Global

April 25, 2023 @ 3:00 am By JD Alois  |  

42Markets Group, a Fintech investment group, has raised $10 million in funding from Convergence Partners, a private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a company statement. The funding is expected to boost the development of the following portfolio companies:… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 10:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, the government of Turkey published a “Fintech Guide” highlighting innovative financial services firms operating in the country. The Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Finance Office (CBFO) reports that as of February 2023 there were 637 Fintechs providing payments, DeFi, digital banking and more…. Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced that its suite of unified commerce solutions is now available in Australia, “including Stripe Terminal with Tap to Pay on Android for in-person contactless payments.” In Australia, over three-quarters of consumer payments are “made with cards.” By… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, announces NuPay – which is described as “the exclusive online payment service for Nubank customers – as the newest payment method on iFood, a Brazilian technology company.” As of… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has successfully registered its Irish subsidiary, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). The firm claims that Kraken’s Irish VASP registration “demonstrates to both their clients and regulators that Kraken follows Europe’s most… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, a global firm focused on Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, has announced the global availability of its Decision Intelligence Platform and solutions on Google Cloud Marketplace, making it simple for global enterprise customers “to trust their data and make… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 9:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jens Groth explains that zero-knowledge proofs “allow you to prove a statement is true without revealing anything else but the fact the statement is true.” He also pulls out a deck of cards “to illustrate what he means by this.” He adds: “Let’s say I… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

As was reported last week, the European Parliament approved MiCA, or Markets in Crypto-Assets legislation, which aims to make the EU a digital asset-friendly jurisdiction. At the same time, the Transfer of Funds regulation was approved, which requires crypto operators to identify their customers as… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team Klarpay recently shared what they have achieved so far in Q1 2023. During the first quarter of 2023, Klarpay AG announced it “achieved profitability in its first year of operations, despite the challenging economic conditions of the global markets.” The company claims it… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After “proactive” efforts to petition the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (The Central Bank), in September 2022, Revo Russia (OOO Revo Technologies MFC) obtained special permission in order “to accelerate repayment of its obligations to Mintos investors in payments larger than 10 million RUB… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial crime prevention professionals at SEON have released their latest ‘Global Cybercrime Report’, which highlights the varying dangers associated “with cyber threats around the world.” The insightful report “combines data from three major cybersecurity authorities; National Cyber Security Index, the Global Cybersecurity Index, and the… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The EU Parliament’s passing of the Markets in Crypto Act, or MiCA, on Thursday has been hailed as a “landmark moment” for cryptocurrencies that will “help drive prices” for the likes of Bitcoin. This, according to the CEO of an independent financial advisory, asset management and… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has launched a new tool that maps the global footprint of UK Fintechs. The service was created in partnership with Innovate Finance, a UK advocacy group for firms in the Fintech sector. CCAF is the leading research entity… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gr4vy, the Cloud-native payments infrastructure company, announced Setplex, a full-service IPTV/OTT solutions provider, has selected the company’s cloud-native payment orchestration platform (POP) “to accelerate time-to-market, onboard new merchants and quickly implement locally preferred payment methods.” John Lunn, founder and CEO of Gr4vy, said: “Offering local… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Gemini is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Gemini Foundation — a non-US crypto derivatives platform. Their first derivatives contract “will be a BTC perpetual contract denominated in Gemini dollars (GUSD).” An ETH/GUSD perpetual contract “will launch soon thereafter.” Gemini Foundation… Read More

April 23, 2023 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Noname Security, the provider of complete and proactive API security, announced its partnership with Wiz, the Cloud security platform and one of the “fastest-growing” software companies, “to help customers improve security posture by enabling complete visibility, context, and control of infrastructure hosting mission-critical and highly… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global payment technology firm and mobile point-of-sale pioneer Miura Systems recently announced the launch of its new, elegantly designed, Miura Android Smart POS payment device. MASP reportedly “leverages the collaborative open-source world of Android to make application development and ongoing management simple, seamless and secure.”… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mendix, a Siemens business and global player focused on modern enterprise application development, has embarked on an “aggressive” strategy “to build a robust technology partner community that empowers enterprises and software startups to dramatically accelerate digital transformation.” As part of Siemens Xcelerator, the open digital… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 3:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feedzai, which claims to be the world’s first RiskOps platform for financial risk management, has released its latest report – The Human Impact of Fraud and Financial Crime on Customer Trust in Banks. The report, “based on research of 4,000 consumers in the UK and… Read More

April 22, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Veriff, a global identity verification provider, has released enhanced identity verification capabilities tailored specifically for the video gaming industry. The offering “streamlines the identity verification (IDV) process for gamers, while helping gaming platforms safeguard their users by ensuring that players are only able to access… Read More