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Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods Report 2021: Asia is World Leader in Cashless Transactions with Predicted Average Annual Growth Rate of 16% from 2020 to 2025

Dublin, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods 2021 Post COVID-19” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, digital payments accelerated in the Asia-Pacific region. The region is the world leader in cashless transactions, with a predicted average annual growth rate of 16% from 2020 to […]

Airwallex furthers global expansion with launch into North America

Airwallex’s launch in the U.S. is supported by a team based in San Francisco Airwallex has been issued money transmitter licenses in various major states and is permitted to provide money services business in almost all the states across the US, including major states such as California,Texas and Florida San Francisco will also serve as […]

Home Federal Bank Expands into Minden, Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La., Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home Federal Bank (“HFB”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ: HFBL), today announced that a team of five experienced and highly skilled professionals has been hired to open a loan production office in Minden, Louisiana, which will quickly be converted to a […]

IQST – IQSTEL One Step Closer To Nasdaq Uplisting

New York, NY, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — iQSTEL, Inc. (OTCQB: IQST) today reiterated the company’s commitment to pursuing an uplisting to Nasdaq. Earlier this year, On June 28, 2021, the company expanded the Board of Directors (BOD) to establish the Board as an Independent Board of Directors in conjunction with requirements for an […]

Hello Digital Assets: SIMON and NYDIG Partner to Deliver Bitcoin Education and Investments to Financial Professionals

SIMON’s centralized platform for wealth managers gears up to launch digital assets portal designed to meet the industry’s evolving education and access needs NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#bitcoin—SIMON Markets LLC (SIMON), a fintech company transforming the digital wealth management landscape through its leading platform for financial professionals, today announced a new partnership with NYDIG—a leading technology and […]

Balance Raises $25 Million Series A to Digitize Payments for B2B Ecommerce

Led by the leading global fintech fund Ribbit Capital, the investment includes some of the biggest names in fintech and will accelerate Balance’s mission of moving global B2B trade online. SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Balance, the payments experience platform for B2B eCommerce, today announced it has raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Ribbit Capital, […]

Micro Insurance Company and Lofte Kesho Are Partnering to Offer Digital Solutions to Livestock Farmers

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micro Insurance Company (MIC) and Lofte Kesho are partnering to offer digital solutions to livestock farmers in an effort to improve their economic well-being. Lofte Kesho, an integrated FinTech and AgriTech player, was created to help farmers collateralize animals as assets for financial benefits such as loans, […]

Credijusto and i2c Partner to Offer Feature-Rich Credit Card for Mexico’s Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Collaboration enables innovative commercial credit solutions REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with Credijusto, the leading technology-enabled small business lender in Mexico, to provide frictionless credit solutions for the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), through the forthcoming launch of the Covalto American […]

Flueid Expands Platform to Fuel Purchase Transactions

Company trialing all-new Purchase product to power decision-making and eliminate title-related closing delays. Pilot program is the first milestone in unlocking a truly automated and expedited title commitment for the purchase sector. AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flueid, the leading independent technology company fueling digital real estate transactions, today announced the pilot launch of its Purchase product via […]

Brex Launches Brex Venture Debt to Help Existing Customers Scale

Brex’s brand new offering will provide venture debt to high-performing companies SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. fintech company Brex, the all-in-one finance solution for growing businesses, today launched Brex Venture Debt, a new product that gives select customers access to debt financing. Brex already offers credit cards, cash management accounts, spend management, and bill pay software together […]

Independent Restaurants Can Streamline Operations of Online Orders Through New Clover and Grubhub Integration

Integration offers restaurants an opportunity to increase order volumes while aggregating inventory, menu, and order management via the Clover platform BROOKFIELD, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, including the Clover® point-of-sale and business management platform, and Grubhub, (NASDAQ: GRUB), a leading U.S. food-ordering and delivery marketplace, […]

Net1 to Host Conference Call to Review Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: UEPS; JSE: NT1) (“Net1”) today announced it will release fourth quarter and year-end 2021 results after the market close on September 13, 2021. Net1 management will host a conference call to review these results on September 14, 2021, at 8:00 […]

Clair Announces Launch of New Website and Branding

Following SOC 2 certification, social impact fintech continues investments in internal capabilities to provide financial freedom to hourly workers NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#branding—Clair, a social impact financial technology company that partners with HR tech platforms to offer on-demand pay to America’s workers, announced the launch of its new website and branding today. The revamped website features […]

Global Contactless Payment Market Predicted to Garner a Revenue of $20,340.3 Million at a CAGR of 11.2% during the Forecast Period, 2019-2026 – Exclusive Report [125-Pages] by Research Dive

Global contactless payment market is expected to witness a noteworthy growth during the forecast period, 2019-2026. Mobile handsets sub-segment is expected to be the most lucrative. BFSI sub-segment is expected to be the most profitable. North America is expected to lead the market. New York, USA, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to a […]

