BCB Bank to use Vikar platform for account opening
Vikar Technologies said BCB Bank will deploy its platform to support consumer and business account opening across digital and bran...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoFintech Correspondent
Rafael Ortiz
Rafael covers payments, banking infrastructure, and the software eating financial services. Former product lead at a payments processor.
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Twelve states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal
The state coalition says the $111 billion takeover would harm movie theaters by creating a much larger film distributor.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoBibby Financial Services secures €250 million HSBC funding line
The facility expands an HSBC UK partnership and helps Bibby keep more than £1.1 billion available for SME finance across Europe an...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
MyExpatTaxes launches planning service for Americans abroad
MyExpatPlanning pairs forecasting tools with advisory options as the firm targets demand from U.S. taxpayers with cross-border fin...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago
CAI Capital sells CustomAir stake to Service Logic Holdings Canada
CAI Capital Partners exited its majority position in British Columbia mechanical services provider CustomAir after an eight-year h...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoKlarna faces Dutch class action over buy now, pay later practices
A Dutch consumer foundation says Klarna should be treated as a lender and estimates disputed consumer reimbursements could exceed...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoPrivate funds pose next test for asset tokenisation
Tokenised real-world assets have topped $31bn, but private equity and real estate bring harder questions over liquidity, valuation...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoIndia’s WhatsApp username pause puts payments fraud controls in focus
Reuters reported that India asked WhatsApp to freeze usernames as policymakers weigh privacy gains against impersonation risks in...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoMastercard weighs Vocalink sale as UK payments overhaul advances
The Financial Times reported that early talks could value a 51% Vocalink stake at about £400mn, with UK banks seen as potential bu...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoSpare and Xsquare partner on UAE Pay by Bank tools for B2B payments
Spare said Xsquare will use its Open Finance infrastructure to add Pay by Bank functions for UAE business payments under the CBUAE...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoASIC fines Deutsche Bank $2mn over derivatives reporting errors
Australia’s securities regulator said Deutsche Bank misreported more than 260,000 OTC derivatives transactions across FX and commo...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month agoACE Money Transfer and Visa expand work on card-funded remittances
ACE Money Transfer said it will work with Visa to promote account funding transactions for faster, more reliable cross-border mone...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 month ago