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New Canadian Service BillCrush.ca Promises to Lower Monthly Bills
A new Calgary-based start-up has created the first online service for Albertan’s wanting to lower their monthly bills like utilities, cell phones and internet during these challenging financial times. “It’s really exciting because by shopping around, the savings are significant... - July 25, 2017 - BillCrush.ca
Serve First Solutions VP to Speak at the 2017 American Dental Association Management Conference in Chicago, July 24th
Ryan Kosarek, VP of Serve First Solutions, will be a featured speaker at the American Dental Association Management Week Conference. He will present, “The Significance of Payment Services and Solutions in the Dental Industry.” Management Conference Week is a unique opportunity for... - July 21, 2017 - Serve First Solutions
Serve First Solutions Announces Partnership with iCoreConnect
Serve First Solutions is excited to announce its partnership with iCoreConnect, a national provider of comprehensive secure communications and Practice Management Solutions for the healthcare community. iCoreConnect offers dentists and other healthcare professionals the use of a HIPAA compliant... - July 21, 2017 - Serve First Solutions
eCU Mortgage Names Candace Jones to Key Business Development Position
Mortgage industry veteran joins First Service's eCU Mortgage. - July 19, 2017 - First Service Credit Union
Metro Merchant Services Receives National Recognition as American Small Business Champion by SCORE and Local Recognition for Two More Awards
Local business Metro Merchant Services has been chosen as the winner of two prestigious awards - the SCORE American Small Business Champion and the Superstars in Business Award by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Metro Merchant Services founder and president, Mark Landis, also received the David J Freschman Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce. - July 18, 2017 - Metro Merchant Services
New Fintech - Traydstream - Launches Digital Revolution in Trade Finance with AI and Machine Learning Algorithms
A new Fintech solution - Traydstream - is launched by industry leaders, using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to redefine how trade documentation is processed by banks and large corporations. - July 17, 2017 - Traydstream
SAFE Federal Credit Union’s Toby Hayes Named to National Member Loyalty Panel
Toby Hayes, VP of marketing for SAFE FCU, has been chosen to be part of a nationwide panel of marketers that is focused on customer loyalty and how credit unions can foster closer relationships with their members. - July 13, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Moneyto Has the Honour to Announce a Special Offer for Its Customers on Remittances to Russia
Moneyto offers fixed £1 fee for online money transfers to Russia and even more profitable exchange rate until 3rd August 2017. - July 13, 2017 - Moneyto
How do You Build a Chatbot? iAdvize Launches Bot Builder for Retailers.
Businesses can now create their own chatbots using iAdvize’s conversational commerce platform. - July 12, 2017 - iAdvize
RTC Finance Opens Services in Spanish and Arabic
RTC Finance offers financial service in three languages – English, Spanish, and Arabic. The website is in the process of translation into all three languages, and showcases RTC’s move to larger markets available in Latin American, North Africa, and the Middle East. RTC Finance, while a... - July 11, 2017 - RTC Finance
Whitefish Credit Union Breaks Ground on New Branch in Columbia Falls
Whitefish Credit Union, Montana’s largest credit union, will break ground on a new facility in Columbia Falls on Monday, July 10th at 10:00am. The new facility, to be constructed at 405 Ninth Street West, will replace the current Columbia Falls branch located at 320 Nucleus Avenue. The... - July 08, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
Whitefish Credit Union Gives Back to Members with 0.94% Dividend Rate
Whitefish Credit Union has announced a 0.94% dividend for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This dividend represents a 38% increase over the 0.68% declared at December 31, 2016. "We are constantly striving to provide our members with the best products and services available, and our new... - July 02, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
Vertical Farming in Africa to Boost Growth at September Urban Agri Summit in Johannesburg
International experts, regional authorities, investors and stakeholders from the agriculture sector will gather on September 7-8 in Johannesburg, South Africa for the inaugural Urban Agri Summit 2017. The two-day event will serve as a springboard to support the successful launch of Vertical... - July 01, 2017 - Magenta Global Pte Ltd
IntellectEU Secures 2 Million Euro Investment in Funding
Serial fintech entrepreneur Michel Akkermans makes a strategic investment in Blockchain technology. - June 30, 2017 - IntellectEU
Jay Montgomery Named Vice President of Operations at SAFE Federal Credit Union
Jay Montgomery, who has been with SAFE Federal Credit Union for nine years, has been named vice president of operations at the credit union. Montgomery succeeds Michael Baker, who recently moved up to the executive vice president position at SAFE. After joining SAFE as a management trainee... - June 23, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
eCU Mortgage Introduces Third Party Mortgage Origination Service for Credit Unions
Transparent, Member-Focused System Maximizes Credit Union Revenue - June 23, 2017 - First Service Credit Union
LENDonate Changes The Game of Nonprofit Financing by Creating Swift Access to High Quality Loans
One-of-a-Kind Online Platform Launches to Enable Nonprofits to Source Loans and Donations Simultaneously through a New, Innovative Process - June 22, 2017 - LENDonate, Inc.
