June 3, 2018 @ 5:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

iDisclose, a Legaltech firm that facilitates Reg D and Reg CF filings for issuers in a highly automated process, has announced a new service as they expand their product line. iDisclose is now offering “LawCloud,” a “smart” library with dozens of business and human resource… Read More

June 3, 2018 @ 4:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a digital only challenger bank, is providing its users an enhancement to Google Pay. Starling will be the first bank in the UK to offer users of Android phones the ability to setup Google Pay within the Starling app, through the use of… Read More

June 2, 2018 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced an expansion of its “High Level Advisory Group on Finance and Technology” to boost its Fintech efforts and expand its engagement with a broad range of public and private sector stakeholders. Under IMF MD Christine Lagarde, there is a recognition… Read More

June 2, 2018 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hub Token has raised $13.6 million from 20 investors, according to a Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering, which is ongoing, seeks to raise a total of $20 million in a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens or SAFT. Hub Token… Read More

June 2, 2018 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Department of Economic Affairs in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further Fintech cooperation between the two countries. Singapore has an extended history in establishing bilateral relationships regarding its pursuit of Fintech growth.  The… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 2:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

iComply Investor Services, a Regtech company that is launching an automation service for digital assets, has announced that Greg Pinn, former head of World-Check for Thomson Reuters, will ow be leading product strategy for iComply. Pinn has been with World Check for almost ten years… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has announced a $1 billion blockchain fund to help finance crypto startups. The news was apparently revealed in an online conference yesterday that announced the establishment of a social impact fund of US$1 billion that will… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 1:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers in France has appointed a new executive for the relatively new Fintech division. Domitille Dessertine, who was involved with the creation of the new division two years ago, is the new Director of the Fintech, Innovation and Competitiveness Division (FIC) for… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 12:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

EOS, described as an operating system on which scalable Decentralized Autonomous Communities, or “DACs,” can easily be built, launched, and governed, is ready to go. The company seeks to “empower communities to create the next era of disruptive organizations.” In a Tweet, EOS announced that… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Coinage has launched the Coinage Exchange. This new cryptocurrency exchange is designed to make trading in crypto easier for traders and investors. Coinage Exchange is a mobile first platform that says it wants to bring cryptocurrencies to the masses on both Main Street… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Israel and the United Kingdom have signed a new “landmark” agreement designed to strengthen entrepreneurial and innovation ties between the two countries. Israel is a country with more startups per capita than anyplace else outside Silicon Valley. A unique culture and acceptance of risk taking… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 12:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group announced the launch of the Huobi 10 Index last week. The index is designed to track ten different digital assets to thus provide a diversified product for investors. HB10 says it aims to improve the liquidity of digital assets and diversify the trading with… Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report on online lending is promoting the benefits of providing access to capital for small businesses in the US. As we all know, small business is absolutely vital to the health of the economy. If SMEs don’t have access to credit the economy suffers… Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 2:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to multiple reports, the Finance Committee of the Knesset convened a special meeting yesterday seeking to postpone a law regulating cryptocurrency exchanges. The original law was said to take effect on June 1 but was delayed by four months. Recently, the Israeli Ministry of… Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

VRBex, a cryptocurrency exchange that prides itself on global compliance, has enlisted Entoro Capital to manage VRBex’s offering of up to $100 million in a preferred-equity security token offering (STO). The $100 million funding round was first revealed earlier this week in a Reg D… Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Fig, a “community publisher” who provides investment crowdfunding in games like Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, Phoenix Point and Wasteland 3, has announced the acquisition of Ownage, Ltd., a UK-based blockchain company. Fig reports the Ownage team is now working with Fig to build “Shard”… Read More

May 31, 2018 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Hut 8 Mining Corp. (TSXV:HUT) (OTCQX:HUTMF) has been qualified to trade on OTC Markets  OTCQX. The cryptocurrency miner says it provides a way for investors to participate in Bitcoin minus the complexity. On March 8, 2018, Hut 8 began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 10:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80 has announced the creation of a non-profit foundation to offer free Blockchain education programs to local students in Singapore. Joe Seunghyun Cho, co-founder and Founding CEO of LATTICE80, said that out of many sectors they see huge opportunity for Singapore to play an important… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Market Authority (FMA) in Austria is seeking to shut down cryptocurrency miner INVIA GmbH based in Vienna. According to a note published on the FMA site, the regulator has prohibited the business model of the company on the grounds of “the suspicion of… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) is holding its next meeting in Atlanta on June 13th. The meeting will coincide with an “Investor Town Hall” coordinated by the SEC Atlanta Office. While the IAC agenda appears to be fairly routine (see below),… Read More