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October 7, 2021 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd has been recognized as the leading VC investor in Israel for the 9th year in a row. OurCrowd is a global investment crowdfunding platform matching investors with promising private deals around the world. Israel is one of the hottest startup markets anywhere and OurCrowd… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paddle, the international revenue platform for software firms, has unveiled the first alternative In-App Purchasing (IAP) system for iOS developers. As mentioned in a release, the system is designed to bring innovation, competition and choice “to iOS in-app payments for the first time.” Paddle’s new… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sentieo, the next-gen financial research platform provider, reveals that it has expanded its presence in the European market and doubled its team in the UK. The growth is reportedly being driven by rising demand for the firm’s AI-enhanced financial research platform and represents a “firm… Read More

October 7, 2021 @ 12:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Tide has partnered with payments platform Adyen. Tide is an integrated business platform that connects to a business bank account helping firms with the financial management.  Tide says it has selected Adyen as its first partner within the payment acceptance space. Tide will allow members… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DirectID, a global credit risk platform, announced today it has partnered with MockBank, a Fintech firm providing sandboxing and testing functionality for open banking connections. The partnership will give organizations using the DirectID platform the ability to effortlessly test bank connections, without the need to… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Coin Metrics, including researchers Nate Maddrey and Kyle Waters have released their State of the Network Q3 2021 wrap-up report. In the latest edition of the State of the Network report, the Coin Metrics team has taken a data-driven look at what… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:08 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The value of hacked PayPal accounts has surged in 2021, while verified cryptocurrency accounts will cost you a pretty penny, research analyzed and originally published by wette.de reveals. In September, such an account was worth 9.2 cents for every dollar in the account. That is… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading European investment crowdfunding platform, has posted an update for its Secondary Market for private securities. Although volume remains relatively low, Seedrs has created an effective marketplace for investors to sell their securities beyond an IPO or M&A. Seedrs states that during the… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ClearBank, the Cloud-powered clearing bank, has announced the launch of a multi-currency solution that will aim to lower the friction for Fintech firms and financial institutions that provide cross-border payments and FX capabilities. ClearBank’s API-driven tech and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) capabilities have created seamless payment solutions… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins, typically described as digital assets pegged to another asset or basket of assets, are designed to replicate a fiat currency in a digital environment. Stablecoins are frequently utilized in the digital asset sector to seamlessly move between other crypto-assets and into an asset that… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Deutsche Börse has selected Digital Asset to power its post-trade platform labeled “D7”. Deutsche Börse has long been interested in the digital security realm and has been pushing forward with the transition towards a digital-only ecosystem. According to a note distributed by Digital Asset, the… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

creditshelf, an online lender serving SMEs in Germany, is reporting solid Q3 results as loan originations rise. According to a note distributed by creditshelf, new loan business during the 9 months of the fiscal year 2021 grew by 58% to € 110.9 million ( versus… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Linked Finance has appointed Richard Glavin as Commercial Director. Glavin is expected to support the growth of the lending portfolio which has grown to deliver over €166 million in loans to over 2,900 ambitious local businesses in Ireland. Glavin was previously… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:32 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A green chemistry project is turning to the blockchain to encourage the corporate world to transition to environmentally friendly products. SMARTCHEM (Intelligent Fluids GmbH) announced this week that its SMAC token sale starts  Oct. 10. The SMAC token will form the basis of this new… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thousands of Catalan residents celebrated the launch of the first community virtual bank account, El Canut, by registering to open a new account on October 1, 2021 – which is an important date on the Catalan calendar, as it marks the anniversary of the independence… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart, the fast-growing international retirement tech solution provider, has revealed that DWS Group (DWS) has joined its £165 million series D round, “acquiring a minority stake.” This follows the recent announcement that Chrysalis Investments has joined Smart’s list of investors. As mentioned in a release… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (October 4) that for the week ending  October 1,… Read More

October 6, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Meniga, the leader in personal finance banking solutions, has teamed up with the Portuguese national financial group, Crédito Agrícola Group, in order to introduce its green banking solution, ‘Carbon Insight’ in Portugal. Meniga’s ‘Carbon Insight’ – which becomes the first bank-based carbon footprinting solution to… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 11:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today it was reported that GoCardless may be raising $200 in a funding round led by JP Morgan. Last year, GoCardless raised growth capital at a valuation of just under $1 billion and expectations are for the Fintech to be firmly in unicorn territory… Read More

October 5, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

This coming November, pan-European rules for investment crowdfunding will become actionable by platforms and issuers. Under the new rules, issuers may raise capital from across all European Union member states. Firms may raise up to €5 million. While these are EU rules, local nuances still… Read More