North America

Globant acquires Blankfactor and strengthens payments, banking and capital markets practice in the US

Globant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Blankfactor, a US-based IT services consultancy specializing in payments, banking, and capital markets, with a successful track record in the financial services industry and extensive experience in...

The gender gap and women in finance in the US: Challenges, corporate responses and technological solutions

The gender gap in the finance industry is a persistent issue in the United States, reflecting broader societal challenges around gender equality. Despite progress over recent decades, women in finance continue to face significant barriers in terms of...

Schwab survey reveals that Americans think it takes US$2.5 million to be considered wealthy in 2024

Charles Schwab has released additional findings from its 2024 Modern Wealth Survey. Since 2017, Schwab has collected data annually on Americans’ perspectives on saving, spending, investing and wealth. This year’s study reveals that Americans now...

Bread Financial announces new program with HP 

HP has announced new, comprehensive US consumer financing options for HP products purchased on HP.com.  By leveraging ChargeAfter’s technology and collaborating with three leading financial providers – Bread Financial, Concora Credit and...

PayPal expands strategic partnership with Adyen to offer Fastlane in the US

PayPal has announced the strengthening of its global strategic partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform of choice for leading businesses. Within the expanded partnership, Adyen will offer Fastlane by PayPal to accelerate guest...

Canadian SMEs optimistic about growth despite technical skills challenges

PayPal’s 2024 Business of Change Report uncovers the growth barriers Canadian small and medium enterprises are facing and the potential opportunities that exist with operating online. While nearly half (47%) of all Canadian online small and medium...

The process of hyper-regulation in asset management has sped up

We hear from José Fernando Martínez, Chief Compliance Officer at MAPFRE AM. He discusses the rise in regulation in the asset management industry over the past 26 years, the same number of years he’s been working at MAPFRE AM. In fact, he...

Tech-driven unity: How US CMOs and CFOs can achieve strategic harmony 

We hear from an Americas-based perspective on how there is potential in a ‘formidable alliance’ between marketing and finance teams. In this article by Greg Dos Santos, CFO, Incubeta Americas, we explore the opportunities and tech and...

Zilch selects Checkout.com for global acquiring

Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), has announced it has selected Checkout.com, the digital payments solution provider, as its primary acquiring partner globally, with a particular focus on the UK and USA. With its payments...

Chime aims to bring financial education to 10 million across the United States by 2027 

Chime has announced a bold commitment to bring financial education to 10 million people across the United States over the next three years.  As financial education isn’t often a required course in most schools across America, many people are...

Klarna ‘Wikipink’ challenges broken US credit system with transparent data 

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has announced the launch of a new online initiative – Wikipink – aimed at setting new standards for transparency and responsibility in the credit and lending...

Fuse Financial Technologies: Revolutionising MENA payments for global enterprises

Fuse Financial Technologies (Fuse), a pioneering Dubai-based payments company, is revolutionising the landscape of financial infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Specialising in supporting global payments, e-commerce and platform...