General News

January 9, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financing a new business can be one of the biggest hurdles entrepreneurs face, according to an update shared by UK’s Starling Bank. Some 85% of UK startups launched in the last three years “have relied on the founder’s personal capital as the initial source of… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, which claims to be one of the leading derivatives marketplaces, reported its full-year, Q4 and December 2023 market statistics, “showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 24.4 million contracts during the year, an increase of 5% over 2022.” Q4 ADV… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the new Small Business Advocate – a role that has been vacant for some time now. The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation was created by legislation that was signed into law in 2016…. Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The quality of securities issued under  Reg CF largely depends on the perception of the investor. One person’s belief that a security offering is going to the moon can be mirrored by another who sees it as a dog. Big-name venture capitalists mostly get it… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

New cybersecurity rules are kicking in this week for the European Union. The regulation establishes an “internal cybersecurity risk management, governance and control framework for each Union entity, and sets up a new Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board (IICB) to monitor and support its implementation by Union… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Everything that Plaid is building together is part of a “bigger picture” which includes helping millions find financial freedom. As Plaid and its team prepares for 2024, they’ve taken a look back at what they consider to be the year’s biggest highlights and what they’ve… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Airwallex has reportedly announced the appointment of Nadav Tamam in order to spearhead its enterprise business focused on Israel and the Middle East region. As reported by news outlets focused on Israel, Tamam has prior experience working at firms like Google as well… Read More

January 7, 2024 @ 6:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rocket Companies, the Detroit-based Fintech that includes mortgage, real estate, and other financial services businesses, has named Jonathan Mildenhall as its group chief marketing officer (CMO), effective Jan. 8. “Jonathan is one of the top marketing minds in the world, with a strong reputation for consistently delivering compelling… Read More

January 7, 2024 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping assistant, announced  Matthew Miller will join the boards of Klarna Holding AB and its subsidiary, Klarna Bank AB. Miller is “a long-standing Partner at Sequoia focused on early and growth stage investments in technology companies across… Read More

January 7, 2024 @ 4:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kyle Waters and Tanay Ved from Coin Metrics noted that digital assets rebounded sharply in 2023 as market conditions “improved across the board and institutional interest accelerated alongside the impending launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF.” Looking to 2024, there are a number of important… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Every quarter, Carta releases information on the startup ecosystem in their State of Private Markets report. Carta‘s “first cut” of data as close to the end of the quarter as possible has been shred. This initial analysis focuses “on round valuations and cash raised across… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The venture market downshifts further in 2023, with dealmaking and funding totals falling to 6-year lows, according to an update shared by CBInsights. Q4’23 was the “harshest” quarter for global VC in 6 years, the CBInsights team noted. However, the down market has “revealed a… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New data from Nationwide shows that cash usage continues “to rise as many households respond to the cost-of-living crisis by budgeting with physical money.” That data also shows where the building society is “the last remaining branch in town, the growth in usage is at… Read More

January 6, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, a “digital conversations platform,” announced it had surpassed 600 community financial institutions (CFI) customers. As part of the achievement, the company “announced it is boosting investments in Generative AI and product R&D by 36% in 2024.” Eltropy’s Generative AI products have seen adoption “with… Read More

January 5, 2024 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set to become the next “great place” to invest in as Western European businesses “seek new places to nearshore, offshore, or get access to growing consumer markets,” according to an update from iBanFirst. iBanFirst, a global provider of foreign… Read More

January 5, 2024 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed the acquisition of 6point6, a U.K. technology consultancy, specializing in cloud, data, and cybersecurity. The acquisition enhances Accenture’s strategy and architecture capabilities, “with a particular emphasis on central government, defense and security, and financial services.” The acquisition was previously “announced… Read More

January 4, 2024 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professionals Association (CfPA) has announced new board members to start 2024. The new members include: Andrew Connor is the founder of the Center for Community Ownership, which works on community investment and community-owned enterprise projects across the United States. Andrew Stephenson has been… Read More

January 4, 2024 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Fintech Capital on Tap has selected Damian Brychcy to be its new Chief Executive Officer. Brychcy replaces David Luck, who will become the Executive Chairman of the firm. Brychcy was previously the company’s Chief Product Officer. Luck said he would work closely with Brychcy to… Read More

January 4, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the new year unfolds, Loqbox, a UK-based financial wellbeing business, reveals compelling insights from a survey of over 2,300 of its members, “indicating a commitment to financial health among Britons in 2024.” Key findings shared by Loqbox with CI: Financial goals to take center… Read More

January 3, 2024 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Credas Technologies, the identity verification checks provider, has announced the launch of its material information function, helping estate agents “to get ahead of the latest rule changes announced by Trading Standards at the end of last year.” The Parts B and C of The National… Read More