All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
HSBC, Tradeshift launch new embedded finance JV ‘SemFi by HSBC’
SemFi by HSBC will integrate HSBC’s payment, trade, and financing services across various e-commerce and marketplace platforms, including Tradeshift’s own B2B network
ANZ agrees to settle superannuation class action and Esanda class action
The superannuation class action related to the investment of superannuation funds with ANZ, when ANZ owned OnePath Custodians and OnePath Life
Meta expands threat intelligence sharing programme with NatWest and Metro Bank
During the six months pilot period, the data provided by NatWest, Metro Bank, and Meta, enabled to eliminate nearly 20,000 accounts linked to scammers from 185 URLs shared
First National completes acquisition of Touchstone Bankshares
With the addition of Touchstone, the Company would have had approximately $2.1 billion in assets, $1.5 billion in loans and $1.8 billion in deposits on a combined pro-forma basis as of August 30, 2024
DCU and First Tech plan merger deal to form $28.7bn credit union
Following the completion of the proposed deal, the enlarged entity will serve approximately two million members across more than 50 branches in eight US states
Veritas Capital completes acquisition of NCR Voyix’s digital banking business
Candescent remains the largest independent platform of its kind in the United States and will continue to serve more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 29 million registered users
Indian lender IDFC First Bank completes merger with IDFC
As part of the merger, shareholders of IDFC will receive 155 equity shares of IDFC First Bank for every 100 equity shares held
Mastercard and KaiOS Technologies collaborate to simplify acceptance for millions of SMEs in emerging markets
Beginning in Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria, Mastercard and KaiOS Technologies will deliver affordable payment acceptance devices and stimulate the growth of a more inclusive, connected global economy
Visa to acquire real-time AI payments protection technology firm Featurespace
Through the acquisition of Featurespace, Visa aims to bolster and complement its portfolio of fraud detection and risk-scoring solutions
Alerus Financial and HMN Financial receive stockholder and regulatory approval to proceed with merger
pon completion of the transaction, Alerus will have approximately $5.5 billion in total assets, $3.7 billion in total loans, $4.3 billion in total deposits, and approximately $43.1 billion in assets under administration and management