Global

June 7, 2021 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (Private) Ltd (PKIC) recently made a PKR 500 million (appr. $3 million) equity investment into Planet N (Private) Ltd in order to support the fast-evolving startup sector in Pakistan. The new investment is reportedly part of Planet N’s $10 million funding… Read More

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

M2P Solutions, the API Infrastructure firm that launched operations earlier in 2021 with Abu Dhabi as one of its headquarters, has received its Visa Ready-certification which should help the company with working cooperatively with banks that are based in the MENA region.  The company will… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

The volume of digital transactions worldwide is likely to triple over the next decade on the back of rapid innovations in the payments sector coupled with a significant amount of digitization of the economies.  A recent study says Asia-Pacific will grow the fastest in cashless… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia-based Frollo, the “purpose-driven” Fintech firm that offers financial management and Open Banking services, has introduced a new feature for its budgeting app that allows customers to check their real time balance with Siri and the firm’s Open Banking connections. Some common use-cases for voice… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 12:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lightspeed (TSX: LSPD) (NYSE: LSPD), the “one-stop” commerce platform for merchants across the globe to “simplify, scale and create exceptional customer experiences,” revealed on Monday (June 7, 2021) that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire two “global leaders” in digital commerce. After the… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 10:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading European digital asset manager CoinShares (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS) announced Monday (June 7, 2021) that three of the firm’s recently introduced physically-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) have now “cross-listed on Germany’s Börse Xetra exchange.” As noted in a release from the company: CoinShares… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, an international B2B payments service provider, revealed on Monday (June 7, 2021) that it had signed a “definitive” agreement to acquire Ixaris, a company focused on travel payments optimization. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, the transaction is set to be finalized… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PayAlly, a fully integrated payments ecosystem for small businesses, is reportedly using Banking Circle solutions to enhance its multi-currency B2B cross-border payments platform. Through the partnership, PayAlly will be able access a wider range of payment channels via the Banking Circle super-correspondent banking network. This… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), an established high-performance computing solutions provider, revealed on Monday (June 7, 2021) that it has launched its first international after-sales service center, based in Kazakhstan. According to a release shared with CI, the new Service Center will offer Canaan‘s domestic clients… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList notes that they are pleased to confirm that the registrations for the Swarm Token Sale are now open (as of June 3, 2021). The CoinList team describes Swarm as a system of peer-to-peer (P2P) networked computing nodes that create a “decentralized”… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 3:08 am By JD Alois  |  

United Fintech is crossing the Atlantic to expand in the US, according to a note from the company. Launched last year, United Fintech already claims 85 employees. According to its website, United Fintech acquires tech rims with the goal of building and creating new products…. Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 2:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer lender Mintos has shared the audited Mintos Holdings Consolidated report for 2020, which is a document “encompassing the whole group’s activities, including AS Mintos Marketplace.” As noted by Mintos, in their report, investors and stakeholders will be able to access relevant information… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 1:24 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

Swedish Fintech startup Klarna Bank AB is apparently considering a share listing in the U.S. market. According to a Bloomberg report, Klarna is likely to choose the U.S. market even as the U.K. authorities continue to scrutinize the buy-now-pay-later startups in the region.  In the… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Branch and Marqeta have a released a Gig Payment Report which covers work and payments in the modern gig economy. The gig economy is transforming the “precedent for work and payments,” the report from Branch and Marqeta reveals. It also mentions that… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Voice, a blockchain-powered social media platform developed by Block.one, has announced its NFT Residency for “emerging” creators. The team at Voice notes in an update, dated June 2, 2021: “Continuing with our mission to empower creatives, we are partnering with leaders in arts and culture… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 8:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

El Salvador is reportedly looking to become the first nation in the world to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender. El Salvador’s government might introduce legislation that could potentially make it the first country to adopt BTC as legal tender, along with the US dollar…. Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global safe drinking water nonprofit, charity: water, revealed on June 4, 2021, that they have introduced a “crypto-native” Bitcoin Water Trust initiative. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, the trust will enable charity: water to receive and “hodl” (hold long-term) Bitcoin donations in… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on over a year of “unprecedented” collaboration among Massachusetts’ financial professionals, Fintech entrepreneurs, investors, government executives, elected officials, and members of the academic community, the Massachusetts Fintech Working Group, a network of 27 leaders representing key industries, have introduced the Mass Fintech Hub, a… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GreenSky Capital Inc. recently revealed that it has finalized its fourth affiliated venture fund, the GreenSky Accelerator Fund IV, LP. The Fund reportedly has $15 million to invest in Canada‘s early-stage tech firms. The Fund’s limited partners are “composed of a network of private Canadian… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 9:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital bank Revolut notes that being able to work effectively in a digital environment is very important for small businesses. After a year that challenged many SMEs globally to adapt and become more flexible due to the COVID outbreak, everything from customer… Read More