Global

October 29, 2018 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financial services conglomerate Monex Group issued their quarterly earnings report today. Monex, a Japan based, publicly traded firm, owns and operates multiple Fintech platforms as well as more traditional platforms such as TradeStation in the US. In April of this year, Monex acquired Japanese crypto… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 6:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the wake of the Autumn Budget  delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philipp Hammond today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England, and HM Treasury has published their final report on the topic of regulating cryptoassets and distributed ledger technology (DLT/blockchain). The Cryptoasset… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 11:02 am By JD Alois  |  

According to the Telegraph today, a recent report on crypto-assets and the potential for added regulation from the UK Parliament, warns that regulatory over-reach may crush the UKs leading Fintech hub status. Patrick Curry, chief executive of the British Business Federation Authority, told the Telegraph,… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reporting an increase in complaints directed at regulated firms during the first 6 months of 2018. This represents a “new record level” of 4.13 million complaints made to 3161 firms. This is an increase of 10% versus the… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based fintech TransferGo is now seeking €11.5 million through a funding round on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.   As previously reported, TransferGo currently offers transfers between nearly 50 countries and recently claimed to be the first remittance company to offer a cryptocurrency trading facility with customers… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Thread, a new spin on the retail experience that combines artificial intelligence with stylists, has quickly raised over £1 million on Crowdcube. The equity offering which has a pre-money valuation of £68,620,541, is part of a larger Series A round that has been backed by… Read More

October 29, 2018 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced the first day of the Crypto Summit in Zurich, Switzerland, Smart Valor has launched a project to create the first stablecoin backed by the Swiss Franc. Smart Valor is a digital assets platform and compliant marketplace for crypto – including security tokens. The Swiss… Read More

October 28, 2018 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypterium has announced that as of last week 400,000 users will be given the opportunity to test paying their loans directly via cryptocurrency.  Crypterium is already allowing consumers in Australia to transfer crypto and deposit into bank accounts with a partnership with BPAY. Led by former… Read More

October 28, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Aubrey Hansen   |  

Content created from out of game tools can be the most inventive and powerful ways to change a gaming experience. The introduction of a decentralized gaming ecosystem offers unfettered freedom to communities in developing such content for their favourite games. Old school gamers – yes,… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Groupama AM and Tikehau Capital have joined to create the Groupama Tikehau Diversified Debt Fund (GTDDF). This new fund has the European Investment Fund (EIF) as an anchor investor and will help finance European SMEs but mainly French ones, according to a release. The GTDDF is… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform iintoo is offering a new service. The investment platform is now providing principle protection for accredited investors using their platform. The new service dubbed “Epiic” or Equity Protection Investment Community is similar to a self insured vehicle. iintoo has hooked up… Read More

October 26, 2018 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia based real estate crowdfunding platform, has launched an updated website and rebranding. EstateGuru COO Mihkel Stamm said their objective is to provide “hassle-free, flexible financing to property developers and entrepreneurs as well as diversified property backed cross-border investment opportunities to our international investor base.”… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 8:35 pm By Cali Haan  |  

After two years in development and two false starts, Britain’s Royal Mint has canceled plans to issue a cryptocurrency backed by gold, Reuters reports. According to sources to Reuters, the issuing and distribution of the “Royal Mint Gold (RMG)” token: “…would have been the first time… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 2:54 pm By Ștefan Neagu  |  

Background checks are broken. They’re necessary, especially when verifying personnel for sensitive positions, but right now, the system is broken. It’s a really lucrative business if you’re a background check company, because the system is great at exploiting companies checking applicants and creating more work… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst is out with UK deal numbers for equity investment in Q3 and both the amount, and total number of deals, dropped in comparison to Q2. In fact, the total number of deals is the lowest since Q3 of 2014. The report indicates the following:… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 1:43 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cybercrime detectives have stormed a house in Sydney, Australia and arrested a 23-year-old woman they believe hacked 100 000 Ripple (XRP) tokens from a 56-year-old man, Brisbane Times (BT) rep The woman’s parents also reside in the house. The alleged hack took place last January, when 100… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech unicorn Revolut is taking some heat for what appears to be a clumsy recruitment tactic that may backfire. First reported in Spanish news site ElDiario, the digital bank has apparently requested applicants for a open position to work for free and provide 200 bank… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 11:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Tokeny, a tokenization platform, has partnered with Blocktrade.com, a trading facility for Crypto Assets, Crypto Traded Indices and other blockchain related financial instruments. Last month, Neufund, Europe’s first security token issuance platform, partnered with Liechtenstein-based Blocktrade to provide additional liquidity in security tokens. Tokeny CEO Luc Falempin explained… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 9:08 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kabbage, Inc., a global financial services, technology and data platform serving SMEs, is now extending access to more than $10 million per day to small businesses via its automated lending platform. The milestone is underscored by the addition of nearly 30,000 new customers in 2018,… Read More

October 25, 2018 @ 8:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Paytm Payments Bank has been in flux since this past summer when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) put the kibosh on the platform’s plans to  onboard new customers; as indicated on its website: “Paytm Payments Bank Limited has been prohibited by Reserve Bank of… Read More