Mastercard to supercharge small business ops through new platform
November 13, 20248 min
Mastercard Biz360™ aims to save business owners’ time and resources with a one-stop shop to manage the non-stop workday
Neo Financial Raises $360M Series D Funding
November 12, 20249 min
The new capital, including funding from Shopify founder Tobi Lütke and Slack founder Stewart Butterfield, will accelerate the expansion of Neo Financial’s suite of innovative financial services products, offering competitive alternatives to traditional banks
ROTH Welcomes New Co-Heads to Lead Innovations Banking Sector
November 12, 20245 min
Roth Capital Partners, LLC (“ROTH”), www.roth.com, today announced the appointment of Michael Guzman and Salomon Kamalodine as Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Innovations Investment Banking. Before joining ROTH, Michael was a Managing Director in investment banking at B. Riley Securities for 10 years, advising public and private clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, and various financing transactions. Earlier in his career, he spent over 12 years at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he managed institutional accounts and led the corporate &...
Old Point Announces Appointment of Cathy W. Liles as CFO
November 11, 20243 min
Cathy W. Liles has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Old Point Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: OPOF) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Old Point National Bank. Cathy has served as Old Point’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since July of this year. “Cathy’s experience in the banking industry as well as her broad background in accounting make her a beneficial addition to Old Point’s executive team and her appointment reflects...
Monument Technology grows leadership team with key appointments
November 8, 20244 min
Monument Technology grows leadership team with key appointments
Blend & Covered Insurance Partner to Streamline Home Insurance Shopping
November 7, 20244 min
Blend, the leading origination platform for digital banking solutions, and Covered Insurance Solutions (Covered), a premier provider of embedded insurance solutions, have announced a new strategic partnership to further streamline the home insurance shopping experience. “This partnership is a major step forward in providing borrowers with more options and convenience when shopping for home insurance quotes,” said Nima Ghamsari, co-founder and CEO of Blend. “By integrating Covered’s leading marketplace directly into our mortgage platform, we’re empowering borrowers...
Finanta Announced Partnership With IBC Bank
November 6, 20247 min
IBC Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the US, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Finanta, a pioneer in financial technology solutions, aimed at revolutionizing its commercial loan originations, collateral management, portfolio management, and all lines of business in commercial lending operations. This collaboration marks a significant step in IBC’s ongoing commitment to enhance its digital banking services and deliver cutting-edge solutions to its customers. By integrating Finanta’s advanced commercial lending...
Plumery & Payment Components to Modernise Global Financial Institutions
November 6, 20246 min
New collaboration will enable financial institutions to adopt instant payments without overhauling existing core banking infrastructure
Truist hires Kerry Jessani to lead new mid-corporate banking team
November 5, 20244 min
Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced it has hired Kerry Jessani as head of mid-corporate banking. Jessani will build and lead a coverage team focused on delivering industry-based expertise and solutions to private and public companies across the U.S. Mid-corporate banking will complement the national investment and corporate banking coverage, research, advisory and capital markets expertise of Truist Securities and bolster Truist’s commercial banking business which operates in some of the most attractive growth markets in the...
Lumin Digital Adds upSWOT’s Business Credit Tools to Banking Platform
November 4, 20244 min
Lumin Digital (Lumin), the leading cloud-native digital banking provider, announced its partnership with upSWOT, a top provider of innovative financial solutions. The partnership will bring upSWOT’s solution to Lumin’s entire community of banks and credit unions, enabling them to bundle various applications in one place and better serve their business members. upSWOT empowers financial institutions to better support their business customers by offering an ecosystem of interconnected tools and widgets within its Business Dashboard, including...