Global

August 21, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eurex, an established European derivatives exchange, has announced the launch of Bitcoin ETN futures. We’re excited to announce the launch of #Bitcoin ETN #futures. As the extension of the ETN traded so successfully on @Xetra, the new contract offers clients access to the price of… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compliance in financial services will be drastically improved by leveraging innovative technology-based assessments which draw on regulatory data from around 180 jurisdictions, as part of a collaboration between Big Four auditing firm PwC and Regtech CUBE. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland, PwC UK and London‘s CUBE will… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd is not only a platform for single investments but a diverse range of funds thus providing investors with immediate portfolio diversification. Two of these funds in which OurCrowd is participating have revealed exits that should be beneficial to investors. OurCrowd points to an article… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The art and collectible markets are considerably more “liquidity-starved” when compared to the global equity, gold markets, and other assets. And this problem is even more prevalent in the NFT market, which is its early stages of development. It might take a long time to… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 11:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Peruvian fintech B89 this week became the newest node operator on Polymesh, a permissioned blockchain purpose-built by Polymath specifically for regulated assets. It is currently in testnet phase with mainnet launch anticipated for later this year. Polymesh said most public blockchains are insufficient at meeting… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle is a Fintech that is best known for its dollar-based stablecoin, USDC, that has grown rapidly in recent months. Today, USDC is the second most popular stablecoin following Tether, with a market cap of over $27 billion. While about half the size of Tether… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Goldex, a multi-dealer marketplace for allocated physical gold, reveals that it has introduced a free-of-cost online academy to “democratize” financial literacy around gold. Goldex Academy will be hosting a “dedicated” vault of informative content with insights on how to go about making investments in gold…. Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance is pleased to confirm their partnership with In Partnership Group, a growing community of more than 500 investment, mortgage, and protection advisers. In Partnership aims to offer “high-end” services to its customers and will now provide Molo mortgages as a… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based P2P lender Blend Network notes that annual house price growth has “remained in double digits,” however, it “fell back to 10.5%” last month, according to the Nationwide House Price Index. It’s now down from the 17-year high of 13.4% that was recorded during the month… Read More

August 20, 2021 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lega Serie A and Crypto.com, a fast-growing cryptocurrency platform, revealed on August 19, 2021 that Crypto.com will become the “first” Innovation & Technology Partner of Italian Football. Building upon Crypto.com’s values of “transparency” and “reliability,” the multi-year partnership integrates Crypto.com in each “broadcast moment” where… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 6:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

July proved to be a turbulent month for cryptocurrencies in Latin America, the authors of a research note from Blockchain Intelligence Group discovered. While Mexico at one point looked poised to regulate crypto, they instead went in the opposite direction by banning its use by… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

European loan marketplace Mintos has secured investment firm and electronic money institution licenses from the Latvian regulator Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC). Investors on Mintos have funded close to €7 billion in loans which are issued by more than 90 alternative lending companies to… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 11:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

South African cryptocurrency exchange OVEX, which specializes in over-the-counter (OTC) trading, this week announced a partnership with P2P Fintech Paxful. As part of the agreement, Paxful’s customers will be able to utilize OVEX’s Direct Transfer to Bank mechanism, which allows them to instantly convert their… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Global neobank Revolut is offering a new feature called Payday. Revolut will now enable its users to instantly access a portion of their salary as they earn it from approved employers. Payday is cost-free for employers and is designed to give employees more control and… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The London School of Economics (LSE) has joined the Governing Council of Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-focused blockchain that seeks to offer a solution to less efficient forms of distributed ledger technology. The Council provides “decentralized governance” for the public ledger and comprises up to 39… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Clausematch, a Regtech seeking to service the global marketplace, has announced the launch of a partnership and certification program to support an end-to-end solution for the compliance process while educating the market on the ongoing digital transformation. Clausematch says it wants to become the base… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Apifiny, a global digital asset trading network, has unveiled its VIP Early Access Program for Apifiny HEX, a “new class of hybrid digital asset exchange” that’s designed to combine the “best advantages” of centralized and decentralized trading into one, more powerful global trading platform. Eligible… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilliqa, the Singapore-headquartered “high-performance,” enterprise-grade blockchain platform has unveiled its 2021-2022 cohort of ZILHive Accelerator projects. The ZILHive Accelerator is a 6-month program that’s focused on launching blockchain or DLT-powered initiatives from concept to commercialization. As mentioned in the release shared with CI: “The accelerator… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sokin has introduced its “new generation” fixed fee payment service for “cost-effective” currency exchange without any hidden fees in order to make payments “more open” and transparent, according to a release. At present, consumers are being taken advantage of “when it comes to the total… Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 7:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over the years, tonnes of gold has been mined. Researchers, reporters/journalists, investors, as well as gold bullion dealers have been focused on tracking the estimated total amount of “overground” gold across the globe, the team at UK-based Minted notes. The Financial Conduct Authority approved Fintech… Read More