Global

June 27, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a globally accessible peer-to-peer marketplace supporting transactions with Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT), reveals that its digital commerce solution has been allowing businesses and individuals to seamlessly receive and send payments. Paxful now supports nearly 400 different payment methods on its platform…. Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken recently alerted users that modified hardware wallets were “spotted in the wild.” Recently, someone on the Ledger subreddit had reported getting an unsolicited package with a Ledger Nano X accompanied by a letter from “the CEO” at Ledger…. Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet, block explorer, and trading platform provider, recently revealed that they’re now supporting AAVE and YFI (yearn.finance) Interest Accounts at “a current annual interest rate of 8%.” In September of last year, Blockchain.com had announced support for AAVE… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that Binance Markets Limited is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK. Binance Markets is part of the Binance Group. The FCA stated that n other entity in the Binance Group holds any form… Read More

June 27, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance will reportedly stop offering services in Ontario, Canada after the local government decided to launch a regulatory crackdown on crypto-related businesses. Binance’s management confirmed on Friday (June 25, 2021) that all Ontario-based customers need to close out their active positions by… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 2:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintual, a “General Fund Administrator” regulated in Chile by the Commission for the Financial Market, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by KaszekVentures. As quoted in TechCrunch, Pedro Pineda, co-founder and CEO of Fintual, said in creating his company he wanted to… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finlombarda Spa, the financial institution of Lombardy Italian region, will be supporting the relaunch of Lombardy economy via the Italian alternative financing project, known as “Credito F.A.C.I.L.E.”. As mentioned in an update published on June 23, 2021, by October, this acronym means “simple” in Italian… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 12:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland’s Instimatch Global, a digital platform for institutional short-term money market trading, is teaming up with Swiss Fintech FQX to complement its main offering by providing  eNotes™, which is described as a disruptive short-term financing and payment tool. As noted by its management: “FQX provides… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 12:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EQONEX Exchange reveals that it recently surpassed $5 billion in 30-day trading volume. Diginex Limited (Nasdaq: EQOS), which recently rebranded its business to EQONEX Group, a digital assets financial services firm, confirmed on Friday (June 24, 2021) that the total spot and derivative trading volumes… Read More

June 26, 2021 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NEM Ventures has expanded its early-stage ecosystem after the launch of Symbol. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the NEM Ignite Incubator Program is now preparing promising or high-potential blockchain startups for market entry on Symbol. NEM Ventures, which is the VC… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eRemit Singapore, a digital remittance service platform that’s supported by Merchantrade Asia and QALA Tech, has teamed up with Hong Leong Assurance Singapore (HLAS) in order to provide a new insurance scheme for migrant workers based in Singapore. The eRemit Singapore’s Salary Protector Scheme has… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prove, which offers an innovative way of proving identity by requiring only a phone number, reveals that it has integrated TransUnion’s TruValidate identity verification solution into its product offering so that it can offer a new, instant, digital identity service in Hong Kong. The launch… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Riverside Company, a multinational private investor that’s focused on the smaller end of the middle market, announced recently that it has acquired a controlling stake in Cryptomathic, a Danish provider of high-end hardware agnostic secure server solutions. Cryptomathic provides solutions to various industry sectors, … Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marketware International reveals that it has formed a strategic alliance with Orion Advisor Solutions in order to offer banking institutions, broker-dealers, and various enterprise-level institutions access to Orion’s innovative technologies. Marketware currently operates as a global enterprise offering “customized” retail financial products and solutions. Marketware… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Metropolitan Police have seized £114 million in crypto – said to be the largest seizure in the UK and perhaps the largest globally. According to a statement by authorities, the seizure was carried out by detectives from the Met’s Economic Crime Command on the… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

A plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), under the German Presidency of Dr. Marcus Pleyer took place this past week. The meeting provided several updates on key regulatory items including standards set for “Virtual Asset Service Providers” or VASPs. According to a statement… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Senior management professionals from Fintech giants such as Grab, PayPal, and Stripe have all come together to establish an angel investment network that will aim to channel funds towards early-stage ventures based in Southeast Asia. Established with assistance from Saison Capital and Finantier, the Fintech… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analysis firm, is pleased to confirm that they’ve acquired $100 million in capital via a Series E round that was led by Coatue, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.2 billion. Previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Gotrade, a trading app, has raised $7 million in a seed funding round led by LocalGlobe with participation from Social Leverage, Y Combinator, Picus Capital, and Raptor Group as well as angels associated with GoCardless (Matt Robinson), Skyscanner (Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas), Deutsche Bank (Frank Strauss), and… Read More

June 25, 2021 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-based Fintech firms Raisin and Deposit Solutions have reportedly decided to merge their operations in order to establish a new company in the business-to-consumer or B2C savings sector. Deposit Solutions currently operates deposit marketplaces for more than 150 partners, such as large institutions including Deutsche… Read More