SRAX Partners with S3 to Integrate Short Interest Data into Sequire Platform

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$SRAX #S3Partners–SRAX, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through Sequire, its SaaS platform, has collaborated with S3 Partners, a leading financial data and analytics provider that institutional investors rely on to make better informed decisions, to provide Sequire users information on how short […]

Cybersecurity Financial Services Industry Expert Perry Menezes Joins MorganFranklin Consulting

Addition of Experienced Industry Veteran Continues to Strengthen Cybersecurity Practice to Help Clients Meet Growing Financial Industry Regulations and Threats WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MorganFranklin Consulting, a leading finance, technology, and cybersecurity advisory and management consulting firm that specializes in solving complex transformational challenges for its clients, today announced the addition of financial services industry expert Perry Menezes […]

 TimeSolv To Provide Law Firms With an All-Inclusive Payments Experience Through Stax Collaboration

Users of the leading firm management solution for law firms, TimeSolv, can now benefit from a cohesive payments ecosystem in one platform through Stax Connect ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stax by Fattmerchant, the industry’s only complete all-in-one solution for managing everything in the payments ecosystem, today announces its partnership with TimeSolv, […]

Invoice2go Partners With Gusto & Bench; Adds Payroll, Employee Benefits, and Seamless Bookkeeping

New HR and Operations Features Help Small Business Owners Take Better Care of Their Teams, Stay Organized SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Invoice2go, a one-stop-shop solution for small business owners and freelancers, announced today that its users can now access Gusto’s payroll and employee benefit features and Bench’s online bookkeeping service. Both […]

The First Mortgage Lender to Offer Significant Discount to Vaccinated Applicants

Applicants may now receive a $500 discount on home financing through Neat Capital’s digital mortgage lender entity Neat Loans. BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Neat Capital, a Boulder-based fintech company, today announced its vaccinated clients may now receive a $500 discount on home financing through its digital mortgage lender entity Neat Loans. “We believe Neat is the first […]

InShare Sees Growth With Efforts To Empower The Sharing Economy Through Innovative Insurance Options

InShare is developing innovative approaches to insurance: lowering costs, enabling growth and providing protection for workers SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Traditional insurance carriers and products frequently fail to meet the needs of the fast-moving mobility industry. InShare, a company bringing game-changing innovation to lower insurance costs and enabling companies to provide affordable protection, is announcing an increase […]

Banking Encryption Software Market by Component Deployment Model, Enterprise Size, and Function : Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030

Banking Encryption Software Market by Component (Software and Service) Deployment Model (On-premise and Cloud), Enterprise Size (Large Enterprises and Small & Medium Sized Enterprises), and Function (Disk Encryption, Communication Encryption, File/Folder Encryption, and Cloud Encryption): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2030 New York, Aug. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of […]

Shares.io Reveals Unique $10M Pre-product Seed Round and Imminent Launch of Europe’s First Social and Investing App

~ Shares.io today announces the next stage of its journey to deliver “investing made social” as waitlists open for UK launch in Autumn, expected Europe-wide early 2022 ~ ~ One of Europe’s largest-ever seed rounds, $10 Million USD pre-product and previously unannounced funding also revealed, to build social-first consumer app with no-minimum, no-fees access to […]

BOK Financial names Brad Vincent leader of Specialized Industries Banking

25-year BOKF veteran previously led the company’s healthcare banking division Brad Vincent Specialized Industries TULSA, Okla., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BOK Financial has named Brad Vincent the leader of the company’s specialized industry banking areas. Vincent, who previously built and led the company’s healthcare banking division, will now oversee energy, commercial real estate, […]

LifeYield Integrates Powerful Retirement Income Optimizer With Franklin Templeton

Tech upgrades deepen wealthtech leader’s 13-year relationship with global investment manager BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LifeYield has enhanced its long-standing partnership with Franklin Templeton by upgrading LifeYield’s Social Security+ with Income Layers, which is designed to improve retirement outcomes and quantify the client’s financial benefits. Franklin Templeton’s Social Security Optimizer, already powered by LifeYield’s technology, will now add […]

FinFit Life Celebrates Company Growth and Announces Plans for the Year Ahead

The fintech insurance company becomes one of the industry’s fastest growing companies with plans of expanding its National footprint NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Many companies and industries are still in recovery mode due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, insurance startup FinFit Life, a network of independent contractors who promote ‘financial fitness’ as a pillar of health […]

GeoWealth Enhances State-of-the-Art Advisor Service Center

The modern, intuitive platform, which features Automated Account Opening and additional Model Management features, provides a seamless, efficient user experience for RIAs CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Advisors—GeoWealth, a modern turnkey asset management program (TAMP) built by advisors for advisors, is pleased to introduce new features of its new Advisor Service Center, which first launched in early 2020. Additional […]

Astra Inc. Reports Record Annual Growth of 392% for Automated Transfers and Scales Customer Base By 10x in Q2 2021

