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Lili Named to the 2021 CB Insights Fintech 250 List of Top Fintech Startups

Lili, the all-in-one financial app for the freelancer community, receives this honor for its achievements and innovation in digital banking NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#freelance—CB Insights today named Lili to the fourth annual Fintech 250, a prestigious list highlighting emerging private companies that create groundbreaking financial technology. This year’s list was unveiled on stage at CB Insights’ […]

OOOOO Joins Forces With Teddy Sagi to Support Global Expansion

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OOOOO Entertainment Commerce Limited (“OOOOO” or the “Company”) (OOOO:TSXV), a mobile commerce platform, is pleased to announce that the Company has joined forces with Teddy Sagi, technology and real estate billionaire and owner of LabTech – a property holding and management company which among other assets […]

Middle-Market Banks Choose CapLinked as their Virtual Data Room Solution

A rapidly growing roster of investment banks who serve the dynamic middle market are turning to CapLinked’s software platform to securely share information and manage transaction workflow LOS ANGELES, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Middle-market investment banks from around the world have turned to CapLinked, Inc. (https://www.caplinked.com/), a developer of cloud-based information control software, […]

GBT is Enhancing its Avant! AI Technology to Support Healthcare Advisory System

Improving overall Avant! mobile and web user’s experience, and connecting it with health-related data resources! SAN DIEGO, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GBT Technologies Inc. (OTC PINK: GTCH) (“GBT”, or the “Company”), is enhancing its Avant! AI technology, while enabling a healthcare advisory system. The company is in the process of an enhancement phase […]

Visa Installments Expands to Australia, Offering a New Way to Buy Now, Pay Later

ANZ and Quest Payment Systems to launch Visa Installments, bringing popular buy now, pay later financing to credit card customers buying in-person or online – no extra form filling, no need for a new card or credit line SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Visa (NYSE: V), the world’s leader in digital payments, today announced the expansion of Visa Installments […]

Ault Global Holdings Provides Update on Installation of S19j Pro Antminers

The Company Expects 1,000 S19j Pro Antminers Will Be Deployed by the End of October 2021 and Will Generate Revenue of $1 Million per Month LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AGH #AmosKohn—Ault Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: DPW) a diversified holding company (the “Company”), announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, BitNile, Inc. (“BitNile”), is actively installing the […]

Global FinTech Blockchain Markets Report 2021-2028 – Growing Need for the Enhancement of Customer Experience in Global Businesses

Dublin, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “FinTech Blockchain Market by Application, Provider, Organization Size, and Business Domain – Global Forecast to 2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. Global FinTech Blockchain Market is expected to reach $36.04 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 59.9% during the forecast period of 2021 […]

As Use of Alternative Payments Is Skyrocketing, Banks Must Urgently Embrace the Next Generation of Payments to Stay in the Race: Capgemini’s World Payments Report 2021

The report found that by 2025, instant payments and e-money payments will account for more than 25% of global non-cash transactions, up from 14.5% in 2020. PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Payments are entering a new experience-driven era (Payments 4.X1), ushered in by an accelerated transformation timeline due to COVID-19 and the growing digital appetite of customers, according to […]

FreshBooks Announces Acquisition of Germany-based FastBill, Accelerating Global Expansion

Toronto, Canada, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreshBooks, a leading cloud accounting software provider with paying customers in 160+ countries, announced today the acquisition of FastBill, one of Germany’s leading cloud accounting and invoicing software solutions. Founded in 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany, FastBill helps self-employed professionals, small businesses, and startups maintain better control of […]

CoinAgenda Middle East & Africa Bring Top Thought Leaders in Blockchain to Dubai Oct 8-10

Speakers include H.E Gabriel Abed, the Ambassador of Barbados to the UAE; Saeed Hareb Al Darmaki, Managing Director – MENA for CasperLabs; David Johnston, COO at DLTx; Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder at Polygon; Joel Dietz, MetaMask founding contributor and ArtWallet founder; and Tone Vays, Analyst and Derivatives Trader DUBAI, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (via […]

