Category: Capital and Risk

February 22, 2024

Temenos, which has recently been forced to refute allegations made by Hindenburg Research of client dissatisfaction and accounting irregularities, claims its Infinity system will provide the US private bank with increased operational efficiency and personalised customer experiences. Commerce says it […]

February 21, 2024

On Valentine’s Day, fintech Neon Money Club launched an app to help financially like-minded people find love. Potential suitors will find one unusual hurdle prior to swiping right, though: They must have at least a 675 credit score. The app, […]

February 19, 2024

Markets have not been deterred by the fact that Japan has entered into a recession, still indicating a high probability that the Bank of Japan will vote to hike interest rates by 0.1% to exit its long-standing negative interest rate […]

February 16, 2024

The partnership will see the bank adopt its partner’s embedded lending technology and credit intelligence network to induce a “second review” of a loan application should the applicant fail to meet its traditional lending requirements the first time around. A […]

February 15, 2024

The CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from consumers’ credit reports, as well as the special focus placed on medical debt in its annual report, indicates that reporting medical debt will continue to be a priority. […]

February 14, 2024

Cryptocurrency, a digital form of currency that uses cryptography for security, has become a significant part of the global financial landscape. As such, it has also become an important consideration in estate planning. This Dechert OnPoint provides an overview of […]

February 13, 2024

Founded in 2000, Ateo specialises in providing post-trade solutions, including post-trade allocation, clearing engine and APIs, for banks, brokers, dealers and the wider trading industry. The French company has been engaged in a partnership with Trading Technologies since November 2022, […]

February 12, 2024

In this article, we discuss 11 best regional bank dividend stocks to buy. You can skip our detailed analysis of the banking sector and its performance last year, and go directly to read 5 Best Regional Bank Dividend Stocks to […]

February 9, 2024

On February 6, 2024, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Todd M. Harper spoke at a Brookings Institution event to outline his regulatory agenda and supervisory priorities for 2024. His prepared remarks addressed the 90th Anniversary of the Federal Credit […]

January 31, 2024

SellersFi, a global e-commerce financing and financial services company, is partnering with Amazon Lending to offer eligible sellers credit lines of up to $10 million, the companies announced Tuesday. CEO and co-founder Ricardo Pero said the credit lines are targeting […]

January 31, 2024

The facility builds upon a previous $250 million debt facility the fintech landed with Credit Suisse and Waterfall Asset Management in December 2022. Founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, USA, Sunbit provides a buy now, pay later (BNPL) […]

January 30, 2024

The German economy missed slipping into a technical recession by the smallest of margins after the country’s Q3 GDP was upgraded to flat from -0.1%. The first look at German Q4 GDP came in line with market forecasts at -0.3%. […]

January 29, 2024

When disaster hits in the US, the federal government gives aid to states and counties, but also to individuals. In 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency delivered $3.25 billion to nearly 1.4 million households recovering from damaging floods and fires. […]

January 25, 2024

Amazon has pulled the plug on its UK home insurance venture – a comparison website – after launching in October 2022. “Over the last year, we have been evaluating various businesses and programs, and as a part of that we’ve […]

January 25, 2024

Yesterday the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept rates unchanged in line with broad expectations. However, the bank did signal that interest rates have peaked via a change in the wording of the January 24th statement. The committee decided to move […]

January 24, 2024

The Fed’s report documented the financial squeeze that creditors, especially low-income consumers, were experiencing in recent years, due to rent, auto and credit card payments. More than half of low-income (57%) and moderate-income (53%) consumers were rent-burdened in 2021, meaning […]

January 23, 2024

EUR/USD has been moving lower this week, but has so far managed to hold above its 200-day simple moving average near 1.0840. For sentiment around the euro to improve, the bulls have to protect this floor at all costs; failure […]

January 22, 2024

State and national news reports have raised questions about the impact that high property insurance premiums in Florida have had on the real estate market and if the costs are prompting some residents to consider moving elsewhere. The Miami Herald […]

January 19, 2024

The Federal Reserve has made headway in adding banks to its new FedNow system, with a tally of 400 participating financial institutions, but some of the biggest U.S. banks are still on the sidelines six months after the instant payments […]

January 18, 2024

Underwriters who thought the growing cyber risk landscape of the past several years would level off soon might want to think again. Woodruff Sawyer’s annual survey of cyber insurance carriers found all underwriters surveyed believe cyber risk will increase in […]