All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

Origin introduces AI-driven personal financial planning platform

The new finance platform offers comprehensive tracking of net worth, AI-driven financial guidance, automated investing, easy estate planning, tax filing, and the option to meet with a certified financial planner

FSOC approves analytic framework for financial stability risks and guidance on nonbank financial company determinations

The Nonbank Designations Guidance provides a transparent process and significant opportunities for engagement with both a nonbank financial company under review and its existing regulators

Finastra, CQUR Bank join forces to bolster digital transaction banking offering for clients

By deploying Finastra’s solutions, Trade Innovation and Corporate Channels, CQUR Bank will provide its corporate clients with a new online banking portal for a frictionless user experience

Nuvei, American Express partner to enhance account-to-account payments

Pay with Bank transfer powered by American Express (PwBt) has selected Nuvei as its first acquirer authorised to promote and sell its open banking-driven payment method

Adyen, Plaid join forces to provide pay-by-bank services in North America

The new service will provide businesses with seamless and optimised solutions for customers and cost-efficiency in their back-end operations

Boston Financial closes $164m national multi-investor fund

ITC 59 is the second multi-investor LIHTC fund syndicated by Boston Financial this year, representing an ongoing commitment to provide creative affordable housing capital solutions

Mastercard, EedenBull launch card and spend management platform for SMEs in APAC 

Mastercard will also refer EedenBull’s Q Business platform to its network of customers issuing cards to SMEs in the region as an extension of the existing partnership between the two firms

Choreo buys BDO USA’s affiliated wealth management business

As part of the acquisition, Choreo will become an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA Business Resource Network (BRN)

United Community to digitally transform loan origination process with Newgen 

By utilisng the Newgen’s Loan Origination Solution, the bank will be able to automate and streamline the complete loan origination process

Lloyds Banking Group opens technology centre operations in Hyderabad 

The long-term ambition is for the centre to become a hub for modern engineering excellence, supporting the delivery of Lloyds Banking Group’s technology transformation and utilising India’s thriving technology landscape and specialist talent