May 29, 2025 @ 10:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed its civil enforcement case against Binance. Announced in a brief statement today, the SEC said it had filed a joint stipulation with defendants Binance Holdings Limited, BAM Trading Services Inc., BAM Management US Holdings Inc., and Changpeng… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Coalition for Crowdfunding American Jobs and Prosperity (CCAJP) has issued a statement slamming the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the tax and budget legislation that was recently approved by the House of Representatives. The CCAJP members include the Crowdfunding Professionals Association (CfPA) as well as industry… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform Crowd Street aims to lead the “new frontier” of private market investing. Previously targeting real estate opportunities, the firm is looking to expand its portfolio of offerings. In a company statement, Crowd Street announced the launch of a new brand-building initiative that… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The Crypto Council for Innovation, an advocacy group for the digital asset sector, is welcoming the two consultations launched by the UK Financial Conduct Authority addressing the clarity of regulation for the digital asset industry, including the key stablecoin industry. The consultations cover the issuance… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is in the midst of two consultations that will impact digital assets or crypto. As the world has taken a recent change in embracing digital asset innovation, the FCA wants to stay in the game, supporting responsible innovation and… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Lumio, a Fintech that raised growth capital on Crowdcube, has announced a partnership with Lloyds Bank. Lumio offers an app that aims to help people grow their money on autopilot. In 2021, Lumio raised over £1 million at a pre-money valuation of £3.5 million. The… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Outlier Ventures says it will work with the Midnight Foundation on a privacy tech accelerator focusing on decentralized identity and financial services. The Midnight network is a privacy-enhancing blockchain project developed by Shielded Technologies. Outlier explains that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) are a class of advanced… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently revealed that it had been the target of a hack that was enabled by certain insiders. The event embarrased the crypto exchange as it has long sought to lead the sector in security and safety. Today, Irdeto, a Dutch cybersecurity firm, says it has… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) says its Legend Trading Platform is now available for UK customers. Robinhood Legend is free to use for anyone with an account with the brokerage. It allows customers to trade 6,000 US stocks from their desktop browser, with no FX fees. Options trading… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Vodafone customers may now Pay by Bank in Germany due to a partnership between Tink and Adyen (ADYEN:AMS). Tink is part of Visa (NYSE:V). Pay by Bank is an open banking process that allows for immediate transfers between two banks in a secure environment. Tink… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Tribe Payments has announced a partnership with Finmo to offer end-to-end payment and treasury services to banking and Fintech clients across key growth markets, specifically the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe. Tribe’s issuer and acquirer processing platform will be integrated with Finmo’s treasury and financial management… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Eunice is entering the stablecoin sector by offering a due diligence and monitoring service. Founded in 2022, Eunice is a B2B AI solutions provider for the digital asset sector. Eunice’s platform supports token classification, risk analysis, and asset disclosure requirements. As the stablecoin sector is… Read More

May 29, 2025 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

TrueLayer, a UK-based payments firm, is now working in the gaming sector following an agreement with Tebex. According to a company statment, Tebex is utilizing TrueLayer’s services in Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and the UK. TrueLayer offers a “Pay by Bank” network that enables immediate… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 4:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC’s next Crypto Task Force Roundtable is preparing to tackle DeFi or decentralized finance. Entitled “DeFi and the American Spirit,” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce says DeFi “exemplifies the promise of crypto, as it allows people to interact without intermediaries.” “I look forward to learning… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) has told Senate members not to tax remittances nor include citizenship verification as part of the anticipated reconciliation bill. The FTA said that it was joined by six other associations asking the Senate not to “harm hardworking Americans, including active… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has provided an analysis of Reg CF and Reg A as enabled under the JOBS Act of 2012. The SEC has previously provided data on the various online capital formation exemptions, but… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Fintech Merge has received approval to operate under an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence and Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) granted by the AMF and ACPR in France. Merge states that it is one of the few firms to hold both regulatory approvals. Merge… Read More

May 28, 2025 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, is celebrating ten years of operations, having launched in 2015. While there have been several academic entities that have sought to journal the emergence and development of alternative finance, CCAF is the one that… Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 10:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp, a crypto exchange owned by Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), is offering staking for UK customers. Staking is a method where holders of digital assets that utilize Proof of Stake may generate passive income for investors. UK account holders maintain ownership of their crypto while generating income…. Read More

May 27, 2025 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has issued “principles” for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the regulation of digital assets, or crypto. NASAA is the entity that represents all state and provincial securities regulators across the continent. At times in the past,… Read More