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Germany Makes Progress in Crafting Workable Rules Under ECSPR for German Securities Crowdfunding Platforms

European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) has been active for some time now. The new rules allow for securities platforms to solicit investors across all EU member states. Firms may raise up to €5 million in an online offering, thus improving upon the previous national… Read More

Reskube Private Offering Tops £500,000 Goal on Crowdcube

Remote working firm Reskube has raised its £500,000 goal via a securities offering on Crowdcube. The company sold a 5.88% stake in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £8 million. The offering was hidden on the Crowdcube website as it was pitched to s”elected… Read More

Digital Asset Firm Metaco Partners Collaborates with VP Bank to Provide Tokenization, More

Metaco has revealed a partnership with Liechtenstein private bank VP Bank (SWX: VPBN). According to a statement distributed by Metaco, the bank will incorporate Metaco’s Harmonize platform to enable digital asset custody and tokenization services, including financial assets, minting, burning, and storage of tokens. VP… Read More

Codeless As a Service: Unqork, Rhino.ai Launch Migration Factory for Low-Code Players to Move to Codeless Architecture

Unqork, the Codeless as a Service platform,  announced its partnership with Rhino.ai, to launch its new Migration Factory solution. Rhino.ai’s patented AI-driven software streamlines software migration “by automatically extracting and converting workflows, schemas, data, APIs, and roles from legacy environments and platforms, seamlessly integrating them… Read More

Interactive Brokers Integrates Wise to Enable Transfers

Interactive Brokers (NASDAQ:IKBR) has integrated Wise (LSE:WISE) into its platform to allow account holders to benefit from Wise’s global transfer services. Interactive Brokers supports clients from over 200 countries and territories, so partnering with Wise makes a lot of sense. Interactive Brokers is a regulated… Read More

European Neobanking Fintech bunq Applies for US Banking License

The second largest neobank in the European Union is reportedly launching in all 50 US states. bunq, a neobank in the EU, has filed an application for a US banking license with the FDIC in the state of New York. By applying for a bank… Read More

Velocity Global, a Tech Firm Helping Businesses Compliantly Hire, Pay, Manage Workers, Shares Key Updates

Valued at $2B, the global talent solution provider “reports significant momentum as the demand for remote-first workplace solutions accelerates.” Velocity Global, the provider of global talent solutions, announced new financial metrics and corporate momentum to include: Crossed the $200M ARR threshold. More than 40% organic… Read More

Embedded Banking Firm ClearBank Reports Significant Increase in YoY Income, Achieves Monthly UK Profitability

The Embedded Banking provider announces full-year results “including 46% increase in transaction volumes and 22% growth in customers.” ClearBank Ltd., enabler of bank accounts, real-time clearing, and Embedded Banking for financial institutions, presents “the results from its 2022 Annual Report revealing the bank nearly tripled… Read More

€700M in Loans Financed via European Property Investment Platform EstateGuru

The second month of 2023 “produced the lowest loan origination volume” that EstateGuru has seen “in the last 12 months, with €6.5M worth of loans.” Despite that, the total historical financed loans via EstateGuru amount “has reached €700.0M, out of which €406.3M has been repaid.”… Read More

Financial Markets Facilitator Aquis Introduces Regulated Market Grade 24×7 Exchange

Aquis Technologies, a division of Aquis Exchange PLC – the creator and facilitator of financial markets, is pleased to announce the launch of Aquis Equinox: a regulated market-grade 24×7 matching engine which “never requires shut down or downtime.” In traditional exchange models, along with alternative… Read More

Cybereason Acquires $100M in Funding Led by SoftBank Corp.

Cybereason, the XDR company, announced a $100 million investment led by SoftBank Corp. to support the company’s global growth and advance its innovation in XDR, EDR, and EPP solutions. In addition, Cybereason announced that Eric Gan will “serve as the company’s new CEO, subject to… Read More

Fintech Firm Tranglo Introduces Instant SEPA Payments to Europe

Tranglo recently announced the launch of instant SEPA payments to Europe. It reportedly marks the company’s first large-scale expansion “in that region and comes amid an influx of cross-border funds in recent years.” As noted in the update, SEPA “facilitates over 43 billion transactions annually,… Read More

Blockchain Adoption: SEB, Crédit Agricole CIB Introduce so|bond, a Sustainable Platform for Digital Bonds Powered by DLT

SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB are jointly launching so|bond, a “sustainable and open” platform for digital bonds built on blockchain technology. Through the platform, issuers in capital markets will be able “to issue digital bonds onto a blockchain network, aiming at improving efficiency and enabling… Read More

Neobank Kashet Raises $6.7 Million to Provide Regulated Services to Global Crowd

Kashet, a neobank that is based in the UK, says it has closed on a CHF 6.2 million (~USD $ 6.7 million) in its Series A funding round. Trifork Labs, a Copenhagen-based technology accelerator, participated in the funding. Kashet notes that it has been operating… Read More

Australia: NAB Introduces Payment Prompts to Help Keep Clients Safe

NAB has started introducing more proactive prompts to digital banking to help customers identify potential scams and “to make sure money is going to the right recipient when they’re making a payment.” The initiative will “present customers with real-time, personalized messages based on the type… Read More

Molo Finance Introduces Rapid Remortgages, with Approvals in 24 Hrs

The team at Molo Finance is pleased to launch Rapid remortgage, a new service helping investors “get an offer on their buy-to-let mortgage in just 24 hours.” A typical remortgage process “takes a lengthy time, which is why they’ve streamlined their approval process for customers… Read More

UK’s Acre, the Mortgage Intermediaries Platform, Secures £6.5M in Funding

Acre, the “one-click” mortgage intermediaries platform, has announced it has secured £6.5 million investment to grow its tech platform and enhance the process of buying a home. The McPike Global Family Office (MGFO), “joins returning investors Aviva and Founders Factory, to provide new funds to… Read More

Security Gaps, Costly UX Issues Exposed, With Many Attack Vectors Linked to Authentication, HYPR Report Reveals

HYPR, the Passwordless Company and Vanson Bourne released the 2023 State of Passwordless Security Report. This third annual edition reveals “that insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity.” Respondents… Read More

Digital Assets: Unizen Partners with DWF Labs, a Crypto-Asset Market Maker, Web3 Investment Firm

Unizen is pleased to announce a partnership with DWF Labs, a global digital asset market maker and multi-stage Web3 investment firm. This collaboration will enhance their mission “to address the challenges faced by Web3 technology and create a seamless, frictionless experience for users by bringing… Read More

Fintech Firm Paypa Plane Welcomes Mastercard, QIC, Spirit Ventures to Shareholder List

Paypa Plane claims it is “revolutionizing” the financial sector by “delivering customizable payment solutions to banks that grant them entry into Australia’s PayTo Network.” Paypa Plane’s services “provide a comprehensive suite of capabilities to banks and their customers and has garnered the attention of US… Read More

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