Global

June 19, 2019 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

The TQSR Group, Austria’s master franchisee of Burger King is raising capital via online marketplace Finnest as opposed to working with traditional banks. Finnest is a crowdfunding platform operating in the DACH region. Not too long ago, Finnest and Invesdor, a leading Nordic crowdfunding platform,… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

In an example of Fintech cooperation, EstateGuru investors may new monitor their investments on LHV internet bank. EstateGuru is a short term property loan crowdfunding platform. LHV is the largest domestic financial group in Estonia. According to EstateGuru, on the summary view of the online… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 2:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

Tezos, a blockchain project that raised $232 million USD in a 2017 ICO before faltering from internal strife, four class action suits, and the sanctioning of its CEO by FINRA, will now be the subject of a “hard fork” as former Tezos developers walk away… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 1:00 am By Therese Torris  |  

Younited Credit announced today that it has hired Kai Friedrich, a senior German banker to head its German operations. Younited Credit is the only consumer lending platform which has its own “passportable” license allowing it to operate as a credit institution throughout the European Union…. Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian technology company Power Ledger has developed a blockchain-enabled renewable energy trading platform. The company that previously won Sir Richard Branson’s global Extreme Tech Challenge award, has partnered with E-Next to make renewable energy peer-to-peer trading available in Austria for the first time. E-Next, with… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 2:11 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Viruses “first marketed in a Russian bulletin board in June 2011” have been found on computers of employees at Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange hacked in January 2018 for more than $534 million USD in NEM tokens, Asahi Shimbum writes. Previously, South Korean intelligence had… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 1:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against UK based defendants Control-Finance Limited, a Bitcoin trading and investment company, and principal, Benjamin Reynolds.  According to the CFTC, the defendants are  charged with “exploiting public enthusiasm for Bitcoin by fraudulently obtaining… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

UK-based Insurtech Zego has closed on a $42 million Series B funding round which is said to be the largest ever for a European based Insurtech startup. In total, Zego has now raised $51 million. Zego says its company has grown over 900% in the… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) launched its long-anticipated cryptocurrency today with an onslaught of documents, commentary and punditry feedback. Two new websites were revealed each affiliated with a different aspect of their new crypto-ecosystem. First there is the Libra stablecoin, a global currency “backed by a collection of… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 3:02 am By JD Alois  |  

MobiKwik has partnered with DT One (formerly TransferTo) to expand internationally. MobiKwik is an India-based Fintech in the payments space. DT One One is a global B2B network for “mobile top-ups/recharge, rewards and airtime credit services.” Indian users will now be able to add money… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 2:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In partnership with the NSW Government, Sydney Launch Festival opens this week to give NSW startups a chance to pitch their startups t to a global audience and learn from the world’s top startup founders and investors. Launch Festival is the creation of Jason Calacanis…. Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Aspiring bank Mt Pelerin has announced a “one-stop shop” service to help companies tokenize and issue securities using blockchain tech. Mt Pelerin’s new tool is described as “giving companies of any size the possibility to access fundraising methods like IPOs more easily and without significant… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:13 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Alex Sobel, Labour and Cooperative MP for Northern English district of Leeds North West, has called Bitcoin, “…a right-wing nightmare which facilitates tax evasion, money laundering and environmental degradation.” He has also warned that, “…the Left has continuously failed to engage with questions of finance,… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hong Kong’s First Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Platform. In April of this year, AngelHub became the first investment crowdfunding platform to receive a license from a Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. In the past couple of years, Hong Kong has moved quickly to… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 3:48 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Lithuania’s previously unregulated cryptocurrency sector will now have to abide by provisions set out in the Fifth EU Anti-Money Laundering Prevention Directive, Lithuanian news outlet Delfi reports. Amendments to existing laws, made last Wednesday by members of the Lithuanian cabinet, oblige all crypto businesses in… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Vice Premier of China, Hu Chunnhua, is visiting UK government officials this week. As part of the tour, the UK government has announced a series of deals designed to boost trade with China including financial services. The new business deals were agreed to by… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysend, an FCA regulated payments platform, has officially launched its anticipated stablecoin. The Pays XDR stablecoin is backed by a basket of five fiat currencies including the US Dollar, Euro, Yen, Chinese Yuan and Pound Sterling. The stablecoin is using the Stellar blockchain and is… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd portfolio company Zebra Medical Vision has received its third FDA clearance for its HealthICH product which is an AI alert for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), based on head CT scans. The process is said to be the first of its kind. The Zebra Med solution… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Security token issuance platform Polymath has formed a partnership with Regtech Blockpass. According to a release, Hong Kong-based Blockpass will now provide client onboarding services surrounding customer identification or KYC. Globally, having a solid KYC process is vital for any digital asset issuer. The two… Read More

June 16, 2019 @ 5:00 pm By X.Y. Ng  |  

The Fintech space has seen significant investment growth in recent years. Out of 310 private companies valued at over US$1 billion globally, 10 percent are in the Fintech sector, according to CB Insights. Only two other sectors claim a larger share of the unicorn pie,… Read More