Global

October 17, 2020 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The recently proposed merger between Yandex, a major Russia-based tech firm, and banking challenger Tinkoff will not be finalized because the bank’s founder Oleg Tinkov has walked away from the deal. Tinkoff’s management confirmed that all negotiations between the two parties have now been “terminated,… Read More

October 17, 2020 @ 12:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global digital banking platform market size is expected to reach $10.87 billion by 2027, which means that it’s expanding at about a 13.6% CAGR (compounded annual growth rate), according to estimates from Allied Market Research (AMR). A release that summarizes that findings of the… Read More

October 17, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai is inviting developers and software testers to take part in its incentivized testnet program – which will be launching next week on October 22, 2020. The Fetch.ai team noted that their goal is to develop the infrastructure needed for… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Demetrios N. Skalkotos, the Global Head of Ledger Vault, a leading cryptocurrency hardware wallet service, has confirmed that Ledger Vault has completed the (System and Organization Controls) SOC 2 Type 1 examination. Skalkotos has shared the attestation report which highlights Ledger’s “continuous commitment in providing… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

OKEx, a top 20 crypto exchange, is under investigation by Chinese authorities according to a report. OKEx provides both spot and crypto derivatives trading. It has been widely reported that the price of Bitcoin tanked as word leaked out and OKEx suspended all withdrawals. The… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ciaran O’Malley, Head of Commercial Strategy at Trustly, a Stockholm, Sweden based financial services firm that aims to offer fast and secure online banking solutions, says that since PSD2 went live in September of last year, a “raft” of Payment Initiation Service Providers (PISPs) have… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 11:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments platform Stripe has acquired Nigeria-based Paystack, which is a startup that aims to make it easier to integrate various payment services. The acquisition may be valued at over $200 million, according to TechCrunch which cited sources familiar with the matter. Patrick Collison, CEO at… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 2:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently spoke to Meltem Demirors, the Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, a digital asset treasury management firm that manages over $1 billion in assets. Demirors talked about how financial markets reacted after US President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19. She also discussed… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global internet of things (IoT) security market is expected to be valued at around $20.77 billion by 2027, which means that it’s expanding at a very significant compounded annual growth rate  (CAGR) of 32.3 %. As noted in a release, the rise in the… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based SME challenger bank Judo Bank has chosen nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) to help streamline its lending processes. Judo Bank will be using nCino’s Cloud-powered platform to enhance its services which are mainly intended for small businesses. nCino, Inc. is an established cloud banking and digital… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Libra Association, the creation of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) that is seeking to develop a payment crypto, has hired Ian Jenkins as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Libra Networks. Libra Networks is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Libra Association that manages the operations… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has published its latest research report, titled Risk Solutions 2020: True Cost of Fraud Study: Financial Services & Lending (for the US and Canadian financial services and lending sectors). The research report covers the different types of fraudulent activities in the lending… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 10:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French Paytech firm Lydia has teamed up with Tink in order to enable Open Banking connectivity. Lydia’s mobile payment app will be using Tink’s open banking tech to access PSD2 APIs across Europe. Tink and Lydia will be working cooperatively to improve bank account connectivity… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Banking Authority, a regulatory body of the European Union that’s headquartered in Paris, has revealed plans to allow banks to include software-based assets in their capital requirement calculations. This should help lenders with strengthening their safety buffers, the agency noted. At present, banking… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 8:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global digital banking market demand is expected to reach $12 trillion by 2026, according to a new report. The digital banking market from corporate banking is now on track to expand at an 8% CAGR from 2020 to 2026. This growth may be attributed… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has again surged past the $11,000 mark as US stimulus talks begin and institutions start to allocate more funds to the leading digital asset. As noted by the OKCoin team, Bitcoin has managed to break out this past week, after… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange Gemini and CoinList will commence trading in Filecoin (FL) tomorrow (October 15, 2020). Deposits and withdrawals will be available at 10:30 am ET on Thursday when the Filecoin Mainnet launches. Filecoin is the native token of the Filecoin Network – a distributed… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canapi Ventures, a company that aims to invest in early to growth-stage Fintech firms offering “disruptive” alternatives to outdated business models and technologies, has been making substantial investments in the financial tech sector, especially since August of this year. Headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina and… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Galileo announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Save, a fintech startup that enables higher yields on savings and checking accounts, to process transactions and funding of Save customers’ Debit Invest debit cards and Save Market Savings accounts. Galileo reported that through… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adrian Blair, CEO at Receipt Bank, which uses machine learning (ML) to boost productivity for 400,000 small businesses and 50,000 accountants in 110 countries, has confirmed that the company has launched Receipt Bank Pay. Blair claims that it’s the only app in the UK for… Read More