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March 6, 2019 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced on Wednesday it is now seeking all women entrepreneurs for its first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition. The credit card giant revealed the global program invites women entrepreneurs from around the world to tackle FinTech and Social Impact challenges for a chance… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer-to-Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published fourth quarter numbers for member platforms. According to their data, cumulative lending now tops £9.5 billion with over £800 million originated during the period. The P2PFA states that platforms facilitated loans worth nearly £3 billion during 2018…. Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 1:06 pm By Cali Haan  |  

In its latest “Strategic Alliance Bulletin,” auditing firm PwC (formerly-known-as PricewaterhouseCoopers) has countered the sanguine narratives in crypto by stating unequivocally: “Cryptocurrency has increasingly been associated with serving criminal and nefarious purposes, rather than supporting the decentralisation of ‘traditional’ currency.” That said, the company does… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 11:59 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Bloomberg has reported that banking for cryptocurrency investment firms and trading platforms continues to be challenging, but absent from the article is a clear articulation of what innovation and value crypto really brings. The article also does little to interrogate the notion of “crypto assets.”… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) states that if properly regulated, Fintech can “extend the benefits of financial inclusion to millions of unbanked and underbanked people around the world.” Fintech has the potential to provide enormous benefit for the less… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 9:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has selected a handful of Fintechs to join together as part of a trade mission for Empire Fintech Week in New York City this April. The mission is for the participating firms to showcase their platforms and expertise… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securitize, a platform that facilitates security token offerings, announced last week it has opened new offices in NYC and London, as well as expanded its services into Asia. As previously reported, Securitize describes itself as a compliance platform and protocol for issuing and managing digital… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 6:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group (GSX) has deployed a digital stock exchange prototype on a new blockchain, according to a release from the company. GSX said the prototype was joined by a demo bond issuance, on the “Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS) Network’s Global… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 5:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Two updates from the Gibraltar Stock Exchange posted today. The first: GSX Group has reportedly successfully deployed a GSX Digital Stock Exchange prototype and a demo bond issuance on the Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS) Network’s Global TestNet. Using DLT, the STACS Network, designed… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 4:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Lyttelton, New Zealand based company, Collett’s Corner, has secured its NZ$300,000 minimum goal during its PledgeMe equity crowdfunding campaign.  At this writing, over NZ$355,700 has been raised by more than 190 investors for the community-minded property development. The campaign aims to raise NZ$2 million for 80%… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, an advocacy group for the UK Fintech industry has launched the “FinTech for Schools Initiative,” seeking to inspire the next generation of Fintech leaders innovators FinTech for Schools is said to be an “important piece of Innovate Finance’s Skills and Talent work.” It… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nordea Bank may be the next Scandinavian bank to get sucked into the money laundering scandal. Bloomberg is reporting that an upcoming broadcast that may reveal more details on money laundering have caused shares to drop. Apparently, a broadcast that will air by tomorrow will… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 3:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Beehive, a peer to peer lending platform servicing SMEs in the MENA region, has closed on $4 million Series B funding round, according to a release from the platform. This most recent funding brings the Fintech’s total raised to $15.5 million since platform launch. The… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 12:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain-based payment platform Terra has received an investment from VC Kakao Ventures – an independent subsidiary of South Korea’s internet firm, Kakao. The amount of the investment was not disclosed but was said to fund the expansion and mainstream usage of Terra’s blockchain payment solution… Read More

March 3, 2019 @ 4:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Revolut has had a rough week. An article in the Telegraph on Friday questioned the bank’s process for monitoring transactions processed by the bank stating a system to prevent sanctions screening and other illicit activity was “switched off.”  The Fintech had apparently… Read More

March 3, 2019 @ 3:55 pm By Xu Gao  |  

PBC Holds 2019 National Currency, Gold and Silver Work Conference On February 21, 2019, the 2019 National Currency, Gold and Silver Work Conference of the People’s Bank of China (PBC) was held in Xiamen, Fujian. The conference comprehensively summarized the achievements of the currency, gold… Read More

March 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Aubrey Hansen  |  

Internet messaging services are big business today, with some of the biggest names in tech involved, but for most people, the dream is a secure, fully encrypted service that will keep users information completely safe. That dream isn’t shared by various governments and those tasked… Read More

March 2, 2019 @ 8:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed its very first Director of Innovation.  According to a tweet by the financial regulator, Nick Cook has been selected to take over the new role. We’re delighted to announce that Nick Cook has been appointed as our… Read More

March 2, 2019 @ 2:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender EstateGuru says it has recently made two “significant’ hires for their executive team. EstateGuru says they have appointed the former head of retail credit risk at Coop, Andres Luts, to fill the position of Baltic Risk Manager. Additionally, Mihkel Roosme,… Read More

March 1, 2019 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at a Fintech conference in Brussels this past week, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Chair Steven Maijoor, told the audience it was “time to deliver” when it comes to regulating crypto-assets and affiliated distributed ledger technology (DLT). Why aptly noting… Read More