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KASISTO RAISES ADDITIONAL $15.5 MILLION FROM FIS AND WESTPAC IN OVERSUBSCRIBED SERIES C ROUND
Kasisto, creators of KAI, the leading digital experience platform for the financial services industry, today announced a $15.5 million Series C extension, led in the United States by Fidelity Information Services, LLC and internationally by Westpac Banking Corporation, with participation from BankSouth. This brings the total Series C funding to $31 million. Kasisto is the market
WEBBANK COLLABORATES WITH AMERICAN EXPRESS TO EXPAND CREDIT CARD ISSUING
WebBank announced an agreement with American Express to become a card issuer and participant in the American Express network. WebBank will be able to issue credit cards and payment solutions with American Express perks as a result of the agreement. WebBank was chosen by American Express as one of its primary issuing banks focused on the fintech industry.
WHY MERCHANTS DON’T NEED TO BUY FRAUD INSURANCE TO COVER EVERYTHING
Over the last five years, the discipline of fraud prevention has transformed considerably and continues to evolve swiftly. As a result, prior realities regarding fraud prevention are increasingly becoming myths. Legacy suppliers spread these beliefs in order to stay relevant, but industry leaders recognize the difference and are moving forward. The first widespread misconception we’ll
NEW BANK LAUNCH PROMISES TO BOOST THE UK PROPERTY SECTOR
The property sector across the UK is set for a £3bn boost as specialist bank GB Bank officially launches after receiving its full UK banking license. The Middlesbrough-based GB Bank is now able to go forward with its ambitious plans thanks to the banking license. It has agreed to lend £3 billion over a five-year period.
FORAGE RAISES $22M FROM NYCA PARTNERS, PAYPAL VENTURES, AND INSTACART FOUNDER
Forage, a payments processor that makes it easier for grocers to accept SNAP EBT payments online, announced today that it has raised a $22M Series A funding round to accelerate online grocery access for America’s 42 million SNAP EBT recipients. The round was led by fintech specialist firm Nyca with participation from PayPal Ventures, EO Ventures,
AXO ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF DEFERO, A LEADING DIGITAL CREDIT-SCORING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Axo, a leading distributor of personal finance products in the Nordic region and portfolio company of Corsair, a leading private equity firm targeting payments, software, and business services investments in the financial services sector, today announced that it has acquired Defero, a digital credit-scoring and financial management platform in the Nordic region. The financial terms
5 BEST ACCOUNTING SOFTWARES FOR 2022
Small business owners benefit from accounting software because it enables them to manage accounts receivable and payable, evaluate their profitability, and get ready for tax season. Accounting software that comes out of the box can be used by small businesses without major modifications. A tailored enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is required as a firm
WISE AND PLAID LAUNCH OPEN FINANCE AGREEMENT TO ENABLE SECURE FINANCIAL CONNECTIVITY
Plaid, the API-first data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, and Wise, the global technology business developing the easiest way to move money around the world, today announced an open finance agreement to give clients a frictionless way to move money between various financial institutions. According to a 2021 survey by Plaid and The Harris
WHY FINANCE TEAMS NEED TO GO BEYOND NUMBERS TO AN ACTIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH DATA
The majority of job postings for positions in finance specify “an ability to deal with numbers” or “like working with numbers” as requirements for candidates. So it makes sense to think that those in the financial and accounting fields would also possess some degree of data literacy—the capacity to read, work with, evaluate, and communicate
LENDING VERIFICATION FINTECH TRUEWORK RAISES $50 MILLION
Truework, a fintech company that provides income and employment verification for the nation’s largest mortgage, auto, and consumer lenders to approve more borrowers in a fraction of the time, today announced it raised $50 million in Series C funding. Sequoia Capital, Activant Capital, and Khosla Ventures returned investors joined G Squared in leading the Series
WHY BANKING CIOS SHOULD EMBRACE OPEN BANKING?
It is obvious now, five years later, that those worries were unjustified. Five million open banking-driven payments were made by UK businesses and consumers in May 2022 alone. In the same month, the open banking community in the UK made a record 1 billion API calls. So, rather than being a limiting action by the