September 27, 2021 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two individuals for engaging in a fraudulent scheme designed to collect liquidity rebates from exchanges by wash trading put options of certain “meme stocks” in early 2021. The SEC’s complaint mentions stocks like GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Blackberry, and… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintern, a digital consumer lender seeking to improve access to affordable lending, has appointed Andrew Bloom to its board as a Non-Executive Director. Bloom founded Masthaven Bank, and served as its CEO from 2015 to 2020. Masthaven is a UK challenger bank focusing on savings… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a trailblazer in the digital asset sector that operates a digital securities trading platform, has announced the addition of multiple cryptocurrencies to its Crypto App. According to tZERO, available on October 4, 2021, for trading is Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Stellar Lumen (XLM), Cardano (ADA),… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a property-backed loan marketplace catering to retail investors, has distributed an update on progress in Finland. In 2020, Estate Guru, which is based in Tallinn, entered Finland as a market expansion. At that time, EstateGuru said it had been actively talking to Finnish entrepreneurs since… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced today at Cardano Summit 2021 in Wyoming, Charles Hoskinson and Shahaf Bar-Geffen said the COTI platform would be the official issuer of Djed, a new stablecoin for Cardano. The company was the first recipient of equity investment from the cFund for Cardano developments. According to… Read More

September 26, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

CBIRC is Studying and Developing ESG Investment Guidance for Insurance Funds It is reported that China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) is accelerating research and development of ESG investment guidance for insurance funds. The guidance shall clarify relevant principles for product design, investment process,… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry, the ranking minority member on the House Financial Services Committee and keen supporter of financial innovation, has issued a statement on the Biden’s Administration selection to manage the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Yesterday, President Biden announced he had selected… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Liti Capital SA, a Switzerland based litigation funding platform, has launched a new service called “Scambusters.” According to a release, the new feature will enable users to vote for which crypto fraud case the platform should pursue in the future. Any LITI or wLITI token… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Jeremy Allaire, CEO and founder of Circle – a leading stablecoin provider that seeks to provide global payment rails for the future, has criticized China’s decision to ban cryptocurrency. In a series of Tweets, Allaire said that China “opposes the Western system of values built… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

KeyBank, a large regional bank based in Cleveland, Ohio, has added checking to its digital banking venture Laurel Road. Laurel Road was initially launched targeting healthcare providers – a top industry in the Cleveland market as it is home to the Cleveland Clinic and University… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

  China has effectively banned crypto. While the news should not come as any surprise as China has been tightening the regulatory vice for years now, statements by the People’s Bank of China indicate that any hope of crypto access is now dashed for consumers… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Saule Omarova, a Cornell law professor, has been nominated to become the next Comptroller of the Currency – the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency the bureau that regulates the nation’s federal banks. The selection had been widely rumored in advance… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the House Financial Services Committee, Fintech Task Force, met to discuss individual data when it comes to financial services. In many ways, data is the fuel for Fintech innovation and thus is a key factor for both financial service providers as well… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Curastory is in the midst of raising capital in on online securities offering on Republic. According to the offering page, Curastory is seeking up to $535,000 in a CrowdSafe with a valuation cap of $9 million. Currently, the offering has raised $390,000 backed by 797… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) have published an outline explaining h0ow crypto exchanges may advertise and promote their services. The CSA is the national entity that works with all provincial regulators seeking to provide a harmonized approach… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a quant analyst for “perpetrating a years-long front-running scheme that generated illicit profits of at least $8.5 million.” Sergei Polevikov, who worked at two asset management firms, allegedly abused his position to benefit from information he… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Property investment platform Awning has exited stealth mode with the announcement of $9.3 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Global Founders Capital. Additional investors include: MassMutual Ventures and several angel investors including Side co-founders Guy Gal and Ed Wu, SafeGraph founder Auren… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny Solutions has issued a statement on the new ERC3643, a protocol currently in use by some financial institutions. EIP-3643: T-REX is an Ethereum based standard that is described as an institutional-grade security token standard that provides interfaces for the management and compliant transfer of… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Fasanara Capital has closed on a €250 Million Fintech Fund that was supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF) that made a “cornerstone” investment in the fund. Fasanara Capital is a boutique alternative asset manager and an investor in Fintech lending in Europe. The fund… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Vyne, an open banking firm in the payments sector, is claiming the title as the largest seed funding valuation for any UK open banking contender to date. Vyne says it is currently processing millions of pounds worth of transactions each month at a growth rate… Read More