital Raising Industry

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Assurely, an established leader in InsurTech, announced their recently expanded data-driven TigerMark™ Directors and Officers Liability (D&O) insurance program. Adapted for the changes in the capital-raising industry, TigerMark is the only insurance program that properly insures private companies and projects raising capital using Reg A, Reg CF, or Reg506(c) exemptions. TigerMark has powerful […]

IQST – iQSTEL Expansion Potential In Light Of Michael Burry Electric Motorcycle Investment And $1.2 Trillion Market Entry

New York, NY, Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQX: IQST) today released a letter to shareholders from CEO Leandro Iglesias.  The letter is one in a series of regular updates from the CEO as the company progresses toward its Nasdaq uplisting objective.  The letter is included in its entirety below. Dear Shareholders: […]