Global

October 8, 2020 @ 12:25 am By JD Alois  |  

ERGO Hestia, said to be the second-largest insurance group in Poland, has partnered with blockchain firm Billon Group to pilot instant refunds using distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to a note from the company, a select group of ERGO Hestia’s customers has been receiving blockchain-based… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers at Kyber Network, which provides a tool that allows traders to exchange tokens instantly without having to use exchanges, have announced the launch of The Sandbox – which will be running an Automated Price Reserve for the SAND token on the Kyber Network,… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers 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 confirmed that the month of September 2020 continued… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 8:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Aave, an open-source and non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for earning interest on digital asset deposits while also being able to borrow assets, have announced that they’re introducing Centrifuge – which aims to bring real-world asset markets to the Aave protocol. Isa… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 8:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yieldstreet, a crowdfunding platform for accredited investors, has won a significant victory in the British High Court pertaining to allegations of fraud associated with loans issued via the platform. Yieldstreet called the decision a “huge win for our investors” as it appeared to vindicate, in… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NAGA Group (XETRA: N4G), a Germany-based social trading-focused brokerage firm, reported its financial results on October 5, 2020, for Q3 2020. The NAGA Group claims that it generated record sales and trading volume. The company’s sales volume reportedly increased by 506% year-on-year to €7.1 million… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost 80% or four out of five banks had claimed that they don’t have the technology required to offer the best customer experience. This, according to Forrester’s Global Financial Services Architecture Survey Q3 2019. Forrester had noted that banks should consider looking into digital banking… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Trality, a Fintech developing a trading bot for crypto, has raised €1.5 million to further advance its platform. Trality says it is now making robo trading available to any private investor and trader. Investors came from Austria and the German blockchain accelerator BLOCKROCKET as well… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The  British Business Bank has issued a response to a review by the National Audit Office Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).  The British Business Bank notes that the report highlights that the Bounce Back Loan scheme has succeeded in quickly supporting smaller… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qori Capital, a financial management company that ran the largest fund in Peru, recently announced it has applied to become an affiliate member of DeFi Money Market (DMM), the decentralized protocol and ecosystem that brings earned interest back into the global monetary system. Qori reported… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ava Labs, an organization focused on building Avalanche so that the platform can empower people to create “an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance,” has introduced the newest class of grant recipients for Avalanche-X, which is an accelerator program for blockchain developers focused on… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 7:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a peer to peer lenders, says it has completed its securities offering on Seedrs that was matched by Future Fund money. In total, Assetz Capital raised £1.5 million with half of that amount coming from retail investors. The Future Fund is used for… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAYMYNT Financial Group, a company that offers a financial growth app that combines digital commerce and investments with universal cashback and crypto, has pointed out that new research shows that less than half or 50% of bank customers are “highly engaged” with their local banking… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The NExt ApplicationS of Quantum Computing (NEASQC) initiative aims to bring together a multidisciplinary consortium of academic and tech industry professionals focused on quantum computing, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence (AI), energy management, and various other sectors. As mentioned in a release: “NEASQC aims to demonstrate… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Joel Edgerton, COO at bitFlyer, a crypto-asset exchange that’s licensed to operate in Japan, the United States, and Europe, recently shared his views about the court case and charges brought against the Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), a leading digital asset derivatives exchange. Edgerton also shared… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

B-North, a Fintech that is looking to acquire a bank license, is raising capital on Growth Capital Ventures (GCV). According to the offering page, B-North has raised over £1.23 million – topping its hurdle of £500,000. Craig Peterson, co-founder and chief operating officer of GCV,… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the European Central Bank published a report published addressing the possibility of the issuance of a digital euro. The report was prepared by the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on central bank digital currency (CBDC) and approved by the Governing Council thus representing he… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  BNP Paribas Securities Services has partnered with Curv to complete a proof of concept on the transfer of security tokens (digital securities) securely between market participants. BNP Paribas Securities Services and Curv used the ERC1400 token standard. According to BNP Paribas, the test saw… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a ban on cryptoasset derivative products for retail investors. The decision came after an extended consultation pertaining to the issue. The ban did not impact spot trading for cryptoassets like Bitcoin or Ethereum. The FCA outlined… Read More

October 6, 2020 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lemonway, the pan-European payment solution for online marketplaces, announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with Ripple, an enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, to enable instant, more transparent, as well as cost-effective, European transactions. Lemonway reported that through the partnership, it will use the RippleNet… Read More