Banking & Financial Services News
Get a balanced look at what’s new in the banking and financial services industry. This section features information about commercial banking services and products, credit unions, credit card companies, cryptocurrency, compliance issues and news from banking and financial service companies.
New Firm Makes Investing in Stocks Accessible for Everyone
Introducing Abbilon.com, a different kind of investment advisor. Abbilon recommends and manages portfolios of individual stocks (not funds) for clients of all income levels. By combining the latest technologies with fundamental investment principles and quantitative models, Abbilon makes it easy and affordable for individuals and small businesses to invest like the elite: in portfolios of carefully selected stocks. - January 12, 2018 - Abbilon Investments
American Receivable Launches New Website
American Receivable Corporation proudly announces the launch of their newly designed website, www.americanreceivable.com. The new website serves as a navigation portal for small businesses across America seeking cash flow assistance. The site is optimized for the end user’s technology, i.e. - January 10, 2018 - American Receivable Corporation
Kyrylo Shevchenko: "Green-Banking is a Financial Means of Saving Human Lives"
Ukraine requires resolute actions in the area of environmental enhancement and Ukrgasbank is prepared for their realization. According to the company's press service, such was the statement made by Kyrylo Shevchenko, the CEO at UKRGASBANK, during the international banking forum CIS Bankers... - January 10, 2018 - UKRGASBANK
Credit Unions, Bank in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas Move All Their ATMs to Dolphin Debit Management
Four credit unions and one community bank in the South Central region now have all of their ATMs under the management of Dolphin Debit, the full-service ATM management company. The credit unions and bank range in size up to $159 million in assets. The institutions are: · Combined Federal... - January 10, 2018 - Dolphin Debit
CANCOM Group Expands in United States
CANCOM, formerly HPM Networks, subsidiary of European-based CANCOM Group, has fully adopted the CANCOM name, caring for all operations in the United States. CANCOM’s US operations continue under leadership by CEO, Charles Miano, who has been with the company since 2000. Miano has spearheaded... - January 09, 2018 - CANCOM
Fintech’s Newest Player on the Block, CryptoWallet IRA Allows 401K/IRA Investors to Buy and Sell Bitcoin Just Like Stocks
Thanks to CryptoWallet IRA, Investing in Digital Currencies is Now Simpler and Safer Than Ever. - January 03, 2018 - CryptoWallet IRA
World's First Bitcoin Coloring Book Now Available
Everybody's favorite cryptocurrency Bitcoin now has its own coloring book. - December 30, 2017 - Bruce Herwig
Voting Starts in January for 3 Directors of SAFE Federal Credit Union
Voting begins January 1 for three seats on the SAFE Federal Credit Union board of directors. There are four candidates running, with all three incumbents seeking re-election and one new candidate. The new candidate is Lucreia Bennett, program director for the health information management program... - December 29, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Vacation Rental Annual Occupancy Figures for 2017 Released by The VIR Group for Its Florida Vacation Homes
2017 Occupancy figures rise double digits for Florida-based vacation rental company actively expanding across the state of Florida. Occupancy 273 days of the year is groundbreaking in a market that traditionally was only occupied for 115 days of the year before VIR came along. Owners who listed with The VIR Group in 2017 made $10,339 more than those who opted to self-manage and VIR’s owners made $8,814 more than those using a competing vacation rental management company. - December 28, 2017 - The VIR Group
Gregory Englesbe, Entrepreneur, Attends the Achilles’ 13th Annual SPIRIT of AMERICA Holiday Dinner/Dance; Honors Generations of US Veterans
Mar-a-Lago member and FL resident, entrepreneur, and owner of E Mortgage Management, Gregory Englesbe attended huge Holiday event Honoring Generations of US Veterans. - December 27, 2017 - E Mortgage Management
