May 25, 2018 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based peer to peer lending platform RateSetter has topped £2.5 billion in loan originations, according to a note from the company. The online lender provides credit to both individuals and UK SMEs. The milestone comes just as RateSetter announced that it had generated £100… Read More

May 25, 2018 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi.Pro, a cryptocurrency exchange, says it wants to make Vietnam a strategic fortress. The comments came during a keynote speech at the Blockchain Festival Vietnam. Huobi claimed an annual turnover of $850 million in 2017 – so it is pretty big. While some jurisdictions have… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mobius (MOBI) has partnered with Producers Market to create a blockchain powered agricultural market where crypto is being accepted for purchases. Mobius says their collaboration creates the first of its kind market where cryptocurrency is accepted between farm and food processor. Producers Market represents farms… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 1:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Potential legislation is currently being circulated that may create a new Fintech Council to advocate on behalf of innovation in the financial services industry. The bill, entitled the “Financial Technology Act,” would mandate the creation of a “Federal Financial Technology Council.” (FFITC) As the language… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a warning to eight cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Singapore. The notice told the exchanges NOT to facilitate trading in digital tokens nor future contracts without the explicitly authorization by MAS. The warning targeted security tokens and it… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech today on the hot topic of cybersecurity, crime and financial services. Delivered at a “TechSprint” in London, Woolard said it was time to bring regulators and tech specialists… Read More

May 24, 2018 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

ChronoBank has announced the launch of LaborX, a blockchain-based job platform. LaborX is described as giving job seekers and companies the tools they need to transact quickly, safely, and easily in cryptocurrency. LaborX is integrated into ChronoBank’s multi-currency wallet (ChronoMint) and crypto exchange (TimeX). LaborX… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 10:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Silvio Schembri, the Junior Minister for Financial Services, Digital Economy, and Innovation has announced the launch of the government’s first official blockchain event. The Delta Summit will become Malta’s official blockchain event as it seeks to become the blockchain island. Schembri said that the Delta… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd and Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, subsidiary of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the intent of Ourcrowd promoting access to capital for Sanpaolo startups. Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd reports it has made significant strides in Western Europe, expanding… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 8:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

HashChing, a Sydney-based home loan marketplace, has just announced a $700,000 loan from Jobs NSW. Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro said the NSW Government had backed the Fintech which is expected to create 46 jobs over the next five years. “Jobs for… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 7:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Bulletin today encouraging banks to issue small loans to consumers. In past years, banks have shied away from providing credit that was deemed too high risk to pursue and too costly to originate. As… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Challenger bank Tandem has added a new feature for its account aggregating app that allows users to confirm whether they are spending overseas or engaging in other potentially fraudulent activity. The “Fraud Conversation” is a new notification feature that sends a push notification when it… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 7:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedcamp, the leading European seed investor, has announced the close of a £60 million fund that has the backing of over 100 Seedcamp founders, angels and mentors. The fund also includes contributions of £2 million via a collaboration with crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The Seedrs partnership… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 11:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

SingularityNET and AI Decentralized have announced a new group: DAIA or the Decentralized AI Alliance. DAIA is said to be an open industry alliance aimed at fostering the development of decentralized AI technologies. SingularityNET is a decentralized platform and marketplace for AIs, lead by AGI… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 11:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that has become known as the Dodd Frank rollback as it seeks to offset much of the law that become emblematic for regulatory overreach that caused more harm than good. The   “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 10:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

On the same day the North American Securities Administrators Assocation (NASAA) announced “Operation Cryptosweep” – a coordinated enforcement action targeting fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo delivered a speech to NASAA members. Within his prepared remarks, Giancarlo stated;… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securities and Exchange Commission (SECO Chairman Jay Clayton has issued a comment on Operation Cryptosweep – a coordinated enforcement action launched by state and provincial regulators attacking fraudulent initial coin offerings. Clayton said the North American Securities Administrators Association members (NASAA) play an important role… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

A note by Law360 indicates that defendants Sohrab “Sam” Sharma and Robert Farkas, co-creators of Centra Tech and an affiliated initial coin offering (ICO), have pleaded not guilty in the US District Court Southern District of New York. The Centra Tech ICO reportedly raised over $32… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Express, an AI-powered platform for business loans, is reporting it has received a $2.7 million seed round led by Entrée Capital, iAngels, and existing investors. The new money will be used to scale operations in both the US and Australia. “We are proud to… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) subsidiary tZERO and BOX Digital Markets LLC are partnering to launch the industry’s “first regulated security token exchange.” tZero was the first crypto focused platform to receive regulatory approval to operate an Alternative Trading System (ATS) – thus enabling the company to trade… Read More