November 28, 2024 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BME, a SIX Company, announced its investment in OpenBrick, a digital platform for the issuance, management, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities linked to real estate projects. Six Group operates the Swiss Stock Exchange. Grupo Lar, Renta 4 Banco, and ioBuilders established the firm, which welcomes BME, Garrigues, and Teras Capital as partners. OpenBrick… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, a provider of AI-enhanced solutions for know your customer (KYC), transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management (CLM), announced Geneva-based investment group Pictet has reportedly deployed Fenergo’s CLM solution in order to enhance its asset servicing capabilities. FundPartner Solutions (Europe) SA, the Pictet Group’s European… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a UK based growth equity investor, announced a growth investment in Springtime Technologies, an accounts payable automation software company operating in Vienna, Austria. The investment from SEP will now aim to accelerate Springtime’s product development and expand its market presence. Springtime’s… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moving funds between nations has become an everyday task for businesses that want to expand operations and are always looking for solutions that allow them to connect with other markets and send funds in an efficient manner. This, according to an update from Bitso. Last… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neeraj Baid, Co-founder and CEO of Atlantic Money, noted that his firm has been acquired by Deel, the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Baid also mentioned that when they launched Atlantic Money two years ago, their goal was to create the world’s… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spendesk, the spend management platform for mid-sized businesses, has launched Spendesk Financial Services, which is its own payment institution. Regulated by the ACPR (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution), and including a collaboration with Visa, Spendesk Financial Services enables the company to deliver payment… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth, which claims to serve as the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, has provided a £3.3m loan to debt recovery company, BPO Collections, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian-based, Everyday People Financial Corp. Established by Graham Rankin back in 2006, the firm remains focused… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the holiday season approaching, HYPR, the Identity Assurance company, is cautioning retailers about the impact of identity-related breaches on holiday-sales, customer loyalty and financial stability. Based on a survey of nearly 400 IT security decision-makers and retail customers, HYPR’s latest spotlight report, ‘The Unexpected… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Crypto, part of Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD), is announcing the launch of Ethereum (ETH) staking, enabling European customers to seamlessly earn rewards on their ETH holdings. For a limited time period, Robinhood Crypto is reportedly offering a “100% match” on staking earnings, up to… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 8:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly a quarter (22%) of UK adults have experienced card and phone payment issues in the last six months, with over two-thirds saying it’s made them more likely to carry cash, according to research from KPMG UK. Although the majority (76%) of UK consumers are… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardless, a fintech known for co-branded credit card solutions, announced a $30 million investment round led by Activant Capital, along with participation from investors such as Mischief (the fund co-founded by Plaid’s Zach Perret), Industry Ventures, Thayer Ventures, Assurant and Amex Ventures. This reportedly brings… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global digital payments company, Checkout.com, announced its expansion into Japan supported by new direct acquiring capabilities. This move reflects Checkout.com’s commitment to delivering payment solutions across APAC, designed to meet the needs of domestic and global merchants. To lead this expansion, Checkout.com has appointed Noriko… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although globally there has been positive moment for insurance technology platofrms, Insurtech funding has continued its downwards trend in certain regions. But APAC has been fairly resilient, according to a BCG report. As India aims for Viksit Bharat by 2047, a stable and resilient financial… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This year has seen a number of seemingly positive developments for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis noted in a blog post that in many ways, crypto has continued to gain mainstream acceptance, following the approval of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Colombia, a subsidiary of Nu Holdings, confirms that the Colombian Financial Superintendence (SFC) has formally approved its request to consolidate its account and credit operations under the entity Nu. As stated in the update, this latest milestone, which aims to reinforces its long-term vision… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), the video-sharing platform and cloud services provider, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a corporate treasury diversification strategy of allocating “a portion of the company’s excess cash reserves to Bitcoin.” This move emphasizes Rumble’s belief in Bitcoin (BTC) as a valuable… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cantor Fitzgerald, which currently maintains the majority of Tether’s $133 billion+ held in reserves, has reportedly negotiated a 5% ownership stake in the stablecoin USDT issuer within the last year (as reported recently by the WSJ). Cantor Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer and majority owner Howard… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thousands of Americans have reportedly seen their savings vanish following the Synapse fintech crisis. It’s now being reported that many Americans will most likely receive very little or nothing from their savings accounts that had been locked during the major collapse of fintech platform Synapse…. Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, the insurance pricing and reserving solution powered by machine learning, is announcing that it has partnered with the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), the not-for-profit advisory organization for the Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance industry, to enhance the “quality of their predictive modeling.”… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nick Forster, Founder of onchain options DeFi protocol, Derive ($77.3M TVL, $7.1B total trade volume), noted that in the past 7 days, they’re seeing notable stability in Bitcoin’s volatility, with the 7-day ATM IV “maintaining at 63% and the 30-day ATM IV at 55%.” This… Read More