September 9, 2019 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Australia is a smaller market by population but it is also a country that has embraced Fintech innovation. The emerging Fintech sector is assisted by a supportive government that has recognized its important role in fostering change that is beneficial to both consumers and business…. Read More

September 9, 2019 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based a hedge fund, Nickel Asset Management, is reporting the first digital assets arbitrage strategy fund run by a UK FCA-regulated manager. The Nickel Arbitrage Fund will apply market-neutral, low-latency algorithmic trading to crypto securities, according to a release. Nickel states that within 2… Read More

September 8, 2019 @ 10:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

While much of the discourse revolving around innovation in financial services tackles specific sectors of the industry, such as lending, payments,  or online capital formation, the reality is that the biggest beneficiaries of Fintech may be the underbanked: the millions of people who have never… Read More

September 8, 2019 @ 9:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Lord Mayor of London is visiting Australia with a business delegation seeking to boost links to financial services including the Fintech sector. According to a government release, Lord Mayor Peter Estlin will visit Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney. Alongside meetings with government officials, the… Read More

September 7, 2019 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Caliber Home Loans, a privately-held financial services company and a leading mortgage provider, has become the first outside lender to utilize the blockchain-based platform Provenance. Provenance is the creation of Figure, a Fintech that provides Home Equity loans leveraging the Provenance blockchain as well. Figure/Provenance… Read More

September 7, 2019 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange and ecosystem Bakkt is nearing complete launch. Bakkt, part of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – a group that also owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), received the necessary regulatory approvals earlier this year. Bakkt proves a compliant platform that expects to… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 2:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has been rattled in recent weeks as founder Patrick Byrne departed from the firm he created as both an executive and a board member. Byrne left Overstock and multiple blockchain-focused projects following revelations of a long time relationship with alleged Russian agent Maria… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Caribu, an App-based tech firm that enables interactive video calls (think drawing etc.) with your kids (or grandkids), has cruised to its $1 million funding cap on Wefunder. Interestingly, Caribu says that company revenue saw double-digit month over month growth throughout the Reg CF campaign… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Germany based investment crowdfunding platform aescuvest has kicked off pan-European securities offerings with Surge On Medical. The Dutch Medtech has developed technology aimed at setting new standards in precision and robotic surgery. Surge-On seeks to raise up to €5 million on aescuvest. A launch event,… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking applications from the UK Regtech sector to participate in a Regtech Mission to New York. The DIT Mission is scheduled to take place from November 13 to 15th. DIT states that the Mission offers UK firms the… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Linc Finkenberg, a former Associate General Counsel and Managing Director at BNY Mellon, has joined Perkins Coie as part of the firms Fintech and financial transactions practice in New York City. While at BNY Mellon, Finkenberg led a global team of more than 30 lawyers and… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

This past June, Smartlands announced the first UK property to be tokenized and offered to investors. The crowdfunding platform now reports that the project has closed fully funded. The student accommodation in the UK sought £1 million for a 30% equity stake in a property… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Late last month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced it has begun accepting applications for digital bank licenses. The new banking licenses are only for aspiring non-bank Fintechs. MAS leadership explained that virtual banks will help assure the banking sector remains resilient and competitive… Read More

September 6, 2019 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Robo.Cash says that beyond loans denominated in Euros, European investors are expressing interest in Ruble denominated loans. This comes at a time when the Ruble has risen against the Euro by 9%. Robo.Cash states that in a survey conducted on the… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

uBiome, once a Biotech darling that popularized its concept on the pages of pretail e-commerce site Indiegogo and then listed an investment opportunity on Angellist, has filed for bankruptcy according to public documents. Back in 2015, uBiome pitched the concept of sequencing an individual’s microbiome… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

In one of largest seed rounds in Mexico´s history, Fintech minu has raised $6.5 million from QED Investors, Village Global, Next Billion Ventures and Mountain Nazca as well as multiple angel investors like PayU and Cornershop founders. Village Global is a Silicon Valley fund backed… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay Vice President Jennifer Bailey recently made some interesting comments on cryptocurrency. Speaking with CNN, Bailey indicated that the tech giant has been watching cryptocurrency with keen interest. While discussing the new Apple Card and Apple Pay, at a closed-door event in San Francisco,… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Hyperion Technologies has acquired “two blockchain technology products” developed by Vanbex Labs, according to a release. Hyperion is a “digital token marketplace to issue & trade security tokens alongside traditional cryptocurrencies.” Vanbex is a blockchain consulting firm and development platform that has recently endured several… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Curve knocked it out of the park this week in an investment crowdfunding round that crushed multiple records on the Crowdcube platform. In brief, Curve raised £6 million (about $7.4 million) in less than one day. Crowdcube reports that many of the prior records… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi, an Asia based digital asset trading and management platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Gibraltar. According to a release, Huobi University has signed an MoU with Albert Isola MP, Gibraltar’s Minister for Commerce. A document was formally exchanged… Read More