The Greater Omaha Chamber welcomed Unison, a San Francisco-based fintech company, to downtown Omaha today. The move will bring hundreds of estimated jobs to Omaha, with the initial regional headquarters located in the Landmark building. The Greater Omaha region has become a lucrative destination for the finance and insurance industry, contributing $10.6 billion to Greater Omaha’s regional GDP in 2019 – 70 percent larger than
U.S. Bancorp announced it has increased its prime lending rate to 3.50 percent from 3.25 percent, effective tomorrow, March 17, 2022, at all U.S. Bank locations. U.S. Bancorp, with nearly 70,000 employees and $573 billion in assets as of December 31, 2021, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association. The Minneapolis-based company serves
Camino Financial is dedicated to helping small businesses grow to reach their potential. Leading with empathy, this family-founded, financial technology platform startup aims to bring affordable credit to under-banked Latinx micro businesses, and empower underrepresented communities to build generational wealth.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. ET Please join leading S&P Global Ratings’ analysts from our International Public Finance team for a live interactive webinar, when they will provide their views on global Local and Regional Governments (LRG) rating outlook. Read More
If, as they say, past is prologue, then boards of directors in the United States should follow closely lessons learned by their European and British counterparts when it comes to the potential role sustainable finance plays in relation to financing the long-term strategic objectives of U.S. companies across all sectors of the economy. Companies and
Chesswood Group Limited, a publicly traded North American specialty finance company, and Waypoint Investment Partners Inc., a Toronto based investment fund and private client investment manager, are pleased to announce that Chesswood and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chesswood Capital Management Inc., have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Waypoint. Read More
Leading global employee pay provider CloudPay today announced a new partnership with Visa to reduce payroll payment cycles that typically take 2-3 days through banking systems, down to seconds. The new digital payment method makes salary payments direct to employees’ debit or credit cards using Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payment platform. Visa Direct leverages the payment
TrueLayer partnered with Edgar Dunn & Company to examine the rise of alternative payments in the UK and Europe. In 2021, credit and debit cards made up 41% of all ecommerce payments. By 2026, they’ll make up 33%. Instead, more shoppers will choose to pay online by bank transfer, digital wallet, or, through a Buy
Australia’s dynamic fintech ecosystem is attracting investor attention. Stay ahead of the fintech curve. Power your investment with Australia’s best and brightest fintechs like Clear (Afterpay Ltd), a pioneer in services and payments technology.
The FSC has launched an invaluable guide to help professional financial advice providers to plan for business succession in times of disruption and change: its Locum Financial Advice Arrangements – A Guide for Financial Advice Providers document.
The FSC has launched an invaluable guide to help professional financial advice providers to plan for business succession in times of disruption and change: its Locum Financial Advice Arrangements – A Guide for Financial Advice Providers document. When financial advice was brought under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 on 15 March 2021, industry regulation
How can treasury cooperate with FP&A to strengthen the organization’s strategic forecasting processes? To start, by outlining how technology is changing the nature of cash flow forecasting as treasury gains more visibility over cash flows and positions. Explore the fundamentals of strategic cash forecasting, and how treasury can collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A and other finance
