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August 28, 2022 @ 10:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, facilitating private digital securities, now offers a cash management option in collaboration with OCBC Group’s Lion Global Investors. Parked cash loses value and now ADDX users to sweep funds into a digital wallet with an interest-generating account. ADDX, a company backed by SGX, leverages… Read More

August 28, 2022 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ageras Group, based in Denmark, recently raised €35 million from CIBC Innovation Banking, according to a corporate statement. Ageras, launched in 2012, has broadened its services over time and now provides a “financial cockpit” for small businesses, including banking accounting, invoicing, payroll, and more. CIBC… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Lendahand, a Netherlands-based, mission-driven securities crowdfunding platform, has been approved to offer investments across the EU under the European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR). Lendahand notes that it is the first Dutch platform to receive approval, and as far as we are aware, it is… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Several days ago, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler took to the pages of WSJ.com to reflect on crypto markets and regulations. This has been a hot topic for several years now as clear-cut rules by regulators still don’t quite exist. Chair Gensler is of the opinion… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent interview, Michael Shaulov, Co-founder & CEO of Fireblocks– a digital asset and crypto technology provider – offered his insights into what’s happening now with DeFi, banking, and Web3. Fireblocks, which claims to be the #1 provider of digital asset and crypto custody… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Ten-year-old securities crowdfunding platform Seedrs has recently posted a blog on platform capital raising, which highlights sector growth. Seedrs reports that it took 8 years to top £1 billion in funding raised, but two years later, Seeders has doubled that amount surpassing £2 billion this… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 4:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The IDB Group and Colombia’s Davivienda Bank have completed the first blockchain-based bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDG Group includes the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest and IDB Lab.  Davivienda Bank, part of Grupo Bolívar, is the second largest bank by gross… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

DTCC Ion Platform Processing 100,000+ Transactions per Day The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a vital post-trade custody and asset servicing firm, says its blockchain-based platform Ion is live and in production, operating in parallel with its legacy system. DTCC shares that it has… Read More

August 22, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The past 12 months have seen phishing attacks rise 29% globally to reach a new record of 873.9M attacks, with the highest uptake of over 400% in the retail and wholesale industries, according to the 2022 ThreatLabz Phishing Report by ZscalerTM. The United States, Singapore,… Read More

August 21, 2022 @ 9:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Australian government has announced that work is “underway on crypto asset reforms” as it aims to regulate digital assets better. In a statement by the Treasury, jointly delivered by the Honorable Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer and the Honorable Dr. Andrew Leigh MP,  Assistant Minister… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 3:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay, one of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL)  Fintech incursions, is now authorized on 75% of iPhones, according to a report in WSJ. Simultaneously, 90% of US retailers accept the form of digital payments. Pointing to research by Loup Ventures, the missive states that in 2016 a… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently connected Mohammad Raafi Hossain, CEO & Co-Founder at Fasset, an international digital asset gateway. Fasset Technologies Limited recently partnered with Mastercard to expand financial services in Indonesia and create opportunities for underserved consumers The announcement follows Fasset’s $22 million Series A from… Read More

August 17, 2022 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Genesis, a digital asset prime brokerage providing services for qualified individuals and global institutional investors, has announced a number of executive changes to “position the company for its next phase of growth.” Genesis is controlled by the Digital Currency Group. Effective immediately, Michael Moro, Genesis… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 6:21 pm By Paolo Ardoino  |  

Inflation continues to rise globally, especially across Latin America where hyperinflation afflicts many countries. Could Bitcoin and the emerging digital token economy be the answer? Across Latin America, a story of inflation and ineffective central bank policy is the order of the day. In Mexico,… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 4:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

XTAGE, a digital asset trading platform created by Brazilian brokerage XP (Nasdaq: XP), has launched trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum, according to multiple reports. The creation of XTAGE was announced this past May as a collaboration with Nasdaq. At that time, Lucas Rabechini, Director of… Read More

August 16, 2022 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Symbid, one of the earliest European investment crowdfunding platforms, has been acquired by a relatively new provider SeedBlink, according to a company statement. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. SeedBlink did share that they approached around 30 different firms before deciding on acquiring… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Nadeau, the Director of Ecosystem Strategy at Invenium and Founder of The DeFi Report, recently noted that the Ethereum merge to proof of stake is “setting up to be one of the most important moments in the history of crypto.” The investing community is “bullish… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

John Mitchell, Co-founder and CEO, Episode Six, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Episode Six is a payments technology company, which recently entered into a strategic relationship with US-headquartered Mode Eleven. Mode Eleven and its subsidiary, Summit National Bank, have selected Episode… Read More

August 12, 2022 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trovata, which automates cash reporting and forecasting via wholesale (and was set for the UK, and EU launch after a $27 million round in June 2022), recently announced the appointment of Lisa Gutu as VP of Business Development and Vladimir Pintea as VP of Open… Read More

August 11, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, has partnered with well-known funding platform and talent board AngelList to invest using USDC. AngelList and Anchorage say they are bridging the gap between fiat currency and VC funding. AngelList, as an online investment platform, has helped… Read More