Global

September 24, 2019 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset issuance and management platform Securitize has raised $14 million in a funding round led by three big multinational banks: Banco Santander (InnoVentures), MUFG (Mitsubishi’s VC arm) and Nomura Holdings. The investment is a solid recognition of the growing relevance of digitization of securities… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), at Cambridge Judge Business School, is out with the Asean Fintech Ecosystem Benchmarking Study published in partnership with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and FinTechSpace in Taiwan. CCAF is the leading research institute covering the global alternative… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has introduced the Fintech Innovation Hub project, which the institution describes as “a platform for dialogue with companies developing innovative public interest solutions in the area of payment and financial services (FinTech)”. The Fintech-focused project has been launched at… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Haruhiko Kuroda has requested the international community to work together to develop a regulatory framework for stablecoins, including Facebook’s Libra. In statements shared with Reuters on Tuesday, Kuroda noted: “If Libra is introduced, it could have a… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AUSTRAC, Australia’s financial intelligence agency, ordered an audit on September 24 of international money transfers made by online payment service provider PayPal according to a release. Australia’s authorities suspect that the transactions facilitated by PayPal might be associated with serious crimes such as child exploitation. … Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 3:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Palo Alto-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm Vianai has raised $50 million through its seed round. Launched by former SAP executive Vishal Sikka, Vianai aims to transform the current machine learning (ML) industry. The company was introduced at the Oracle Open World, where Sikka was one… Read More

September 24, 2019 @ 1:06 am By Cali Haan  |  

SIX Group, a company that provides infrastructure, processing and settlement for Switzerland’s financial sector, has announced it will be delaying the launch of a proposed DLT (distributed ledger technology) platform for the settlement of “digital assets” until Q4 2020. The platform, which would allow the company… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech software provider ShareIn has launched a new product “ShareIn Pay.” ShareIn is a software company that can power crowdfunding and peer to peer lending services. Today, ShareIn is offering a payments product to “address a gap in the market.” The Edinburgh based investment software… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Security token offering platform Neufund has kicked off its next STO with the whitelisting process for Greyp, an eBike creator and a spinoff from Rimac Automobili, founded by e-vehicle entrepreneur Mate Rimac. Rimacs is an electric vehicle manufacturer that has captured investors such as Porsche…. Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU), announced on Monday it was expanding its real-time cross-border platform to accelerate international consumer, consumer-to-business and business-to-consumer payments to eligible accounts, cards, and digital wallets. “Globally recognized for daily cross-currency management and settlement via its vast retail network across 20,000 corridors… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) has expanded the number Fintech-related activities that will be awarded licenses and the agency plans to extend support to an increasing number of financial services firms through the QFC platform, according to a release. QFC states: “Under new rules and… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has published its updated market surveillance report which revealed that US-based digital asset exchange Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest trading platforms in the crypto industry. On September 19, the BTI released its 5th market report that examines and… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based digital bank Starling Bank has introduced a new online banking app that allows its business clients to manage their funds more efficiently, according to a release. In addition to providing a mobile banking application, Sterling Bank offers a debit card that allows users to… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), announced on Monday it has completed its global blockchain trial in partnership with blockchain software company, R3. According to Infosys Finacle, a total of eighteen banking groups joined the test network of… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 7:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya has closed on a $200 million consumer credit asset-backed security (ABS) fully-managed by its AI. This transaction is Pagaya’s largest to-date and the fourth this year, bringing the Fintech’s issuance to $515 million in the first nine months of 2019, according to a note… Read More

September 22, 2019 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook has acquired Servicefriend, a Tel Aviv-based company that provides artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled customer service bots for messaging. The acquisition has been made as the social media giant prepares to launch its stablecoin project Libra next year. According to Techcrunch, the news was initially reported… Read More

September 22, 2019 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The  is launching a blockchain-enabled pilot project that verifies the authenticity of diplomas within seconds, instead of taking several days when using the traditional system. Harald Rotter, the university’s CIO, told CNN Money in a recent interview that the degree verification software “could be necessary… Read More

September 22, 2019 @ 7:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Abu Dhabi has partnered with the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) as the Strategic Industry partner of the upcoming Fintech Festival. Fintech Abu Dhabi is organised by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM ) – the financial center in Abu Dhabi.  UBF is the leading industry… Read More

September 22, 2019 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global blockchain technology market will be led by financial institutions that are expected to increasingly adopt systems powered by distributed digital ledgers in the coming years, according to a press release from Global Market Insights. The report noted that blockchain-enabled systems can significantly enhance… Read More

September 21, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Xu Gao  |  

The People’s Bank of China Issues “China Rural Financial Services Report (2018)” On September 19th, the People’s Bank of China issued the “China Rural Financial Services Report (2018)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”). The report provides a detailed review of the development of China’s… Read More