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

May 28, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, has launched a Dutch facing section of its website as it positions itself to benefit from pan-European investment crowdfunding rules. New rules were issued by the European Union in November of 2021. Currently, many… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 6:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Reg A+ is one of three exemptions created under the JOBS Act of 2012 that legalized online capital formation or securities crowdfunding. Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) initially allowed issuers to raise just $1.07 million (now $5 million), while Reg A+ allowed firms to raise up… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham have partnered on an Op-Ed published this week in the Hill calling for progress on the regulation of decentralization. Alluding to possible friction between the two agencies as regulators jostle as to which sector of crypto… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nemesis Technologies, a global venture capital fund, has enlisted the assistance of Securitize to tokenize a $500 million venture fund. Nemesis is based in Japan. Securitize is both a primary issuance platform and secondary trading market powering the future of digital securities. While based in… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

This should really come as absolutely no surprise, Fintech Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has distributed a study that states digital payments increase fueled by the COVID health crisis – is here to stay. During the somewhat dubious lockdowns, digital transactions of all kinds rocketed higher. The… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of Republican US Senators has introduced legislation designed to knee-cap the digital yuan – a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that is already in use – albeit on a limited basis. Senators Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, and Mike Braun have revealed the “Defending… Read More

May 27, 2022 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintechs have announced layoffs as the economy stumbles due to inflation and other concerns, Paystrax has just announced it will be doubling the size of its headcount in Lithuania. Paystrax is a payment processing solution that has offices in the UK, Iceland, and… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has issued a statement criticizing the legislation that is making its way through the Senate that takes aim at big tech. Led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, the bill entitled the “American Innovation and Choice Online Act” appears… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 6:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitex has been purchased by Huobi Global, according to a company statement. Bitex is the first crypto exchange to operate in Latin America and currently has a presence in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Huobi Group already… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

CRIF, a provider of credit information in Europe, has partnered with invoice financing provider Penny to allow UK SMEs to have their invoices paid instantly, according to a company statement. The new partnership combines Penny’s instant payment services with CRIF’s credit scoring solution. The companies… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, perhaps best known for its leverage crypto derivative trading, recently launched its spot trading platform to enter a new line of business. In a company statement today, BitMEX shares that ten days after spot trading went live it has topped $24 million in daily… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Below is the prepared statement issued by Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard published in advance of the House Committee on Financial Services hearing scheduled for later today. As was previously reported, Brainard will review the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the potential… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Lael Brainard, the Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors at the US Federal Reserve, will testify today at the House Committee on Financial Services on the hot topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The Fed is currently researching the viability of a digital dollar… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

  In a dear team email, Maju Kuruvilla, CEO of Bolt, announced the company would be reducing the size of its workforce. Kuruvilla has only been CEO of Bolt for a few short months having taken over company leadership in February 2022. Prior to that,… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) has announced that John Caplan will become the company’s new CEO. Caplan is expected to operate as co-CEO until the end of 2023 at which time current CEO Scott Galit “will continue in a strategic role.” Payoneer is a global payments platform… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Yapily has partnered with B2B buy now – pay later (BNPL) provider Two, according to a statement from the company. Yapily, an Open Banking provider, explains that when a business chooses to pay with Two online using Yapily Data, Two can instantly retrieve the buyer’s… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, has announced a “major enhancement” to its automated loan auction platform, LCX. LendingClub states that institutions may now trade directly thus increasing liquidity for loans. LendingClub describes LCX as a “digital revolution in marketplace investing.”… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Buenbit, an Argentinian crypto exchange that also operates in Mexico and Peru, has announced layoffs due to the sagging market. In a series of Tweets, founder Federico Ogue revealed the news. Querida comunidad,Hoy les vengo a contar una noticia que me duele mucho. Dado un… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 6:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has revealed the creation of a new office designed to promote competition in financial services. The Office of Competition and Innovation is on a mission to identify stumbling blocks for new market entrants. The office will replace the prior… Read More