TechCrunch Fintech
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Social media changed everything from news consumption to shopping. Now, Dub thinks it can do the same for investing through an influencer-driven marketplace where users can follow the trades of top investors with a few taps. Think of it as TikTok meets Wall Street. Founded by 23-year-old Steven Wang a Harvard drop-out who began […] 2024 TechCrunch.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
In January 2025, the Swiss Financial Innovation Desk (FIND) announced the release of Pathway 2035 for Financial Innovation Your Navigator , a guide designed to steer financial and fintech leaders toward a resilient future. Panel and Organising Committee of the Event ReDesigning Financial Innovation. ReDesigning Financial Innovation in Singapore (05.11.2024): Maha El Dimachki, Head of BIS Innovation Hub Singapore; David Birch, Global Thought Leader on Digital Finance; Claudia Grisard Barbour, Pa
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
It has been a busy few days for the Central Bank of Brazil as it announces another company has acquired a payment institution (PI) licence. Last week, PagBrasil acquired a PI licence to continue its PIX integration expansion. A company following suit but taking PIX in a different direction is AstroPay , the digital financial solution provider. With its new PI licence, AstroPay will deliver secure, compliant, and user-friendly cross-border payment solutions.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
The importance of time-to-market is well explained in numbers. Fast innovators are 18 times more disruptive, reports BCG, and getting new products to market quickly generates more sales from them at least 30% of revenue. The good old Need for Speed game is played in many industries, including card issuance. Card issuers need for speed exists on several levels, and we at OpenWay see this firsthand, since our Way4 card management software is used by top banks, processors and fintechs around the w
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Finezza
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Traditional lending practices are rapidly becoming obsolete as financial institutions seek more innovative credit solutions. This transformation is critical, given the IFC’s finding that 40% of formal MSMEs in developing countries face an annual financing gap of $5.2 trillion. Accenture recently shed light on this transformation – their latest survey found 90% of businesses showing […] The post The Future of Credit: Anchor-Based Finance Explained for Modern Lenders appeared fir
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Wise has been ordered to pay nearly US$2.5 million in penalties by US regulators due to a series of illegal actions, including misleading advertising regarding its fees. On January 30, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) imposed a US$2 million civil penalty on Wise, alongside $450,000 in customer compensation, for inaccurately advertising its fees and failing to adequately disclose exchange rates and other charges.
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The Paypers
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
TransferMate, an international payments platform, has entered Amazon's programme, becoming a participating Payment Service Provider (PSP).
Finextra
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
In the late 1990s, Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess grandmasters of all time, lost to IBM's.
The Paypers
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
NAB implements fraudulent activity warnings before transactions to warn customers about the potential of being scammed.
The Finance Weekly
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Do you ever find yourself digging through data, trying to answer unexpected questions on the spot? Maybe your boss asks why sales dipped last quarter, or you're trying to spot trends in customer behavior. Thats where ad hoc analysis comes inits all about finding answers quickly without waiting for a pre-built report. Instead of relying on standard dashboards or reports, you pull the data, analyze it, and get answers in real time.
Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting
Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical
The Paypers
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Flipkart has expanded Flipkart Pay with a credit card bill payment feature, aiming to further strengthen its Recharges and Bill Payments platform.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Indonesia has emerged as an attractive destination for digital businesses in Asia-Pacific (APAC), showcasing a strong and expanding digital economy. According to the 2024 e-Conomy report by Google, Temasek and Bain and Company, Indonesias digital economy will reach a gross merchandise value (GMV) of US$90 billion in 2024, up 13% from the previous year.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
The UK is failing to support homegrown AI and creative tech startups as they scale, putting the country at risk of becoming an incubator economy where companies develop locally but move abroad to grow, according to a report from the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee. The report highlights key barriers to scaling, including limited access to capital, a shortage of skilled talent and a risk-averse investment culture.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Singapore has refuted claims that it served as a conduit for illicitly exporting Nvidia chips to Chinese AI giant DeepSeek, following reports that the US is investigating whether advanced semiconductors were rerouted through Singaporean intermediaries. According to reports, the US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek has been using US chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China.The claim follows DeepSeek’s new AI app launch, which quickly became one of the most downlo
Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
With Africas largest population and a fast-growing digital economy, Nigeria is at a turning point. While oil has long dominated its economy, fintech and mobile banking are reshaping how Nigerians access and manage money. A young, tech-savvy population and increasing mobile connectivity are driving innovation, making Nigeria a key player in Africas financial future.
The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Lendo, a debt crowdfunding platform based in Saudi Arabia, has secured a $690million warehouse facility from J.P. Morgan to enhance its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the Kingdom. This funding will enable Lendo to extend its lending capabilities, introduce new financial products and broaden its SME coverage. This initiative is in line with Saudi Vision 2030′ s objective to increase SME lending from four per cent in 2018 to 20 per cent by 2030.
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