Global

September 13, 2021 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency markets have rallied and recovered from YTD lows, which should help with renewing the hope of another bull market. However, historical crypto price analysis indicates that the digital assets market may be “due for a pause,” according to a report from Kraken. In… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-headquartered Sprinque, a checkout service provider, has reportedly secured €1.7 million in capital from Volta Ventures, Force Over Mass and several angel investors and payments industry professionals. Established this year, Sprinque has created seamless digital checkout infrastructure in order to make business transactions as easy… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, a crypto wallet provider, digital asset exchange, and block explorer service, notes in a recent crypto market report that longtime Bitcoin (BTC) investors have “historically been able to count on two core price dynamics.” As mentioned in a blog post by Blockchain.com, Bitcoin’s price… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Stockholm-headquartered Qred, a small business lending service provider, has reportedly received a substantial investment from Nordic Capital. Although the exact amount invested has not been shared publicly, Sweden’s Breakit.se reveals that Nordic Capital may have invested just over half a billion kronor (appr. €49 million)… Read More

September 13, 2021 @ 1:27 am By JD Alois  |  

London-based pingNpay, a new blockchain-based payments platform, has moved out of stealth mode by announcing its plan to launch a global micropayment network at some point in 2022. pingNPay seeks to create a new category of high frequency, low-value payments, like less than $20,  as… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s MarketFinance, one of the largest P2P invoice financing platforms, notes that if you’re a regular “around these parts,” then you’ll have most likely seen their “flex loans” cropping up quite often. As explained by MarketFinance, flex loans give small businesses fast and “flexible access”… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Kuflink, a platform that connects borrowers with lenders, by providing a steady flow of accessible finance and competitive interest rates, reveals that new features have been added for September 2021. The Kuflink technology team continued to work to bring updated features for September 2021… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 9:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken reveals that it’s pleased to confirm that their platform will now be supporting trading with the dYdX (DYDX) token. Deposits and withdrawals are currently available (and started on September 9, 2021). Trading is scheduled to commence at around 15:30 UTC on… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Lithuania’s Debitum, a borderless financing platform, has shared important information for their investors, the company’s Financial report Q2, 2021. As noted in a blog post by Debitum, the document presents the financial and business performance of the SIA DN Operator (the platform… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

French government agency Agence Nationale des Titres Sécurisés (ANTS) will be teaming up with IDEMIA, a provider of identity-focused security solutions. ANTS and IDEMIA will be supporting the national digital identity program, called France Identité Numérique. With their consent, France residents accessing the service can… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European P2P lending service Bondora reveals that during the month of August 2021, there were 2,155 new investors that joined their platform, bringing the total number of investors to 172,809 individuals. More than €472M has now been invested via Bondora, and investors have earned over… Read More

September 12, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Women Returners and Innovate Finance have teamed up to establish a cross-company returner program, which aims to encourage professionals to try re-entering the Fintech industry after long-term or extended career breaks. UK’s digital bank Starling, Fintech Unicorn Klarna and PrimaryBid will reportedly take part in… Read More

September 11, 2021 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider, DivideBuy, has acquired a £300 million lending facility as it continues to focus on its growth and expansion efforts. As mentioned in a release, the funding from investment management company Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, which also includes a… Read More

September 11, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Australian digital asset vehicle DNA Tracker Fund has recorded a 184.35 per cent net return on investment over the nine months since its inception Dec. 1, 2020, the company said this week. DNA Tracker provides Australian and New Zealand wholesale investors with access to a diversified… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), an international provider of data, tech, and market infrastructure, reveals that it has introduced its weather forecast data on its ICE Connect platform. According to the announcement, ICE Connect users will be able to link streaming weather data to streaming… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 3:24 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Digital banking and payments firm Wiseasy Group this week announced a collaborative partnership with UnionPay International (UPI) to accelerate digital banking and QR payments in Ghana and Nigeria. The two companies worked together to develop a unified mobile payment standard and coordinate the management of… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For the first time, an international private banking platform has followed the example of St. Galler Kantonalbank and selected the Digital Hub from CREALOGIX in order to support its  digitalization strategy. The rise of innovative Fintech businesses and new types of client support and outreach… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru has raised €5.8 million in a Series A round of venture capital funding following a successful equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs this past spring. The funding round was led by TMT Investments Plc and an unnamed public company that was said to be an… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s stock exchange SIX has reportedly acquired regulatory approval from the financial market supervisor for its SDX bourse. This should help with paving the way for the platform to be deployed with its marketplace for crypto-assets. Thomas Zeeb, Global Head of Exchanges at SIX, noted… Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Addi, a fintech and digital commerce startup based in Bogota and Sao Paulo, this week announced new equity funding for $75 million, led by Greycroft with participation from new investors GGV Capital, Citius Capital, and Intersection Growth Partners, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz,… Read More