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March 20, 2021 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance, which is being investigated by CFTC for a possible violation of US rules, recently explained why people should consider using cryptocurrencies when making cross-border payments. Binance notes in a blog post that traditional borderless transactions can be “cumbersome” with each transfer… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Currencycloud, a cross-border payment platform, notes that a lot has changed since March 2020, when the financial markets crashed (after awareness about COVID became more widespread). The COVID crisis has led to the largest global upheaval since the past few decades. It has touched the… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 10:22 am By Xu Gao  |  

China Imposes Further Restrictions on Online Consumer Loans for College Students Over the past few years, some internet finance platforms have targeted college campuses and made inductive marketing through cooperation with technology companies. Such practices led some students into excessive consumption and even debt traps…. Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian neobank Razorpay points out that it seems like banks have been “around forever.” In India, for example, the history of banking “dates way back to 1750 BC,” the company reveals. It also mentions that we’ve traditionally or historically been dependent on banking institutions for… Read More

March 20, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset platform CoinList recently announced its first liquid token sale and distribution ($RLY). The CoinList team confirmed that beginning on April 1, 2021, qualified or eligible CoinList users may take part in the $RLY sale and distribution (via the CoinList platform). CoinList explains that… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

English Premier League team Manchester City is working with Socios.com to launch the Manchester City $CITY Fan Token, according to a note from Chilliz – the parent company of Socios. The company says that Manchester City fans across the world will be able to use… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meltem Demirors, Chief Strategy Officer at European digital asset manager CoinShares, recently revealed that she’s excited to share that CoinShares Ventures has made a strategic  investment in MintGreen, a CleanTech firm that uses Bitcoin or BTC mining to monetize heat generation. Demirors explains that MintGreen… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto UK has sent a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, advocating on behalf of Fintech innovation – specifically crypto-assets. Crypto UK is a self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptoasset industry, created to promote higher standards of conduct. Members include high-profile… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pooja Ranjan, the Herder-in-Chief @EthCatHerders, Founder @ether_world, Co-founder @blockaction_io, has published a blog post update for Ethereum Cat Herders (#40). Ranjan, who regularly shares news and views about blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT), notes that the Berlin upgrade has been announced, The (Ethereum) Ropsten… Read More

March 19, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Chime notes that if you’ve ever tried to schedule an automatic bill payment from your bank account or received a direct deposit, then you may appreciate how convenient these transactions might be. We may be able to avoid many late fees if we… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This World Consumer Rights Day, which took place on March 15, 2021, Fintech firm Wise (previous TransferWise) talked about what they consider to be IBAN “discrimination.” This World Consumer Rights Day, let’s talk about IBAN discrimination. IBAN discrimination is against the law – and has… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken recently committed funding to support the Ethereum 2.0 transition process with the New Gitcoin Giving initiative. Kraken says it will match “up to $50,000” in donations to open-source Ethereum infrastructure initiatives as part of Gitcoin’s donation drive (which began on March… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Two draft documents by the European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, addressing distributed ledger technology (DLT or blockchain) as well as crypto-assets have emerged. The first is a draft document on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a blockchain ecosystem that seeks to offer services to enterprises, has announced an annual investment fund of up to USD$ 5 million for 15 companies building on the Zilliqa blockchain. Zilliqa strives to address the shortcomings of some established blockchains by providing a robust… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s payment services provider Enfuce has secured €7 million in capital through a Series-B funding round. Enfuce has received €5 million in funding from Tencent. Another €2 million that was part of the investment round came from previous investor Maki. Prior investment has been supported… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, an interesting Fintech that allows users to surf savings rates and pick the best to generate more income with their money, is distributing an Interest Rate Tracker for the European Market. Raising notes that according to the latest European Central Bank data the Eurozone’s… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Railsbank, a Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform, has expanded into Australia in partnership with digital bank Volt. Founded in 2016, Railsbank is based in the UK and offers APIs and apps for financial services firms to offer modern services. Volt is the first digital… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

M2P Solutions- YAP has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Flourish Ventures and Omidyar Network India. YAP’s existing investors—Beenext, 8i Ventures and Better Capital also participated in the financing round. Terms of the round were not disclosed. Based in Chennai,… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Asset-backed lending platform Ablrate has recorded its largest full financial year (FY) profits to date, even though there was a significant decline in turnover following the COVID-19 outbreak. As first reported by P2P Finance News, Ablrate’s owner, Aviation and Tech Capital, reveals that the P2P… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 11:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Group 11 reports that it has raised $120 million in a “vastly-oversubscribed first closing” for its Fifth Fintech Fund. The VC says it will invest primarily in Silicon Valley-based Fintech software companies often related to Israel through their founding teams and R&D centers. Previously, Group… Read More