Global

December 20, 2023 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiat Republic, the specialist Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform that bridges the gap between web3 and traditional banks, announces it has raised $7 million in a seed extension round. Participants in the investment round reportedly “include first-time investments from Kraken Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Arca, and Inovo Ventures,… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bytepitch, the team building the Crabble NFT lending platform, have deployed their contract to Agoric mainnet after their proposal had a passing vote. The second third-party application to launch on-chain on Agoric, Crabble offers a utility layer for NFTs on Agoric and “soon the entire… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

IOSCO (International Organization of Securities Commissions) has shared its opinion on DeFi, or decentralized finance, by providing nine policy recommendations for regulation. DeFi is an approach to using technology to remove a central counterpart to manage transactions and services. Some blockchain proponents believe this is… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, an identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, announced a “significant” increase in the adoption of its platform in the past year. The company, which opened a new international headquarters in Vancouver this year, also earned industry recognition “following the… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Proxymity, the digital investor communications platform, has recently announces the launch of its digital proxy voting service – Proxymity Vote Connect Total (VCT) – to BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK) clients in the UK in time for the 2024 voting season. The launch follows Proxymity and… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the 2023 edition of its report on corporate governance and executive compensation in listed companies, the Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF) reviews “the regulatory developments of recent months and assesses the quality of the information published.” The AMF makes recommendations to “improve the information… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Volt, the global real-time payments platform, has recently announced its partnership with embedded sustainability fintech, ekko. The collaboration enables consumers and retailers “to support the removal of plastic bottles from the ocean at checkout, which are then tracked in real time to measure the environmental… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pension savers choosing fossil-fuel free pension plans are likely to have seen higher returns during 2023 than those in mainstream default plans, according to analysis by PensionBee, an online pension provider. Comparing the MSCI ACWI ex. Fossil Fuels Index, which “excludes oil and gas producers,… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Even during the profound challenges taking place in Israel and the war in Gaza, OurCrowd continues to operate and provide services to its customers. Following the start of the war, OurCrowd announced the Israel Resilience Fund, and today, it is announcing the first close of… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Torstone Technology, an SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, is pleased to announce that Davy Capital Markets, Ireland’s capital markets firm and a member of the Bank of Ireland Group, has gone live “on the Torstone Post Trade Platform.” The deployment reportedly marks… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SwissFortress, an enabler of decentralized wallet solutions, has announced an integration with qiibee, the blockchain-based B2B marketplace for customer loyalty. The integration, which stems from qiibee’s partnership with Miles & More, the loyalty programme of the Lufthansa Group, “adds SwissFortress’s technology powered by MatterFi, to… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SlowMist are pleased to announce a strategic partnership with zkMe, a “significant” advancement in their commitment to blockchain compliance and privacy. As a key entity in on-chain analytics, MistTrack’s role in “detecting and preventing cryptocurrency money laundering is vital.” Their platform offers comprehensive tools “including… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Atom bank, the UK’s app-based bank, is boosting Durham University’s Women in Technology program with two new scholarships aimed “at prospective female students from low-income backgrounds.” The Women in Technology program was inspired “by globally recognized tech leader Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, and was founded… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crossover Markets Group, Inc., a digital asset technology firm focused on meeting the unique liquidity requirements of institutions, announced it has been selected as the primary digital asset execution partner of Tradu, an all-new, multi-asset “super app” for active traders that is launching this month… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DAML for Azure Database enables customers to “deploy multiparty applications on Microsoft’s powerful cloud infrastructure immediately.” Businesses are using distributed ledger platforms “to deploy multiparty applications even though many wish they could simply leverage familiar infrastructure to improve complex business processes that don’t require overhauling… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 5:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lydia, a mobile banking application, has partnered with insurtech Qover to introduce a seamless travel insurance experience. This offering is exclusively available “to Lydia’s premium cardholders, known as Black+ users, in Belgium, France, Portugal and Spain.” Qover’s embedded insurance orchestration platform is at the heart… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Amsterdam-based digital bank bunq has claimed the title as the first “AI powered bank in Europe.” bunq says it is the second-largest digital bank in Europe. Today, the Fintech announced “Finn” a new GenAI platform that is available to all its customers. The AI powered… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, a global technology and data company for investment professionals, announced that it has exceeded $5 trillion of client assets managed on its platform. This milestone signifies the company’s position as the standard “for data management and aggregation, analysis and reporting.” Amidst fast-moving markets and… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 2:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Masa is launching its ZK-data network and marketplace in hopes of “building an open, secure, and incentivized economy for the world’s personal data.” The launch is slated for Q1 2024. Masa aims to finally empower people to “take back control of their data and be… Read More

December 19, 2023 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings (TSX: GLXY) says its Chief Compliance Officer, Lagan Srivastava, has been appointed to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Fintech Committee. The committee, which consists of 15 individuals, includes an array of participants, including observers from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and… Read More