Finastra research reveals that Open Banking is now seen as an important part of the banking landscape, with 99% of respondents seeing it as a “must have” or “important”, compared with 94% in 2015. last. The share of global financial institutions that consider it a “must-have” has increased to 61%, a notable increase compared to
Finance is the central principle of business and the pillar on which any successful business is built. After all, the goal of capitalism is to create organizations that not only do something useful but ultimately monetize their plans and deliver shareholder value. Many economic ideas exist to help businesses start, grow, measure themselves, and manage
JG Wentworth is pleased to announce that it has acquired a digital lending platform from Stilt Inc., a personal lending and financial technology company based in San Francisco. Stilt has been backed by leading venture capital firms and has raised $322 million in debt and equity to create a strong end-to-end digital lending and services
Allica Bank, the leading fintech SME challenger bank, has announced a £100 million Series C funding round led by global growth technology investor, TCV, with participation from existing investors Warwick Capital Partners and Atalaya Capital Management. Allica now joins TCV’s strong portfolio of businesses, which also includes household names like Airbnb, Netflix, and Spotify as
The future of finance could be better if it was accessible to the majority of society. Broad-based financial inclusion is the enabler of Sustainable Development Goals, and achieving that goal is of paramount importance today. Digitization spans the globe across different industries and verticals. The financial sector is no exception. We are rapidly moving towards
KuCoin, one of the largest exchanges worldwide, announced that it has engaged Mazars, a leading international audit, tax and advisory firm, to provide a third-party factual findings report. Mazars will provide greater transparency and reporting on whether their in-scope assets are collateralized to KuCoin’s current and potential consumers. It will also give specifics to demonstrate
Fintech companies have been storming emerging markets for a while. In Latin America, for example, innovations have made it possible for unbanked people to access the financial services they have long awaited. And as mobile adoption has surged in recent years in Africa and Asia-Pacific, new payment solutions have emerged to serve the traditionally excluded.
Temenos announced that Mbanq, one of the US’s leading Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) providers, has expanded its relationship with Temenos to accelerate BaaS adoption in the US.’ This agreement deepens cooperation between the companies following the launch of a joint credit union providing services last year (affiliate). Temenos also made a small investment in Mbanq to enter
Amex Business Link, a new business-to-business (B2B) payments environment that network issuing and acquiring participants can provide to their business customers, was introduced by American Express. Amex Business Link facilitates domestic and international transactions while taking the card and non-card payments, making it simpler for buyers and suppliers of all sizes to manage payments. The
Positive news, yes? Actually, no. The percentage of after-tax income that consumers save personally is known as the personal savings rate. The increment’s 1% increase is an issue. Among 100 people, none spend. Because they may only purchase in certain quantities, they “save.” Their after-tax income that hasn’t been spent rises along with their income.
OneConnect Financial Technology Limited, a leading provider of technology services to financial institutions in China, announced today that it will change the proportion of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) that represent equities. ordinary shares from one ADS representing three ordinary shares to one ADS representing thirty shares of common stock. The rate change will take effect
In 2016, Andrew Hoag, a former senior executive at Verisign and web project manager at NASA’s Ames Research Center, founded Teampay, a platform that attempts to automate the software purchasing process for businesses. Hoag’s idea is that the way companies spend their money is changing, especially as they embrace digital transformation, and visibility and control
