April 14, 2023 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regions Bank (NYSE:RF), a large regional bank based in Alabama, has selected Temenos (SIX: TEMN) to update its banking platform, bringing it into the Fintech era. Regions Bank has approximately $155 billion in assets, ranked at 227th in the US for consolidated assets as of… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP), a company that raised funds in an online securities offering, has signed a contract to sell its autonomous security robots to the City of New York. New York is currently enduring an extended rise in the rate of criminal activity. At the same… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 5:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global venture capital (VC) investments cratered in March 2023 by 44.3% to $29.15 billion from $52.32 billion in the same month a year earlier. This is just another report that indicates a sinking economy and the lack of risk capital supporting early-stage firms. S&P Global… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Bill Huizenga, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, have joined in sending a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler criticizing him for a failure to provide information… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) is expanding its offerings north by moving into Canada. Affirm is a top buy now pay later (BNPL) platform founded by Max Levchin, who also co-founded PayPal. The expansion into Canada is being enabled by another big Fintech – Stripe, which now… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 4:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

KeyBank (NYSE:KEY) will see its digital banking product receive an upgrade as Quolo has announced that it will power KeyBank’s banking services, including payment solutions, virtual accounts and more. As a KeyBank customer, it has been a pretty rough ride, so expectations are pretty high… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 1:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that the US market experienced a 25% quarterly decline in Fintech funding during Q1 2023 in comparison to Q1 2022. Today a similar report provided by Tracxn, indicates that the UK saw a whopping 89% decline during Q1 2023 in Fintech… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Twitter and eToro have partnered up on financial content. eToro is an investing platform that operates in various markets around the world, providing access to both traditional and alternative access. Twitter is, well, Twitter – the social media best known for its immediacy of information… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is just about ready to launch its savings feature for users of its digital wallet – effectively becoming a neobank. While digital banks are chartered entities that provide banking services, neobanks provide bank-like features in partnership with a chartered bank – in this… Read More

April 13, 2023 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, early-stage private firms are supported with innovative tax exemptions designed to make investing in risky ventures more appealing. As everyone knows, a robust entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem is crucial for a growing economy. UK policymakers have made investing in private firms more… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

On the same day the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets and Fintech meets, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets is convening to address the pressing need to improve access to capital and investment opportunity. Chaired by Representative Ann Wagner, the Subcommittee’s mission is to pursue policies that… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 5:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion & Capital Markets, has scheduled a hearing to address stablecoins – digital assets which are tied to another asset such as fiat currency. The Subcommittee is part of the House Financial Services Committee. Chaired by… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wise, a Fintech best known for global transfers and payments, is being enlisted by Bluevine to provide international payments within 26 different countries. Bluevine is a neobank, partnering with chartered banks, that works with SMEs to enable business checking, bill pay, and lines of credit…. Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

It is that time of year again taxes are due in the US. The only groups that like tax season are the ones that benefit – state, local, and federal government – and tax preparers that earn their keep by navigating the byzantine process of… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Brassica, a Fintech that holds Wyoming Trust Charter, has raised $8 million in Seed funding having emerged from stealth. Leveraging proprietary technology, Brassica aims to provide scalable “investment infrastructure as a service” via “Web 2.5.” The funding was led by Mercury Fund, with the participation… Read More

April 12, 2023 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Paxos is out with a white paper entitled “How the Crypto Winter May Help Save the Digital Asset Economy.”  The thesis of the document is that all of the recent fraud and failure within the crypto industry will end up flushing out… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 7:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing on the oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The hearing is scheduled to take place at 10 AM on Tuesday, April 18th. The full Committee hearing will see SEC Chair Gary Gensler testify in… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed charges against Rashawn Russell, an individual who allegedly solicited retail investors to invest in a digital asset trading fund. Russell allegedly misappropriated $1 million in investor assets. The civil enforcement action has been filed in the US… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., has been granted the “first ever” license as a Digital Asset Service Provider under El Salvador’s new Digital Assets Issuance Law or Ley de Emisión de Activos Digitales – which became law in January 2023. Bitfinex Securities El Salvador… Read More

April 11, 2023 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is pushing above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022. When Bitcoin moves, the crypto masses speculate as to why. The recent rise in value has largely been attributed to the terrible economy, fears within the Banking sector, and BTCs apparent safe haven… Read More