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December 12, 2024 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetera, a digital securities marketplace, is now allowing trading in “Blue Chip” stocks, like NVDA and “T-Bill trackers,” providing 24/7 trading on a platform powered by blockchain technology. Assetera is licensed and supervised by the Austrian Financial Market Authority and holds a MiFID II license…. Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified before the Senate Banking Committee. Chairman Rohit Chopra outlined his accomplishments while at the agency in his opening statement, mentioning that they are working on addressing the challenges of debanking. Blocking people from the banking system has emerged… Read More

December 11, 2024 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) became a public firm in an IPO held on December 11, 2014 – ten years ago today. At that time, the transition of the high-profile Fintech from a private firm to a publicly traded company was heralded as a coming-of-age moment for the… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 5:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

CEO Ryan Campbell wishes he had access to MoneyThumb’s automated document evaluation and fraud solutions when he ran other Fintech companies earlier in his career. Over the past seven years, he’s seen MoneyThumb grow into a trusted service provider to hundreds of lenders and thousands… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Michael Wong  |  

French crowdfunding platform Ulule has acquired its KissKissBankBank from La Banque Postale for an undisclosed amount, according to reports.  La Banque Postale acquired KissKissBankBank in 2017. At the time of the purchase the CEO of La Banque Postale explained the move as responding to new consumption… Read More

December 8, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As investors revel in Bitcoin’s value surge, a trio of YouHodler executives warn the party could soon come to an end. Co-founder and CEO Ilya Volkov expects a correction in 2025, with prices stabilizing between $60,000 and $65,000. Within that decline, there could be a… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Trent Sorbe, Chief Payments Officer at First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), has shared key insights with CI. Kotapay, a division of First International Bank & Trust (FIBT), has launched Kavinu, a direct-to-bank BaaS platform that eliminates the “instability of middleware-reliant models.” By re-centering… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Paul Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, to lead the nations top securities regulator as the Chairman of the Commission Announcing the appointment on Truth Social, Trump stated: “I am delighted to announce the nomination of Paul Atkins to be the… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a bank replacement Funding Portal that provides access to debt capital for private firms,  has acquired Raise Green. Raise Green has sold certain assets to Honeycomb, not including its funding portal license. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Raise Green was… Read More

December 4, 2024 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The 180-degree transformation of the regulatory approach to crypto is just around the corner. The Joe Biden presidency has been exceptionally detrimental toward digital asset innovation. While the Securities and Exchange Commission took a regulation-by-enforcement approach to crypto, ignoring the profound opportunity to transform capital markets, other… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

  Globacap has shared some perspectives on private markets in 2025 and expectations for the upcoming year. Based in the UK, Globacap, a partner of tokenization enabler Tokeny, is on a mission to enable the future of private securities by leveraging Fintech. The company believes the current… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 9:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

2025 is shaping up to be a busy year for digital securities via blockchain, and tZERO says it is well-positioned to contribute to the growth of a unique method of providing primary raises, recapitalizations, and secondary trading. Senior Director of Business and Capital Development Ryan Zega… Read More

November 28, 2024 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last month, at the CfPA [Crowdfunding Professionals Association] Summit, a presentation was delivered that highlighted the demand and need for access to capital and the growing sector of online capital formation. Investment crowdfunding mainly covers three separate securities exemptions in the US. Reg D… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK initially expected to reveal new rules to manage the burgeoning stablecoin sector of digital assets this year. In recent days, the UK government revealed that stablecoin rules were being pushed back until 2025, but the change will incorporate broader regulations that will enable… Read More

November 27, 2024 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

In 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted DeFi crypto mixer Tornado Cash with sanctions, claiming the platform had laundered over $7 billion. At that time, The Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson, claimed: “Today,… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 1:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of digital identity authentication and security enablers Concordium, recently shared his views and insights with CI. Bohrer-Bilowitzki, Concordium’s Chief Executive Officer, discussed whether the crypto and digital assets market can sustain its dramatic increase in value following Donald Trump’s US election victory. In… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

UK Secretary to the Treasury Tulip Siddiq now expects stablecoin rules to emerge next year. Originally, stablecoin regulations were on the calendar for 2024. Bloomberg reports that the delay is due to the change in government, and the new Labour leadership needs more time. Simultaneously,… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, the leading securities crowdfunding platform in Australia, has added a crowdfunding OG to its roster of resources. According to a note shared by Birchal, Darren Westlake, founder and former CEO of Crowdcube,  joins Birchal as Strategic Advisor. Additionally, Birchal says that Rod Bristow, former… Read More

November 25, 2024 @ 9:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Abrigo CEO Jay Blandford believes AI [artificial intelligence], Fed rate cuts, compliance pressures, and the fight for depositors will be some of the themes defining 2025 1. Artificial intelligence to be increasingly integrated Blandford said AI will accelerate its transition from a buzzword to an… Read More

November 24, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Solidgate CEO Yuri Alekseev believes the return of Donald Trump to the White House could bring substantial changes in the digital payments landscape, given the administration’s commitment to deregulation. He said Trump’s previous term marked the biggest rollback in regulations since the 2008 crisis, including… Read More