Mission Federal Credit Union Receives 2017 BBB Torch Award for Ethics
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties has named Mission Federal Credit Union as recipient of its prestigious 2017 BBB Torch Award for Ethics, category 500+ employees. The award recognizes Mission Fed for its strong commitment to integrity, customer service... - December 21, 2017 - Mission Federal Credit Union
Donating Unused IT Equipment Could Cost You Millions of Dollars
With Data Breaches Becoming More Prevalent, Donated Computer Equipment Unwittingly Yields Confidential Data - December 21, 2017 - e-End
Tax Reform and Improved Economy Will Explode Long-Term Care Planning in 2018
The growing economy and tax reform will encourage more people to plan for long-term care in 2018. Matt McCann, one of the nation's leading Long-Term Care Insurance experts, says consumer interest will continue to grow as people wish to have an advance plan for the financial costs and burdens of aging. - December 21, 2017 - McCann LTC
Radly Bates Index Oct. 2017: US Entrepreneurial Activity at Highest Level
The self-employment rate in the United States had reached a new 2017 peak of 9.90% in October after surpassing the previous peak set in September 2017. The preliminary data for November of 9.80% suggests that the higher levels will be maintained but the November data is subject to adjustment and... - December 21, 2017 - S7 Group
Marketforce to Host MoneyLIVE: Digital Banking APAC on 27th & 28th March in Hong Kong
Introducing a new generation of digital innovators - December 19, 2017 - Marketforce
Geo Global Group Ltd., a Marshall Islands Incorporated Company Formerly in CREST Issues a Statement on Procedures for Issuance of Stock Certificates to Its Shareholders
Geo Global Group Ltd. is no longer a quoted company; it will remain registered in the Marshall Islands. Geo Global will manage its Registry in-house until further new arrangements are made. Therefore any holders that held their shares through an Institution and desire to have such shares issued in Certificate formats can contact Geo Global Group Ltd. - December 15, 2017 - Geo Global Group Ltd
GoLookUp - Unclaimed Money Search Service
GoLookUp, a three year old website offering People Search records has recently announced it will allow its users to perform Unlimited Unclaimed Money and Missing Money searches within with the same log in they use to perform Background Checks. - December 11, 2017 - Lucky2Media, LLC
Mom In The Mirror Joins the Blogosphere. New Blog Features Dialogue on Self-Sufficiency for the Life, Family and Finances.
Yeimi Santana is a personal finance specialist and mom passionate about personal finances, improvement and family. Santana is creating awareness about domestic financial abuse. - December 11, 2017 - MominTheMirror.us
Texas Trust Donates $5,000 and Hundreds of Gifts to Toys for Tots
At the annual Toys for Tots toy drive, Texas Trust Credit Union delivered hundreds of toys and a check for $5,000. This is the sixth year Texas Trust has played a key role in the annual toy collection event, held at the Mansfield ISD Center for the Performing Arts. Texas Trust collected toys at... - December 08, 2017 - Texas Trust Credit Union
Freda Brown, EA, CDFA Recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Freda Brown, EA, CDFA of Southwick, Massachusetts has been recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 35 years in the field of financial services. About Freda Brown, EA, CDFA Freda Brown is the... - December 08, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
DataPath Examines How New Technologies Can Revolutionize Benefits Administration for TPAs
New white paper analyzes the current state of software technologies and the impact on CDH account and COBRA administration. - December 06, 2017 - DataPath
Counsellors Title Agency Opens New Office in Morris County
The new branch is located in Chatham. The office will serve Morris and the surrounding counties. This is the second branch office opened by Counsellors Title Agency in the last 30 days. The other branch office was opened in Freehold, New Jersey, the county seat of Monmouth County. - December 06, 2017 - Counsellors Title Agency, Inc.
