Points West Community Bank taps Apiture for digital banking upgrade
The bank says it wanted to enhance its digital banking solutions following more customers wanting to go digital.
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Indian neobank Zolve expands into expat-friendly mobile services with telecom-as-a-service platform Gigs
Zolve’s telecom-financial offering is tailored for expats pursuing educational or professional opportunities in the US.
Splitit plans to go private for stringent $60m capital commitment
Part of the commitment requires the US BNPL vendor to redomicile to the Cayman Islands.
Cameron Fowler to serve as Early Warning’s new CEO
With more than 20 years of work experience, Fowler joins Early Warning from Canada’s BMO Financial Group.
Payroll fintech OneBlinc secures $100m credit facility with Clear Haven
The fintech landed $20 million in a Series A funding round in June 2022.
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Paytech Matera acquires Brazilian AI firm Cinnecta for undisclosed sum
The acquisition will enable Matera’s clients to enhance their sales capabilities through actionable insights.
Tasi Bank taps Green Check to cultivate its cannabis banking capabilities
The partnership enables the “maverick” community bank to expand its cannabis clientele across California.
SEC brings the hatchet down on Wall Street’s bad recordkeeping with $289m in fines
The SEC has leveraged 30 enforcement actions to date against firms failing to comply with recordkeeping requirements.
New digital bank for the US military Roger launches
Roger was built in partnership with banking technology solutions provider Nymbus.
US climate tech start-up Persefoni secures $50m in Series C-1 funding round
The company has now raised more than $150 million to date.
Discover Financial Services’ CEO and president Roger Hochschild steps down
Hochschild will serve in an advisory role at the company until the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition.
Better.com gears up to go public through SPAC merger
According to an SEC filing, the merger is set to close “on or about” 22 August 2023.
US crypto exchange Coinbase expands into Canada
The move comes amid major regulatory enhancements for crypto set by the Canadian financial regulator.
PayPal appoints Alex Chriss as its new president and CEO
Chriss joins PayPal from business software company Intuit, where he worked for over 19 years.
More than 25 US credit unions and community banks tap Eltropy for AI Chat offering
ACFCU and First Credit Union are among the company’s to deploy Eltropy’s AI tech.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Chargeflow, Knot, Treasure Financial & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Torpago confirms two new senior hires following “significant growth”
James Yacobucci has been appointed to head of bank partnerships and Noah Martin to head of capital markets.
ConnexPay appoints former PayPal exec George Hansen as chief revenue officer
Hansen joins ConnexPay from PayPal, where he served as head of global sales and account management.
LSEG announces Irfan Hussain as its new chief information officer
Irfan Hussain joins LSEG from Goldman Sachs, where he has worked since 1995.
Microsoft partners Aptos Labs to help connect financial service companies to the Web3 ecosystem
The duo will explore new innovations in areas such as asset tokenisation, CBDCs and payment technology.
US fintech Greenlight launches credit builder tool for teenagers
Greenlight says parents can add their teenagers as authorised users of its credit card to start building credit.
US fintech Block set to close European payments app Verse
The move is part of Block’s plans to reduce brand spending.
SumUp secures $100m credit facility to expand merchant cash advance product
The facility is being provided by Chicago-based investment firm Victory Park Capital.
PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin PayPal USD
Rolling out in the coming weeks, PayPal USD will be available to purchase for eligible US PayPal customers.
MarketAxess acquires Pragma to leverage quantitative trading technology
MarketAxess aims to accelerate the development of quantitative execution algorithms for fixed-income products.
Revolut halts crypto services in the US citing “evolving regulatory environment”
From 3 October, access to crypto through Revolut will be fully disabled for US customers.
US insurtech start-up Lula raises $35.5m Series B funding
The insurtech previously raised $18 million in its Series A funding round of July 2021.
Stripe appoints Steffan Tomlinson as CFO
Tomlinson, who joins from Confluent, brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role.
Banking veteran Paco Ybarra to depart Citigroup after 36 years
He has served as CEO of Citigroup’s institutional clients group since 2019 having joined the firm in 1987.
Credit card fintech Petal secures $200m debt facility from Victory Park Capital
In addition, the company has also raised $20 million in new equity financing from its existing investors.
MSUFCU partners Nymbus for SMB “bank in a box” solution
MSUFCU previously participated in Nymbus’ $70 million Series D funding round in May.
US credit union associations CUNA and NAFCU announce merger to form America’s Credit Unions
A 60-day voting period for members to approve the merger is expected to begin later this month.
Payoneer acquires AI-powered data platform Spott to streamline decision-making
Payoneer says the start-up’s tech will help it to “better understand and serve customers”.
Over $10bn deposited into Apple Card’s savings account in first four months of going live
The offering had already accumulated $1 billion in deposits within the first week of going live.
European Commission brings in Moody’s Analytics to help fight fraud
Moody’s Analytics’ Orbis database is set to strengthen the European Commission’s anti-fraud efforts.
First Federal Savings & Loan of San Rafael boosts digital transformation with Bankjoy partnership
First Federal will integrate Bankjoy’s digital banking platform with Fiserv Cleartouch, its core banking system.
WaterStone Bank taps nCino for cloud banking platform
The bank says it wants to enhance the lending experience for its customers by moving to a single platform.
