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ICapital expands model portfolio suite

ICapital, the global fintech platform driving the world’s alternative investment marketplace for the wealth and asset management industries, today announced the launch of a new iCapital Growth Model Portfolio, which enables advisors to easily integrate exposure to private equity investments with traditional public market investments.

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Betterment expands charitable giving with donor-advised funds from Daffy

Daffy.org, the modern platform for charitable giving, announces a new integration with Betterment, a leading digital-first wealth management platform, allowing Betterment customers to easily donate low-cost-basis securities to more than 1.5 million U.S. charities through Daffy’s donor-advised fund (DAF).

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Stripe becomes Nacha preferred partner for ACH Experience

Nacha today announced Stripe as a Preferred Partner for ACH Experience. This partnership recognizes Stripe's commitment to providing seamless, efficient ACH payments and underscores its role in helping businesses reduce costs, grow revenue and operate more effectively on a fully integrated platform.

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Qonto appoints Heidrun Luyt as chief growth officer

Qonto, the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers serving 500,000 customers, today announces the appointment of Heidrun Luyt as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO).

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ACI Worldwide projects APP fraud scam losses to hit $7.6 billion globally by 2028

Authorized push payment (APP) scam losses are on the rise, expected to climb to $7.6 billion by 2028 across six leading real-time payment markets (U.S., U.K., India, Brazil, Australia and UAE), according to the latest Scamscope report from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, in partnership with GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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Cardo AI snags $15 million funding round

Cardo AI, a next generation asset-based finance and private credit technology platform, has completed its $15mn Series A round.

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RQD Clearing selected by InvestiFi

Digital investing solutions provider InvestiFi, has partnered with RQD Clearing, to facilitate its securities trading functionalities.

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Guavapay expands merchant payment options with American Express

Guavapay, a global fintech company, is now giving MyGuava Business merchants the option to accept American Express Cards as a payment method.

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Moss to embed global bank transfers with Airwallex

Moss, a leading innovator in B2B spend management solutions, has partnered with Airwallex, the leading global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, to embed global bank transfers and expand operational capabilities, supporting Moss’ international growth ambitions.

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Northern Trust taps CloudMargin for new collateral management system

Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) has launched an enhanced active collateral solution designed to help institutional investors manage their collateral more efficiently while meeting the demands of continual market change.

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ADGM FRSA publishes IT risk management guidance

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM has published its Information Technology (IT) Risk Management Guidance (Guidance), providing a comprehensive and holistic framework for managing technology risks in ADGM's financial sector.

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Yellow Card secures Crypto Asset Service Provider Licence in South Africa

Yellow Card, Africa’s leading stablecoin-based infrastructure provider, has been issued a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) licence by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa.

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