December 21, 2018 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TD Bank announced on Friday it has released a progress report on advancing towards a transition to a low-carbon economy in North America. The banking group also reported it secured CAD$22 billion during its first year. In December 2017, TD set a target of a total of CAD$100 billion in… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 10:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced on Thursday Alipay is now available on its Albert touchscreen devices. CBA claims it will become the first major bank to provide Alipay to customers in store and with nearly 900 million users choosing to pay for goods and… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA and the European Investment Bank Group (EIB) announced on Thursday they have signed a synthetic securitization of €1 billion. According to the duo, this agreement is an innovative financing operation and it is claimed the first synthetic securitization to be supported by blockchain technology in the European Union (EU)… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinNess, an Asian cryptocurrency and blockchain information provider, announced on Thursday it is launching a new global growth partner program, called the CNNS Partner Program. The company also reported it will invest $5 million in order to build an international crypto investors’ community, with all the funds going towards rewarding CNNS… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market,  announced on Thursday it has completed another securitization of $399.2 million in total loans. According to CommonBond, the securitization received AAA ratings from Moody’s and DBRS. The transaction was the lender’s eighth and brings its total securitized loan… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Video game creator Atari announced earlier this week it has entered into a license agreement with Animoca Brands Limited to produce and publish blockchain versions of the popular mobile games RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch and Goon Squad. According to Atari, RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch has more than 19… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Wednesday it is set to offer equipment finance loans to select U.S. small businesses next year, bringing its technology and digital lending expertise to what it believes has traditionally been a slow-moving, opaque, and… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 7:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Flux announced on Wednesday it secured $7.5 million through its Series A round, which was led by e.ventures, a global venture capital firm which has previously backed Farfetch, Sonos and Groupon, along with participation from existing investors PROfounders and Anthemis. Founded in 2016, Flux is… Read More

December 20, 2018 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Thursday it is expanding its partnership with Dash through communications group, Singtel. According to Wirecard, Dash’s customers may make payments using Apple Pay at millions of participating on- and offline merchants worldwide. Wirecard reported… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet announced on Wednesday the launch of its new Private Managed Accounts (PMA) offered through its new entity CrowdStreet Advisors. According to CrowdStreet, the new offering serves high net worth individuals, providing individualized CRE portfolios, and a concierge-level premium service that will develop a personalized investment… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-headquartered Locus Chain Foundation, the developers of a next-generation blockchain protocol, announced on Wednesday it will launch an innovative digital asset exchange platform, Locus DAX in Dubai, during the first quarter of 2019. According to Locus Chain Foundation, Locus DAX will allow users to buy, sell… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Overstock’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO announced on Wednesday it has appointed Alan Konevsky as its new Chief Legal Officer. According to tZERO, Konevsky was most recently a senior vice president at Mastercard and will oversee tZERO’s expanding legal, regulatory, public policy, as well as compliance functions. tZERO also revealed… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger, a crypto wallet and secure custody platform for digital assets, announced on Wednesday it will now allow customers to pay with crypto powered by the Crypto.com Chain. Ledger reported that once Crypto.com Pay is implemented onto the Ledger online store, customers will have the option to purchase Ledger… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday it has launched across 25 countries simultaneously in the European Union (EU). Coinsquare reported it first announced its intention to launch in Europe earlier this year and European customers now have access to the platform’s full suite of cryptocurrencies and services. This… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crypto investment and infrastructure platform, Layer1, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.1 Million through its latest seed funding round, which was backed by various investors, including Peter Thiel, Digital Currency Group, and Jeffrey Tarrant.  Layer1 describes itself as a cryptoasset investment and infrastructure platform that… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its previous announcement of raising $70 million, Clearbanc, a company that funds marketing for fast-growing e-commerce brands, recently announced it has seen a surge in interest for its financial products. This quick and intensive growth has motivated an additional $50 million investment from Seamless (now… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase announced earlier this week it is now offering crypto conversions of its platform. The conversions are available between Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC),  Litecoin (LTC), 0x (ZRX), or Bitcoin Cash (BCH). While sharing details about the new process, Coinbase stated: “As… Read More

December 18, 2018 @ 4:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Danske Bank recently announced its Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish customers with an Android phone are now able to add their Mastercard to Google Pay and make contactless payments. While sharing details about the Google Pay offering, Danske Bank stated: “A lot happens within the area of… Read More

December 18, 2018 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KPMG Fintech Israel, a local partner of the leading global network of professional advisory services firms providing guidance to financial institutions, announced on Tuesday it has named Binah.ai as its new fintech partner. According to KPMG, Binah.ai makes data science accessible with out-of-the-box financial services-focused use cases, combining… Read More

December 18, 2018 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Business commerce platform Tradeshift announced on Tuesday it has acquired cloud integration technology firm, Babelway. According to Tradeshift, Babelway has provided a standardized way for businesses to connect disparate systems with ease and speed. Babelway’s “powerful” technology will now be offered as Tradeshift Link. Tradeshift explained: “Tradeshift… Read More