Global

December 9, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico-based digital bank albo has secured $45 million in capital through an investment round in order to expand its operations into lending and insurance services. Several investors took part in albo’s latest round, including Valar Ventures, Greyhound Capital, Mountain Nazca and Flourish Ventures. The digital… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 9:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis has teamed up with top Japanese system integrators in order to boost its compliance network. Chainalysis announced on December 7, 2020, that it has partnered with Japan-based system integrators Hitachi and SB C&S. These firms are the latest to join Chainalysis’… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading sideways as some crypto analysts have warned that the digital asset’s price may become unpredictable in the short-term, according to a new report from OKCoin. The digital currency exchange confirmed that Bitcoin continues to gain institutional support. BTC’s recent price… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a Mexico based crypto platform, has received a $62 million investment from Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors. The series B funding represents the first foray into cryptocurrency for both QED Investors and Kaszek Ventures. The digital asset platform says this is the first major… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 2:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Injective Protocol, a “fully” decentralized layer-2 digital assets derivatives exchange protocol powering cross-chain trading and (decentralized finance) DeFi, has released a new software version: Injective Solstice V2. As reported earlier this year, Injective Protocol had acquired $2.6 million in capital through a… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has launched a new global partnerships program called “Leading Edge.” The program is designed to help International Financial Institutions (IFIs) in priority markets access the best British Fintech solutions, starting with Singapore, Australia, and the United States. The… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The £3 million Rapid Recovery Challenge funded by Nesta has announced fourteen organizations that have received £125,000 each to develop innovative solutions that help people access jobs and financial support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Challenge is also being supported by the Money and Pensions… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitbond, a European digital asset platform, has partnered with Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH), one of Europe’s oldest banks, to issue a EURO stablecoin (EURB). The stablecoin is available today and is leveraging the Stellar blockchain network. The stablecoin is said to be the first… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut continues to roll out new features and services at a rapid pace. Today, the Fintech is announcing a new feature called “Pockets” – a tool to help users to better manage their spending such as monthly bills, subscriptions, rent, and more. Pockets… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut, which was last valued at around $5.5 billion, has reportedly managed to break even for the month of November 2020. Fintech Unicorn Revolut’s revenues had dropped as much as 40% when awareness about the Coronavirus pandemic began to spread back in… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global shift by individuals and organizations towards working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the overall costs related to cybercrime – which is on track to surpass $1 trillion this year for the very first time ever…. Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 1:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Early access investors for the securities offering in Orbital Marine Power Ltd have already pushed the company past its £1 million funding target in less than one week. The offering is now live to the public on Crowdcube. According to the offering page, investors are… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ralph Hamers, CEO at UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG), a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Switzerland with around $1 trillion in assets, has noted that innovation and collaboration haven’t really been the norm for many traditional financial institutions. Hamers, whose… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Stock Exchange has announced a “major stake” in Custodigit a joint venture between Swisscom & digital asset Bank Sygnum. Simultaneously, the company announced it would partner with Swisscom and Sygnum to provide an “Institutional Digital Asset Gateway.” Swisscom is Switzerland’s top telecoms &… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

gohenry, a money app designed to build positive financial habits for kids, has raised $40 million in funding led by Edison Partners and with the participation of Gaia Capital Partners, Citi Ventures, and Muse Capital. The valuation of the Fintech was not revealed. Simultaneously, gohenry… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Tuesday its plans to become net-zero carbon for operations by 2030, including its primary Scope 3 emissions. The company furthe revealed the launch of its Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative, where it has committed $10 million to support companies that help drive… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Digital Finance Forum has rebranded as Fintech Founders, according to a note from the group. Founded and Chaired by LendInvest founder Christian Faes, the name change is said to indicate the group’s wider, scaled-up ambitions to become a network of influence and authority… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya has expanded its consumer credit offering into auto loans, according to the Fintech. With a focus on fixed income and alternative credit, Pagaya is an asset management platform using machine learning and big data analytics to manage institutional money. Pagaya says that hundreds of… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a top global investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the availability of a fund that is open to individual investors in Canada. OurCrowd’s OC50, a portfolio index fund, is said to be available with “unprecedented low minimum contributions” opening up the world of VC investing… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new study has found that SMEs are now using Open Banking solutions a lot more frequently than before the pandemic began. Approximately half of the SMEs that took part in a recent survey claim they’re now using Open Banking services providers, according to research… Read More