Global

September 5, 2023 @ 2:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) is reportedly working on a new digital marketplace that will leverage blockchain technology. Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSE Group, told the FT that the company had made the decision to move forward with the initiative after… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 1:41 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has proposed a sustainability-linked financing package of €150 million to support Lion’s Head Investments AD (LHI), a commercial property investment platform in Bulgaria and Romania. The investment will be used for the acquisition… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 12:40 am By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysia’s Labuan Financial Services Authority (Labuan FSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to facilitate increased regulatory, enforcement, and supervisory cooperation between the two regulatory bodies. The MoU was signed virtually by Nik Mohamed Din Nik Musa, Director-General… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification platform, today launched a six-month free trial of its Travel Rule compliance solution. The product will be available to global cryptocurrency organizations in time for the enforcement of the landmark Crypto Travel Rule legislation expanding in the United Kingdom today to further combat money laundering and terrorism… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 12:52 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Ivy, the company providing a global API for instant bank transfers, has successfully secured $20 million in a Series A investment round led by Valar Ventures. This development follows a $7.7 million seed round led by Creandum just a few months prior. “The rapid succession… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

FCA-licensed payments platform Clear Junction has acquired crypto firm Altalix, according to a company statement. Clear Junction states that the acquisition makes it one of the few companies that possess both an EMI (e-Money) license and a crypto-asset registration. Altalix is a UK-based Fintech company… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Confirm, the “first” platform to inject the science of Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) into performance reviews to help people leaders make fairer, faster, and data-driven talent decisions, announced that it has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding, bringing its total investment to $11.4 million…. Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 10:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ACE Money Transfer, a Fintech company based out of Manchester, United Kingdom, has announced an enhanced partnership with Pakistani commercial institution Bank Alfalah. The union will enable overseas Pakistanis to remit money back home. ACE Money Transfer allows expatriates to send money from 28 countries… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has appointed Karen Barnett as its new Chief People Officer. Barnett steps into the role from October 2023. Barnett joins the Bank from WH Ireland, a private wealth management, financial planning, and capital markets services company where she was Human Resources… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As more countries implement real-time payments rails (including the U.S. in July with FedNow), the next big frontier in the industry is the race to develop the best real-time cross-border payments solutions. ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global provider of real-time payments solutions, can speak… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:51 am By Michael Wong  |  

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) formalized an agreement to strengthen the fintech ecosystem in Nepal, focusing on increasing the adoption of electronic payments and fostering innovation in digital financial services. This collaboration is part… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG), owner of Netcoins and Netcoins USA, the online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for North Americans to buy, sell and stake cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Intelligence Group, a developer of blockchain technology search, risk-scoring and data analytics solutions, is… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:36 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Banca AideXa, a Fintech founded in 2020 by Roberto Nicastro and Federico Sforza, had a booming third quarter, the company said this week. In the third quarter of 2023, officials say the bank strengthened its positive growth trends in figures, business, and saver confidence. The… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With two weeks until the start of DSEI 2023, Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW) and Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK, LTD. (announced a strategic partnership to collaborate “on creating resilient high-grade security solutions and services.” Arqit claims that it is “a leader in… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plend‘s ‘Financial Inclusion Report notes that the impact of a cost of living credit crunch’ is far-reaching. The update touches on the effects of “the cost of living crisis, personal and household finances, and the resulting impacts on access to financial services in the UK.”… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Keyrock, a digital asset market maker, is announcing the selection of eight web3 and Fintech startups for the 1st edition of its acceleration program in partnership with Tenity, a prominent global accelerator and incubator for fintech. The first edition of Keyrock’s Accelerator Program will “start… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  High-net-worth investors “remain absolutely convinced” by alternative investments, including venture capital, cryptocurrencies, structured products, and hedge funds – “despite a wider slowdown of inflows into the sector.” The assessment from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as media reports… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Growing numbers of world governments are beginning to scrutinize the services provided by Worldcoin, which is described as a crypto-related initiative that’s co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman that was officially launched in July of this year. Nearly 2.3 million consumers throughout the… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Rebuildingsociety is pleased to announce a new service for the approval of financial promotions for crypto-asset firms. Building on their experience as a Network Principal, rebuildingsociety.com is used to reviewing and approving third-party financial promotions. They are also familiar “with the ‘high-risk… Read More

September 3, 2023 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, announced its expanded partnership with Australian home-grown healthy burger brand Grill’d, “to enhance the brand’s customer experience by optimizing its payments strategy, developing a frictionless omnichannel experience for customers,… Read More