August 28, 2024 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Is the market softening? LendInvest has reduced mortgage rates again—this time by 15 bps on a two-year fixed-rate product and 10 bps on a five-year loan. LendInvest said they were doing so to ensure they are offering a competitive product. At the same time, the… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 4:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

DeFi firm MakerDAO has rebranded as Sky. In a release, Sky indicated that SubDAOs will now become “Sky Stars.” Sky has also released its new stablecoin, USDS, pegged to the US dollar. A New Sky.money website and app are expected to launch to provide a… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 1:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sygnum Bank is a digital asset-focused financial institution that is based and regulated in Switzerland, supervised by the Swiss Market Financial Authority (FINMA). The company also holds a CMS [Capital Market Services license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Both of these jurisdictions… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges and received an emergency asset freeze regarding a $60 million Ponzi scam. The SEC alleges that brothers Tanner Adam and Jonathan Adam, along with their firms GCZ Global LLC and Triten Financial Group LLC, told… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a report published by Henley & Partners, the number of crypto millionaires worldwide is increasing. Their research shows that there are approximately 172,300 crypto millionaires worldwide, a 95% increase from last year. Wealthy Bitcoin holders are rising alongside that number as this sector… Read More

August 27, 2024 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland-based VC firm redalpine has opened a new office in the UK while announcing a new $200 million fund. redalpine has backed some successful Fintechs in the past like Klarna and N26 among others. Founded in Zurich in 2007, redalpine also has offices in San… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crypto exchange and digital asset innovator Binance has received a letter of appreciation from the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF). The letter was in recognition of their assistance in a kidnapping case. According to the letter signed… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plutus Lending LLC, DBA Abra, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with offering and selling a retail crypto asset lending product. Abra has settled the charges without admitting or denying them. Abra has consented to an injunction prohibiting it from violating the… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, touched on multiple topics pertaining to Fintech at a global conference entitled Digital Public Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Emerging Technologies are expected to shape the futures of all economies, said… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Superchief Gallery has tokenized $5.1 million in the art, according to a note from the firm. Founded in 2012 in Brooklyn, New York, Superchief claims the title as the world’s first NFT gallery. The gallery has also worked with Christie’s and the first CryptoPunk auction…. Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The stablecoin market has “surged” to an all-time high. It is dominated by dollar-based stablecoins, and Tether is leading the pack with its USDt. The stablecoin market cap has now reached a record $168.07 billion, topping the previous high of $167 billion in March 2022. Tether reports that… Read More

August 26, 2024 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council (AFC) is continuing its expansion of members joining the advocacy group with Minnesota-based Stearns Bank. The bank was founded in 1912 with physical locations in Minnesota, Florida and Arizona. Stearns reports assets of around $3.2 billion. The bank is independently owned… Read More

August 23, 2024 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

“Real-time” fashion shopping platform Tilt has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. The company was founded by former Revolut executives, a successful banking Fintech. Other investors in the funding round include TQ Ventures, Earlybird and Seedcamp. Tilt claims… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA-regulated funding portal that enables smaller firms to raise growth capital, has launched Apps for iOS and Google Play – thus serving both iPhone and Android Devices. Honeycomb Credit enables small businesses to issue debt securities for growth capital. Recently, Honeycomb has… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintilect, a banking service provider serving both UK and US banks and other financial services firms, says it is now offering a new generation of “hyper-personalized banking solutions. The company claims that its platform will enable its clients to recognize and communicate with their individual… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing to demand Climate Disclosure mandates for public firms. Climate Disclosure is part of a broader ESG agenda – infusing regulation with a social agenda. Having approved new rules, the new mandate is now being challenged in the… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Faes & Co says its Income Fund is continuing to pay a 10% fixed return to investors. The Income Fund aims to generate stable returns by investing in short-term mortgages. Investors must commit $250,000 to earn the 10% rate. For investors less than that amount,… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has now approved two Solana-based ETFs (SOL). The first was approved earlier this month, offered by a Brazilian asset manager QR Asset, according to reports. The second was approved this past week. Solana joins a global movement of… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

In 2020, the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) added OmegaPro and affiliated platforms to its “blacklist” of trading platforms that consumers should avoid. Unfortunately, that was insufficient to deter people from throwing good money… Read More

August 21, 2024 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prometheum Ember Capital LLC, a subsidiary of Prometheum Inc., says it has added digital asset securities Uniswap (UNI) and Arbitrum (ARB) to its custodial platform.  Prometheum Capital is a FINRA-regulated special-purpose broker-dealer for digital assets. Customers of Prometheum will now be able to custody Ethereum… Read More