New Mortgage Banker Joins Platinum Home Mortgage
With more home mortgage loan options than most lenders, Corey Vandenberg has joined Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation in Lafayette Indiana. Corey has 17 years of local banking experience and brings with him a vast array of experience in consumer and commercial lending. From purchase to remodel to... - December 06, 2017 - Platinum Mortgage Consultant Corey Vandenberg NMLS 563900
Global Debt Registry Joins The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Leading FinTech firm joins roster of top institutional financial services firms driving blockchain innovation across the sector. - December 06, 2017 - Global Debt Registry
Enrich Financial Wellness Among "10 Most Valuable HR Technology Solution Providers of 2017"
The Enrich Financial Wellness Platform is honored as one of the "10 Most Valuable HR Technology Solution Providers of 2017," showing further confirmation that financial wellness education is one of the most popular employee benefits in the industry today. - December 05, 2017 - iGrad
Crypto21 Doubled Its Assets Under Management in Just One Month with the Price of Bitcoin
Things are looking bright for Crypto21. With the bitcoin value ever rising, Crypto21 – an innovative investment management firm - is recording huge gains owing to the investment approach they have developed to ensure their clients receive high returns on their crypto investments. The success... - December 04, 2017 - Crypto21
Marketforce to Host The Future of Nordic Banking on 6th & 7th November in Copenhagen
At The Future of Nordic Banking the largest banks and key game-changers gather from across the personal, private and corporate banking space to discuss and debate the changing nature of the industry. - November 30, 2017 - Marketforce
Harris County FCU Upgrades to Dolphin Debit as Its New ATM Fleet Manager
Harris County Federal Credit Union had been outsourcing management of its ATMs for several years, but has now turned those ATMs over to Dolphin Debit in a move that has yielded improved service for the credit union. The credit union, frustrated with the lackluster service that its previous... - November 30, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Supply WisdomSM, a branch of Neo Group Inc. Announces an Industry Milestone - All Aspects of Third Party Risk Monitoring Solutions Are 100% Real-Time and Continuous
Supply WisdomSM (Neo Group) clients can now access all of Supply Wisdom’s Supplier and Location risk solutions on a continuous, real-time basis, including Alerts, Data and Guidance, as well as Health and Risk Scores. - November 29, 2017 - Neo Group
Thirty Best Merchant Cash Advance Providers Named by topcreditcardprocessors.com for November 2017
The independent authority on merchant service providers, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has released their list of the best merchant cash advance providers for the month of November 2017. The rankings are released monthly to include the newest developments and competitive advantages of those offering... - November 28, 2017 - topseos.com
30 Best High Risk Payment Processing Companies Named in November 2017 by topcreditcardprocessors.com
The leading provider of merchant service reviews and ratings, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has released their rankings of the best high risk payment processing companies for the month of November 2017. The newly released rankings indicate the leading and top contending payment processors which... - November 28, 2017 - topseos.com
topcreditcardprocessors.com Releases the List of the Best Credit Card Processors for November 2017
The independent authority on merchant services, topcreditcardprocessors.com, has published their November 2017 list of the best credit card processing companies. The list contains merchant service providers which help their merchants accept credit card payments from their clients in a number of... - November 28, 2017 - topseos.com
Georgia Banks’ Earnings Up 15 Percent in Third Quarter
Another strong quarter of growth for banks across the state of Georgia. - November 24, 2017 - Georgia Bankers Association
Make Fair Lending Decisions with Karma
To shake up the lending sector, Karma has created a financial platform offering competition to traditional banks and many P2P-platforms. Financial products traditionally have been offered at rates which were advantageous only to the lender and on their terms, regulating which loans could be made... - November 22, 2017 - OpenLedger
Gift Cards Make More Centz Than Ever Before
How many gift cards do you have that you either won’t use or have just a small amount of money left on them? What about all of those gift cards that just end up in the bottom of your drawers or your wallet, never to see the light of day? These unused gift cards add up to a lot of money which... - November 22, 2017 - OpenLedger
Global Debt Registry Unveils Collateral Pledge Blockchain Proof of Concept
Company demonstrates in the Innovation Spotlight at Wall Street Blockchain Alliance - November 20, 2017 - Global Debt Registry
CloudCherry Listed in Gartner's 2017 Market Guide for Voice-of-the-Customer Solutions