Partnership between INSTANDA and omni:us set to automate claim handling and enhance underwriting processes

Integrating omni:us capabilities into the INSTANDA platform will provide intelligent workflows Deep Learning and Machine Learning automated workflows. Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cloud-native insurance solution provider INSTANDA is partnering with AIaaS (Artificial Intelligence as a Service) supplier omni:us to further innovate the P&C industry. The collaboration will integrate AI functionalities from […]

Nova Credit Named to the 2021 CB Insights Fintech 250 List

Nova Credit honored as a top fintech startup for achievements in Credit Score & Analytics SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nova Credit, the fintech unlocking opportunities for those historically excluded from the credit system and companies looking to serve them, announced today that CB Insights has named Nova Credit to the fourth annual Fintech 250, a prestigious list […]

eTip.io Offers Incentive for Hotels to Attract, Motivate and Retain Employees

Promising Tech Group Introduces Cashless, Contact-Free Tipping Alternative for Hospitality Industry Featured Image for eTip.io Featured Image for eTip.io SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the hospitality industry begins to recover from the effects of COVID-19, it faces two new challenges — a labor shortage and the pivot towards a cashless economy. […]

Cambridge Savings Bank Introduces Money Management – A Tool for Consumers to Improve Their Financial Well-Being

Money Management from MX promotes financial literacy and empowers Americans to access powerful insights on their spending, savings, debt, and more CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cambridge—Cambridge Savings Bank (CSB), a full-service mutual bank with a customer-first approach and more than $5 billion in assets, unveiled its personal finance visualization tool, Money Management, to add to the suite […]

Eclypses Receives FIPS 140-3 Validation, Proves Efficacy and Security of its MTE Technology

Validation ensures Eclypses customers are using a product validated by a National Institute of Standards and Technology approved testing laboratory COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eclypses, a leader in end-point data protection, today announced that it received the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-3 (FIPS 140-3) validation after an independent, NIST accredited laboratory put the Eclypses encryption modules […]

Airbase Partners with Silicon Valley Bank to Offer its Comprehensive Spend Management Platform to SVB Business Cardholders

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Fintech—Airbase, the only comprehensive spend management platform available for small and mid-market companies, has today announced a partnership with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors. SVB’s business cards can now be used with Airbase’s spend management software through an API integration, which automates accounting […]

Leading Payment Processor VizyPay Welcomes Two Directorial New Hires From Outside the Payment Processing Industry

As VizyPay continues to grow the company has shifted their hiring philosophy, looking for talent outside of the payment processing field WAUKEE, Iowa, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VizyPay, an award-winning leader in the payment processing industry for small businesses, today announces the appointment of Jason Bahnsen, as General Counsel and Director of Risk/Compliance, […]

National American Insurance Company Selects Guidewire Cloud to Increase Agility for Business Growth

CHANDLER, Okla. & SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$GWRE #cloud–National American Insurance Company (NAICO) and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) today announced that NAICO has subscribed to Guidewire Cloud to power core operations and simplify IT, quickly adapt to changing market demands, and deliver more value to policyholders. The company plans to implement InsuranceSuite, DataHub, and InfoCenter […]

LendKey Surpasses More than Half a Billion Dollars in Loan Originations Year-to-Date; Records New Milestone as Its Network of Lenders Seek High-Performing Assets

Home Improvement Loans program sees 4X year-over-year growth; LendKey continues expansion into Personal Unsecured, Auto Refi, and Solar loans NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LendKey, the networked lending platform designed to deliver capital and liquidity management today announced a new company milestone as it originated over half a billion dollars in loans year-to-date on behalf of its credit […]

Sila and Arcus Partner to Unlock Bill Payment Solutions To 18K+ Billers In The U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#PoweredbySila–Sila Inc., a fintech software platform that provides payment infrastructure as a service, today announced a partnership with Arcus, a payment-as-a-service platform that enables any business to launch and offer innovative payment solutions across the Americas. By combining both companies’ particular strengths, bill payment to more than 18,000 US billers is now available […]

