June 1, 2022 @ 7:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

  HyperPay, a payments provider located in Saudi Arabia but providing services across the MENA region, has raised $40 million (SAR 138M) in a funding round led by Mastercard (NYSE: MA) with the participation of Amwal Capital Partners and AB Ventures. Along with the investment… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 4:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, a platform that enables both digital and traditional assets including custody, has gained a SOC 2 Type 2 certification for managing customer data, according to a company statement. David Pigott, Prime Trust Chief Security & Risk Officer, said the new certification is further… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Binance has raised a new venture fund targeting Web3 and other blockchain technologies. According to a statement issued by Binance Labs, the VC arm of Binance, the $500 million fund saw the participation of global institutions including DST Global Partners, Breyer Capital, as well as… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) has announced a new partnership with European Fintech Klarna, a buy now – pay later (BNPL) provider. According to a statement by Marqeta, Klarna will use it to issue the Klarna Card, enabling its customers in the US to pay anywhere using Klarna’s… Read More

June 1, 2022 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX, a fast-growing crypto exchange serving both the US and global markets, is in talks with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) in regards to crypto derivatives. While Goldman has been hesitant in the past to move into crypto demand from its customers continues to push the investment… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

“To provide for responsible financial innovation and to bring digital assets fully within the regulatory perimeter.” The long-anticipated legislation crypto regulation proposal emanating from US Senator Cynthia Lummis has now been posted online. First revealed by the Block, the draft legislation aims at clarifying the… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 5:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap (USDT), has launched another stablecoin – this time pegged 1 to 1 to the Mexican Peso. Tether did not provide details on how the 1 to 1 peg is managed or whether the Mexican currency… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments platform that incorporates crypto transactions, has announced the listing of a new stablecoin NXUSD by Nereus. The stablecoin is said to be “fully collateralized” or “over-collateralized.” NXUSD is an ERC-20 token utilizing the Avalanche blockchain. Collateral for the digital asset is in… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the launch of Project Guardian, an effort to reveal the value created in leveraging asset tokenization. Singapore has long been a top Asian Fintech hub and there are multiple Fintechs in the digital asset sector based in… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has posted its calendar for the month of June. Of interest is a hearing scheduled by the Task Force on Financial Technology (Fintech) addressing the topic of “Tech Bro Culture.” Entitled “Combatting Tech Bro Culture: Understanding Obstacles to Investments… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

October, a top online lending platform based in France but offering credit around Europe, has acquired marketplace competitor Credit.fr, according to a company statement. Credit.fr was itself acquired by Tikehau Capital in 2017 for €12 million.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed but… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cboe Australia has announced the first Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Cboe Australia is a regulated stock exchange According to a statement by Cboe, the Cosmos Purpose Ethereum Access ETF (CPET) will soon be available to Australian investors. Cosmos is an Australian based asset management… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Borrow a Boat, a marketplace for boat charters, is raising capital on Seedrs and the securities offering has almost hit its initial goal of £750,000. Borrow a Boat is pitching equity at a pre-money valuation of £25 million representing 2.91% ownership stake. The securities will… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Estonia-based lomob Technologies OU, a blockchain-based firm that is developing a “mobility marketplace network and token” has received an investment from Cypher Capital. Cypher Capital is a VC firm based in the UAE, and active in the global crypto, blockchain, and digital asset space. The… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking recently at the DC Blockchain Summit, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu took the crypto industry to task in light of the spectacular collapse of TerraUSD (UST) – an aspiring algorithmic stablecoin that failed in its mission. Hsu lambasted the sector of Fintech… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin America and the Caribbean has emerged as a red hot region for Fintech development. A portion of the world long dominated by incumbent banks and other established service providers, Fintech has emerged as a fast track path to provide traditional and highly sophisticated services… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Waves, an issuer of another algorithmic stablecoin Neutrino USD (USDN) has distributed a plan to reanimate its troubled stablecoin. USDN lost its “peg” back in April tanking to around $0.66 and while it has bounced back a bit – now around $0.97 – USDN has… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Organismo degli Agenti e Mediatori finanziari (OAM) only began accepting registrations for digital currency and digital wallet providers beginning on May 18th but in the ensuing days, 14 firms have registered including Binance, Bitpanda and more. The OAM is the exclusive authority in Italy… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anubi Digital, is the first or one of the first Italian digital asset custodians to gain approval and be registered with the Italian OAM (Organismo degli Agenti e Mediatori Finanziari (Organization of Financial Agents and Brokers)). The new rules only recently came to be and… Read More

May 28, 2022 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest has organized a Community Pitch Competition to take place next week on June 1st. The first event of its kind, early stage ventures will compete for $40,000 in funding as well as other rewards. The registration is open to any investors and the presentation… Read More