SEC’s Small Business Forum Report Outlines Recommendations to Support Smaller Firms, Access to Capital

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Recently, the annual report distilled from the SEC’s Small Business Forum was published. Once again, it outlined a series of requests for policymakers to enact to support smaller firms. The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation led the forum. It is… Read More

 

 




ASEAN GenAI Funding Expected to Surge 50% in 2025, GenAI Fund Reports

Funding for the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is projected to increase by 50 percent year-over-year in 2025, according to the latest report from GenAI Fund. The “ASEAN GenAI Startup Report 2024” attributes this anticipated growth to… Read More

Regtech Sumsub Introduces Initiative to Educate VASPs on Travel Rule Guidelines, Providing Roadmap to Crypto Compliance

Industry professionals have recently shared their latest guidance on the Travel Rule in a comprehensive online learning session aimed at crypto ad blockchain ecosystem participants. This, according to an update from Regtech Sumsub. Regtech firm Sumsub announces the start of a comprehensive Travel Rule educational… Read More

Regtech SteelEye Shares Insights on UK Banks Facing Scrutinty Over WhatsApp, Signaling FCA Off-Channel Communications Crackdown

In a move signaling alignment with US regulatory actions, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is preparing to survey City firms to scrutinize their use of encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp. Regtech firm SteelEye has shared informative insights to help industry participants with gaining… Read More

Brazil’s Barte Raises $8m in Series A to Scale Modular Payment Solutions

Barte, a Brazilian Fintech firm, has announced raising $8 million in its Series A funding round that will help it scale its modular payment solutions. The latest funding round was led by AlleyCorp, a New York-based venture capital firm founded by serial entrepreneur Kevin Ryan,… Read More

Utila Integrates with TRM Labs to Enhance AML for Institutional Digital Assets Operations

Utila, an institutional MPC wallet platform, and TRM Labs, a provider of blockchain intelligence, announced a strategic integration to empower institutional clients to integrate AML compliance into their crypto operations workflows, improving risk management capabilities. Via this latest integration, Utila users will reportedly be able… Read More

Chargebacks911 Report Chronicles Chargeback Fraud Rise

To show the true impact friendly fraud has on retailers, Chargebacks911 has released its 2024 Chargeback Field Report, giving merchants and financial institutions an understanding of the current state of chargebacks and the measures being taken by businesses to help stem the tide of chargeback… Read More

Shipping Woes Highlight Automation Need: 40Seas’ Gil Shiff

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and consumers have been made aware of how shipping delays impact their access to everything from electronics to food to medication. Geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Houthi shipping attacks and labor disruptions can… Read More

Digital Assets Report: Bitcoin (BTC) and Solana (SOL) Lead Crypto Market Performance YTD

Coin Metrics has shared key industry insights on the Bitcoin, crypto and blockchain space in their latest State of the Network’s Q3 2024 report. Tanay Ved and Matías Andrade from Coin Metrics noted that despite volatility from factors like Mt. Gox repayments and the Yen… Read More

Southeast Asia Tech Startups See 59% Funding Drop in Jan-Sept 2024, Report Finds

Southeast Asia’s technology startup sector experienced a significant downturn in funding during the first nine months of 2024, plunging 59% compared to the same period last year, a report released by Tracxn revealed. The report highlighted that Southeast Asian (SEA) tech startups secured a total… Read More

Half of US Voters Reportedly Support Pro- Bitcoin and Crypto Policies

Half of all US voters support “pro-crypto” policies according to a research report released by ConsenSys. Consensys, and global market research and data analytics technology group, HarrisX, unveiled a research study on US voters’ views on the current blockchain and crypto landscape as it “relates… Read More


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European Fintech ZEN.COM Teams Up with Embedded Banking Platform ClearBank

ZEN.COM, a European fintech company, has partnered with ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, to secure their UK Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. This partnership reinforces their commitment to providing customer-centric financial solutions in the UK fintech market. As… Read More

Fintech Fizz Launches New Money App to Help Students Manage Finances and Improve Financial Literacy

Fizz announced the launch of the next iteration of its Money App, which is designed to empower students in managing finances and building a financial foundation. With the Fizz app, students are reportedly able to check credit scores, gain  spending insights, and take financial courses—which… Read More

Small Businesses in Canada Are Facing Fiscal Challenges Due to Lack of Financial Literacy – Research Report

Research from cloud-based small business platform Xero reveals a notable gap in financial literacy among Canadian small business owners. Although 47% or nearly half of small business owners rating their financial literacy as ‘high’, nearly half (43%) actively deal with fiscal challenges in their business… Read More

AI Startups have Acquired 1 in 3 VC Dollars – Research Study

The team at CBInsights has released their latest State of Venture Q3’24 report. As noted in the research report from CBInsights, AI startups have managed to acquire 1 in 3 VC dollars. The research study released by CBInsights pointed out that Silicon Valley is becoming… Read More

Alloy and Copper to Enable Digital Asset Investment Management

Alloy, a provider of Portfolio Management System (PMS) and Order Management System (OMS) solutions for digital assets, has announced a strategic integration with Copper. Copper is a key player focused on digital asset custody, collateral management, and prime services. This partnership enables clients to manage… Read More

Alternative Investments: iCapital and Bridge Investment Group Launch Improved Performance Reporting for Alternative Investors

iCapital, the platform driving access to alternative investments, and Bridge Investment Group (NYSE: BRDG), an alternative asset manager, announced the enhancement of Bridge’s Investor Portal, which is reportedly being powered by iCapital, and enables investors to access performance reporting for all products. The Investor Portal… Read More

Capital Ideas: Exploring the Intersection of Bitcoin and Angel Investing: Insights from Mike Jarmuz of Lightning Ventures

“Bitcoin-related ventures have the potential to generate life-changing returns,” -Mike Jarmuz In a recent episode of the Capital Ideas podcast, co-hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright interviewed Mike Jarmuz, founder of Lightning Ventures and CEO of Thunder Funder. As the largest Bitcoin-focused angel investing network, Lightning Ventures… Read More

Paypal, EY and Google Cloud to Leverage Coinbase for B2B Payments

Paypal (NASDAQ: PYPL), EY and Google Cloud are said to be currently using Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) for B2B payments. More Fortune 500 companies are reportedly teaming up with Coinbase to explore crypto payments. With a 12-year record of custodying cryptoassets, the digital assets firm says tha… Read More

Fintech Numerated and Alloy to Enhance Fraud Prevention in Commercial Lending

Numerated, the AI-enhanced commercial lending platform, announced its partnership with Alloy, the identity risk management company working with various banks and fintech companies, to deliver fraud checks within commercial lending. This partnership will aim to support Numerated’s lending automation capabilities by combining risk management with… Read More

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