General News

January 28, 2022 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NatWest Group, the banking and financial services organization that serves around 19 million UK clients, has reportedly become the first major banking institution to sign-up and support the Good Business Pays campaign. NatWest Group is one of the largest business and commercial banks in the… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On January 25, 2022, the New York State Senate reportedly voted to confirm Adrienne A. Harris as the Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Adrienne A. Harris stated: “I thank Governor Hochul for my nomination. I thank the New York… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Citi (NYSE: C) has announced its intent to transform its London head offices, home to its UK and EMEA operations. The refurbishment of the Citi Tower in Canary Wharf will create a new workplace for the future, incorporating the latest tech and the “highest… Read More

January 27, 2022 @ 1:02 am By JD Alois  |  

  Created by IDF cyber-warfare veterans, Scribe Security has closed on a $7 million seed round led by Elron Ventures with the participation of Tal Ventures, YYM Ventures, and more. Based in Israel, Scribe Security is on a mission to provide a SaaS platform for… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elaine Chuah’s conversations with clients are reportedly changing. Increasingly, the first topic is no longer loan products or interest rates – it’s ESG (or environmental, social and governance) issues. “Our clients are initiating conversations on this topic,” says Chuah, a relationship manager with Westpac Institutional… Read More

January 25, 2022 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to welcome Pravjit Tiwana as their new  Chief Technology Officer. Pravjit reportedly joins Gemini from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he was working as the GM of Edge Services, which includes Amazon CloudFront, AWS Edge Computing,… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets has published its annual ranking of the top 50 firms traded on its platform. The OTCQX Best 50 ranks the top U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market, based on an equal weighting of one-year total return and average daily… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) has announced that Miranda Margowsky has joined the group as its Vice President of Communications. According to a statement by the FTA, Margowsky is a “senior-level strategist and policy communications expert who brings a winning record of driving impactful, effective,… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

National governments have reportedly invested more than $25 billion into quantum computing research and more than $1 billion in VC deals have closed in the past year – “more than the past three years combined,” according to an update shared by the World Economic Forum… Read More

January 23, 2022 @ 3:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As cryptocurrency grows in popularity and adoption, ensuring businesses and platforms maintain a robust compliance infrastructure is becoming really important to the nascent industry. With Wyre’s compliance infrastructure, the team is pleased to confirm the addition of three new hires to “continue to boost our… Read More

January 22, 2022 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Protocol Labs and Faber are collaborating to help with supporting the development of the next-gen of the Internet. The partnership combines Faber’s experience as early-stage deep tech VC and Protocol Labs’ Web3 expertise to “help entrepreneurs create the building blocks of successful new companies in… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 12:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Timothy Li, CEO at Alchemy and Lecturer at USC, notes that his firm is pleased and “fortunate” to extend their Fintech capabilities across the globe. https://twitter.com/SuddenlyTime/status/1484376585419427845?s=20 Timothy Li, who’s also a Senior Contributor at Crowdfund Insider, points out that during the past year, Alchemy has doubled… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Routefusion, which claims to offer the most “comprehensive” Fintech solution for unlocking global expansion, has announced their $10.5 million seed “prime” funding round co-led by Canvas Ventures and Silverton Partners along with contributions from other investors. Other parties in Routefusion’s investment round reportedly include: Haymaker… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Meta’s (NASDAQ: FB) two leading social media networks, Facebook and Instagram, are reportedly looking to enter the fast-evolving non-fungible token (NFT) sector. The tech giant will be focusing on making it seamless for Facebook and Instagram users to issue, trade and showcase their NFTs. As… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider, a leading news and information website covering the emerging global industry of disruptive finance including investment crowdfunding, blockchain, and other forms of Fintech, has launched a six-part webinar series exploring and evaluating the ongoing US crowdfunding revolution, starting in February 2022. The JOBS… Read More

January 20, 2022 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mitch Trehan, UK Head of Compliance and MLRO at Banking Circle, has reportedly joined The Payments Association’s Advisory Board alongside other industry professionals from across the payments sector. Meeting as a team of 19 for the first time in January 2022, the Board intends to… Read More

January 19, 2022 @ 1:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, the financial data platform and provider of modern connectivity, reveals that Shane Evans has been appointed as the firm’s interim CEO and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Evans succeeds MX founder Ryan Caldwell who is transitioning from his role as Chief… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 8:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, has shared survey results that show OCC approval “gives Americans greater confidence in cryptocurrency.” The team at Anchorage Digital writes in a blog post that as the volume of conversation around cryptocurrency and digital assets continues… Read More

January 13, 2022 @ 12:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Metaverse and the GameFi world have grown tremendously, with nearly every blockchain  ecosystem in the crypto space getting more actively involved. Polygon (POLY) ecosystem’s capabilities of building and connecting different blockchains and dApps is being supported by the launch of Polygon Studios, which is… Read More

January 12, 2022 @ 6:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As post-holiday returns skyrocket due to the explosion in e-commerce sales globally, Gen Z and Millennials are the ones most likely to choose not to return unwanted items, according to Global Voices: Cross-Border Shopper Insights, a new global survey from ESW (formerly eShopWorld), a global direct-to-consumer… Read More