June 6, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group , a crypto exchange and digital asset solution platform, has launched the Huobi Chain Project (HCP) and the Huobi Chain Superhero Championship Program (HCSCP).  The  new initiatives have been backed with 20 million Huobi Tokens (HT), which is about $100 million dollars at the… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa, a European digital only bank, has partnered with Alterest to boost their lending vertical. Alterest is a loan data and intelligence platform that should help Banco BNI streamline their analytics, risk management and originating partnerships. Banco BNI says the partnership comprises of data-feeds… Read More

June 6, 2018 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Imaginea Ai Inc., an artificial intelligence (AI) company based in Canada, is prepping to launch a fully regulated initial coin offering. Imaginea says it has been working closely with the Alberta Securities Commission to ensure the Security Token Offering (STO) is compliant to provincial law…. Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 10:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Asian Development Bank Institute and Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University are collaborating on the Third Asia-Pacific Region Alternative Finance Industry Survey. The research will cover all forms of alternative finance… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo testified before a Senate subcommittee today to review the Fiscal Year 2019 funding requests and budget justifications for the CFTC, alongside U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton. Giancarlo requested a “modest increase” in… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

How times have changed. Ripple Labs, creators of the third largest cryptocurrency (CRP) by market cap following only Bitcoin and Ethereum, have hired two well known big legal guns to defend their case in the California Courts. Ripple has hired former SEC Chair Mary Jo… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

    The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), at the Judge School of Business at Cambridge University, has launched their annual research initiative pertaining to the global alternative finance industry. While in years past CCAF has staggered the research, this year they are commencing… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Hailo, an artificial intelligence (AI) company developing a proprietary chip for deep learning on edge devices, has closed on a $12.5 million Series A round. Investors include leading global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd, Maniv Mobility, the Drive accelerator fund, Next Gear, plus angel investors, Hailo Chairman… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

France decided earlier this year they wanted their country to be a destination of choice for initial coin offerings (ICO). The mission was outlined by Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy and Finance of France, who labeled cryptocurrencies a revolution. Now we have a… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

ThinkCoin has entered into a partnership with GMEX Group, a crypto exchange and post-trade solutions platform. ThinkCoin is in the midst of an initial coin offering (ICO) with a hard cap of $30 million. GMEX’s Fusion platform combines centralised trading systems with blockchain technology. GMEX… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 3:04 am By JD Alois  |  

  collectAI has partnered with Hanseatic Bank. The collaboration was announced during the European Money2020 conference. Hanseatic Bank is a 75% subsidiary of the French bank Société Générale. It is one of the first banks to deploy collectAI’s B2B2C white label solution for digital payment… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 11:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered to an Australian Senate Committee meeting last week, James Shipton, Chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), told the members Australia can lead the way when it comes to Regtech adoption. Australia has a vibrant Fintech ecosystem that has benefited… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 10:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong / Kuala Lumpur based SuperCharger Fintech Accelerator has scheduled its demo day for June 8th. Sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, the event is to celebrate the end of its Hong Kong 2018 Program, and to showcase the achievements of the 10 Fintech startups… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 7:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

EOS creator Block.one, and SVK Crypto, a London-based investor in blockchain tech, have partnered on a US$50 million fund to fuel the growth and development of the EOSIO blockchain ecosystem – which was released in the wild just this past week. In December 2017, Block.one… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed Valerie A. Szczepanik as the Associate Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Senior Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation. This is a newly created position and highlights the growing recognition by the Commission that digital… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

CFTC Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Chair Jay Clayton will be visiting Capitol Hill together once again to testify before a Senate Subcommittee. This time, Clayton and Giancarlo will be testifying before the Senate Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee on Budget Requests, tomorrow (June 5, 2018)… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 12:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lendix, a Paris based online lender that claims to be the number one SME lender in all of continental Europe, has received a new €32 million funding round for its European development. Investors in this round include Idinvest Partners, Allianz France and CIR S.p.A. (a… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Norwegian Fintech Blockbonds has partnered with I&M Bank Rwanda on SPENN – a mobile banking app for both individuals and businesses. SPENN is said to be 100% “cost free” – including money transfers, cost free payments in stores and cost free cash out and deposit… Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Current Senate staffer Elad Roisman has been selected to fill the vacancy as a Commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission. President Trump nominated Roisman last Friday to replace Commissioner Michael Piwowar who announced earlier this year he will be departing the SEC this summer…. Read More

June 4, 2018 @ 7:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Contis Group, an alternative banking, payments and processing provider, has partnered with Visa on the Fintech fast track program designed to provide Fintechs with access to payment card and banking capabilities while reducing client on-boarding times. Commencing in July, the program will initially focus upon… Read More