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC Has Been Engaged as a Financial Advisor by Mark4Fund Investments to Raise Capital for a Luxury Real Estate Development Project
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) has announced that it has been engaged as a financial advisor by Mark4Fund Investments to raise capital for their Luxury Real Estate Development Project – Parklands at Camas Meadows. - June 22, 2017 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
Leadership Change for Private Bank of Buckhead
Veteran Banker Robert B. Aland takes on role of President; founding President Crawford embraces new challenge in Philadelphia - June 21, 2017 - Private Bank of Buckhead
Four Mid-Atlantic Region Credit Unions Turn Over ATM Management to Dolphin Debit
Small credit unions are finding that outsourcing their ATMs is a better strategy than owning and maintaining the machines. - June 21, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC Acts as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions, Inc. on Its Series A Investment
JCF Capital Advisors, LLC (now JCF Capital Markets LLC) acted as a Financial Advisor to Precise Real Estate Solutions, Inc. in securing its Series A investment round of $1.5M with a venture capital firm based in San Fransisco, CA. - June 16, 2017 - JCF Capital Markets LLC
In.Corp Group Acquires Asia Pacific Business Consultants and Builds Presence in China
Strategic Acquisition Provides Access to China, End-to-End Tax Advisory Capability and Integration of a Multi-Faceted Team - June 16, 2017 - In.Corp Group
September Johannesburg Summit on Launching Successful Commercial Indoor Farming in Africa and Its Cities
South Africa will play host to the inaugural Urban Agri Summit 2017 in Johannesburg this September 7-8. The two-day event will bring together stakeholders from the Vertical Farming, Greenhouse and Control Environment Agriculture sectors to discuss Launching Successful Commercial Indoor farming for... - June 14, 2017 - Magenta Global Pte Ltd
SolidTrust Pay Announces Support for the International Day of Family Remittances on June 16
SolidTrust Pay recently announced their support for the International Day of Family Remittances. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of he United Nations, and 176 governments around the world have declared June 16th the International Day of Family... - June 10, 2017 - SolidTrust Pay
Whitefish Credit Union Receives Two Gold Awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions
Whitefish Credit Union received two Gold awards from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions (MAC), which recognizes exceptional marketing within the credit union industry. The MAC Awards have been recognizing the best of the best in marketing achievements in the credit union industry since... - June 10, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
Ferratum Bank Partners with Innovative Assessments to Promote Financial Inclusion
Ferratum Bank p.l.c. has signed a partnership agreement with Innovative Assessments International, Ltd. that will promote greater financial inclusion by helping extend more credit to Ferratum’s clients. - June 05, 2017 - Innovative Assessments
Mars National Bancorp, Inc. Elects New Board Officers
Mars National Bancorp elected new board officers to fill the vacated positions of Dallas C. Hipple (retiring as Chairman) and R. Bruce Mensch (retiring as Secretary). Janet L. van Buskirk Balentine was elected Chairman. Board member J. Jay Their was elected Vice Chairman. In addition, Michael J. Kirk, was elected Secretary. - June 03, 2017 - Mars Bank
Quisk Begins Deployment of Blockchain Technology
The Addition of Blockchain Distributed Ledger Improves Data Security and Integrity for Merchant Settlement, Core Banking Reconciliation,and Cross Border Remittances for Quisk’s Financial Institution Customers Quisk,Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley and provider of a secure digitized cash... - June 03, 2017 - Quisk, Inc.
