Global

June 22, 2020 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mambu, a Berlin-based SaaS cloud banking platform provider, has teamed up with Google Cloud. Through the partnership, Mambu clients will be able to use a cloud-agnostic platform to launch and expand existing banking and lending operations into other countries. Mambu will aso be able to… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neufund, once a leading voice in the European security token offering market, has decided to pivot away from its digital security mission. Based in Germany, Neufund was founded by CEO Zoe Adamovicz who announced several years ago their intent to conduct the first-ever legally binding… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 5:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The clock is ticking for UK based digital asset, or crypto-asset firms operating in the UK to register with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2020. In a statement earlier today by the FCA, the agency reminded the… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

FC Barcelona, the legendary football club, held its first “flash sale” in partnership with the club’s partner Chiliz who is issuing the digital asset using blockchain. According to FC Barcelona, 600,000 Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR) were purchased in under 2 hours. Tokens were sold at… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced on Monday it has launched a digital tool, Advanced Identity Score, to help U.S. financial institutions with their efforts to combat new account fraud. According to Visa, Advanced Identity Score combines Visa’s artificial intelligence and predictive machine learning capabilities with… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Nikhil Rathi has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Rathi is currently the Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange and prior to that, he was the Director, Financial Services Group at HM Treasury. Rathi is expected… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, it was reported that Wirecard’s (WDI.DE) missing €1.9 billion may have never existed at all. Last week, the payments Fintech revealed in a statement that during an audit questions emerged regarding the funds with the auditor intimating it was under the belief there… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Trustology has announced a partnership with GCEX, an OTC broker that is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to a release distributed by Trustology, the arrangement will enable a secure liquidity network with institutional-grade custody for digital asset trading. The targeted customers includes… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard AG  (WDI.DE), a publicly-traded Fintech that jolted shareholders last week when it disclosed it could not account for €1.9 billion, has issued a new statement today on the missing funds. According to the Management Board of Wirecard “there is a prevailing likelihood that the… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

IronFX says it is launching a virtual Fintech accelerator program to back Fintech ventures. IronFX is a trading platform that reports supporting 1,200,000 traders worldwide, serving retail and institutional customers in 180+ countries. The virtual accelerator program will focus on companies providing training and knowledge… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cred, a global blockchain-enabled financial services platform serving clients in around 190 countries, has hired Daniel Goldstein as its new CTO. Bethany De Lude has also joined Cred. She’ll be taking over the company’s security operations as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). As mentioned in… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank is committing £50 million through its Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) program to a new fund: Epidarex Capital III UK LP. The fund, which totals £102 million, will invest in new life science companies from emerging research hubs across the UK. Epidarex… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets, a Singapore based Fintech that listed its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2016, has announced the delisting of its shares. According to a release by the company, CoAssets requested a voluntary delisting for the following reasons: Low shareholder numbers – The Company… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment solution provider Checkout.com announced on Monday it secured $150 million through its Series B funding round, tripling its valuation to $5.5 billion. The funding round was led by Coatue, along with participation from existing investors, including Insight Partners, DST Global, Blossom Capital, and Singapore’s Sovereign… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Ltd, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has reportedly made a $10 million equity investment into the operations of the Celsius Network, a leading digital asset lending platform, which now has a $120 million pre-money valuation and $150 million post-money valuation. Celsius… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global venture investing platform, reports that thousands of investors from 80 different countries will participate in a virtual event the OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Conference. OurCrowd states that investors, VCs, corporate executives, government officials as well as the press are participating in the online… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Jay Nair, Senior Vice President of Financial Services at Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in digital services and consulting. The company has clients in 45 countries who use its services to develop their digital transformation strategies. The firm has… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global Fintech market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 20% and is projected to reach a market value of approximately $305 billion by 2025, according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets. Last month, UBS published a report… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm MiddleGame Ventures (MGV) has reportedly received a €10 million grant from Enterprise Ireland, in order to establish a pool of funding of up to €20m for Fintech businesses operating on the island. As noted on MGV’s official website: “Middlegame Ventures is a venture… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asian Fintech firm BigPay announced on June 19, 2020, that it has added Australia and Vietnam to its global remittance service, and will be adding China soon. The company added Bangladesh and India in January of this year. BigPay’s management noted that they’re committed to… Read More