Stripe joins forces with payments API provider Orum
Stripe is bringing in Stephany Kirkpatrick, the founder and CEO of payments orchestration firm Orum. Financial terms were not disclosed.
ANZ joins MAS-led asset tokenisation project
ANZ is the latest bank to join the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s multi-year Project Guardian initiative to explore asset tokenisation applications.
AutoPayPlus hires new CFO with global professional experience
AutoPayPlus strengthened its financial leadership with someone who brings experience national and international experience in both the public and private sectors. The provider of automated biweekly and early loan payoff services announced on Tuesday that Donald Retreage Jr. has joined … [Read More]
Fintech valuations fall by half a trillion
Nearly half a trillion dollars has been wiped off the valuation of fintech firms so far this year when their current value is compared to their peak valuation, according to CB Insights.
S&P says Prestige’s halting of loan originations likely won’t affect ratings
Auto lender Prestige Financial Services’ decision to stop originations is not expected to negatively affect ratings across its securitization transactions,…
Latest Fed move could push auto interest rates to levels not seen in 21 years
Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell and Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke made comments before and after the Federal Reserve pushed interest rates higher again on Wednesday. The latest 75-point rise pushed the year-to-date increase in the target … [Read More]
Sainsbury’s sells travel money business to Fexco
UK supermarket group Sainsbury’s is offloading its travel money business to Ireland’s Fexco. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Santander to acquire TSB for £2.65 billion
Santander has reached an agreemenet to acquire UK lender TSB from Banco Sabadell for £2.65 billion in an all-cash transaction.
3 primary F&I offerings on deck from JM&A Group at NADA Show 2025
While the attendees are gradually navigating to snow-covered New Orleans for NADA Show 2025, JM&A Group is also gearing up to roll out a variety of training and services aimed at enhancing a dealer’s F&I business. Among the planned activities … [Read More]
Navigating the Margin Squeeze: EVs, Tariffs & Pricing — A Q&A with Earnix
In an industry where political events, macroeconomic swings and shifting consumer behavior can quickly change the rules of the game,…
Level39 gets Intel Inside
Intel has partnered with UK tech accelerator space Level39 to provide startups with access to its industry expertise, contacts, data sets and next-generation hardware.
Japanese digital bank Habitto goes live
Habitto, a Tokyo-based startup looking to take on Japan’s giant banks, has opend its first svaings account to customers, offering a market-beating 0.3% interest on the first one million yen deposited.
Asset manager associations join international blockchain initiative
The respective trade associations for the UK and Singapore’s asset management industries have signed up to Project Guardian, a cross-border initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and designed to promote use-cases for blockchain.
HSBC invests $7m in data privacy firm Privitar
HSBC has invested $7 million in Privitar, topping up a recent $80 million Series C funding round for the UK-based data privacy startup.
Podcast: Synchrony’s Medrano, Broward Motorsports’ Reyes talk financing support
Powersports lender Synchrony is working closely with dealerships to align financing options with consumer appetite and sales goals. West Palm…