CloudCherry announces new partnership with Teacher's Credit Union, significant product updates, and being listed by Gartner. - November 17, 2017 - CloudCherry
Radly Bates Index SEP: US Entrepreneurial Activity Increased to Highest Level of 2017
Up until September of 2017, self-employment had peaked at 9.58% in February but that peak has been surpassed by September’s number of 9.67%. The preliminary numbers for October suggest that it could be as high as 9.9% but the October data is subject to adjustment and the RBI is calculated... - November 17, 2017 - S7 Group
SocialPay™ to Partner with On Second Thought to Enhance User Experience
On Second Thought and SocialPay™ partnering to bring delay/recall to peer-to-peer mobile payments. - November 16, 2017 - On Second Thought
IBM Completes POC of Blockchain-Based Shared KYC with Deutsche Bank, HSBC, MUFG and Cargill, IBM Treasuries
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the successful completion of the Phase I proof-of-concept (POC) of its Shared Corporate Know Your Customer (KYC) project with Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and the Treasuries of Cargill, IBM. Through the Shared KYC POC, IBM successfully... - November 15, 2017 - IBM
ColoMiner’s New Sparrow 9 GPU Mining Rig Goes on Sale for the Holidays
ColoMiner Founder Patrick Thach announces ColoMiner’s new Sparrow Mining Rig will be offered at wholesale pricing for the holidays. The Sparrow was released earlier this fall and features 9 Graphic Processing Units (GPUs) used for mining crypto currencies. “We have been building this... - November 15, 2017 - ColoMiner
S&T Bank Selling Majority Ownership of S&T Evergreen Insurance to The Reschini Group
S&T Bank, a full-service financial institution with assets of $7.2 billion, and locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, announced today that it is selling majority ownership of S&T Evergreen Insurance (Evergreen) to The Reschini Group (Reschini). Evergreen Insurance will begin independent operation on January 1, 2018 with no change to its locations. - November 15, 2017 - The Reschini Group
Learn Day Trading To Win - New Class Date Added November 21, 2017
A new eight-week All Inclusive Trading Mentorship Program begins. Mentorship is an online trading school allowing the average person to attend lessons from the privacy of their home. Once logged in, they can see the teacher's charts, listen and interact live as he explains all the trading strategies. Classes are designed for new and advanced traders. John Paul, the founder of DayTradeToWin.com, personally teaches each class with lifetime support. - November 15, 2017 - Day Trade To Win
Rivkin Radler Expands Practices in Banking & Tax
In the face of banking deregulation and tax-code overhaul, and in response to the sophisticated needs of our clients in responding to this changing landscape, Rivkin Radler has expanded its practices to include specialized groups in Banking and Tax. The firm has long represented clients in banking... - November 14, 2017 - Rivkin Radler LLP
Credit Benchmark Appoints William Haney as CEO
Credit Benchmark, the leader in bank-sourced credit analytics, has announced the appointment of William Haney as CEO, effective immediately. Mr. Haney will be based in New York. Credit Benchmark co-founder Donal Smith, who has served as CEO since 2016 will return to his role as full-time Executive... - November 14, 2017 - Credit Benchmark
CDD Rule Due Diligence Made Easy with One Click Compliance from NominoData
NominoData has announced a release of an updated version of One Click Compliance with new designs for enabling financial institutions who are struggling to meet the upcoming challenges of the new CDD Rule for Beneficial Ownership and KYC information. - November 14, 2017 - NominoData LLC
Bay Mountain Capital Closes $8.5 Million Loan to Austin Land Developer
In a joint venture with a private debt fund, Bay Mountain Capital recently closed an $8.5 million loan, nearly doubling the previous July record of $4.4 million. The record-setting loan was secured by approximately 150 acres of light industrial land located in Austin, Texas. The borrower plans to... - November 13, 2017 - Bay Mountain Capital
Canada’s Top Financial Advisory Firms Revealed in Latest Industry Report
9 teams have been revealed as the leading advisory firms in the Canadian wealth profession. - November 10, 2017 - Key Media
SAFE Federal Credit Union Hosts Easy Street Dinner in Columbia November 16
The autumn edition of the SAFE Federal Credit Union Easy Street Dinner, to be held in Columbia November 16, will have a distinct New Orleans feel to it. The Mardi Gras masquerade-themed event will be held at the Seawell’s Banquet Facility on Rosewood Drive in Columbia. The dinner is for... - November 08, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Meadows Bank 3Q 2017 Earnings
Meadows Bank Net Income Up 34% Meadows Bank, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, released its operating results through the third quarter of 2017 including the following highlights: • Net Income of $3,096,000 in 3Q2017 versus $2,487,000 in 3Q2016 • Year-to-date Net Income of $8,721,000... - November 07, 2017 - Meadows Bank