Cornerstone Financial Corporation Completes 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split
Cornerstone Financial Corporation (OTC “CFIC” and “CFICD”), the holding company for Cornerstone Bank, announced that effective today, the company finalized a 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split. As a result, the Company’s stockholders will receive one new share of the... - May 31, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Your Next Big Adventure Awaits on MyLittleAdventure.com
MyLittleAdventure.com is the online ticketing platform that shows over 150,000 unique, cool and hidden things to do and see in the world on one easy-to-use platform. Pulling in over 150,000 exciting attractions and adventures from over 175 countries in 14 languages, this revolutionary travel... - May 29, 2017 - OpenLedger
Georgia Banks’ Earnings Up 6.2 Percent in First Quarter
Georgia’s 181 FDIC-insured financial institutions earned $764 million during the first quarter of this year, up 6.2 percent over the same period in 2016. Loan growth was modest at 2.4 percent, and deposits were up 4.2 percent. Capital levels remained good, as well. Also of note from the... - May 27, 2017 - Georgia Bankers Association
Moneyto Ltd Introduces a Single Tariff for Online Transfers to Europe and the CIS
Moneyto has reduced fee for online transfers at most popular directions: online transfers are now even more profitable. Now the fee for transfers to Europe, the CIS and Georgia is only 0,49%, min. 1 pound. Moneyto transfers can be paid out in one of many payout locations in Europe and the CIS:... - May 26, 2017 - Moneyto
Louisiana’s ASI Federal Credit Union Moves Its ATM Fleet to Dolphin Debit
ATM outsourcing is a growing trend among financial institutions, especially credit unions. - May 25, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Security Card Services Signs Eight New Bank Partners During Q1 2017
Security Card Services, the largest provider of technology enabled payment processing solutions that sells to community and regional banks only, added eight new bank partners in the first quarter of 2017. The new bank partners are as follows: -First National Bank of Scotia -South Central... - May 19, 2017 - Security Card Services
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Jennifer Michaels VP of Risk Management
SAFE Federal Credit Union has named Jennifer Michaels its Vice President of risk management, a new position at the credit union. Michaels is a lawyer who most recently served as general counsel and compliance director at Park Community Credit Union in Kentucky. At SAFE, she oversees information... - May 19, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Telindus and IntellectEU Have Developed SmartMatch, a Blockchain-Based Solution Enabling the Reconciliation, Matching and Resolution of Transactions
Telindus and IntellectEU will make a live demo of the SmartMatch at the Hyperledger Mini Summit during Consensus 2017 in New York on May 22nd-24th 2017. - May 18, 2017 - IntellectEU
Dolphin Debit’s Gary Walston Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Gulf Coast Area Finalist
Gary Walston is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2017. - May 18, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Capital Prepaid Services and 401Play Offer the BlazePays Vacation Savings Card
401Play makes it easy for employees to save for vacation. - May 17, 2017 - Capital Prepaid Services
iNEMSOFT CLASSONE® Endpoint Manager 5.1 Now Rated “Avaya Compliant”
The CLASSONE Endpoint Manager promotes uninterrupted service delivery to customers by simplifying management of IP and SIP phones, soft phones and gateways across multiple communication servers around the globe. - May 15, 2017 - iNEMSOFT
Cornerstone Bank, Moorestown, New Jersey Announces Termination of Regulatory Order
Announcement of Lifting of Regulatory Order - May 12, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Dolphin Debit Names Christy Nusz VP and Regional Sales Manager
Nusz will help Dolphin expand its services to credit unions and banks in the West and Midwest. - May 11, 2017 - Dolphin Debit
Cornerstone Financial Corporation Announces 10 - 1 Reverse Stock Split
CFIC is announcing a reverse stock split. - May 10, 2017 - Cornerstone Financial Corp
Moneyto Transfers Are Now Available in Portugal
Moneyto Ltd is opening new directions for its customers. Now it's available to send money to Portugal using the online service. Receivers can pick up their transfers in any of payout locations of Moneyto partner. It takes less than 5 minutes to make an online transfer using your Mastercard or VISA... - May 08, 2017 - Moneyto
Mars National Bancorp, Inc. Announces New Board of Directors
Shareholders of Mars National Bancorp elected three new board members along with seven incumbent directors at the annual meeting held April 18, 2017. The three new directors elected were Michael K. Bechtold, Executive Vice President of Brayman Construction Corporation; Gregory B. Mensch, Executive... - May 05, 2017 - Mars Bank
Michael Baker Named Executive VP at SAFE Federal Credit Union
Michael Baker, who has worked at SAFE Federal Credit Union for more than 16 years, has been named SAFE’s executive vice president. Baker, most recently vice president of operations, now oversees a broad range of the growing credit union’s services and operations. Baker joined SAFE as... - May 04, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
Moneyto Ltd Awarded "The Best Online Money Transfer System to Moldova"
Moneyto Ltd has been awarded "The best online money transfer system to Moldova" by International Association of Money Transfer Networks during the International conference on payment systems, money transfers and innovations "Future Bank Conference 2016" held on 2-3 December 2016... - May 03, 2017 - Moneyto
RTC Finance Offers Educational Resources for New Traders
RTC Finance believes that online financial trading should be accessible to everyone. There is nothing mysterious about online trading, and RTC is building a library of video tutorials and written training guides to orient newcomers to the online markets. RTC Finance, a new leader in the online... - May 03, 2017 - RTC Finance
Moneyto Ltd Acquired Rights to Unistream Money Transfer Brand in EU
Moneyto Ltd has partnered with Unistream money transfer network and acquired the rights to use Unistream Money Transfer brand name in the European Union. The new partnership allows Moneyto customers to do fast as well as near real-time transfers to their families and friends in Eastern Europe and CIS countries, including Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia. - May 01, 2017 - Moneyto
Whitefish Credit Union Receives Diamond Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Marketing and Business Development
Whitefish Credit Union received three Diamond Awards from the Credit Union National Association, which recognizes outstanding marketing, branding, and business development achievements in the credit union industry. The Diamond Award is the pinnacle of credit union marketing and business... - April 20, 2017 - Whitefish Credit Union
SAFE Federal Credit Union Names Darrell Merkel President and CEO
Darrell Merkel takes the reins at Safe Federal Credit Union in Sumter, South Carolina. - April 19, 2017 - SAFE Federal Credit Union