Global

April 9, 2024 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle, a global digital financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC and EURC, and HEC Paris, one of the world’s business schools, are pleased to announce the launch of ‘HEC Paris Center on the Future of Money and Digital Assets,’ to catalyze collaboration and… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

According to statistics from the SlowMist Hacked Archive, in March 2024, there were 33 security incidents within the Web3 ecosystem, resulting in total losses of approximately $139 million. The causes of these incidents spanned “a range of vulnerabilities, including smart contract flaws, insider malfeasance, flash… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global signalled a sustained deterioration in permanent staff placements “across Scotland during March. Although the rate of decline eased from the month before, the number of people placed into permanent roles fell… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After 29 years, including more than three as Chief of the IRS-CI, Jim Lee says his last day of government service was March 31. Former IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee notes in a blog post that he’s pleased to share that he has joined Chainalysis where… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hokodo, Europe’s provider of digital payment terms solutions, has today announced a new €100 million debt facility from Viola Credit, a global credit investment manager focused on supporting the growth of the innovation economy. With this new financing, Hokodo will facilitate “more than €1.5 billion… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Battery tech firm Carrar has raised $5.3 million in a Series A funding round. Online investment platform OurCrowd has participated in the funding round. Other investors include Salida, NextGear Ventures along with existing investors, Next Leap Ventures, Drive Digital, Gentherm and more. OurCrowd is a… Read More

April 9, 2024 @ 6:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Advocacy group CryptoUK has added a new member – Mercuryo, a payments provider. Mercury enables payments by supporting businesses with both fiat and crypto solutions via a single API integration. Mercuryo has partnered with digital asset firms like Ledger, MetaMask and Trust Wallet. CryptoUK says Mercuryo… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 10:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

In the first quarter of 2024, funding for fintech startups saw a 16% decline from the previous quarter, contrasting with an 11% increase in overall venture funding, which reached $58.4 billion, according to the latest CB Insights Q1 2024 State of Venture Report. The fintech… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global financial technology platform of choice for leading enterprise businesses, today announced its partnership with PayMe by HSBC in Hong Kong to become an acquirer for the mobile payment service. Through this partnership, Adyen’s merchants can now accept PayMe as “a payment… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Central Do Brasil (BCB), the central bank of Brazil, recently announced that it launched a new report on Pix aliases. Registrato users now reportedly “have access to the complete history of their Pix aliases, even those previously disabled.” Starting Tuesday (April 2), Pix users… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ANZ will invest in several new security measures and capabilities in 2024 to help protect our customers and the community from the ongoing threat of scams and financial crime. Last year, ANZ’s people and systems reportedly “prevented more than $106 million in losses to cyber… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymentology, a global issuer-processor, announces its partnership with Rain, a corporate spend management platform that specializes in catering to international companies and companies in the digital asset and Web3 space. The collaboration is a first for the fintech industry “with the launch of a new… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As another reinforcement for the security of its customers, Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces the launch of Verified Call: a new tool for over 90 million people who use the app… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EY announces the launch of a new Sustainable Finance Innovation Hub in Dublin to help financial institutions around the world accelerate their efforts to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory and reporting requirements. EY Ireland’s existing financial services sustainable finance team “will more… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has added a wealth of policy and governance expertise to its Board with the Non-Executive Director appointments of broadcaster Iain Dale, economic authority Paul Johnson CBE and charity sector leader Caron Bradshaw OBE. Iain, Paul and Caron replaced Liz Barclay… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitget, the crypto exchange and web3 company, has partnered with Cactus Custody, a subsidiary of Matrixport, to offer Oasis fund custody services and off-exchange settlement services. The collaboration minimizes counterparty risks associated “with exchange trading and provides an effective tool for capital efficiency management, better… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a France-based Fintech, has acquired DreamQuark – an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that provides services to financial firms like banks and wealth managers. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. Nicolas Meric, CEO of DreamQuark, said they are thrilled to… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has been recognized as Exchange of the Year pertaining to sustainable development. LuxSE  notes that this makes the exchange a 7-time winner of Environmental Finance’s debt-related ‘Exchange of the Year’ title since 2017. Julie Becker, CEO of LuxSE, commented on… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Obligate announces a new digital bond issuance by Mikro Kapital, one of the  international groups of companies engaged in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets. This move marks the first deployment on Base, an Ethereum L2 incubated by Coinbase, for Obligate. Mikro… Read More

April 8, 2024 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Qlower is focused on helping those who might be tired of tax returns. At Qlower, they’ve decided it shouldn’t be “a burden anymore.” Thanks to their technology combining open banking and AI, Qlower automates tax returns for landlords, in France for now. They claim to… Read More