General News

January 2, 2022 @ 1:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A Lithuanian renewable energy firm Litelektra, which is reportedly co-owned by Gofingo Group shareholders, has teamed up with PeerBerry, which is an alternative investment marketplace with “up to 12% return on investment” and offers innovative investment tools. As mentioned in the update, the new business… Read More

December 30, 2021 @ 4:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a research and advisory group tracking online capital formation under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) in the US, is reporting that since the industry launched over $1.1 billion has been invested for firms issuing securities under the exemption. The information is being… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

If you are a criminal that steals from others, accepts bribes, or generates income from other malfeasant activities (like dealing drugs), you put yourself at risk of state/local and federal law enforcement authorities. But if you don’t get caught you are still on the hook… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, a “critical” zero-day exploit was reported in the widely used log4j2 library. The exploit “did not affect the Hedera network,” the platform’s developers claim while noting that “out of an abundance of caution, the Hedera team addressed the issue on… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Nationwide House Price Index reveals that the price of a “typical” home in the country grew by 10% YoY in November, which is a just bit higher than the 9.9% recorded in October 2021 (on a monthly basis, prices surged by 0.9%, up… Read More

December 27, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Irving Fisher Committee or IFC report, shared by the BIS, has summarized the results of a survey carried out on sustainable finance statistics among its members. There were 63 answers, offering extensive information for 28 advanced economies (AEs) and 31 emerging market economies (EMEs)…. Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investree reveals that it has strengthened its commitment to support the development of SMEs across the Philippines by working cooperatively with Netbank, a banking as a service platform in the Southeast Asian country that offers “low-cost and high-quality banking services.” Via the collaboration, Netbank allocated… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, welcomes the fact the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has “recognized current levels of Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) funding are unsustainable and is committed to reform. But current… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueAccord’s Chief Product Officer, Laura Marino, is a civil engineer turned product management executive. As mentioned in a blog post by TrueAccord, Laura has a unique viewpoint or perspective on the evolution of machine learning in software across a variety of industry segments. Laura recently… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HUMAN Protocol announced the complete launch of the HUMAN App: a web-based software application that demonstrates how work “published to the Protocol can be accessed and completed by distributed workforces.” As mentioned in a release, the HUMAN App acts as a gateway to work processed… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

By now everyone is aware there is a significant migration taking place. High tax, less business-friendly states are losing out to low tax, business welcoming states and the transition is ongoing. While there are multiple states benefiting from individuals and firms exiting California, New York,… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has imposed a financial penalty on Metro Bank plc “of £5,376,000 for failing to act with due skill, care and diligence in relation to the regulatory reporting of its capital position and for failings in its regulatory reporting governance,… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Talk to the hand. Marc Andreessen has blocked Jack Dorsey on Twitter, perhaps a first for Dorsey who shared the screenshot on the social network he founded.   I’m officially banned from web3 pic.twitter.com/RrEIAuqE6f — jack⚡️ (@jack) December 22, 2021 The virtual joust came about… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 5:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fraudsters are changing with the times, and Feedzai SVP of product management Andy Renshaw recently shared his thoughts on how they will behave in 2022. For starters, they’ll be more patient, Renshaw believes. Many online security measures are serving their purpose and eliminating the low-hanging… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nationwide clients had been left panicking after a recent Faster Payments outage at the building society only a few days before Christmas. After problems being reported on Tuesday (December 22, 2021), Nationwide confirmed that the “technical issue” had now been resolved and that “all delayed… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

2022 could see aggressive movement by some federal agencies, an experienced industry hand suggests. Joseph Lynyak III is a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney and one of the nation’s foremost experts in the country on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 2:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Super apps, openness in customer data ownership, and Generation Hashtag will be key topics in fintech in 2022, according to GlobalData’s Tech, Media, & Telecom (TMT) Predictions 2022. GlobalData thematic analyst Amrit Dhami said while mobile commerce is leading to the development of super apps… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission hit JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) with a $125 million penalty. JP Morgan Securities, a subsidiary of JP Morgan, was fined for “widespread and longstanding failures by the firm and its employees to maintain and preserve written communications,” said the… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published an action plan to address the recommendations of an independent review “mandated by the ECB’s Governing Council in November 2020, following the five major incidents that affected TARGET2 and TARGET2 Securities in 2020.” The update from the ECB… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open Banking Europe (OBE) reports that it has extended its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for three more years. OBE provides standardised solutions while working with stakeholders to facilitate a greater understanding of open banking and enable collaboration between… Read More