June 24, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital assets continue to gain traction in the real world. While it will take some time, it is hard to ignore that more institutional money is creeping in and blockchain technology is being viewed as a viable tool to create and manage digital assets including… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tendermint Inc. has appointed Peng Zhong as its new CEO along with a new board of directors, according to a release from the from. The Board of Directors said it will be actively responsible for financial resource allocation, budgeting, and executive compensation in addition to… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is pushing further into blockchain by incorporating digital assets into its SEDOL Masterfile service, a global security identifier covering 100 million financial instruments. According to the LSEG, as of this week, SEDOL security identifiers have been assigned to 169… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Fintech Previse has been approved for accreditation by the British Business Bank under the CBILS scheme, according to a note from the company.  An invoice financing platform, Previse recently secured $11 million in funding through an investment round led by Mastercard and Reefknot Investments…. Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Quant Network, an enterprise blockchain tech firm, and SIA, European payment services business and a subsidiary of CDP Equity, have successfully tested cross-blockchain interoperability between multiple Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) protocols, according to a company release. The test integrated the Quant Network’s Overledger technology into… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The collateral damage of the alleged Wirecard (WDI.DE) fraud will not be fully understood for weeks or months. Earlier this week, disgraced former CEO Markus Braun was arrested by Munich Police. He was soon back out on the street after ponying up a €5 million… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Metaco SA, an infrastructure provider for financial institutions entering the digital asset ecosystem, has formed a partnership with Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC) – a think tank and research center in the digital asset sector.  According to a release, the partnership will see FSBC support… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 8:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment management firms with $5.9 trillion in global assets, is testing blockchain tech to improve and accelerate foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts. According to a release, Vanguard has partnered with Symbiont, Bankof New York Mellon, State Street, and Franklin… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Algorand Foundation and Circle have partnered to bring a stablecoin, USD Coin (USDC) using the Algorand blockchain. The implementation is scheduled for Q3. The move was described as a shift away for Ethereum and its congested network and affiliated high fees and performance limitations…. Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Global tech firm Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd has announced a partnership between Samsung Pay, the digital banking Fintech Curve, and Mastercard to launch the Samsung Pay Card. Curve is a Fintech service that allows users to manage and consolidate cards into a single app providing… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a property finance marketplace, has introduced a range of updates to its Buy-to-Let product including several special offers available for a limited time.  In a release, LendInvest said it is now offering its two year fixed 75% LTV product at a rate of 3.49%,… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Union initiated a consultation on its retail payments strategy last April. The deadline for comments is this Friday, June 26, 2020. The consultation addresses the digitization of payments and the belief that Europe needs a “strategic vision to ensure that consumers and companies… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 11:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance China Blockchain Institute, the research institute of crypto exchange Binance, has announced a partnership with Xinyuan Group (NYSE:XIN), a Chinese real estate company working on incorporating blockchain technology in the global real estate industry including in New York City. Xinyuan Group previously launched “UPRETS,” a… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

After an extensive regulatory journey, Zopa has been awarded a full bank  license as it transitions from a top online lender to a Fintech offering a growing portfolio of financial services. Zopa Bank will sit alongside its existing peer to peer business (Zopa Limited), as part… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 3:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

nCino is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) as the company has filed an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating its intent to trade shares on an exchange. nCino is a Wilmington, North Carolina based Fintech that offers a cloud banking… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained a final judgment in an enforcement action against Eran Eyal, the founder and former chief executive officer of UnitedData, Inc., DBA Shopin, for conducting an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). Towards the end of 2019, the… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

HM Treasury’s weekly update on the COVID-19 business support schemes indicates that lenders, both traditional banks and Fintechs, have provided a growing amount of financing to both smaller and larger firms impacted by the Coronavirus. The main government programs include; the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has distributed data on the Future Fund indicating £236.2 million worth of convertible loans have been approved for 252 companies. Launched on May 20, 2020, the Future Fund is a government plan designed to aid entrepreneurial young firms that did not… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  BlockFi, a digital asset financial services firm, has boosted its Asia presence with the new hire of Rishi Ramchandani as Director of Business Development, Asia. According to BlockFi, Ramchandani most recently led global and Asia equities teams for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. As crypto… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Markus Braun, former CEO of Wirecard (WDI:DE) has been arrested by Munich authorities according to multiple reports. Braun apparently turned himself into local police as the Fintech attempts to unravel what exactly happened to the missing €1.9 billion. Last week, Wirecard halted a scheduled financial… Read More