MoneyGram International, Inc., a global leader in the development of P2P digital payments, has announced the launch of MoneyGram Online in Brazil. Consumers can now use the company’s main website to send money from Brazil in near real-time to family and friends around the world. Recipients can receive cash through the company’s suite of options
Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability technology platform, announced a partnership with Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), to develop the SFDR Reporting Specialist. The SFDR is an important part of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, which aims to encourage capital inflows into companies and activities that support the EU’s social and environmental
Cryptocurrency solutions are gaining traction across Europe. Ripple’s New Value 2022 Report shows that 70% of respondents at financial institutions in Europe expect blockchain, the ancillary technology that powers Ripple’s crypto solutions, to have a major impact or substantially to their business over the next five years. However, companies in France and Sweden will not
Copper, the go-to banking app that truly teaches teens and kids about money and sets them up for future financial success, announced its expansion to Copper Investing, a teen-centric Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). Copper Investing offers accessible, automated investing portfolios for teens to learn about (and actually start) building wealth in a safe environment. Its
Tyndall Federal Credit Union returned $13.7 million of profits back to its members. The payout was given to more than 70,000 qualifying members and deposited directly into their savings accounts. Individual amounts were calculated based on participation with the credit union and ranged from $70 to $420. Over the past five years, Tyndall has given more
AD Ports Group, the world’s leading industrial, logistics and trade support company, has entered into a partnership agreement with Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”), a leading infrastructure solutions provider. in Africa, to bridge the infrastructure gap on the continent. This agreement allows the two organizations to join forces to identify, finance, develop and invest in much-needed
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
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
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
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
The closure of a $12 million Series B capital raising was announced today by Strategic Risk Associates (SRA), a top supplier of comprehensive risk and performance management SaaS technology (WatchtowerTM) for the financial services and insurance industries. Along with longtime SRA client, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation and other existing investors, this round of funding were
Cape Town-based Revio, a payments API company, has raised $1.1 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round to solve payment failures in emerging markets. Led by SpeedInvest, with participation from Ralicap, The Fund, Two Culture Capital and strategic angel investors from Sequoia Capital, Quona Capital and Circle Payments, Revio says the investment will enable the firm
