Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The UK Moves Forward with New Bank of England – FCA Sandbox : Tokenized securities can put our capital markets at the forefront of technological innovation”

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The Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) is now open for applications. Digital securities, or tokenized assets, are widely believed to be the future of the securities sector. While anticipation of the migration to digital from more analog issuance and trading of securities has been predicted for… 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

Crypto focused AMINA Bank Partners with VC Tenity

Switzerland-based AMINA Bank says it will partner with Tenity, an early-stage VC with offices in Zurich, Singapore, Tallinn, Madrid, London, and Istanbul. Tenity focuses on Fintech investments. AMINA is self described as a “crypto bank” providing banking services to crypto-native and mainstream audiences, institutional investors, Web3 startups,… Read More

Open Banking and Instant Payments Fintech Zūm Rails to Enable Financial Services for US Firms with Fiserv

Zūm Rails, the company merging open banking and instant payments,  announced it is leveraging embedded finance solutions from Fiserv (NYSE: FI), which is a provider of payment and financial technology, in order to enable digital transactions and financial services for US-based businesses. With Fiserv as… Read More

Global Fintech Ripple Announces Blockchain and Crypto enabled Payments Solution Availability in LatAm

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple’s “end-to-end” payments solution is now available in first Latin America market. Ripple, the provider of digital asset infrastructure, has officially announced the launch of Ripple Payments in Brazil. Mercado Bitcoin, Latin America‘s crypto exchange, will reportedly be the first customer in… Read More

Hispanics Trail Others in Financial Literacy: MoneyLion Survey

Findings from MoneyLion’s Understanding U.S. Hispanic Financial Literacy & Empowerment 2024 Report show significant gaps between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. With detailed comparisons between Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations in the U.S., the report highlights key disparities in financial education, time constraints, and familiarity with financial products,… Read More

Online Marketplaces Considered a Prime Target for Fraudsters – Report

Online marketplaces are now considered to be a “prime” target for fraudsters, according to an extensive report shared by Juniper Research. Juniper Research explained that this is because there are different ways of gaining access to sensitive information that is stored online for digital commerce… Read More

Digital Payments: Visa Introduces Tokenized Asset Platform

Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) is a product that is designed to help banking service providers issue fiat-backed tokens. BBVA will reportedly be using VTAP in order to create digital tokens on the public Ethereum (ETH) blockchain with expected live pilots in 2025. Visa (NYSE:… Read More

Digital Assets Custodian Tetra Trust Teams Up with Ledgible to Enhance Crypto-Asset Reconciliation Processes

As the digital asset landscape evolves, the demand for efficient data solutions has never been more “pressing.” Realizing this key requirement, Tetra Trust, Canada‘s qualified custodian for digital assets, has turned to Ledgible, a digital asset tax and accounting platform, to enhance their crypto-assets reconciliation… Read More


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European Fintech Report Highlights UK’s Dominating Position as Midsized M&A Evolves, and Funding Crisis Leads to Sustainability Initiatives

According to an extensive update by Finch Capital, 2024 continued to be a turbulent year for European Fintech. While funding levels continued to decline, the sector is now said to be more resilient, with certain “green shoots” now emerging. As noted in the latest research… Read More

Australia’s CBA Cautions Small Businesses Against “Too Good to Be True” Investment Scams

With over half of the hard-earned money Australian small businesses lose to scams going to fraudulent investments, CBA Executive GM Rebecca Warren provides tips on how to identify a potentially fake investment opportunity. Approximately 90% all scams reported by CommBank’s business customers in FY24 came… Read More

Stablecoin Onchain Activity Remains Resilient Across Crypto and Blockchain Markets Despite Headwinds – Report

Digital assets firm Gemini has shared an analyst note which pointed out that a lot of the recent stablecoin onchain activity has, for the most part, remained fairly resilient despite the headwinds across global financial markets. As stated in the latest research report from Gemini,… Read More

UK’s Starling Bank Shares Response After FCA Fines Company for “Lax” AML Screening Processes

Starling Bank confirms that it fully accepts the findings set out in the Final Notice published today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This reportedly resolves the investigation referred to in Starling Bank’s annual report in June 2024. Starling notes in a release that it… Read More

Crypto.com Upgrades PCI DSS to v4.0 Certification, a Key Milestone in Digital Payments Security

Crypto.com, which claims to be trusted by over 100 million customers worldwide and the service provider focused on ensuring regulatory compliance, security and privacy, announced that it has set a milestone by reportedly becoming one of the “first” cryptocurrency platforms to upgrade its Payment Card… Read More

Global Fintech Thunes and SCB to Enhance International Remittance Payments via SCB EASY App

Thunes has expanded its collaboration with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s premier digital bank, a longstanding Member of the Thunes’ Direct Global Network. This alliance aims to enhance SCB’s international remittance services via the SCB EASY app, giving its customers access to dependable transfers to 26… Read More

Late Payments Are Reportedly Costing New Zealand Small Businesses $800 Million

Xero, the global small business platform, has reported a significant 81% increase in the cost of late payments to Kiwi small businesses, surging from about $456 million in 2021 to $827 million in 2023. This data is part of the Xero Small Business Insights program,… Read More

The EU Now Has a StartUp Commissioner

The European Union has a series of “Commissioners” who are responsible for crafting proposals for EU legislation while implementing the policies of the European Parliament and the EU Council. Each Commissioner is designated a portfolio of responsibilities. Last month, for the first time, the EU… Read More

SoFi Introduces Directed Share Platform for US IPOs and Capital Raises, Supported by PrimaryBid

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a “one-stop shop” for digital financial services that helps members borrow, save, spend, invest and protect their money, and PrimaryBid Technologies Inc., a capital markets fintech firm, announced the launch of DSP2.0, a Directed Share Platform (DSP) that offers a… Read More

Swift Moves to Enable Digital Assets with Live Trials for Banks

Swift has announced that central and commercial banks may use the Swift network to carry out trial transactions of digital currencies and digital assets. The project kicks off in 2025. The digitization of assets has been ongoing for years. Digital assets can take many forms,… Read More