Global

October 27, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian multinational IT services and consulting firm based in Mumbai, has reportedly partnered with Australian neobank Volt. Both companies will work together to power Volt 2.0, which is the digital bank’s new Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform. Volt 2.0… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A report published by Global Digital Finance notes that during the past 18 months, the developments related to central bank digital currencies (CBDC) have “accelerated dramatically.” CBDC projects have gone from the research stage to formulating key policy requirements. Countries like China have even introduced… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain platform Ontology (ONT) is building on Polkadot (DOT) so that it can accelerate the adoption of decentralized identity solutions. The Ontology team noted that they will be developing applications on Polkadot, which is a sharded blockchain that can seamlessly connect several different chains together… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SignKeys, a Singapore-based digital asset solutions provider, notes that recent positive news for Bitcoin (PayPal adding support for BTC and other cryptos) may have led to a 15% increase in its price (around $13,000 at the time of writing). SignKeys points out that Bitcoin still… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

  OurCrowd, a leading online investment marketplace, has partnered with SALT on a series of discussions called the Pandemic Venture Investment Series starting October 29. SALT is a global thought leadership forum and networking platform encompassing finance, technology, and geopolitics. According to  OurCrowd, each episode… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital funding for Fintech firms is down, however, large banks are “quietly” investing in startups, according to a report published by S&P Global Market Intelligence. VC funding available for Fintech companies may have declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, established European banks are… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Technological innovation is not a new development or concept. During the past decade, however, a “powerful wave” of innovation based on digital platforms and applications has emerged and has now become synonymous with the tech industry, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Monday it has appointed Marco Bizzozero and Tom Slocock to Accelerate its Expansion in Europe and Asia.  iCapital reported that Bizzozero will join iCapital on December 1st as Head of International and a… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Kale United AB is returning to the European crowdfunding platform FundedByMe a 4th time to raise capital online. Launching to the public on November 23rd, 2020, Kale says it has already attracted over €1 million from private investors prior to the public offering. Investors Dismatrix… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The data economy of the Internet has led to most interactions becoming a transaction, according to a report from InnoPay, a consultancy firm specializing in digital transactions. The report notes that “future relevance” for traditional banking institutions is “no longer based on payments alone.” The… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Trading in both equities and cryptoassets is dominated by institutional money with automated trading platforms. Sophisticated algorithms analyze data rapidly to make trading decisions and hopefully generate gains. Coinrule, a cryptocurrency trading startup, wants to offer a similar service to retail investors and the company… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

  VAIOT has become the first digital asset to be regulated by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) falling under the Maltese Virtual Financial Assets Act (VFAA), according to a note from the company. VAIOT seeks to enable both businesses and consumers to utilize a… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MANTRA DAO (distributed autonomous organization), a community-governed decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that aims to make staking, lending, and governance more accessible to traders and investors, has launched its first (transaction) validator in the Cosmos ecosystem. MANTRA DAO’s new validator node will allow users to earn… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to digital with financial services, according to a recent report from TransUnion (NYSE:TRU), a financial services data platform and credit report provider. The report notes that the Coronavirus outbreak sent “shockwaves” through the financial services sector and has… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 3:59 pm By Xu Gao  |  

PBC Digital Currency Research Institute and Rural Credit Bank Fund Clearing Center Sign a Strategic Cooperation Agreement On October 20th, the Digital Currency Research Institute of the People’s Bank of China (hereinafter referred to as the Institute of Digital Currency Research) and the Rural Credit… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Walkinshaw from TIMIA Capital notes that the acquisition demand for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies has become even stronger in a post COVID world. He states that there has been a noticeable increase in SaaS growth equity funding and M&A activity during the past few months…. Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Qtum Foundation, an organization that supports the ongoing development of Qtum (QTUM), a platform for creating decentralized applications that aims to leverage certain technical aspects related to the security of the Bitcoin (BTC) network while providing smart contract functionality (somewhat similar to Ethereum), have… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, the two leading investment crowdfunding platforms in the UK, Crowdcube and Seedrs, announced a proposed merger that would create the dominant online capital formation platform in the UK. Between the two firms, a merger would create not only the top platform in… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The system-wide Ethereum 2.0 upgrade is now just a few weeks away. As the date of the planned update gets closer, the ETH price keeps rising. Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and adoption, has surged 15% this past week (trading at… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, a computer software firm that enables companies to capitalize on new Open Banking initiatives in the UK, will be expanding its operations into Australian markets. TrueLayer has hired Brenton Charnley to lead its expansion into Australia’s Fintech sector. Charnley is the founder of Alpha39… Read More