Credit Suisse bank, still reeling from losing billions of dollars last year, faced a fresh challenge Sunday: allegations from an international investigation that it had handled dirty money for decades. A cross-border media investigation broke Sunday claiming that Switzerland’s second-largest bank had held tens of billions of dollars of ill-gotten funds, claims based on an
Trace Finance, a Brazilian FinTech startup that enables faster and more streamlined cross-border banking for startups, has announced a $4.3 million seed funding round. The investment was led by HOF Capital (investors in Dapper Labs, Terra, Flutterwave, and SpaceX) with participation from Circle Ventures (the company behind USDC – a leading USD-pegged stablecoin with a $50 billion fully diluted market cap), The Chainsmokers (via their fund Mantis
Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable (AR) automation and integrated payments leader, announced today it has acquired Netherlands-based Order2Cash, a leading B2B order-to-cash platform provider. The acquisition follows the October 2021 purchase of iController, broadening the company’s European footprint, global presence and ability to expand its innovative Business Payments Network (BPN).For over 20 years, each company has pursued a
Clair, a social impact embedded-fintech startup transforming the way that hourly employees get paid, today announced its selection as payroll software leader Worklio’s partner to provide free on-demand pay to its users. Now with the integration of Clair’s intuitive on-demand pay access technology and associated services, Worklio’s employee users go beyond simply viewing their pay stubs
Today Juni, the financial companion for ecommerce entrepreneurs, launched its new VISA credit card in the UK. The first of its kind, Juni’s credit card is designed specifically to help ecommerce companies expand and grow. The launch marks a major step for Juni as the company embarks on its one year milestone, with further updates coming soon. While
i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with KARTY, a Qatar-based fintech providing tailored digital financial solutions to the MEA region, to launch a digital-first prepaid mobile wallet to the country. Leveraging i2c’s global payments platform, Karty’s mobile wallet will provide Visa-branded digital cards, enabling instant, cashless P2P
Remove the pressure of paying multiple credit card bills on different banking platforms with Fyncr, the first all-in-one-card bill payment mobile application in the United States that aims to help people better manage their credit cards, save more and spend intelligently. Fyncr is the only platform that allows every credit card owner to securely store, view,
Amplify Credit Union announced Wednesday (Feb. 9) that it is rolling out fee-free banking, so members won’t pay fees on checking, savings and business banking accounts — including account maintenance fees, regardless of balance. The Austin, Texas-based credit union also removed fees for wire transfers and overdraft protection. CEO Kendall Garrison said this could be a change for the
Working in Support of Education (W!se), a leader in financial education, is pleased to announce the launch of a major new digital resource to enhance its award winning Financial Literacy Certification program. This resource is a newly developed cloud-based mobile app with an updated database of practice test questions that enables students from schools participating
Fiserv has struck a $650 million deal to buy Finxact, a firm that provides cloud technology and open development tools for speedier IT upgrades, making it popular with bank technology investors. The Jacksonville, Florida-based Finxact helps financial institutions launch a digital brand, modernize their technology or integrate with fintechs through open banking. Read More
Everi Holdings Inc. , a premier provider of land-based and digital casino gaming content and products, financial technology and player loyalty solutions, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire ecash Holdings Pty Ltd. (“ecash”), a privately owned, Australia-based developer and provider of innovative cash handling and financial payment solutions for the
Lafayette Square, an impact investment platform, announced that its affiliates have entered a new credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”), one of the largest global financial firms. The facility will be used to support Lafayette Square’s regionally focused middle market lending activities, consistent with its mission to achieve impact in local communities. The credit facility
