Global

March 15, 2022 @ 5:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitstamp is reporting that it has implemented Notabene’s solution for regulatory compliance under FATF’s global Travel Rule regulations across the US, EU, and Singapore. Notabene is a Regtech Software-as-a-Service solution provider that is headquartered in New York with offices around the world. The Financial Action… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parpera, a money management platform for sole traders, freelancers, and startup founders, has launched Australia’s “first” embedded finance business experience “using a debit card linked directly to deposit accounts,” in partnership with Railspay (the Australian arm of Railsbank) and Volt. The Parpera Business Debit Mastercard… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chainalysis, a leading blockchain/crypto monitoring and data platform used by both private and public entities, shared last week that they are building tools that “make it easier for any organization to integrate sanctions screening for cryptocurrencies into their existing operation.” As has been previously reported,… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

David Marcus was previously the head of Facebook / Meta’s (NASDAQ:FB) initiative to create a non-sovereign global digital currency. First branded as Libra, and then as Diem, the digital currency launched with much fanfare but eventually sputtered – largely due to global regulatory pushback that made… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property investment platform CapitalRise has reportedly appointed Simon Brown as the firm’s new Head of Lending, and Saif Khichi and Ed Groves have joined as credit analysts. In their roles at CapitalRise, Simon will be tasked with all aspects of the platform’s lending… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Playter, a buy now – pay later (BNPL) startup, has raised a $1.7 million Seed round, according to a statement from the company. Playter is a London-based platform that aims to help startups scale quicker with BNPL invoicing. The round was co-led by global investment… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares, one of Europe’s largest and “longest standing” digital asset investment firms, announced that following obtaining approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, it has “acquired an additional 20.8% stake in Swiss-based FlowBank.” This acquisition was “priced at CHF 24,740,000.” Following the company’s October… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading UK-based property Fintech LendInvest has hired Greg Medcraft, former Head of Australia’s regulator, as Senior Advisor. Medcraft Commissioner and then Chairman of Australia’s financial services regulator, ASIC was from 2009 to 2017. Until last year, he was Director of the Directorate for Financial and… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recent data from Fintech firm Klarna, an international retail bank, payments, and shopping service, indicates that UK consumers are saving a larger share of their earnings every month when compared to their global peers. However, UK consumers are also less interested in investing their funds… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania’s borderless financing platform, Debitum, has shared its financial report for Q4 2021. As mentioned in a blog post, the document “represents the financial and business performance of the SIA DN Operator – the platform owner.” Debitum has noted the following highlights for Q4: Q4… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

André Ferraz. CEO at Incognia, a “privacy-first” innovator in location technology, enabling “frictionless” zero-factor authentication for mobile. recently commented on why location spoofing is critical for crypto companies amid sanctions on Russia. He talked about why it is important to keep track of users’ activities… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 3:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Emerald Stay, a Proptech that acquires and grows vacation rental operators, has acquired  127% (€639,780) of its €500,000 target via Seedrs from 154 investors (at the time of writing) with 18 days left in the company’s crowdfunding campaign. Based in Genève, Switzerland, Emerald Stay operates… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 2:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ScribeStar, an SaaS platform that streamlines and automates the “complex and inefficient processes of issuing securities (eg IPOs, bonds) and ongoing reporting in capital markets,” has acquired 106% (£587,395) of its £550,000 target via Crowdcube from 222 investors (at the time of writing) with 18… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 1:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the most part, February 2022 had “similar figures” to January, making for quite a stable start to the year, the team at European lender Bondora noted. The firm added that during a time when life can “feel uncertain,” they aim to be “a constant… Read More

March 14, 2022 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash recently commented on whether peer-to-peer investors are equal when it comes to “taxing their income.” To address the question, Robo.cash has assessed the European legislative framework. Robocash writes in a blog post that the national legislations of European countries “generally have… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrejus Trofimovas, CEO of Aventus Group, has noted that the scale of world changes and the problems that we have faced did not seem “so serious” just a few weeks ago. Andrejus writes in a blog post that we all observed: “a real war of this… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken notes that following its listings of Bancor (BNT), The Graph (GRT), Livepeer (LPT), Loopring (LRC), Mirror Protocol (MIR), Sushi (SUSHI) and 1inch (1INCH) in most countries, the platform’s management is pleased to confirm that residents of the United States, Canada and… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Landbay notes that they believe that as an established lender, they must be able to demonstrate that they’re using the latest technology and continue to enhance the service they provide. Their online platform stands out “as one of the most advanced in… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendable, an AI-enhanced consumer finance platform, has announced a £210 million funding round at a valuation “in excess of £3.5 billion.” The round has reportedly been led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’), through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP). TIP focuses on… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told all operators of cryptocurrency ATMs operating in the UK to shut down machines or face an enforcement action. In a statement, the FCA said that crypto ATMs providing crypto exchange services must be registered and comply with… Read More