December 30, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Since its launch in March 2023, the BRC-20 token standard has swiftly garnered significant attention among investors and developers, “emerging as a key influencer in the evolution of the Bitcoin ecosystem,” according to an update from CertiK. CertiK has provided an initial overview of the… Read More

 Tagged bitcoin, bitcoin network, btc, certik, crypto networks, insights, ordinals, research

December 30, 2023 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Truflation, which claims to be the independent and unbiased provider of verifiable economic data and indexes, is announcing that it is joining a list of sources providing alternative economic data sets to Eagle Alpha, the alternative data aggregation platform and advisor. Through this integration, Truflation’s… Read More

 Tagged eagle alpha, niall hurley, truflation

December 29, 2023 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Exchange-traded funds —more commonly known as ETFs — have transformed the financial landscape, according to an update shared by eToro. And lately, ETFs actually became a beacon “for everyday investors as they navigated rising rates and inflation,” the eToro team noted. Investors have reportedly “poured… Read More

 Tagged blackrock, etfs, etoro, exchange traded funds, ishares, research

December 29, 2023 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Akash Sinha, CEO & Co-Founder, Cashfree Payments, has shared key insights with CI that are focused around UPI, digital payments and the overall Fintech space. Akash Sinha from Cashfree Payments notes that even with global economic uncertainty, the fintech sector in India has “continued to… Read More

 Tagged akash sinha, cashfree payments, fintech adoption, fintech trends, india, perspective, upi

December 29, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Chime, they claim to firmly believe that their members’ experience with our products is at the core of their success. That’s why Chime claims it continuously goes the extra mile “by investing in simple, beautiful, easy experiences that allow their members to control their… Read More

 Tagged banking, chime, digital banking, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech apps, fintech trends, outlook 2024, virtual banking

December 28, 2023 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OakNorth – a UK-based digital bank, has added Lord (Adair) Turner as its Chairman of the Board. Lord Turner reportedly has “an extensive track record in financial services, including as Vice-Chairman of Merrill Lynch Europe, a Board Director of Standard Chartered, Chair of the Financial… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital financial services, financial services, lord adair turner, new appointments, oaknorth, oaknorth bank, rishi khosla, uk, united kingdom

December 28, 2023 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Greylock claims it has a history of partnering with founders from idea to IPO. Recently, Greylock announced two important next steps in that mission: Greylock 17, their newest early-stage fund, and Greylock Edge, a program “to help founders initiate new companies from idea to early… Read More

December 28, 2023 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

  Revolut, a top digital bank based in the UK but operating around the world, has been approved to offer home loans. According to Fintech Lithuania, Revolut will start offering mortgages across the European Economic Area, first in Lithuania. The group describes the approval as… Read More

 Tagged lithuania, mortgages, revolut

December 27, 2023 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) claims that it has had a “busy” and “productive” 2023, marked by the achievement of several significant milestones and the launch of new initiatives. This included the opening of new offices “in New York and London, strategically positioning… Read More

 Tagged financial services, hong kong, hong kong exchanges and clearing, milestone, nicolas aguzin

December 27, 2023 @ 8:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research published by Commonwealth Bank (CBA) shows “the majority of Aussies will set a money-based New Year’s resolution in 2024.” According to the latest CommBank research, 76 per cent of Australians “will make at least one financial resolution as they dive into 2024.” Almost one… Read More

 Tagged australia, banking, CBA, commbank, commonwealth bank, research