Global

August 15, 2021 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dr. Jan-Philip Schade, Partner at Kaspar&, a Swiss Wealthtech firm, notes that they’re celebrating the first year of launching operations. Dr. Schade, who’s also a lecturer at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), acknowledges that it has been quite a journey so far. He also shared… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small Robot Company, which intends to bring PerPlant farming to the world’s largest crops with a “unique” level of intelligence and “precision” to a $240 billion/year sector, has secured £3,434,851 of its £2,000,000 target (at the time of writing) from 1974 investors via Crowdcube. Small… Read More

August 15, 2021 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Automobile lender Jet Finance reveals that it has launched on European peer-to-peer lending platform Mintos. As mentioned in a blog post by Mintos, the Jet Finance team says it’s pleased to confirm that it has officially gone live on Mintos. According to the update, Jet… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 9:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Nigerian banking regulators have released new guidelines governing the services offered by the country’s mobile money operators (MMO). It is the first update in six years and is meant to address the sweeping changes seen since 2015. Ibrahim Moshood, an associate with Centurion Law Group,… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 6:09 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

US-based venture capital firm Craft Ventures has announced its latest $1.12 billion funds for SaaS and Marketplace founders. The fund is divided into Craft Ventures III ($612 million) and Craft Ventures Growth I ($510 million), bringing Craft’s total assets under management at $2 billion. The… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sheila Warren, Deputy Head of the C4IR; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum,  and Sumedha Deshmukh Platform Curator, Blockchain and Digital Currency, World Economic Forum, recently published their views on why effective cryptocurrency regulations will take time to develop. As noted (on August… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 1:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A blockchain analytics tool has reportedly been introduced on the dark web, enabling Bitcoin or BTC addresses to be checked for “links to criminal activity.” Known as Antinalysis, it allows cryptocurrency launderers to test or determine whether their funds will be “identified as proceeds of… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 80% of European investors now use digital tools to keep track of their expenses, according to an update from Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash. Robo.cash notes in a blog post that 78.9% of investors have been monitoring their spending or transactions via an app or… Read More

August 14, 2021 @ 1:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Although US equity markets are currently under the spotlight, due partly to the structure debate, the fact of the matter is that practices commonly found in the equity options market, like permanent specialist appointments, “complicated price improvement mechanisms” and “asymmetric” fees, are an even more… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bondster, an online investment platform where individuals may invest in secured loans, has launched a secondary trading marketplace, according to a note from the company. The Czech crowdfunding platform now provides greater liquidity for investors enabling them to cash out before the maturity of a… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global startup engagement program Mastercard Start Path is welcoming 11 Fintechs to receive dedicated support, access to clients and product development teams, and opportunities to engage in innovative projects. Finmod, Flourish Savings, GenEQTY, Karri, KeyChain Pay, Kwara, Layer, Osper, Swap, upSWOT and Wellthi have reportedly… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 3:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qolo, the omnichannel payments platform for Fintech, reveals that it has appointed Dhruv Singh as EVP, Strategic Business Development, and Nanda Lindebauer as VP of Finance & Controller; Heather Guiley as VP of Program Management; and, Curt Haid as VP of Risk, Fraud, and Compliance…. Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

Investment technology startup Fresh Equities (Fresh) has raised $2.3 million in a deal led by Archangel Ventures. A Fintech founders syndicate of Wisr, Synthetix, and Zip Co Limited also participated in the round. Following the funding, Wisr CEO Anthony Nantes will join Fresh as an… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Quotall, an Insurtech that provides a market for providers, is raising growth capital on Seedrs. Investors may purchase equity at a pre-money valution of £15.1 million. The securities offering secondary market approved so backers may access liquidity following the funding round. The offering is also… Read More

August 13, 2021 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Appital, the equity capital marketplace, reveals that it has acquired £2.5 million in capital from Frontline Ventures and a number of “seasoned” capital markets angel investors to bring tech innovation and automation to the equity capital markets. This should help with improving efficiency. The proceeds… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 11:33 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Fast-growing financial app Curve has appointed Renata Sumskaite as CEO and Head of Curve Lithuania to spearhead innovation and product development at the organization. Prior to Curve, Renata was the Head of Fintech hub’ Rise Vilnius’ by Barclays and was also Head of the Barclaycard… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SEBA Bank, a FINMA-licensed Swiss Bank, this week added support for Aave (AAVE) and Chainlink (LINK) tokens. The two coins’ combined market cap is north of $12 billion.  With this integration, institutions can now actively manage these DeFi tokens across SEBA Bank’s full suite service offering,… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia’s first “smartbank,” 86 400, reveals that it has introduced a new 85% Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) tier for Owner Occupied, Principal and Interest home loans, and has now “removed the need to pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) with a 15% deposit/equity, knocking thousands… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm dopay has received a banking agent license via the Arab Banking Corporation Egypt (Bank ABC Egypt). As noted by its management: “Dopay is the Fintech innovator driving financial inclusion by making access to cashless payment solutions simple, secure, and super-fast. Today, 1.7 billion… Read More

August 12, 2021 @ 7:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telos (TLOS), which is one of the fastest blockchains according to Blocktivity data, reveals in its bi-weekly technical update report that they’ve made some upgrades to the Telos Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The Telos development team notes that this will be their final technical update… Read More