September 29, 2020 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV (NASDAQ:FTIVU), a SPAC set up to acquire promising Fintech firms, has completed its initial public offering (IPO) of 23 million shares – including the 3 million over-allotment option. The company generated gross proceeds of $230 million in the offering. Each unit… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

BukuWarung, a Fintech based in Indonesia, has received over 8-figure US dollars in funding, spread over three rounds in 2020, according to a note from the company following its graduation from Y-Combinator. Investors in this round include Partners of DST Global, GMO Venture Partners, Soma… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange has announced the listing of 3iQ’s The Bitcoin Fund, debuting one of the world’s first regulated and exchange-traded Bitcoin funds on a European regulated exchange. 3iQ is a Canada based investment fund manager. The company has previously received approval from the… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 1:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Filecoin has entered a phased mainnet launch, according to a company release. Network participants can now set up systems and deployments before full mainnet launch. Filecoin is a decentralized network that allows users to store, request, and transfer data via a marketplace – kind of… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is looking towards the future of digital securities as the industry advances from physical certificates to digital assets. The DTCC touches about all security transactions. In 2019, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at more than U.S. $2.15… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Deposit Solutions, a Germany based Fintech unicorn, has announced its launch in the US market. According to a release, its consumer savings portal SaveBetter connects American banks digitally with savers, targeting the $16 trillion U.S. deposit market. Prominent US entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel is… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Global consulting group EY has announced the launch of “EY OpsChain Network Procurement solution.” The Ethereum based platform is said to allow companies to privately run end to end procurement activities. The beta version is free to use. The blockchain platform seeks to convert procurement… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) have partnered on a new card that is designed for small businesses. The card is said to “offer rich rewards and access to flexible payment terms to help them better manage their finances.” The two cards available are the… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Kadena has embraced the decentralized finance (DeFi) movement with a decentralized exchange (DEX) called Kadenaswap, according to a note from the company. Kadenaswap will utilize Kadena’s scalable blockchain that is said to currently top out at 480,000 transactions per second thus addressing a nagging scalability… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 10:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seeking to fund digital infrastructure and deep tech startups, Crowdcube is partnering with Episode 1, investors in Zoopla, Shazam, and carwow, according to a release. The £100 million fund will invest in the next generation of infrastructure and deep tech startups in the digital sector…. Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

A Discussion with Franck Guiader of Gide 255 Last week, the European Commission adopted a Digital Finance Package along with legislative proposals on cryptoassets (digital assets). The move had been widely telegraphed by the Commission and, in fact, a draft of the crypto regulation was leaked… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendIt Fintech has announced the winners of its annual awards competition recognizing innovators from the financial services sector. This is the 4th annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards with this years’ event, starting tomorrow, being virtual in nature due to COVID. LendIt reported that there were… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Younited Credit Germany, an expansion by France based Younited Credit, reports having originated over €10 million in loans since launch in February of 2020. Younited Credit is a European online credit platform, certified by the French authority in charge of financial stability and customer protection (ACPR)…. Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Wirex has quickly raised £1.2 million with the first £1 million arriving in an hour and a half today crowdfunding on Crowdcube, according to a note from the company. The securities offering just entered its public stage and now sits at £1.446 million… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYCE, a real estate investment firm, recently raised $1 million using the Reg CF security exemption. Under current rules, $1.07 million is the maximum amount an issuer can raise in an offering. But NYCE used a bit of a different strategy to complete the funding round… Read More

September 26, 2020 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Trading and Markets, issued a no-action letter to FINRA yesterday afternoon that impacts certain trading platforms that serve as markets for digital assets that are securities. FINRA is a self-regulatory entity that coordinates with the SEC regarding… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, an investment crowdfunding platform based in Finland, has relaunched its website and branding. In recent months, Invesdor has had a change in leadership as founder Lasse Mäkelä stepped down as CEO to be replaced by Günther Lindenlaub. Invesdor completed a significant merger with debt-based… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wyoming is one of several US states that does not assess a state income tax. In the past few years, there has been an exodus of both individuals and companies to these business-friendly states as people vote with their feet. Wyoming is also one of… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 11:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Representative K. Michael Conaway, ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee Ranking has introduced legislation entitled the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2020. The bill seeks to create a “single, opt-in national regulatory framework for digital commodity trading platforms” that will be regulated by the… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the Cambridge Judge Business School has released its 3rd report covering the digital asset sector with the Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study.  CCAF is the leading research institute in the world in regards to Fintech innovation including… Read More