July 19, 2022 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

MX, an open banking or open finance platform, has announced a new method for account verification called MXapi Processor Tokens. According to a company statement, MX now offers an API data exchange that is simple and secure to validate users and transactions. The tokens are… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 6:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Connecticut Green Bank has launched its 3rd Green Liberty Notes on its FINRA-regulated funding portal Raise Green. Previously, two other offerings have been successfully funded. The one-year debt note aims to raise up to $250,000 from individual investors with a minimum of $100 holding a… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a leading digital-only bank in the UK, has abandoned its pursuit of a banking license in Ireland and altered its  European expansion plans. The revelation was first reported by SkyNews that disclosed Starling might alternatively purchase a European bank instead of acquiring a de… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

ZEBEDEE has closed on a $35 million Series B funding round, according to a company statement. The funding was led by Kingsway Capital and merchant bank The Raine Group as well as video-game giant Square Enix. Existing investors participating include Lakestar and Initial Capital. ZEBEDEE… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Mike Novogratz, founder of Galaxy Digital Holdings, billionaire, and crypto bull, says he got it wrong about the crypto industry as several firms have collapsed and digital asset valuations have tanked. Novogratz was also a big supporter of TerraUSD/LUNA – the failed algorithmic stablecoin concoction…. Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission has extended the deadline for compliance with the relatively new European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation (ECSPR). Last November, the European Union enacted harmonized regulations for investment crowdfunding platforms and offerings. Under the rules, issuers could raise up to €5 million across all… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Skybridge Capital, an investment firm founded by Anthony Scaramucci, has halted redemptions on its Legion Fund. First reported by Bloomberg, the Legion Fund holds crypto assets as well as investments in private firms like FTX. The fund is said to be pausing withdrawals as private… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is shouldering part of the blame for the crypto contagion that has wreaked havoc on digital asset markets. The crypto hedge fund stumbled, and then imploded when crypto valuations rapidly declined – most dramatically represented by the collapse of TerraUSD/LUNA, an… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Celsuis held its first hearing in bankruptcy court, publishing a presention that highlights the grim decline in value of its crypto holdings in just a few weeks. According to a presentation, as of March 30, 2022, Celsius helld over $22 billion in assets. That amount… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding in Australia grew by 82% in the first 6 months of the year, according to the leading platform Birchal. Birchal shares that this growth was fueled largely due to its operations as it garnered 73% of all online securities offering. Crowd-sourced funding (or… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 4:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform that has long leveraged Reg A+ to offer REIT investments, is expanding its pool of offerings according to an email. Fundrise will soon offer the “Fundrise Innovation Fund” aiming to provide access to “high growth, pre-IPO technology companies.” As… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) has issued a statement regarding U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entering a consent order on for a permanent injunction, monetary sanctions, and disgorgement of ill-gotten proceeds against Jimmy Gale Watson of Dallas, Texas…. Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 1:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Itaú Unibanco, a Brazilian digital bank, has launched Itaú Digital Assets as it targets the crypto asset sector of finance. The bank has created a dedicated web page for Itaú Digital Assets indicating its mission to tokenize, issue, and trade digital assets as well as… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has announced a partnership with Fintech Capitual to provide “account individualization” in Brazil. Huobi is a prominent crypto exchange operating in 160 different countries reporting tens of millions of users. Capitual is a Brazilian payments gateway and “hybrid digital bank” that takes a… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has issued a proposal to provide guidance to fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The proposal will impact financial services as well as other industries. The government has also published an AI Action Plan with a mission to “maintain the UK’s position as a… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has beaten analyst estimates reporting Q2 2022 earnings per share of $7.73. At the same time, Goldman raised its dividend to $2.50 a share, a whopping 25% increase over previous amount. The price of Goldman shares increased in pre-market trading. David Solomon,… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

SquareBook, a digital auction platform for equity capital raising, is aiming to raise £300,000 on Seedrs. According to the offering page, SquareBook is offering equity at a pre-money valuation of £24.9 million.  The security offering is EIS qualified and approved for the Seedrs Secondary Market…. Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 10:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Russia has enacted legislation that will effectively ban crypto payments according to multiple reports. The legislation was signed into law on July 14th and reportedly takes effect within ten days. At the beginning of 2022, the Bank of Russia issued statements relaying concerns regarding crypto:… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP) has forwarded a letter to members of Congress in support of the JOBS Act 4.0 legislation. In the spring of 2022, Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee submitted draft legislation on the 10th Anniversary of the JOBS Act… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 4:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, an amended S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) detailing the pending SPAC deal with Aurora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: AURC) and Better.com, an online lender in the mortgage sector. In a release, Vishal Garg, CEO and Founder of Better, issued the following… Read More