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December 11, 2021 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of AI-enhanced end-to-end identity orchestration, eKYC and AML solutions, recently announced that the firm is acquiring strategic partner 4Stop, the data marketplace and orchestration hub for KYB, KYC, compliance and fraud prevention. The addition of 4Stop’s data sources to the Jumio KYX… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a wallet solution for crypto, is enabling staking for the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) token. According to a statement by Ledger, it is partnering with the Dfinity Foundation, a contributor to the Internet Computer, a blockchain that runs at web speed, serves the web,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has announced that due to significant demand, merchants may immediately accept Shiba Inu (SHIB) for payments and consumers may purchase, store and swap SHIB in the BitPay Wallet app. Even though it began as a meme,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos founder and CEO of Rnwl, announced they have decided to close their funding round on Seedrs early having more than surpassed their goal. de Vasconcelos is a veteran Fintech founder having launched the online investment platform SyndicateRoom, several years… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Technology, a major provider of point-of-sale terminal solutions, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Andrea Zucchiatti as Chief Product and Services Officer for the EMEA region. As mentioned in the announcement, Andrea will leverage his extensive knowledge of the payments sector, his expertise… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Meta, formerly known as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), has enabled its digital wallet Novi to transfer funds using Paxos’ dollar-based stablecoin USDP via WhatsApp – another Meta company. Paxos is a top digital asset platform in the US that has pursued a compliance-first approach to providing crypto… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Casper Association, a non-profit that oversees the Casper Network, has integrated its  native token, CSPR with the BitKeep wallet. Casper is a proof of stake blockchain designed to accelerate enterprise and developer adoption of blockchain technology today.  Casper boasts lower gas fees  and improved speeds… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech platform fonYou has announced that it has acquired €7 million in capital from Banco Santander’s Smart Fund, as part of a financing transaction that will aim to support fonYou’s future tech development and market expansion as it introduces its Fintech solutions across different regions… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and OpenExchange Inc. have announced the launch of an expanded virtual platform for firms across the globe to share company results, investor days, and other public company communications, like ESG and inclusivity announcements. As mentioned in the update, LSEG has… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from online pension provider PensionBee has found 88 per cent of Brits don’t feel confident about the key agreements that arose from COP26. In the weeks since the UK hosted world leaders for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), PensionBee discovered… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 5:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Polygon, Ethereum’s most used scaling platform, today announced a $400 million deal with zero-knowledge (ZK) startup Mir as part of the next step in scaling Ethereum and bringing millions of users to Web 3. With this acquisition, Polygon said it gains access to the world’s… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avast (LSE:AVST), an international provider of digital security and privacy, has announced the acquisition of Evernym. The US firm was “instrumental to the invention of self-sovereign identity, with leading contributions from their Chief Trust Officer, Drummond Reed, and others in the company working within the… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny, a European tokenization platform, is enabling the Tokenchampion’s tokenization. Tokenchampion is said to be the first investment fund that tokenized debt for the “acquisition and management of international football players’ image rights.” Luc Falempin, Tokeny founder and CEO, commented on the news: “The Tokenchampions… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Global VC firm Antler has closed on a new UK fund, according to a statement by the company. The UK fund  closed at £21.4 million and will be used to enable Antler’s UK team to build a portfolio of around 70 companies in the UK. … Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Association of German Credit Platforms (VdK) has accepted nordIX AG as a full member. VdK advocates for the professional, honest and transparent design of  online debt financing as well as compliance with the high standards by all market participants. NordIX AG, founded in 2009,… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Creditspring says its customers have grown by almost 430% in the last 12 months having surpassed 100,000 customers. Last July, the direct lender reported topping 50,000 customers. Creditspring is a “credit subscription service” that is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Option Finance has… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Nu Holdings or Nubank, will trade on the New York Stock Exchange today under the ticker symbol “NU”. Nubank, based in Brazil, is one of the most successful digital banks in the world. The pricing gives Nubank a valuation of over $40 billion. The company… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After introducing its 100% mobile trading solution two weeks ago, Lydia has announced that it secured $100 million in capital. Lydia‘s investment round is led by existing investors (Accel, Founders Future and Tencent), who are taking the opportunity to “renew their confidence in the company’s… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chip, the savings app that aims to bring consumers the best rates while automatically building up their savings, has made changes to its membership plans as it focuses on making more of the app free and gets ready to launch a simplified fee structure. Chip,… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) has announced its first venture investment after becoming a publicly-traded company. Marqeta has led a $20 million Series B funding round into payments gateway ConnexPay.  ConnexPay, a customer of Marqeta’s since 2018, offers a combined merchant acquiring and virtual card issuing solution for… Read More