Global

February 9, 2021 @ 7:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Folk2Folk says it has increased the size of its brokerage partners. According to the company, this has resulted in several adjustments within the firm, including an expansion of its South West focus to become a national lender, accepting deals from across… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paris-based Société Générale S.A. (GLE.PA), a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, has decided to allow its workers to work from home for up to two days every week. Société Générale’s management reportedly reached an agreement with… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Renaissance Technologies, the investing firm that recently recorded its worst returns across its public funds, is now having to deal with around $5 billion in redemptions. Customers decided to pull about $1.85 billion across the three different hedge funds back in December 2020 and also… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Li Jun, Founder of Ontology and the SAGA Protocol, notes that we’re now living through an “activist period” of data regulation that will most likely dictate how our economies function for “generations to come.” Jun pointed out that most industries have “precedents” for regulation that… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu recently announced his departure from Bitmain, one of the world’s leading Bitcoin mining firms. Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan has also managed to regain control of the leading Bitcoin mining conglomerate after fellow co-founder Wu tweeted a “coded” message explaining the “end… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports indicate that Monzo is raising £50 million as part of an extension of the previously reported Series G funding from 2020. A Tweet by SkyNews said the new capital is an extension of a previously announced round that brings the total raised by… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

id4 has been recognized as the “Most Innovative Fintech Solution” at the WealthBriefing Swiss Awards 2021, according to a note from the company. id4 is a Swiss software company that is automating Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, a requirement in the… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

​B-North, a digital lender that is in the process of acquiring a full banking license, has appointed Nimisha Patel to its board of directors. Patel is currently the Chief Digital Information Officer at the Cabinet Office, responsible for helping to shape the technology strategy at… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) is reportedly launching a new business unit that is specifically dedicated to cryptocurrency services. According to Bitcoin.com, PayPal CEO, Daniel Schulman, stated during an earnings phone call that the existing financial system is considered outdated and that PayPal will be… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elizabeth McGrath from digital bank Revolut notes that the company is rolling out new features such as candlestick charts and Group Vault controls. McGrath confirms that clients will now be able to track crypto and commodities price movements “by the hour” with Revolut’s new candlestick… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neufund, a European Fintech startup with “a mission to open the world of finance: create new markets and bring together assets, investors, and entrepreneurs,” recently shared its product update for January 2021. Neufund noted that their professional team has just returned from “a well-deserved” break,… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 10:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard recently announced it has joined forces with Oracle to speed social and economic assistance through a new solution. According to the duo, this solution helps government and non-profit organizations quickly deploy emergency aid through “fast or near-real-time” payment methods (such as Mastercard Send and… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European online lender October recently alerted consumers about the money muling fraud. The company explained what usually takes place when bad actors carry out these fraudulent activities and shares tips to avoid getting scammed. October notes that if you’re being offered “opportunities” to make easy… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based Valuu, a fully digital mortgage brokerage platform introduced by PostFinance, has revealed that it managed to triple the total volume of mortgages brokered when compared to its first year offering these services. Valuu’s management stated that they’re planning to further expand their range of… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 6:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Frontline Ventures, which supports several different Fintech companies including alternative lending platform Linked Finance, has introduced a €70 million fund. Frontline has also been backing Fintechs such as Clearbanc and Currencyfair. Frontline Ventures’ new fund includes strategic investments from the European Investment Fund, the Ireland… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Thursday (February 4, 2021), an unknown entity reportedly stole $2.8 million from a shared digital or online vault via the investment platform Yearn.Finance. The hacker(s) exploited the vault using Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that lets investors make flash loans. These DeFi solutions… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Authorities in Germany have reportedly “confiscated” over €50 million in Bitcoin (BTC) from a fraudster. But there’s just one problem. The officials are unable to unlock the account because the fraudster won’t give them the password or the SEED phrase needed to gain access to… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset exchange Kraken notes that the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) has brought a wave of innovation to the broader cryptocurrency and blockchain space, and it has also provided the opportunity for investors to generate substantial returns on their investments or… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Limepay, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider, says it has gone on a “hiring spree” after securing $21 million in capital, with 7 senior hires according to a release shared with CI. Limepay claims that it’s Australia’s “only” enterprise payments and white-label BNPL and… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 8:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based remittance firm TranSwap has reportedly decided to make a move into the United Kingdom with plans to establish an Edinburgh research and development (R&D) center that will employ over 50 professionals. Currently operating in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia, TranSwap’s management noted that the… Read More