Global

September 9, 2023 @ 3:43 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), a top-tier exchange group globally, marked the inauguration of its latest office in London this week, further amplifying its international influence. A celebratory reception was held in The City of London. Nicolas Aguzin, HKEX Chief Executive Officer, alongside… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As momentum for crypto builds around the world, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is executing on Phase II of their “Go Broad, Go Deep” strategy for international expansion. Coinbase says that it sees the following: 1) enactment of clear rules; 2) innovation of more efficient, more accessible products… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Faruk Fatih Özer, the former Chief Executive of collapsed Turkey-based cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, has reportedly been sentenced to 11,196 years in prison on Thursday (September 7, 2023). Stealing around $2 billion from his clients led to the CEO of one of Turkey’s biggest virtual currency… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, recently noted that firms such as Visa (NYSE: V)  expanding their stablecoin capabilities via the Solana network enhances the perception of the crypto space, which has witnessed numerous scandals and lawsuits during the last few months…. Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 5:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kueski, which claims to be one of the largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lenders in Mexico, announced the appointment of Javier Irigoyen as Head of Product Management for Kueski Pay, the company’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) product, and Patrick Strange… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inpay, which claims to be one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies, and Cambodia Post Bank Plc. (CPBank), one of Cambodia’s commercial banks, have “entered into a partnership to introduce international money transfer services in Cambodia.” Through the partnership, CPBank’s customers in Cambodia and abroad “will… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, announced a new partnership with Quadient, a key player focused on helping businesses create meaningful customer connections through digital and physical channels. The partnership enhances the Quadient AP automation solution by “offering their customers… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stock.estate has been approved to operate as a securities crowdfunding provider in Romania. The company has been approved by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) and is described as the first “crowdlending” platform in Romania. Stock.estate will provide loans to real estate developers for periods… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based fintech Upvest is set to provide Plum, the smart money app, with its investment API, enabling Plum to expand its range of investment opportunities to EU customers. Plum currently offers 3,000 US stocks to EU customers. Following this partnership, Plum will have the functionality… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 12:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Treyd, the Stockholm-headquartered Fintech that pays suppliers upfront on behalf of growing retail businesses, announces the completion of a $12 million (£9 million) extension of its March 2022 Series A funding. The extension funding brings the total investment in Treyd to $25 million (£20m). The… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, which claims to be a pioneer in providing top-tier security tools and services for Crypto Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF), Transaction Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Transaction Tracking, is pleased to announce the signing of an industry-academia joint MOU with Hoseo University’s Department of… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Terra Quantum, a quantum technology firm, and HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) are partnering to explore hybrid quantum technology applications, according to a company statement. As quantum technology evolves, early adopters like HSBC are poised “to explore the potential benefits of increased efficiency, cost reduction, and a… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Executing on its global approach to building an end-to-end financial technology platform, Adyen’s UK banking authorization secures ongoing service levels for UK businesses. Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the global financial technology platform of “choice” for businesses, announced that its UK branch has been “granted authorization as a… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A market report shared with CI reveals that UK hiring activity has slowed down, with London set to lose another name. As noted in the update: FTSE 100 opens marginally higher, reports show UK hiring activity slowed in August Competition probe wipes hundreds of millions… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Zopa has raised £75 million ($95m) in Tier 2 capital in order “to further accelerate its growth, supporting its vision to become Britain’s best bank.” The funding will ” fuel Zopa’s continuous growth and expansion.” It brings the total capital raised by Zopa… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Mexico announces the launch of its new product: personal loans. Like all Nu products, the launch will follow “a phased rollout process, starting in the coming days with a group of employees who will begin testing the product, to then expand the offering to… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced its venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, has entered an agreement “to acquire cloud-based invoice lending platform Waddle, accelerating the bank’s ambition to provide leading working capital solutions for Australian businesses.” CBA has an existing partnership with Waddle “through its Stream Working… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Qualification to Impact Crowdfunding, Digital Assets. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have partnered on the “Responsible Influence Certificate” designed to create a seal of approval for social media influencers. The AMF says the partnership… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its ongoing initiatives aimed to positively impact the environment at a global level, branded payments provider Blackhawk Network (BHN) says that it is working alongside Visa (NYSE: V) in order to transition its network branded prepaid products “distributed by third party retail… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payments Fintech that holds a significant market share in the marketplace (crowdfunding) sector, has announced a partnership with Kriya, a B2B payments and credit provider. Mangopay believes that by working with Kriya it can boost its relevance by providing credit at the point… Read More