Global

June 28, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) recently announced that Victor Jung is joining the firm as Head of Digital Assets. In this role, Jung will be “responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of the firm’s digital asset strategy.” He will oversee this strategy globally and “report… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 3:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains, which claims to be the leading platform for Web3 digital identity with more than 2.4 million registered NFT domains, recently announced an integration with ShapeShift, a “decentralized,” non-custodial cryptocurrency platform “supporting over 5000 assets.” Now, ShapeShift customers will be able “to replace complicated… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the OBIE (Open Banking Implementation Entity) published an Impact Report that indicates open banking is delivering significant benefits to small business. The OBIE report pointed to cloud accounting services stating that 75% of users started using the service no more than three years ago,… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) and ADDX have entered a partnership “to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme.” The financial institutions announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that “paves the way for them… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently announced a faster, easier, and “less expensive” way of sending and receiving cryptocurrency via multiple networks, starting with Polygon, Coinbase’s first L2 integration, and Solana. With the ongoing surge in blockchain usage and increase in gas fees, “the process of sending crypto… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MEXC Global, which claims to be a leading digital asset and cryptocurrency trading platform, reveals that it has taken steps towards improving the process of crypto purchases by offering investors in 180 countries the option of buying cryptocurrencies using Visa or Mastercard. Visa and Mastercard… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CoinFLEX announced it was halting all withdrawals as well as trading due to crypto market volatility. At the time CoinFLEX stated that it did not hold counterparty risk with 3 Arrows Capital (3AC) or any lending firm. 3AC, a crypto hedge fund, has… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) has defaulted on a $670 million loan. Voyager Digital  (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF) , a digital asset firm that had previously warned it had exposure to 3AC in regards to 15,250 Bitcoin (~$308 million) and $350 million (USDC) for over $650… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Griffin, a banking as a service firm (BaaS), has selected Maria Campbell as its Chief Operating Officer. Campbell has been with the Fintech since 2021 and her prior position was Vice President of People. Her appointment as COO comes after Adam Moulson was announced as… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a security token issuance platform and digital security trading market, has announced its expansion into Europe. Securitize has been approved by the Spanish General Secretariat of the Treasury and International Finance to enter its experimental program or Fintech sandbox where Securitize will serve a… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 6:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Neobank/digital bank Revolut will roll out its buy now – pay later (BNPL) product starting with Ireland. Revolut is entering a rather crowded market but is providing a service that has dramatically increased in popularity in recent years. According to Revolut Ireland as of last… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 2:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Fintech Volt, a UK-based company powering the growth of real-time payments in the UK and Europe, is launching Verify, which is described as “an ultrafast bank account authentication service for online merchants and businesses.” As confirmed in the update, Volt is launching Verify… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 2:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accounting firms are missing a “key opportunity” to adopt Open Banking to help meet the needs of small businesses facing a cash flow squeeze, according to a report by iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, and AccountingWeb. The report,… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse has entered into a cooperation agreement with Kaiko, a crypto market data provider, to make their consolidated crypto data feed “directly accessible to its customers.” In Q4, historical L2 tick-level orderbook data on a T+1 basis and live trade data “will be made… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitit (ASX: SPT) and Everyware, a contactless payments and customer engagement solutions company, have agreed to a partnership “to bring Splitit’s Installments-as-a-Service platform to Everyware’s Pay By Text platform eliminating consumer friction for mobile installments.” Everyware will integrate Splitit’s Installments-as-a-Service into its platforms “to deliver… Read More

June 26, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Surecomp recently announced that two financial institutions have subscribed to its newly launched RIVO platform “for collaborative trade finance.” DZ Bank is the first bank “to sign-up, alongside the leading provider of guarantee insurance in the Nordics.” Frankfurt-based DZ BANK – which also acts as… Read More

June 26, 2022 @ 7:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Solana Labs, recently debuted Solana Mobile Stack, which is described as “an open source software toolkit for Android enabling native Android web3 apps on Solana with the Seed Vault secure custody protocol that facilitates instant signing of transactions while keeping… Read More

June 26, 2022 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Glia, the provider of Digital Customer Service, has acquired Finn AI, the AI-powered chatbot platform for banks and credit unions. The deal aims to mainstream virtual assistants for financial services companies “by making Finn AI’s proven conversational AI solutions an integral part of Glia’s …… Read More

June 25, 2022 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Breega, the European VC built “by founders for founders,” has closed a €250 million venture fund and now celebrates the launch of a Barcelona office along with its London and Paris locations. The fund should enable Breega to finance founders at Series A stage and… Read More

June 25, 2022 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra recently announced that Rabobank – a large international financial services group headquartered in the Netherlands – has selected “the latest version of Fusion Global PAYplus for increased efficiency and innovation in payments.” Finastra‘s payments hub will also “help the bank migrate to the new… Read More