June 19, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, announced on Friday it was making a commitment to improving its Options offering. According to Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, the improvements follow the recent news that Alex… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 10:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Allfunds, Spain-based independent wealthtech and fund distribution platform, announced on Friday its plans to launch Allfunds Investment Solutions, which is an investment outsourcing and sub-advisory B2B solutions platform for banks, wealth managers, and institutional investors. According to Allfunds, the new service will operate as a… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced On Thursday it has rolled out significant infrastructure upgrades to its Exchange, including a revamped Matching Engine, OMS (Order Management System), and unified REST and Websocket API. According to Crypto.com, the update will lead to a ten times increase… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Remitr, a Canada-based business payments platform, announced earlier this week the launch of its global business accounts. Remitr claims that its Remitr GBA replaces the “hassle” of cheques and wire transfers or the need to set up a foreign account.  “Remitr Global Business Account (GBA) offers Canadian… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Delta Exchange, a digital asset derivatives exchange that’s based in Singapore, announced on Thursday the launch of Options trading on leading altcoins Binance Coin, BNB, and Chainlink’s LINK token with XTZ, ATOM, XRP, LTC to follow soon. Delta Exchange reported that MOVE Options on LINK… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform providing the infrastructure for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets, announced on Thursday it will be supporting BlockQuake, a regulatory-driven digital asset exchange upon its upcoming launch. Fireblocks reported that BlockQuake will utilize its MPC-based wallet infrastructure to advance its exchange… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Imagen, a UK-based biotech company, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2007, Imagen is on a mission to improve the outcomes of cancer patients by accelerating drug discovery and the development of new cancer… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eversend, a Neobank for African, has successfully raised nearly €750,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched last month, originally seeking €550,000. The campaign has attracted more than 750 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Eversend describes itself as a digital-only… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Thursday it has joined more than 40 global companies and nonprofits as a member of the newly formed Open Payments Coalition launching PayID, the universal payment identifier. According to Ripple, PayID is a free and open… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Thursday it will now and always recognize Juneteeth as a company holiday. Juneteeth is an official American holiday and an official Texas state holiday that celebrates annually on the 19th of June to commemorate Union army general, Gordon… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 10:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Open banking platform Nuapay announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with payment processing startup Felloh! to create a new solution that will enable consumers to donate to charities through an open banking process, with over 50% of beta testers finding it easier to… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced on Thursday the launch of EY CryptoPrep, a cryptocurrency application that assists with US tax filings. According to EY, this new Software as a Service (SaaS), web-based product is a fully automated, enterprise-grade crypto tax engine offering step-by-step… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has launched in Belgium by introducing “Pay in 21 days” service. Klarna reported that shoppers will now be able to buy online and pay once they have received the goods. “With the launch of `Pay in 21… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Darqube, a UK-based all-in-one investing, analytics, automated trading, and secure messaging platform, has quickly secured its initial £300,000 equity crowdfunding campaign target on Seedrs. Founded in 2019, Darqube’s mission is to equip everyone, from novice to experienced investors, with the cutting-edge technology and insights they… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Thursday has entered into an agreement to acquire the alternative investments feeder fund platform from Wells Fargo’s (NYSE: WFC) Global Alternative Investments (GAI) division. iCapital reported as a part of the transaction, Wells… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

tZERO, a blockchain subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK), recently announced the tZERO ATS recorded its strongest month ever, transacting over 423,000 digital securities, a four-time increase compared to May 2019. Year-to-date through May, the volume is up nearly 50% compared to the same period last… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset exchanges, is celebrating its seventh birthday. The company was founded in June 2013, with a mission to play a part in that change by enabling access to this new asset… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest a UK-based marketplace for property financing, announced on Wednesday it has joined Sesame and PMS’s lender panel to ramp up distribution of its Buy-to-Let and Bridging products. According to LendInvest, the network and mortgage club’s member firms will now be able to register with… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BizCapital, a Brazil-based SME online lending platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $12 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by German development finance institution DEG, a subsidiary of  KfW Group, Germany’s promotional bank. Along with DEG, MELI Fund, the Corporate Venture Capital… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Wednesday it has created a new artificial intelligent (AI)-driven digital execution platform, LTX, to bring next-generation liquidity to corporate bonds. According to Broadridge, LTX combines AI with digital execution protocol that enables broker-dealers to significantly improve market liquidity,… Read More