Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Cardlytics Hooks Wells Fargo as Partner. Daon Helps New Zealanders Create Digital Identities. Around the web FreeAgent earns status as an official Account Information Services Provider (AISP) from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority. Two-time Best of Show winner Trunomi teams up with Shyft and BurstIQ to provide an eIdentification solution for online and offline authentication. Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Moneyhub Expands Platform with Payment Initiation Services. Holvi Helps Uber Drivers Manage Finances with New Partnership. Identitii to Raise $11 Million in ASX’s Latest Blockchain IPO. Around the web NICE partners with Cloud9 Technologies to combine compliance recording and cloud-based voice trading. AlphaPoint earns Best Distributed Ledger Technology Provider by the 2018 Waters Rankings. Prosper Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Onfido Helps TransferGo Onboard New Users Faster. Hydrogen Unveils FINDI Consortium to Boost Support for Public Blockchains. Ondot Brings Card Control Technology to PSCU. Around the web AI Foundry teams up with ECM software provider MTS Software Solutions. Joint solution between Jscrambler and Intertrust to provide protection for mobile and JavaScript apps. Home Read more…

PayStand Announces Integration with Xero

Business financial management just got a lot easier for small businesses. B2B payments platform Paystand is teaming up with Xero to enable the cloud accounting firm’s customers to accept bank and card payments directly in sales orders and invoices. This will give Xero users a seamless, automated way to capture payments and reconcile them directly Read more…

Swych Expands Global Reach

Blockchain-based digital gifting platform Swych has taken one more step to “gifting without borders.” The Texas-based company announced it is leveraging its recent acquisition of GiftCardsIndia to facilitate cross-border gifting. With the new integration of the recently-purchased platform, U.S. users can now send digital gift cards to friends and family in India in real time. Swych Read more…

IdentityMind Global to Help ZED Network MTOs Meet KYC, AML Compliance 

Just weeks after announcing that it would provide KYC/AML compliance solutions for Ontology Trust Ecosystem, IdentityMind Global is back in the news. ZED Network, an international payments platform, will deploy the newly-released version 2.0 of IdentityMind Global’s solution to ensure KYC and AML compliance for its money transfer operators (MTOs) around the world. “We are Read more…

Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World

As Finovate goes increasingly global, so does our coverage of financial technology. Finovate Global: Fintech News from Around the World is our weekly look at fintech innovation in developing economies in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe. Central and Eastern Europe Poland’s Horum Bank, a mobile bank based on blockchain Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Microsoft, Nationwide Invest $12 Million in SME Lender BlueVine. Gusto Brings in $140 Million, Doubling Valuation to $2 Billion. Tavant Technologies Powers New Personalized Mortgage POS System from Ditech. Around the web Coinbase taps Jeff Horowitz as its next Chief Compliance Officer. Thomson Reuters announces strategic partnership with global cryptocurrency market data aggregator, Read more…

AlphaPoint to Power DCEX, an XRP-Based Currency Exchange

Digital asset exchange platform AlphaPoint announced today it will power DCEX, a digital currency exchange platform powered by AlphaPoint’s blockchain technology. DCEX will serve as a digital currency exchange for retail and institutional investors and is using Ripple’s digital currency, XRP, as its base currency. This move makes DCEX the first marketplace to use XRP exclusively. Read more…

Shaping the Future of Financial Services in Asia: First Wave of Demoing Companies

This October, Finovate reunites with HK Invest to headline Hong Kong Fintech Week. The celebration kicks off with the third annual FinovateAsia over the first two days, merging live product demos and insights on the latest regional trends and macro issues affecting financial technology. Fintech Week continues days three and four, hosting speakers to examine Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Flywire Raises $100 Million for Global Expansion. Five Degrees Acquires Icelandic IT Software Company Libra. Yoyo Tops One Million User Milestone. Coinbase Enables European Customers to Buy Virtual Gift Cards with Crypto. Around the web The Motley Fool interviews Q2 Holdings CEO Matt Flake. AlphaPoint hires Kristin Boggiano as Chief Legal Officer. Entrust Datacard unveils Read more…

Finovate Alumni News

On Finovate.com Switch Brings Voice Technology to its CardSavr API. Feedzai to Help Credorax Fight Merchant Fraud. Five Degrees Acquires Icelandic IT Software Company Libra. Flywire Raises $100 Million for Global Expansion. Around the web Global Debt Registry adds new Chief Financial Officer and new Product Director. Pakistan’s Silkbank upgrades its core banking system with Read more…