Homeowners of America, a Porch Group Subsidiary, Introduces Services in Tennessee as Part of Nationwide Expansion Plan

SEATTLE, Oct. 06, 2021 (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 Tennessee. Porch, a leading vertical software company reinventing the home services and insurance industries, continues to drive growth of HOA’s offerings nationally following […]

Powerlytics and Railz Partner to Help Banks Deepen Insights into SMB Customers

Partnership addresses need to provide SMBs with the most relevant financial products in this highly dynamic economic environment DOYLESTOWN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Powerlytics and Railz have partnered to provide banks and fintechs with a powerful new benchmarking product via more granular and actionable data to better support small business and mid-market customers’ success. As part of the […]

ICE Benchmark Administration Launches ‘Beta’ USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate® and USD SOFR Spread-Adjusted ICE Swap Rate® to Assist Non-Linear Market in its Transition to SOFR

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA) has launched an indicative, ‘Beta’, version of its U.S. Dollar (USD) ICE Swap Rate® for SOFR interest rate swaps and a ‘Beta’ USD SOFR Spread-Adjusted ICE Swap Rate® to assist the non-linear […]

Impact Communications Earns Two Awards in 27th Annual AIVA Communicator Awards

2020 collaborations with Allianz Life Insurance of North America’s Advisory Solutions team and also Strategy & Resources, LLC, in partnership with Informa’s Wealth Management magazine team, recognized for professionalism and strategic impact Impact Communications Earns Two Awards in 27th Annual AIVA Communicator Awards Impact Communications Earns Two Awards in 27th Annual AIVA Communicator Awards KANSAS […]

HighRadius Announces Gold Sponsorship of SuiteWorld 2021

Order to cash and treasury management software leader to participate in the 10th annual conference for NetSuite customers and partners HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI—HighRadius, the Artificial Intelligence-powered Order to Cash and Treasury Management software leader, announced it is a gold sponsor at SuiteWorld, Oracle NetSuite’s annual conference for the NetSuite community. Now in its 10th year, SuiteWorld […]

Eagle Bancorp Announces Earnings Call On October 21, 2021

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bancorp, Inc., (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EGBN), the parent company of EagleBank, today announced that it will host a teleconference call for the financial community on October 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss its third quarter 2021 financial results. Those results will be released after […]

Meridian Named Top Performing Bank

MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For the second year in a row Meridian Bank has earned a spot on Piper Sandler’s “Sm-All Stars,” its list of top performing U.S. small-cap banks. Piper Sandler, a leading middle-market investment bank and institutional securities firm, publishes this list annually in order to “uncover the next […]

OppFi Expands Bank Credit Facility to Support Growth of SalaryTap

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$OPFI–OppFi Inc. (NYSE: OPFI) (“OppFi”), a leading financial technology platform that powers banks to help everyday consumers gain access to credit, announced today that it has expanded its existing $25 million bank credit facility to $45 million. OppFi plans to use the expanded facility in part to support the growth and expansion of its […]

Financial Institutions, Inc. Schedules Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call

WARSAW, N.Y., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISI) (the “Company”), the parent company of Five Star Bank, SDN Insurance Agency, LLC (“SDN”), Courier Capital, LLC (“Courier Capital”) and HNP Capital, LLC (“HNP Capital”), will release results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, after the market closes on October 28, […]

Total Expert Spotlights First Expy Award Winners at 2021 Customer Conference

Inaugural awards program honors high-performing financial institutions for their ingenuity, innovation, and relentless focus on the customer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total Expert, the customer experience platform purpose-built for modern financial institutions, today honored the organizations and individuals taking customer engagement to new heights with the 2021 Expy Awards, Total Expert’s […]

