June 18, 2020 @ 6:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Big Crypto Ponzi Scheme Last week the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a report documenting the collapse of QuadrigaCX, a crypto-exchange operated Gerald Cotten who reportedly died taking the crypto exchange to the grave. The review by the OSC staff disclosed that the failure… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple anecdotal reports that online capital formation is booming even though many economies remain in lockdown and COVID-19 continues to plague the world. In an unexpected twist of fate, investment crowdfunding platforms appear to be benefiting from a boost in investment interest… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, endured another period when account holders were unable to access the application. Via Twitter, Robinhood explained the issue: “We encountered an issue involving a third-party service, which led to degraded performance… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Current, a digital only challenger bank, reports that users have topped one million members with both April and May generating the most accounts. During the height of the Coronavirus lockdown, Current saw more than 100,000 new accounts created each month as demand rose for consumer-friendly… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The saga of the collapse of peer to peer lender Envestio keeps getting more interesting as a report published today points a finger at two politically connected individuals who may have been recipients of lost funds. Earlier this week, CI reported on an article in… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that 14 out of 21 applications to become digital banks have met the eligibility criteria for the Fintechs to be considered. MAS announced on June 28, 2019, that it would issue up to two digital full bank… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Global Stock Exchange (GSX) Group, based in Gibraltar, has received conditional approval to operate a digital asset exchange in Malaysia. The license application received a positive review from the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC). Malaysia is a country that has… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Thought Machine and Regtech TruNarrative have partnered to bring identity verification, risk monitoring, and cloud-native core banking to digital bank Atom bank, according to a post by the company. The partnership is described as enabling Atom to use the TruNarrative platform to conduct a suite… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG   (WDI.DE), a Germany based payments and cards platform, has delayed publication of its financial statements due to “indications of presentation of spurious balance confirmations.” The obfuscated statement relates to an apparent audit by EY that uncovered a €1.9 billion discrepancy. EY reports an… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 6:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alchemy, a Fintech that provides customizable, out of the box lending white label software, has topped $100 million in loans facilitated by the platform. The news was revealed in a blog post today by the company. Alchemy caters to both traditional banks and newer Fintechs… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a secured peer to peer lender operating in the UK, recently launched a securities offer on Seedrs. Assetz Capital claims to be the second-largest peer to peer business lender in the UK. In about a week, Assetz Capital raised its £500,000 minimum target… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As part of their “master plan,” Coinbase has announced today the launch of Rosetta. In a blog post, Coinbase Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee said the open-source specification and set of tools making the integration with different blockchains simpler, faster, and more reliable. Rosetta… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Top digital bank Monzo has raised £60 million in new funding at a significant decline in valuation reportedly a 40% haircut. A second tranche of funding may be forthcoming later this year. It was reported last month that Monzo was seeking up to £100 million… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

BPC, a payment solutions, has today announced that it will be joining Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program as the preferred technology enablement partner for Visa. BPC has been around for quite some time (1996) providing solutions to both traditional and newer financial services firms. The… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, Inc., has closed on a $40 million Series D funding round led by VC fund Santander InnoVentures – part of the global banking firm Santander Group. The new funding gives Upgrade a valuation of over $1 billion. FT Partners, the top Fintech focused investment… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

River Financial, a financial service firm focused on Bitcoin investing, has closed on a sizeable $5.7 million seed round, according to a note from the company. Big name investors in the blockchain sector participated in the round, including Polychain Capital, Slow Ventures, Castle Island Ventures,… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a securities crowdfunding platform, has posted an update on its nascent Secondary Market. Seedrs is one of the top online capital formation platforms in the UK that provides issuers with the opportunity to raise growth funding online while managing their investors following a funding… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya, a Fintech in the asset management space, has closed on a $102 Series D funding round. Simultaneously the company has announced a $200 asset-backed security (ABS) issuance of consumer credit – “reopening” the COVID-19 impacted market. Pagaya’s total ABS issuance now stands at over… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 1:50 am By JD Alois  |  

October, an online lender serving European SMEs, has launched a new predictive risk tool to instantly respond to requests for State Guaranteed Loans. Like other regions, the COVID-19 crisis has hit European businesses hard. In order to help them get back on their feet, the… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 11:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

InstaReM has announced a new service that helps SMEs in Singapore with their cash flow. The service termed BizPay, utilizes credit limits in corporate cards and converts them into working capital, according to a release from the company. InstaReM, the consumer and SME brand that… Read More