Finfluencers Come Under Regulatory Scrutiny
Financial influencers, also referred to as finfluencers, are a booming phenomenon on social media platforms and a growing concern for financial regulators. Around the world, governments are mulling on ways to create a regulatory framework for online personalities promoting risky,
Read More
Apple Rolls Out Its Pay Later Offering for Selected Users
Apple has rolled out its Buy Now, Pay Later offering in the U.S., allowing users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of
Read More
Tenity Ropes in SIX, UBS, Julius Baer, Generali for First Close of Its Fintech Fund
Tenity, a Swiss fintech accelerator formerly known as F10, announced the first closing of its Tenity Incubation Fund I with investments from SIX Group, UBS’ strategic venture and innovation unit UBS Next, Julius Baer, and Generali’s House of Insurtech Switzerland.
Read More
Fintech Founders, Execs Dominate Forbes 2023 Under 30 Europe Finance List
Forbes has released its annual Under 30 Europe list, recognizing the continent’s top 300 brightest founders, entrepreneurs and executives who are building bold companies that are out to combat climate change, fight fraud and reinvent the banking industry. In the
Read More
CV Labs Selects 9 Startups for the Fifth Batch of Its Blockchain Accelerator
CV Labs, the international ecosystem builder of blockchain venture capital firm CV VC, announced the fifth batch of its global blockchain business accelerator. Nine startups were selected from over sixty countries for the Batch_05 based on the impact and utility
Read More
Revolutionising Swiss Banking: Why Instant Payments are the Future
The demand for instant payment (IP) services around the world has soared in recent years, primarily driven by shifting customer expectations for fast, convenient, and seamless fund transfers. In response to this demand, the Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) payment system
Read More
Swiss Bankers Association Makes Case for Digital Swiss Franc
In Switzerland, the introduction of a digital Swiss franc could further boost the local digital asset industry, foster innovation in the domestic market and support the Swiss franc as a means of payment, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), the country’s
Read More
Checkout.com Enables Businesses to Issue Virtual and Physical Cards
Global payments solution provider Checkout.com has rolled out a new offering which will enable businesses to issue fully customisable virtual and physical cards. The company said that the new Checkout.com Issuing offering takes the complexity out of adding financial services
Read More
The Impact of Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse on Fintech
With over 2,600 fintech clients, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is more than just bank and venture debt lender. Beyond banking and financing, SVB is also a technology partner to many fintech companies, serving as a gateway for commercial payments and
Read More
Curve Partners DIGISEQ to Offer Wearable Payments in 31 European Countries
Financial super app Curve has partnered with UK-based DIGISEQ to enable wearable payments option across 31 European countries where it is now live. DIGISEQ’s wearable tech enables virtually any passive item without a battery – such as a ring, bracelet,
Read More