Global

July 14, 2022 @ 5:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum has strengthened its core tech leadership team and digital transformation capabilities with the addition of key executives to its Board of Directors, Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao, CEO of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, and Al-Noor Ramji, Tata Motors board member and former Prudential Chief Digital… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Primex, a “privacy-first” payments company specializing in secure digital payment solutions for merchants and consumers, announced the launch of its payment platform VLoad in partnership with New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank (NYSE: MCB). VLoad is an online payment method that provides privacy and security… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new partnership between global branded payments provider, Blackhawk Network, and global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, Klarna, will extend the ability for consumers “to use Klarna’s interest-free alternative payment solutions at a variety of physical retail locations.” As consumers expect increased flexibility in… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Monneo, the end-to-end payment ecosystem provider, claims that it’s leading the way for Banking as a Service (BaaS) as it introduces a new API. Monneo’s BaaS partners and customers may take advantage of the complete range of payments and transaction services, and also benefit from… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 1:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which claims to be Europe’s leading open banking platform, announced that the innovative credit firm Tymit is delivering “an enhanced experience through instant bank payments for its Credit and Booster customers.” Tymit was founded as “a flexible approach to financing purchases and managing a… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

RIDE Capital has raised €3 million tobe come a digital privat3e bank. The funding was led by Lea-Sophie Cramer, Verena Pausder, and angel investor and professional football player Mario Götze.  RIDE reports that it has raised a total of €8 million since its foundation. RIDE… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitfinex is reporting that it will donate 36 Bitcoin (BTC) and US$600,000 Tether tokens (USDt) to help small businesses and communities in El Salvador. Bitfinex added that this is part of the crypto exchange’s continued support for the country. Bitfinex said they are working with… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance will revisit its video series with BBC.com. First launched in 2020, Innovate Finance produced 33 short video productions covering Fintech. Innovate Finance is a leading voice advocating on behalf of the Fintech industry in the UK, with most Fintechs being members of the… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Motive Partners, a specialized private equity firm focused on financial technology, recently announced the successful final close of its second flagship fund, Motive Capital Fund 2, with total capital commitments of $2.54 billion “for the Fund and its affiliated co-investment vehicles.” The Fund employs “the… Read More

July 14, 2022 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Persistent inflation, supply chain weaknesses and concerns over the severity of interest rate hikes are “pushing more business leaders to make difficult decisions to preserve the economic health of their companies.” This, according to the 2022 Working Capital Survey from C2FO, which claims to be… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

French startup Qori has officially launched services, allowing Europeans to make payments in store, remotely or online with their bank or virtual currency wallets without being required to download a proprietary app. The “pay by bank” and “pay by crypto” tech is currently available to… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackfridge, an Isle of Man-headquartered Fintech firm, has reportedly introduced “poundtoken”, which is described as a GBP-denominated stablecoin developed to provide seamless access to digital asset markets with convenient real-time settlement. Operating under the GBPT ticker, and offered for trading via Bittrex Global, Gate.io, as… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BPC, the international payments solution provider, has been selected as partner by NanoPay in Mexico, and has launched its anti-fraud solution SmartVista in order to safeguard credit card transfers for its clients. Daniel Hernández, Business Development Director and Country Manager Mexico at BPC, said: “The… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Quartr, a Swedish Fintech, has added $2.6 million to its seed round to bring the total to $7.1 million. Quartr is a platform that helps manage investor relations for publicly listed firms. to distribute information globally and reach a wider audience while delivering insights and… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

AQRU plc (AQSE: AQRU) has announced a partnership with Blimp Technologies (Blimp Homes) to launch a crypto mortgage platform titled ByBrix. AQRU believes there is a sufficient market for crypto back home loans. Noting there are around 147K wallets holding $300K or more of Bitcoin,… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealth Wizards has implemented a “consumer-led” financial wellbeing app for Royal London in order to help over 1.5 million new and existing workplace pension clients with their finances. Royal London has reportedly configured the Turo Wellbeing app to create a series of personalized journeys to… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds Blockchain, the arm of Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG) specialized in blockchain technology, launches FAST in Italy, a solution “built on blockchain technology aimed at increasing the speed and efficiency of mutual funds transfers, which was already successfully launched in Spain.” FAST represents a “novelty” for the… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency markets remained fairly bearish in June 2022 after May’s broad market sell off, the team at Kraken notes in a report. All crypto sectors “reported negative returns month-over-month; even the best performers posted losses exceeding -18%.” Meme and metaverse coins “performed only slightly better… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

IOSCO or the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) have published final guidance on stablecoins. The guidance follows a proposal for consultation in 2021. The publication is called a “major step… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

As was recently reported, Invesdor, a European securities crowdfunding platform, is raising capital for itself.  On the first day of  the offering going live, Invesdor reported topping €1.4 million. In an email distributed by the platform, Invesdor notes that it has now raised “2.1 million… Read More