September 11, 2024 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has announced its digital asset custody service in the UAE. The offering has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a global financial hub, “following the memorandum of understanding (MoU)… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Tristan Frizza, Founder of Zeta Markets. Notably, Solana recently hit $1.811 billion in DEX trading volume, capturing almost 10% of the market, as reported by Zeta Markets. This surge, fueled by Solana’s fast transaction speeds and low fees, has also led… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UltraDinero from Mexico has started to offer loans on PeerBerry. Aventus Group lender UltraDinero from Mexico starts “offering short-term loans on the PeerBerry platform.” Mexican loans are backed with a buyback and “a group guarantee and will generate a 9% annual return to PeerBerry investors.”… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HeavyFinance has shared the latest platform portfolio performance review  for the month of August 2024. As summer draws to a close, HeavyFinance are pleased to share that the month wrapped up on a high note for our investor community. This month saw a substantial €.36… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group Inc., says it has received approval for its tZERO Digital Asset Securities as “a new Special Purpose Broker-Dealer for digital asset securities custody.” The company states that this is only one of two licenses for “a regulated broker-dealer digital asset security custodian that… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, a provider of property-secured finance specializing in commercial mortgages and development finance, has successfully structured a £9.95m facility for VOCO Leicester Hotel financed with Atom Bank. Last year, hotel management company Kew Green Hotels announced their plan “to reflag two existing properties in Leicester and… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TRON, Tether, and TRM Labs have announced they will be joining forces to establish the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), described as a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at facilitating public-private collaboration to combat illicit activity associated with the use of USDT on the TRON blockchain…. Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments recently announced that it has launched Apple Pay Express Checkout for Ecommerce. DNA Payments noted in a blog post that it is officially introduceng Apple Pay Express Checkout, giving Ecommerce merchants “a new way to accept payments.” As mentioned in the update, DNA… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen has acquired Stakewithus, a non-custodial staking service provider that reports over $80m assets staked by 30,000+ users, supporting over 20 different networks, including Solana, Sui, Celestia, dYdX, and more. With this acquisition, Nansen users should gain access to blockchain data, the ability to monitor… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG), a B2B WealthTech platform for the funds industry, has partnered with Rathbones, a provider of individual wealth management and related services to private clients, advisors, and more. The partnership is expected to provide Rathbones the ability “to deal and trade products through a single… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, an open banking payments network, says it has expanded its partnership with Stripe. TrueLayer now underpins Stripe’s Pay by Bank offering “across its payments products in the UK.” In May, Stripe unveiled Pay by Bank—a new payment method “enabling merchants to accept payments directly… Read More

September 11, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payhawk, the global spend management solution that helps businesses manage company cards and payments at scale across 32 countries, announces the launch of new innovations as part of its ‘Fall Edition’ product release. Global companies face significant challenges in “managing and controlling corporate spending across… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akur8, an insurance pricing solution, has announced its acquisition of Arius, a P&C reserving software for insurers and reinsurers. Boasting a “robust” U.S. presence and a reputation for excellence, Arius’s portfolio “includes 150 insurance and consulting clients and over 1,500 users.” More than one-third of… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 3:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian has announced that Oakbrook, a non-bank provider of consumer lending solutions, will now be using Experian Boost data in its decisioning process for personal loan applications. This partnership will increase access to credit “for customers who traditionally may not have been eligible – driving… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synpulse, a global management consulting firm and partner to major banks, is proud to announce the successful go-live of Judo Bank’s new core banking platform, powered by Thought Machine, a banking technology company. This significant achievement, completed in just 12 months, “saw the launch of… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has published the 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report. The FBI released its Cryptocurrency Fraud Report for the past year. In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center “received more than 69,000 complaints from the public regarding cyber-enabled crime and financial fraud… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA’s institutional and private banking clients in Switzerland, as well as those with a NewGen account, can now manage their USDC funds on the same platform where they handle their traditional investments. They can exchange, custody, or automatically “convert USDC in near real-time into euros,… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 7:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the world of law enforcement, the ability to seize cryptocurrency has become crucial, according to an extensive update from Chainalysis. As digital currencies play a significant role in criminal activities, the stakes are “higher than ever.” Chainalysis also mentioned that missing even a single… Read More

September 10, 2024 @ 4:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the Smart Superhighway for money movement around the world, is pleased to welcome OJCS “Commercial Bank Kyrgyzstan | MBANK as a Member of the Thunes Direct Global Network. This collaboration allows MBANK to “connect businesses and individuals in Kyrgyzstan directly to over 7 billion… Read More

September 9, 2024 @ 11:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rentd is said to be one of the UK’s most innovative full-service lettings platforms. Rentd has acquired 77% (or £349,661) of its £450,001 target via its crowdfunding campaign carried out via Republic Europe. The fundraising effort is closing soon and contributions have been received from… Read More