PickleJar Launches Free QR Code Menu and Live Music Listings for Venues

New TipTopper™ Contactless Engagement Expands Reach of Venues and Artists Beyond the Standard Food and Drink Menu HOUSTON, TX, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — PickleJar Holdings, an emerging cashless payment and tipping platform for artists and content creators, announces the release of its new TipTopper™ enhanced QR code technology. The contactless menu upgrade and […]

Holland Casino Selects Nuvei to Support the Launch of iGaming in the Netherlands

MONTREAL and AMSTERDAM, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (TSX: NVEI and NVEI.U), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, announced today that Holland Casino has chosen Nuvei to power the launch of the first online casino in the Netherlands. The Company will provide custom solutions for player acquisition, verification, and payment […]

Video River Networks is pleased to unveils New Company Name: Tytan Cybernetics Incorporated

TORRANCE, CA, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Video River Networks “the Company” (OTC: NIHK TWTR: @NIHKEV), a technologically innovative Electric Vehicle and Battery holding company, proudly unveils new Company Name: Tytan Cybernetics Incorporated. “The rate of expansive growth of the Company developing Electric Vehicles, Drones, with Fintech and Crypto Divisions, has inspired us to […]

Esker Launches Esker Pay, a Comprehensive Set of Payment Capabilities and Strategic Fintech Partnerships

LYON, France & MIDDLETON, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Esker, a global cloud platform and leader in AI-driven process automation solutions for finance and customer service functions, today announced the launch of Esker Pay, an extensive set of integrated payment capabilities and strategic Fintech partnerships to help businesses unlock cashflow. Fully integrated with Esker’s Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash solution suites, […]

FRISS: Tower Pinpoints Fraud to Enable Faster Claims With New AI Partnership

Tower partners with Dutch AI-based solution FRISS to automate and accelerate claims process AUCKLAND, New Zealand–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI–Tower is set to further automate the process of detecting genuine and suspicious claims in real time, to allow for a faster process for customers in need. The automated system is made possible through Tower’s international partnership with Dutch […]

Update: FinTech Lender Legion Capital Announces Six Month Results

FINTECH ENABLED PRIVATE EQUITY LENDER POSTS PROFITABLE MID-YEAR RESULTS ON INCREASED INCOME Featured Image for Legion Capital Corporation Featured Image for Legion Capital Corporation ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Legion Capital Corporation (OTCQX: LGCP), a FinTech driven, publicly traded specialized business lender providing growth capital to small and medium sized companies and […]

Nymbus Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Jacksonville

New Downtown Office Connects Nymbus with Surrounding Partners JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NYMBUS®, a leading provider of banking technology solutions, today announced it will open a new corporate headquarters office located in Jacksonville, Florida. Nymbus has established a local staff presence in the Florida city owing to its collaboration with Jacksonville-based VyStar Credit Union. The landmark partnership […]

NFX Launches $450 Million Pre-seed and Seed Fund

NFX’s Fund III, its largest fund to date, and one of the largest pre-seed and seed-focused funds ever, doubles down on early seed stage startups focusing on a broad range of sectors including fintech, marketplaces, gaming, proptech — and now a greater focus on crypto and tech-bio SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NFX, the leading seed-stage venture firm, […]

RAYL Innovations Announces Appointment of New Director

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RAYL Innovations Inc. (“RAYL” or the “Company“), is pleased to announce that pursuant to the news release dated June 23, 2021 the Company has appointed David Tafel as an additional independent Director of the Company fulfilling another key listing requirement of the TSX Venture Exchange (the […]

FloQast TakeControl Event Builds Community, Shares Best Practices and Accelerates Accounting Excellence among Accounting and Finance Professionals

Event introduces new awards program recognizing accounting professionals’ pursuit of operational excellence LOS ANGELES, Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FloQast, a provider of accounting workflow automation software created by accountants for accountants, hosted its third-annual user conference, TakeControl, on September 13-15, 2021 – drawing more than 2,000 industry professionals. TakeControl 2021 Highlights FloQast Industry […]