February 27, 2024 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lumerin, a “decentralized” Hashpower Marketplace built on Arbitrum that has built technology to make Bitcoin hashrate a liquid asset allowing for global access to peer-to-peer, decentralized hashrate trading, announced a new integration with Portal, the “trust-minimized,” cross-chain swaps that involve no bridges, custody or wrapping…. Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, announces a partnership with business account provider Countingup to make business finance available to almost 10,000 of Countingup’s users at the touch of a button. Building on Countingup’s suite of built-in finance, accounting and… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The partnership between SaveLend Group and NordIX began in June 2022, focusing on consumer credits distributed within Sweden. Initially, NordIX invested about MSEK 50, and this amount “has more than doubled since the partnership began.” Now, the collaboration is set “to grow further, extending to… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Council reportedly adopted a regulation that will make instant payments fully available in euro to consumers and businesses in the EU and in EEA countries. The new rules will improve the strategic autonomy of the European economic and financial sector as they will… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Saldo Bank, which is starting its operations in Sweden, offers an interest rate of as much as 5% for a year’s deposit. Jarkko Mäensivu, the CEO of Saldo Bank, said: “We want to increase fairness in fixed-term deposits.” The digital neobank with a Finnish background,… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Palatine Growth Credit Fund has reached its first close of £75 million. The Fund will lend to high-growth UK companies in the Fintech sector as well as cyber, SaaS, Medtech/Healthtech, AI, and more. British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank,… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, which claims to be the only UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has recently announced the introduction of its Stablecoin Yield Service. This service reportedly enables individuals with assets in stablecoins (or crypto-assets that are supposed to be pegged… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Accel and Citi Ventures-backed Fintech Xalts, which financial institutions and businesses use to build and manage digital finance applications, this week announced its acquisition of Contour Network, owned by a consortium of global banks, to accelerate digitization in trade and supply chain finance. Contour started in… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prove Identity, Inc., the global enabler of digital identity, announced a strategic business partnership in Brazil with TargetData, one of Brazil’s big data analysis companies. The agreement will enable more large companies in Brazil to access Prove’s digital identity verification and authentication solutions. The alliance… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms, released its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 financial results. Financial results are expressed “in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).” David Vélez, founder and… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc.  (NYSE: BKKT), which has been struggling to maintain operations due to a shortage of cash reserves but has acquired financial resources to keep running operations for now, and Swan Bitcoin announced that the companies have enabled Bitcoin trading across 49 U.S. states… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced a new partnership and technology integration with Maxyfi, a provider of collections and accounts receivables management software for lenders, collection agencies, and law firms. The collaboration enables Maxyfi clients to “offer flexible payment… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced recently that it approved a $23 million loan to enhance access “to quality fintech education, research, and innovation at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in India.” As stated in a blog post, GIFT is a state-owned enterprise… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intapp (NASDAQ: INTA), a global provider of AI-powered software for professionals in advisory, legal, and capital markets firms, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire delphai, a Berlin-based AI software company specializing in applied AI for firmographic data automation, structuring, and intelligence. The… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finzly, a payments systems for financial institutions, has announced that Quaint Oak Bank has selected it to modernize its payments infrastructure, providing a superior user experience and enabling them to grow their international and embedded banking businesses. Quaint Oak is an established financial institution “with… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cross River says it has launched its “investment banking strategy,” describing the initiative as a significant milestone in the company’s history. The company said it will now assist its clients in achieving their goals by advising them on decisions like mergers and acquisitions, capital markets… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, home to a federally chartered digital asset bank, says its institutional self-custody digital wallet Porto is now fully available for users. The company has described this as their biggest news since it received its bank charter in 2021. Anchorage states that their customers… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Balance, Canada’s digital asset custodian, is pleased to announce that it has once again surpassed $2B worth of assets under custody (AUC). Balance’s CEO, George Bordianu said: “Our focus since day one has been to build a world-class custodian for companies working with digital assets…. Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OVERDARE, Inc., a joint venture backed by gaming/metaverse industry participants KRAFTON, Inc. and NAVER Z Corporation, announced a partnership with Circle Internet Financial, a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC, the world’s “largest regulated” US dollar-backed stablecoin. This collaboration is set to… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The CfPA (Crowdfunding Professional Association ) Board of Directors has distributed a note on the adoption of its recommendations regarding best practices. According to the CfPA, the Board is now recommending that members use the term “Regulated Investment Crowdfunding.” President of CfPA Brian Christie issued… Read More