December 31, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wishwallet, a UK-based e-commerce mobile app, is now seeking a minimum of £215,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, the company describes itself as an early-staged startup that is aimed to revolutionizing the e-commerce industry. Wishwallet claims its mobile app will enable… Read More

December 31, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced on Monday it has made a $20 million minority equity investment in Singapore Life Pte. Ltd., a life insurtech company based in Singapore. The insurance giant also reported its operating subsidiary American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus plans to enter into a reinsurance agreement on certain protection… Read More

December 30, 2018 @ 8:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nexo Standards, a Brussels-based nonprofit organization for global payments, recently announced it welcomed ten new members of its membership base in 2018 in an effort to grow fast, borderless, and interoperable card payments globally. Founded in 2008, Nexo Standards’ mission is to unite the players in… Read More

December 30, 2018 @ 8:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

QDOOZ, a UK-based life skills improvement platform, is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly 600,000 in funding secured. The round has attracted more than 100 investors since launching last month. As previously reported, QDOOZ describes itself as a digital platform that… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 10:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electronics company Samsung is currently seeking a UK trademark for its very own cryptocurrency wallet. The trademark was filed with the UK Intellectual Property Office on Thursday (December 27th). In the filing, Samsung reported that included with the crypto wallet are Smartphones; Tablet computers; Portable computers;… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 9:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial service giant, Visa, is reportedly set to acquire Earthport, a UK-based cross-border payment service specifically for banks and businesses. The company reported through its service, clients are able to manage payments to almost any bank account in the world, as well as reduce cost and… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Chinese Consortium Chain FISCO BCOS made its international debut at 2018 Singapore Fintech Festival. The organization reported that on December 21, the final round of FISCO BCOS Blockchain Application Contest was held in Shenzhen, China. ODRChain, which is described as a mature and in-operation project implementing a public consortium chain… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wealth Migrate, a UK-based real estate crowdfunding platform, is now nearing £1.35 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which has attracted more than 400 investors, was launched in November and quickly secured its initial £750,000 funding target. As previously reported, Wealth… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

STO Global-X, a Singapore-based technology company, announced on Thursday the global release of its institutional-grade, end-to-end digital asset exchange solution, STO Global Exchange (STGX). The launch is done through STO Global-X’s partnership with BMI Capital Partners International and Coinstreet Partners. According to STO Global-X, the STGX platform… Read More

December 28, 2018 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube comes to an end, Boat marketplace platform, Borrow A Boat, has successfully secured more than £1 million through the funding round from over 400 investors. As previously reported, the Borrow A Boat platform was launched in… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based AI company SingularityNET announced last week it has launched its Developer Portal to enable developers to discover, learn, and adopt its decentralized AI network. The SingularityNET Foundation just hosted its first-ever developer workshop at DevOps 2018 as well.  According to SingularityNET, the Developer Portal aims to… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 9:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Monetran, a U.S.-based developer of stable coin Moneda, is now seeking funds through its Title III (regulation CF) funding round through crowdfunding platform StartEngine. Launched earlier this year, Monetran stated its mission is to establish a digital currency for everyday use in internet commerce: “We intend… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of America (BoA) has officially filed a new patent for its blockchain-powered ATMs. According to the patent, which was notably filed on December 25th (Christmas Day), the cash handling device will be able to utilize blockchain technology and/or other secure communications technology to facilitate operations. It was… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial), a China-based tech company and the operator of Alipay, is reportedly in talks to acquire UK payments firm, WorldFirst, for $700 million. According to Sky News, Ant Financial has been in talks to purchase WorldFirst for the past several months. … Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based plug socket brand Den is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than 1.2 million secured from nearly 560 investors. The latest funding round comes just a little more than six months after Den raised more than £1.1 million through… Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

paysafecard, an Austria-based fintech that is part of the Paysafe Group, announced last week it has expanded its partnership with Google by becoming a new payment method in the Google Play Store in five additional European countries, which was Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Greece…. Read More

December 27, 2018 @ 7:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Undandy, a Portugal-based custom-made shoe company, has closed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month and raised nearly £1.1 million from more than 275 investors. As previously reported, Undandy, which was founded in 2015, offers fully customizable, handcrafted shoes through its 3D online design… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group is reportedly planning to introduce its very own digital currency, which will be used for shopping and remitted at no cost, sometime in 2019. According to Asian media website, Nikkei, Mizuho will reportedly allow retail shops using the currency to change… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase recently announced Ethereum tokens Dai (DAI), Golem (GNT), Maker (MKR), and Zilliqa (ZIL) have launched on Coinbase Pro in select jurisdictions. According to Coinbase, support for GNT and DAI will initially be available for Coinbase Pro users in the U.S. (excluding NY), the UK, EU,… Read More

December 26, 2018 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology announced last week it is claiming to be the first Canadian institution to use the technology to deliver secure credentials. According to the institute, Twenty-five graduates from the Pre-Employment Automotive Service Technician program received a digital credential through blockchain as part… Read More