Global

June 3, 2023 @ 10:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HAYVN, a digital asset focused financial institution delivering Payments, Trading, Custody, Asset Management and Research services, has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT). This regulatory approval “complements HAYVN‘s existing regulatory framework in the UAE, the… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Red Flag Alert are the UK’s provider of business data intelligence and analytics to predict growth, global compliance risk and insolvency, based in Manchester. The company have “announced £ 4.5 million in funding from Foresight and Uncapped.” The company, based in Manchester, where it “employs… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Proxymity, the digital investor communication platform, and Clearstream, the post-trade business for global markets, have expanded their partnership “to create a digital general meeting announcement solution.” Historically, communication between issuers and investors was “initiated through multiple disparate sources and using different modalities, causing delays and… Read More

June 3, 2023 @ 6:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australians selling unwanted or used items on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and other online websites are “being urged to remain vigilant as new data reveals a spike in scams.” Customer reports of goods and services scams have “increased 66% in the past three months.” A third… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tink, Europe’s open banking platform, and ecolytiq, a climate engagement solution, are collaborating to incorporate financial and sustainability-focused coaching into a seamless experience. By combining the power of money management tools with climate education tools,  Tink will make it possible “for new and existing customers… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantinuum, which claims to be one of the world’s largest quantum computing companies, and HSBC are pleased “to announce a series of exploratory projects that exploit the potential near- and long-term benefits of quantum computing for banking with specific projects in cybersecurity, fraud detection, and… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has partnered with Moneyhub, the open finance data and payments fintech, “to enhance its digital app and dashboard, rolling out its own open finance powered tool, Money Mindset, to its existing 1.5 million workplace pension scheme members.” The addition… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

CarCrowd has topped its funding goal on Seedrs, having raised £620,000 on a £500,003 funding goal. CarCrowd is offering equity at a pre-money valuation of £3.4 million. The EIS-qualified stock sale has garnered the support of 300 investors with just a few days left in… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Exit opportunities are vital for the private securities ecosystem to function effectively. Obviously, investors back early-stage firms to generate capital gains, and this typically happens via an acquisition, merger, or public offering. Seedrs is unique in that it offers a relatively robust secondary marketplace to… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app, has reportedly surpassed 30 million retail customers worldwide, and is now “processing over 400 million transactions a month.” While these figures are significant, Revolut has been unable to secure a banking license in the UK (where its headquarters are… Read More

June 2, 2023 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Founded by serial Fintech entrepreneur Marta Krupinska, climate scientist Dr. Gabrielle Walker and net-zero expert Mark Stevenson, CUR8 is the market maker for carbon removals. Removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere is critical “to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and reach net zero by… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After a long period of consistent profitability, the wealth and asset management sector is “facing rising costs, shrinking margins, and intensifying consumer demands.” Firms are looking for ways “to accelerate their digital transformations, bring more of what their clients want to the table, and bolster… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mesh Payments announced the expansion of its unified spend management platform to support global multinational businesses operating in Europe, UK, and Asia in local currencies. Mesh now enables companies “to operate globally across international entities, issue local cards and settle in local currencies all from… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NomuPay, a modern end-to-end payment platform purpose built for expansion into regions of high cross-border and ecommerce growth, has raised $53.6m. The investment round was “led by Finch Capital, and includes participation from Outpost Ventures, a Neuberger Berman fund, with participation from individuals.” Peter Burridge,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global firm focused on mission-critical, real-time payments software, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Thomas Warsop as President and Chief Executive Officer, “effective June 1, 2023.” Warsop, a seasoned executive and financial services technology expert, has “served as… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Non-custodial wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider and web3 onboarding solution to expand its enterprise-ready product suite to support growing customer base. Magic, which claims to be the leading wallet-as-a-service (WaaS) provider, has announced it has raised $52 million in a strategic funding round led by PayPal Ventures,… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 12:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) announced it has entered into a restructuring support agreement with certain of its key financial stakeholders in order “to effectuate a comprehensive debt restructuring transaction that is intended to be completed efficiently and quickly.” The restructuring is expected “to significantly reduce… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of overall trading volume and scope of operations, recently revealed that it may be reassessing its workforce following numerous other industry-wide reports of layoffs and an extended bear market. On Wednesday (May 31,… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its card fraud report, which is “based on information provided by 20 card payment scheme operators.” Card fraud in 2021 “continued its downward trend, falling to its lowest level since data collection began.” It reportedly “constituted 0.028% of… Read More

May 31, 2023 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

On June 1, 2023, new rules regarding digital assets go into effect, which may make Hong Kong a crypto hub. Earlier this month (May 2023), the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) concluded the Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators. According… Read More