Global

June 12, 2023 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions (FIs) that “run on a true SaaS platform bounce back from market disruption nearly 2.5x faster than their industry peers,” according to new research from cloud banking platform Mambu. The Turning turbulence into triumph report “examines how personal lenders, SME lenders and neobanks… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 12:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last week, IOG (which stands for Input Output Global – one of the organizations supporting Cardano (ADA) development) noted that they are aware of the recent complaints by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Binance & Coinbase, which “contain references to the organization, the… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

One Zero Bank, a digital bank startup based in Israel, is adding artificial intelligence (AI) to its platform, according to a recent report. At the same time, One Zero is raising growth capital, providing an entry point for smaller (accredited) investors on OurCrowd. It was… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Anne Boden, an iconic Fintech CEO who is the founder of digital bank Starling Bank, revealed that she would be stepping down from the bank last month. Recently, more information on the exit of Boden has been revealed. Reportedly, Boden decided to step down from… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

B2B payment solutions provider Hokodo has announced the acquisition of a Lithuanian payments business, making it the first and, currently, only B2B Buy Now, Pay Later provider with a payments license. This acquisition is “part of Hokodo’s journey to make better payment options available to… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMLYZE, a RegTech company specializing in anti-financial crime solutions for FinTechs, neo-banks and crypto businesses, is pleased “to announce its strategic collaboration with Salt Edge, a leading open banking platform.” This commercial partnership “aims to enhance AMLYZE and Salt Edge’s client offering by leveraging both… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PensionBee, an online pension provider, recently launched its State Pension Age Calculator, designed “to help savers evaluate if they can retire before they’re eligible to receive the State Pension.” The age people can “claim their State Pension has risen significantly since 2010 when the entitlement… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced that it will open its first international office in London and that it is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator program “to take place in the UK in Spring 2024.” a16z’s U.K. office will allow it “to work closely with… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 6:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation and Classiq Technologies Ltd. signed a technology collaboration agreement in the gate-based quantum computing. Quantum computers are next-generation technologies “that have the potential to efficiently solve problems that conventional computers could not solve or take a very long time to solve… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 7:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares, Europe’s community-powered investment app, chooses Upvest, the Berlin-based infrastructure fintech, “to expand its investment product offering and geographical presence.” Following its successful launch and rapid growth in the UK, Shares will “bring its social investment experience to the European stage through Upvest’s Investment-API.” For… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid is introducing an all-new identity verification experience that allows consumers to fast track verifications across Plaid-powered apps and services. Just as commerce providers have delivered on the promise of “one-click” checkout, Plaid claims it is “creating the standard for a ‘verify once, verify everywhere’… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Just one month after its public launch in Mexico on May 4th, one million people already have Cuenta Nu – which is the local digital account and second financial product of Nu Mexico, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) subsidiary in the country. The rapid growth of the… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 1:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

We last looked at the ECSPR [European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation] approved crowdfunding platforms in March 2023. At that time, 21 approved securities crowdfunding platforms were allowed to provide services across all European Union member states. ECSPR allows a platform to list securities from private… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) in Nigeria has been drawn to the website operated by Binance Nigeria Limited, “soliciting the Nigerian public to trade crypto assets on its various web and mobile-enabled platforms.” Binance Nigeria Limited is “neither registered nor… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Department of Justice has charged two Russians, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, with the hacking of Mt. Gox. The crypto exchange was plundered in 2011 and ultimately collapsed. At the same time, the Russians have been charged with operating the BTC-e… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and NAPS, a Moroccan fintech company, have announced a collaboration to develop various payment solutions for individuals as well as business organizations. The new partnership aims to consolidate the solid historical relationship between the two entities. NAPS says it is on a… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Netherlands has recently completed the launch of a contactless transit payments system nationwide, “simplifying access and allowing travelers to tap-in and tap-out with their debit card, credit card or digital wallet.” All public transport across the country – “including trains, buses, metros, and trams… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with Allica Bank, the fintech challenger bank dedicated to supporting established UK small and medium businesses. Allica Bank was founded “to serve established UK SMEs (businesses with 10-250 employees)… Read More

June 10, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After 9 years at the company, N26’s Chief Growth Officer, Alexander Weber, will be leaving his role at the end of June “to pursue his own entrepreneurial journey.” Having joined N26 in 2014 as one of its first team members, Alexander has “been an important… Read More

June 9, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Watt’s ‘The Next Unicorn’ project, where he has linked up with Crowdcube in order to find the next “beast,” has provided Basket with £250,000 in funding, according to a report in Tech.eu. Basket is a tech startup established by Lex Deak and William Neill…. Read More