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astra, a technology company that offers advanced bank-to-bank transfer solutions, today announced record-breaking volume growth of 392% as it continues to provide faster and more reliable transfers through a single API integration. Since the launch of Astra’s Automated Bank Transfer API earlier this year, Astra completed more than $20 million of automated transfers […]

Total Expert and 6 Solutions Announce Integration to Accelerate Broker and Loan Officer Recruitment

Wholesale and retail lenders leverage 6 Solutions data within Total Expert to improve broker and loan officer recruitment and engagement strategies MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total Expert, the customer experience platform purpose-built for banks and lenders, today announced the integration of mortgage market data and analytics platform 6 Solutions, a housing and […]

Lincoln Financial Group Adds New Globally Diversified Index to Flagship Fixed Indexed Annuity to Help Address Inflation and Market Volatility

Investors have added control to help mitigate loss and inflation while leveraging worldwide markets through Lincoln OptiBlend® with BlackRock Dynamic Allocation Index RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) is expanding its flagship fixed indexed annuity product, Lincoln OptiBlend®, to include the BlackRock Dynamic Allocation Index. The index’s global allocation provides investors with greater diversification […]

Wolters Kluwer Completes ClosingCenter Integration With ICE Mortgage Technology

Integration to deliver new capabilities to simplify and accelerate digital lending process MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#WoltersKluwer—Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has completed its latest ClosingCenter integration. The latest integration is with ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure. The integration leverages the ICE Mortgage Technology […]

Maria DeBenedetti Joins Heritage Bank of Commerce as SVP, Relationship Manager for Oak Valley Region

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heritage Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), a subsidiary of Heritage Commerce Corp. (Nasdaq: HTBK), today announced that Maria DeBenedetti joined the Bank as Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager. She will be responsible for generating new commercial lending relationships in the Oak Valley Commercial Banking Region, […]

Climate First Bank Announces Key Hires to Banking Team

Community bank bolsters its commercial lending division with experienced talent ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Climate First Bank, a values-based community bank whose mission is to accelerate the nation’s transition to sustainable infrastructure development and resilient climate adaptation, today announces the appointments of Chris Cucci as Senior VP and Senior Advisor […]

DataArt Announces Major Expansion, Including Two New International Offices in Kazakhstan and Georgia, and Additional Development Centers in Bulgaria, Poland, and Russia

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#finance–DataArt, a global software engineering firm, today announced that it expanded global operations in Europe and Central Asia – launching new offices in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Tbilisi, Georgia, as well as expanded in existing locations with new R&D centers in Poland, Bulgaria and Russia. This expansion is a direct response to rapidly growing […]

TruMark Financial® Credit Union Partners with NCR Corporation to Support Digital Transformation

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global enterprise technology provider, today announced that $2.7-billion asset TruMark Financial Credit Union has selected NCR to provide a more seamless, consistent digital banking experience to its retail and business members. The credit union recognized that a strong digital banking partner was a critical piece of its overall digital […]

FactSet Appoints Linda S. Huber as Chief Financial Officer

Huber Brings Extensive Finance and Operations Experience, Including 15 Years as a Public Company CFO NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service, today announced the appointment of Linda S. Huber as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She will join FactSet […]

Bespoke Financial Fuels Ongoing Growth and Expansion of Leading, Large-scale California Cultivator

$3.5 million line of credit provides flexibility for LadyBug Farms to meet customer demand, expand greenhouse facilities and manage working capital constraints LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bespoke Financial, the nation’s first cannabis-focused fintech lender, has partnered with LadyBug Farms to provide a $3.5 million line of credit as the large-scale California […]

STRATEGY EXPANSION CONTINUES, KLARNA AND WESTPAY COLLABORATE ON PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

Westpay AB, a leading fintech company, and Klarna AB, a leading global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, has signed an agreement aiming to expand the reach and footprint of Klarna’s payment services. Consequently, Westpay is now integrating Klarna’s payment offerings, making them an integral part of Westpay’s Swipe2Pay technology. This solution will make Klarna […]

Hamilton Reserve Bank Completes Temenos End-to-End Digital Transformation

Hamilton Reserve Bank implements Temenos technology to add one million new customers Hamilton Reserve Bank chose Temenos’ cloud-native core banking, payments, and digital banking technology to accelerate growth, automation, elastically scale and enhance efficiency GENEVA, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Temenos (www.temenos.com, SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Hamilton Reserve Bank (www.hrbank.com, SWIFT: NIBTKNNE), a leading […]

Selecta Group and Fiserv to Roll Out Cashless Payments Across Europe

Selecta serves more than 10 million people every day BROOKFIELD, Wis. & CHAM, Switzerland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cashless—Selecta Group, Europe’s leading route-based self-service retailer offering coffee and convenience food solutions in the workplace and in public spaces, is partnering with Fiserv, Inc., (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, to commence the […]