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On the web Scalable Capital Launches in Switzerland. Ripple Launches Trial with MoneyGram. Gusto Partners with Accounting Platform Aplos. Alfa-Bank Collaborates with HashCash to Bring Domestic Payments to the Blockchain. ID.me Powering Single-Sign On for VFW’s Digital Platforms Around the web ACI Worldwide announces its UP Merchant Payments solution now available as a cloud-based service. Read more…
Regtech player Kyckr landed a new client today– a leading global payments provider. Through the agreement, Kyckr will provide its Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding services to the client, the name of which has not been disclosed “due to the critical services provided by Kyckr to [the] client for KYC on-boarding services.” Through the indefinite agreement, Read more…
Alternative lender Finova Financial introduced a new product this week that will offer non-accredited investors access to regulated public securities offerings. The new offering is called the JOBS Crypto Offering (JCO) and will allow investors to use cryptocurrency to invest in equity ownership of previously privately-held companies. The JCO is a type of initial coin offering Read more…
On Finovate.com Credit Karma Teams with American Express to Offer Advance Tax Refund. Insuritas Launches i-Insure Platform with 42 P&C Carriers. Finova Financial’s New Fundraising Process Leverages Cryptocurrency to Serve Non-Accredited Investors. Around the web Superbcrew.com interviews BRIDGEi2i Analytics Co-founder and CTO Pritam Kanti Paul. Entrepreneur names Kabbage, Cardlytics, BlueVine among top 360 best entrepreneurial Read more…
Software giant Infosys BPO teamed up with Tradeshift last month. The India-based company’s Business Process Outsourcing subsidiary will leverage Tradeshift’s cloud-based platform to enable clients to digitize their supply chain processes. John Sibley, Vice President of Global Alliances and Channels at Tradeshift, said that he looks forward to “combining Infosys’ deep domain and process expertise” with Tradeshift’s Read more…
Blockchain solutions company Ripple announced yesterday it is establishing an Infrastructure Innovation Initiative in an effort to take “the next logical step to help build the Internet of Value.” The goal of the initiative is to help central banks, regulators, and market infrastructures pilot real-world blockchain solutions by leveraging the Ripple team’s expertise in payment systems Read more…
On Finovate.com Bluefin Buddies Up: Decryptx P2PE Network Grows to 50+ Connected Partners Fiserv Teams with TransUnion to Enhance Automotive Loan Origination System Azimo Brings Faster Money Transfers to Nigeria eToro to Build Blockchain-Based Social Trading Products in Partnership with CoinDash CashStar Launches Digital Gifting Program with Belk Department Store Around the web Mark Saltzman Read more…
With the FCC voting 3 to 2 to repeal net neutrality today, let’s take a look at the impact a post-net neutrality internet may have on fintech and banking. Politics and opinions aside, the repeal of net neutrality may have two main effects in our industry: Pay up for fast fintech Though Comcast has said it will not Read more…
Smart contracts platform Symbiont announced this week it has teamed up with the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) to help Vanguard improve the distribution of index data. This partnership will allow index data to move between index providers and market participants in real time over a single, decentralized database. The project, which has been Read more…
According to a report from CoinJournal, NuCypher, a platform that offers security and encryption services for distributed systems, has pulled in $4.3 million. This brings the company’s total funding to just over $5 million. The funds come from a token pre-sale from 13 cryptofunds and venture capital firms. Leading the VC portion of the round was Polychain Capital. Michael Read more…
On Finovate.com Klarna to Power Invoice and Credit-Based Payments for Worldpay Clients. Prevoty Raises $13 Million in Series B. Around the web Fiserv partners with Boiling Springs Savings Bank and North Shore Trust and Savings to Provide End-to-End Debit and Card Solutions. Global Debt Registry joins the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance. Latin America’s largest bank, Itau Read more…
On Finovate.com HooYu to Provide Verification Services for U.K. Challenger Bank Countingup. Following J.P. Morgan Chase Acquisition, WePay to Power Payments for Volusion. Around the web Temenos named a leader in global retail core banking by Gartner for eighth year in a row. Bloomberg looks at the blockchain-based digital identity solutions from SecureKey. CBInsight features Read more…