November 5, 2021 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny, a digital asset platform that supports tokenization and digital securities, has aided in the migration of Enegra from Ethereum to Polygon blockchain. Enegra is a commodities trading firm with approximately $28 billion in net asset value (NAV). Enegra Group Ltd, incorporated in Malaysia, enables… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Republic is on a roll. After launching in 2016 as a funding portal providing access to capital to early-stage firms under Reg CF, Republic is now catering to both accredited and non-accredited investors while managing a growing number of investment verticals and… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo delivered a presentation today at the LINKS Conference by Chainalysis. Adeyemo outlined the risk and concerns that policymakers have when dealing with the burgeoning digital asset or cryptocurrency markets. While voicing his opinion on these risks, Adeyemo did… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Exodus Movement (tZEROATS:EXOD), a digital asset firm that issued shares under Reg A+ hitting the $75 million funding cap, says it will repurchase up to $2 million of its shares at a per-share price of up to $55. Currently, shares trade at $21 – rising… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

CryptoCompare has received the approval of the UK Financial Conduct  Authority (FCA) to act as a Benchmark Administrator. The company notes that it is only the second crypto-based firm to garner this approval. A Benchmark Administrator is an entity that has the authorization to carry… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Latam Fintech PayU says it will hit $8 billion and 300 million transactions in 2021. PayU says it has experienced an 80% user growth since 2019. PayU is a is the payments and Fintech business of Prosus and a leading online payment service provider, operating… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Railsbank (Railspay in Australia) and Douugh (ASX: DOU) have partnered to launch a “responsible financial super app.” The app is said to offer an embedded finance experience including bank accounts, payments, cards, money management, stock investing, crypto and more. The app will launch in Australia,… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu delivered a compelling speech today during a presentation at the American Fintech Council, Fintech Policy Summit. The AFC largely represents digital and neo-banks as well as non-bank lenders. Hsu recently spoke at a Blockchain Association event where he… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX (formerly operating as iStox), a digital securities exchange backed by the Singapore Exchange (SGX), has launched its very first product, according to a note from the company. ADDX has listed a crypto fund managed by Trovio Capital Management (TCM). The fund aims to a… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 4:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assembly Payments and CurrencyFair have merged to form Zai. The combination of the two payments firms has just received regulatory approval and is now complete, according to a note from the company. The merger is described as enabling the company to move beyond domestic and… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 1:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neobank Ziglu has topped £6 million on Seedrs after easily surpassing its £1 million initial target. As was previously reported, Ziglu is raising growth capital at a pre-money valuation of £85 million. The EIS qualified offering is selling equity at a per share price of… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

SMBX, a FINRA regulated crowdfunding platform, has raised $11.5 million in seed funding, according to a note from the company. The seed funding round was led by Dovi Frances’s Group 11, with participation from existing investors Better Ventures, Impact America Fund (IAF), Unpopular Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck,… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Last May, Bitmex published a commitment to become a carbon-neutral crypto exchange. As many people know, crypto transactions can utilize a lot of energy due to the need for computing power. At that time, Bitmex said carbon offsetting was its path to mitigating its carbon… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

  Agora, a real estate investment management platform, has raised a $9 million seed round to further develop its software and to expand its activity in the United States. Agora reports that the funding was led by Aleph, with participation from River Park Ventures and… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

This is a first. Jeremy Allaire, CEO and co-founder of Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has joined with his teammates to do a crypto rap. The performance available on YouTube, was done in celebration of USDC topping $20 billion in market cap. While… Read More

November 2, 2021 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Capital on Tap, a UK-based Fintech, has received a £450 million funding facility provided by Atalaya Capital Management, BNP Paribas, and HSBC. Capital on Tap is a finance provider for UK and US-based SMEs. Since 2012, Capital on Tap has provided over £3.5 billion of… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 8:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, has issued a statement regarding President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) report on stablecoins. McHenry has long been supportive of innovation in financial services and recently he, along with Congressmen Tom Emmer… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) has published its report on stablecoins as was anticipated. The report, available here and below, said that if stablecoins are appropriately regulated they could emerge as a more efficient and “more inclusive” payment option. Simultaneously, stablecoins and… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments, a subsidiary of government-backed British Business Bank, has committed £30 Million to Mobeus Equity Partners, according to a note from the firm. The money will go into the Mobeus Equity Partners Fund V. Mobeus invests in smaller companies, to support their growth… Read More

November 1, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Urban Angehrn has moved into the CEO role at the Swiss financial services regulator FINMA (Financial Markets Supervisory Authority). Angern replaced Mark Branson who took over the leadership of German finance regulator BaFin. The transition was initially revealed this past summer. Angehrn issued the following… Read More