Category: Fintech

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January 15, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Equiti Gains In-Principle Approval to Launch Investment Fund

It marks the inaugural product under its newly introduced platform, Equiti Wealth, aimed at offering diverse wealth management solutions tailored to long-term investment needs. The Equiti Global Balanced Fund is designed to provide investors with access to a wide array of professionally managed funds, with a minimum investment threshold set at $1,000.  "Today signifies a…

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January 14, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Thunes and Hyperwallet Expand Payout Access Across Asia-Pacific

Hyperwallet is a PayPal service for global payouts. The partnership lets Hyperwallet's customers send real-time payments to over 450 million mobile wallets and bank accounts in countries including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company said the new alliance comes in response to the rapidly growing digital wallet usage in Asia-Pacific,…

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January 14, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Worldline Extends KBC Partnership in New 6-Year Agreement

The new six-year agreement will see Worldline continue to provide issuing and transaction processing services for KBC in the Belgian market. Furthermore, the renewed partnership is expected to build on a strong foundation of trust and co-creation between the two companies, aiming to support KBC's ambitions in the financial sector.  Worldline’s customer-centric solutions and service…

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January 10, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Bank Alfalah Acquires 9.9% Stake in Jingle Pay

Describing Jingle Pay as “one of the fastest growing fintechs in the MENAP region,” Bank Alfalah said the investment highlights “its commitment to driving digital transformation.” Jingle Pay, well-known for its AI-powered tech stack, processed over 2 million transactions and facilitated more than $1 billion in international money transfers in 2024, saving customers over $6…

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Revolut
January 09, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Revolut Partners with Pyth Network as a Data Publisher

The collaboration allows digital banking firm Revolut to contribute its price data to the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Since its launch in 2015, Revolut has challenged traditional banks with services ranging from international money transfers to cryptocurrency trading.  The company now has over 45 million users across 200 countries. Through its partnership with Pyth Network,…

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January 08, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Sky Links Capital Announces Strategic Partnership with Centroid Solutions

The collaboration aims to enhance trading experiences for clients and improve liquidity distribution across financial markets. Centroid is a fintech provider known for its advanced technology and infrastructure in capital markets. Sky Links said that by integrating Centroid's technology, it plans to offer clients enhanced trading capabilities, real-time analytics, and superior decision-making tools. "The move…

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Acuity Trading
January 08, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Acuity Trading Announces Launch of Fully Automated AI-Powered Trading Signals

The new feature, integrated into Acuity's AnalysisIQ product, offers traders both expert human-led multi-asset signals and automated signals driven by advanced AI, specifically targeting the FX and cryptocurrency markets. The product was developed by Acuity Analytics.  The AI-powered signals leverage Natural Language Processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis to help boost traditional technical analysis, according to…

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Broadridge’s Fi360 and ProctorU partner to launch remote proctoring and identity management solution
January 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Pemberton Capital Advisors Adopts Broadridge Tech For Portfolio Management

Broadridge announced the move byPemberton on Monday, saying the technology will help the company enhance operational efficiency and support the expansion of its private debt and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) businesses. Furthermore, Pemberton's move to scale its operations is in response to growing market demand. "Broadridge's private credit portfolio management solution infrastructure was selected to…

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December 30, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

BBVA Establishes Analytics Transformation Unit

The move aimed at enhancing the bank’s data-driven services by integrating advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and predictive analytics to provide greater value to customers and streamline internal processes. BBVA explained that the new unit combines generative and predictive AI to use historical data for future trend forecasting. This is with the aim of accelerating…

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December 27, 2024 BY Sam Boughedda

Mastercard: US Holiday Season Retail Sales Grew 3.8%

The payments giant said in a release Thursday that it indicates a consumer base willing to spend, albeit with a focus on value.  The data aligns with Visa's recent holiday spending report, which recently reported a 4.8% year-on-year increase in holiday retail spending across the United States. Mastercard said online shopping remained a strong preference,…

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