General News

May 5, 2022 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is out with a report warning about the interconnected risks of the global financial industry. As if we didn’t need something else to cause concern, DTCC says the nature of these risks continues to evolve occurring with greater… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allen & Overy’s technology innovation hub, Fuse, has launched its sixth cohort with “a record number of technology companies.” This year, Fuse will host 16 businesses headquartered across the U.S. and Europe as it “reopens its physical space in A&O’s London office, which it will… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 9:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has announced a 25 basis point increase bringing its Bank Rate to 1%. According to a statement by the BoE, the MPC voted by 6-3 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points. Those members in the… Read More

May 5, 2022 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

  Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is part of a long list of big investors who have committed capital to Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter (NYSE:TWTR). According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Binance has promised $500 million in equity… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 50 basis points. Simultaneously, the Fed said it would be significantly reduce its balance sheet as it battles fast-rising inflation. The increase was the largest increase since 2000. In the Federal Open Market… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ukraine and Russia lead the list of countries “with higher crypto adoption rates, with 12.73% and nearly 12%, respectively,” according to an update from DappRadar. DeFi transactions in Q1 hit the lowest levels since February 2021, “while the 116 million NFT transactions across all blockchains… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the COVID-19 pandemic winds on into its third year, waves of new virus variants continue to “wreak havoc with supply chains,” according to an update from Verifi. Firms responsible for taking goods through each step on the journey “from manufacturing to customers’ doorsteps find… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Symphony – which claims to be the “leading” markets’ infrastructure and technology platform – revealed financial firms will now be able “to embed its technology in other platforms in order to successfully complete their workflows without context switching or adding friction.” The firm introduced its… Read More

May 2, 2022 @ 12:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Radiflow, an Israeli OT cybersecurity startup, announced that it is being acquired in “a two-phase process by Sabanci Group, market leaders in the financial services, energy, and industrial sectors.” As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the initial phase entails “a $45 million primary… Read More

May 1, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks, the provider of digital asset and crypto technology, recently announced that it has become the first platform to launch institutional DeFi access to Terra, “the second-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by total value locked (TVL).” Now, Fireblocks customers can “securely access all of the… Read More

April 30, 2022 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FinGo, a biometric identity authentication solutions provider, is introducing FinGoVend, which is reportedly the first retail vending machine where users can now “pay and prove their age through a simple scan of their finger.” FinGo’s vein mapping tech “connects a person’s unique vein pattern to… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liminal, an “enterprise-grade” platform for digital asset custody, has announced a partner program with Avalanche, which claims to be the “fastest” smart contracts platform in the blockchain industry, “to secure projects built on their platform.” As noted in an update shared with CI, the collaboration… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The XYO Network (Coinbase: $XYO), which claims to be the “first” blockchain geospatial oracle network backed with cryptography, has reported “record” financial results for the full fiscal year “ending December 31, 2021.” Among its 2021 achievements, the company “doubled in revenue for the full fiscal… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 8 million current accounts have reportedly been switched since a service making it a lot easier for clients to swap their banks or building society was introduced. The Current Account Switch Service (Cass) was introduced back in 2013 in order to remove all the… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 9:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which claims to be Europe’s leading Open Banking platform, has reinforced its reputation as an “industry innovator,” with the availability of its unique Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) API for sweeping and non-sweeping, “changing the way customers make and manage ecommerce payments, subscriptions, utility bills… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) recently announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Francis (Frank) La Salla, currently CEO of BNY Mellon’s Issuer Services business and a member of the BNY Mellon Executive Committee, as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Intigriti, a bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform, has raised €21,133,700 million in a Series B funding round, according to a company statement. The funding was led by Octopus Ventures, along with the Germany-based fund EnBW New Ventures. Previous investors and Intigriti’s largest shareholder, ETF… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass Mining , which claims to be the first and largest online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware, hosting, and reselling, recently revealed the release of their Home Mining Guide, which “details information on set up, maintenance, repair, and research for home bitcoin mining.” As it exists, there are many “knowledge… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Utimaco, an international provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, recently announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Celltick, a global provider or Public Warning Systems (PWS), Mass Notification Systems (MNS), and one of the largest CBC (Cell Broadcast Center) providers. Recent natural… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) funding has dipped in Q1 2022 in comparison to Q1 2021, according to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). CCA states that US investment crowdfunding-backed companies raised $133 million in 1038 offerings during the quarter. Meanwhile, 226 issuers closed offering rounds a decline… Read More