November 13, 2018 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA), Astana International Financial Centre Authority (AIFCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Tuesday they have signed a tripartite Cooperation Agreement to boost FinTech ties between Singapore and Kazakhstan. The Cooperation Agreement was signed by Mukhtar Bubeyev, Acting… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Tuesday they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in fintech. According to the two organization, the MOU will support the sharing of information… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, led by IDB Lab, the Group’s innovation laboratory, announced on Tuesday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to collaborate on projects and initiatives that will foster innovation in financial services… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vertalo, a liquidity enablement and compliance platform for regulated digital assets, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Securrency, a global financial services technology infrastructure and products company, to bolster the future of the security token economy. Vertalo reported it will integrate Securrency’s CAT-20 and 721 security… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The DEXON Foundation, the organization that guides in the development of the decentralized protocol platform, DEXON, announced on Monday the launch of its testnet, which will allow developers, to obtain the benefits of DEXON’s secure and near-infinitely scalable platform.  According to The DEXON Foundation, the DEXON testnet will… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2BX Exchange, a professional digital asset trading platform, announced on Monday it has received approval for a regulatory license from the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). B2BX, which is part of the B2Broker group of companies, reported that the license means it will be able to… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, announced on Monday it has increased its stake in Swych, a digital gifting platform, with a follow-on Series B investment to become a majority shareholder. Finablr reported that through its stake it will leverage its network’s leadership and… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MyCarNeedsA.com, a comparison website that drivers use for all their car aftercare needs including car repair and maintenance, is now seeking a minimum of £900,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2014, MyCarNeedsA helps to save time, money, and hassle through its online process: A… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sonect, a Swiss fintech startup, announced on Monday it recently received investments from cash management specialist Loomis and global fintech venture fund SixThirty. The company also reported it has formed a partnership with Loomis, which will help accelerate Sonect growth with its expertise and large… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marvelstone Group, a Singapore-based private investment company, announced on Monday it has signed an MOU with A*ccelerate to incubate artificial intelligence (AI) startups in Singapore. The company reported that the partnership aims to collaborate on developing a global AI Hub as a community for innovative companies, including… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry, announced on Monday it has a controlling interest in Lucht Probst Associates GmbH (LPA), a provider of innovative software and advisory services focused on financial services distribution and regulatory compliance solutions. Founded… Read More

November 12, 2018 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC) announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Beijing Evercare, a company that provides medical aesthetic treatments and health management service. Pintec reported that it will provide Beijing Evercare with an efficient and customized installment payment solution, enabling… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abundance, a renewable crowdfunding platform that allows investors the opportunity to earn money while making the world a better place, has surpassed £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The round, which recently launched, quickly raised its initial £1.2 million funding target and has attracted… Read More

November 11, 2018 @ 8:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based current accounting and tax platform Coconut has successfully secured more than £1 million in funding from over 1,000 investors through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched earlier this month and quickly raised its initial £500,000 funding target.  As previously reported, Coconut describes… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 8:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM announced on Thursday it is partnering with data storage solutions company Seagate Technology to help reduce product counterfeiting using blockchain and security technologies. IBM reported that the project is designed to help manufacturers, integrators, and business partners to figure counterfeit hard drives. The project… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 8:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payment platform Alipay announced on Friday it has formed a new eight-year global partnership for all Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) national team football competitions from 2018 to 2026. Alipay reported that it has become the official global payments partner for the UEFA and will be at all… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced earlier this week it is expanding its PayPal Working Capital program into Germany with PayPal Businesskredit. The popular payments platform reported that PayPal Businesskredit will offer its merchants a financing solution that will help them further grow their business. PayPal also revealed that its… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cobinhood announced on Thursday it has added four new stablecoins to its crypto exchange platform. The coins, which are now available, are the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), MakerDao (DAI), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and TrueUSD (TUSD). According to Cobinhood, each of the stablecoins have a unique set of features… Read More

November 9, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pundi X (CURRENCY: NPXS), an Indonesia-based global developer of blockchain-powered devices, announced on Thursday it has partnered with HARA, an Indonesia-based company that is dedicated to revolutionizing global agriculture with data, to deploy thousands of blockchain-based point of sales (POS) devices to farmers to facilitate data collection… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kaleido, a ConsenSys company, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, is now launching a new blockchain marketplace. According to Kaleido, the Kaleido Marketplace extends its Blockchain Business Cloud to become what it claims to be the first full-stack enterprise platform. The new marketplace includes trusted tools… Read More