SmartMetric Highlights Consumer Interest: Up to 86% Interested in Biometric Identity Verification and Payments
SmartMetric Sees Growing Market for Biometric Credit Cards SmartMetric, Inc. (OTC: SMME), targeting the expansive U.S. credit card market of 518 million issued cards, anticipates robust demand for biometric-enhanced cards based on recent consumer insights. “We foresee significant growth ahead…
D.A. Davidson Facilitates SmartAction’s Acquisition by Capacity, a Top Conversational AI Solutions Provider
D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today its role as exclusive financial advisor to SmartAction LLC, a leading provider of conversational AI solutions aimed at enhancing customer experience, in its acquisition by Capacity, an AI-powered customer support automation platform. SmartAction, backed…
XA Investments to Advise Madison Investments Closed-End Fund, Keeping Madison as Portfolio Manager
XA Investments (XAI), an alternative investment management firm, has announced plans to become the investment adviser to the Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (NYSE: MCN), a $146 million listed closed-end fund, pending shareholder approval. Madison Investments will continue…
Capstack Technologies Acquires Edge Tradeworks, Unifying Whole Loans and Participation Trading on One Platform
Capstack Technologies, the leading loan trading platform for financial institutions, today announced the acquisition of Edge Tradeworks Inc. (“Edge”), an institutional-grade whole loan-trading and bank analytics platform. Together, the two companies will offer a first-of-its-kind platform that brings whole loan…
KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Bridge 2024-SFR1 Securitization
KBRA has assigned preliminary ratings to six classes of Bridge 2024-SFR1 single-family rental pass-through certificates. Bridge 2024-SFR1 is a single-borrower, single-family rental (SFR) securitization collateralized by a $265 million loan secured by first-priority mortgages on 1,130 income-producing single-family homes. The…
FINRA Appoints Julie Glynn and Tina Gubb as Senior Vice Presidents of Enforcement
FINRA announced today the appointment of Julie Glynn and Tina Gubb as Senior Vice Presidents of Enforcement. Gubb’s appointment will take effect on July 22, while Glynn’s will begin in September. Both will report to Bill St. Louis, Executive Vice…
Harleysville Financial Corporation Announces Regular Cash Dividend and Third Quarter Earnings for Fiscal Year 2024
Harleysville Financial Corporation (OTCQX ) announced today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on August 14, 2024, to stockholders of record…
loanDepot Introduces Home Equity Loan to equityFREEDOM Suite
loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI), a leading provider of home lending solutions, has unveiled a new addition to its equityFREEDOM product suite aimed at empowering homeowners to manage their financial and homeownership goals more effectively. With Americans holding a record $32.7…
Webster Financial Corporation Names New CFO Successor and Board Member
Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced significant appointments and elections to its leadership team and board. The Board of Directors approved the appointment of William (Neal) Holland as Executive Vice President, Finance of both Webster Financial Corporation and Webster Bank,…
Earnest Named Among CNBC’s World’s Top FinTech Companies
Earnest, a prominent fintech company dedicated to enhancing affordability in higher education, has been recognized on CNBC’s prestigious list of the World’s Top FinTech Companies of 2024, in partnership with Statista, a leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. David…
J.D. Power Launches Mobile App Certification for Banking
J.D. Power has introduced the Mobile App Platform Certification—BankingSM to recognize mobile app technology providers that deliver exceptional user experiences. This certification highlights the commitment of top technology providers to meet high consumer expectations in banking mobile apps. To qualify,…
Citi Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Endor Labs
Endor Labs, a leader in software supply chain security, has announced a strategic investment from Citi Ventures. This investment further validates Endor Labs’ unique approach to securing the software supply chain, following a $70M oversubscribed Series A financing round less…