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Nexum Foundation Uses Blockchain to Offer Carbon Credits Exchange

Nexum Foundation and The Climate Group Africa aim to disrupt the shipping industry, according to a public release. Nexum Foundation has reportedly agreed to provide its technology platform to power a new carbon credits exchange using blockchain technology. In partnership with HBKDOP Dubai, UAE, and… Read More

Open Banking Fintech Volt Continues Steady Growth with CRO Appointment

Volt, which claims to be the leading Open payments gateway, has recruited payments veteran Matt Komorowski as its Chief Revenue Officer . Matt joins Volt after nearly a decade with PayPal, where for the past three years he has “been leading the payments giant’s channel… Read More

Arf Introduces Transactional Stablecoin-powered Working Capital Credit Line for MSBs

Arf, which claims to be the first compliant cross-border payment network running on stablecoins, has announced the upcoming launch of its product, Arf Credit. Arf Credit will offer “an instant working capital credit line for MSBs worldwide.: Traditionally, when a money service business (MSB) wants… Read More

How to Implement Artificial Intelligence in Your Business So That Your AI Investment Pays off

AI solutions development In the 21st century, artificial intelligence for business is like the invention of electricity over a century ago. Nowadays, AI technologies are also revolutionizing the work of all sectors of the economy. The main thing is to properly implement AI in your… Read More

Fintech Strike Introduces Shopify Integration, Bringing Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Payments to Merchants

Strike, which claims to be the leading virtual payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, recently announced its integration with Shopify, unlocking the ability for eligible U.S. Shopify merchants “to receive bitcoin payments from customers globally as U.S. dollars.” Jack Mallers, founder and CEO of… Read More

Edinburgh Fintech Origo: Startups Being Restricted by Aggressive Recruitment Market

An aggressive recruitment market may hinder startups operating in Scotland’s fast-growing Fintech industry, according to Fintech sector professionals (from Origo). Supported by a £300 million UK Government investment this past August, Edinburgh’s Fintech sector consists of various financial services innovators, however, newcomers seeking out new… Read More

Dublin’s Delta Partners Announces New VC Fund

Dublin-headquartered VC firm Delta Partners has confirmed the introduction of its new venture capital fund which will reportedly invest into various seed and early-stage tech  companies across Ireland. The new fund has reached an initial close with Bank of Ireland and Enterprise Ireland as key… Read More

LatAm Fintech PayRetailers Acquires Chile’s Paygol, Colombia’s Pago Digital

PayRetailers, the LatAm Fintech payment specialist, has announced the acquisition of two online payments platforms, Chile’s Paygol and Colombia’s Pago Digital. The two acquisitions “strengthen PayRetailers’ breadth and depth as the company moves to realise the potential of e-commerce payments across Latin America.” Paygol and… Read More

European Payments Firm Nikulipe Works with iDenfy on Digital ID, AML – KYC

Nikulipe, a payments Fintech that aims to make it easier for fast-growing firms to streamline international payments, has enlisted iDenfy, a fraud prevention and digital identity verification business to help with proof of person, AML, and KYC.  iDenfy’s document verification service will support Nikulipe mission… Read More

ABN AMRO, Other Dutch Banks to Allow Ukraine Refugees to Open Current Accounts

Beginning on Wednesday (April 6, 2022), it will be possible for refugees who arrive in the Netherlands from Ukraine to “open a current account” with ABN AMRO (AMS: ABN) or another bank. Dutch organizations that offer current accounts are prepared “to handle large numbers of… Read More

Fintech Nium Adds Crypto Payment Acceptance to Embedded Crypto Services for Businesses

At BITCOIN 2022, Nium, the global platform for modern money movement, introduced Crypto Accept, an API-based solution that “enables global businesses to accept crypto payments.” Nium Crypto Accept “supports Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) payments at launch, with plans for more currencies in 2023.”: Online… Read More

HYPR, the “Passwordless” Company, Doubles Annual Recurring Revenue, Accelerates Adoption in Financial Services

HYPR, The Passwordless Company, has announced another solid year with steady growth across annual recurring revenue (ARR), customer acquisition, workforce expansion and “overall company investment following its Series C $35 million financing.” During its fiscal year ending February 2022, HYPR “doubled its ARR and grew… Read More

Kassio, a Global Crypto Platform, Finalizes $1.6M Pre-Seed Round

Kassio, a “crypto-for-everyone” platform that allows users to buy, sell, borrow, earn and utilize cryptos, has raised funds worth $1.6 million via its pre-seed round. Kassio has acquired the capital from two major European investment funds, and Aalto Capital, which has led the investment round…. Read More

Stocard Joins Fintech Klarna and Gets “Smoooth” with New Brand Identity

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service that helps consumers “save time and money, be informed and in control,” revealed the new “Klarna-fied” brand identity of Stocard, which is one of the leading mobile wallet providers that “enables consumers to gather all of… Read More

Trade Surveillance Firm Eventus Systems Appoints Nick Wallis as MD, EMEA

Eventus Systems, Inc., an international provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has announced that Nick Wallis has just joined as MD for the Europe, EMEA region – “leading the fast-growing company’s sales efforts in the region.” Wallis has extensive experience “in… Read More

US Department of Treasury Sanctions Hydra Market, Garantex, Along with 100 Crypto Wallets Associated with Dark Web Marketplace: $25 Million in Bitcoin Seized

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned dark web marketplace Hydra Market, labeling it a pernicious site for malicious cybercrime services, dangerous drugs, ransomware, and other illicit activity. Hydra Market is said to be based in Russia. Also sanctioned, Garantex is a crypto exchange… Read More

Salt Edge, FintechOS to Offer “Hyper-Personalized” Banking Experience

  FintechOS, an international tech provider for banks, insurers, credit unions and other financial services firms, and Salt Edge, a key player in offering open banking and secure customer authentication solutions, have entered a partnership “to provide innovative and secure technology services to joint clients… Read More

European Digital Assets Exchange Will Provide Primary, Secondary Market in Digital Securities

The European Digital Assets Exchange (EDSX) says it will become the first digital securities, or security token exchange, to operate in Switzerland. EDSX will offer both primary issuance as well as a secondary market in digital securities. Founded in 2019, EDSX states that it has… Read More

Formerly Square, Block Admits that Customer Information was Stolen Last December

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Block (NYSE:SQ), formerly Square, has acknowledged a breach of information that involved users which took place in December of last year. The company states that it is contacting around 8.2 million current and former customers… Read More

Berlin’s Stock Trading Platform, lemon.markets, Acquires €15M via Seed Round

Lemon.markets, a Berlin-headquartered Fintech firm that helps companies embed trading services through APIs, has secured €15 million via a seed funding round that was co-led by Lakestar and Lightspeed. Creandum and System.one took part in the investment round, along with contributions from angels (like N26… Read More

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