Global

November 22, 2020 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech firm Circle has teamed up with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Airtm in order to provide aid to Venezuelan residents using the USDC stablecoin. According to a release, the initiative has been introduced with government support and notably marks “a global first”… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nandan Nilekani, the Chairman at InfoSys, recently noted that French expertise could help with establishing an Aadhar-like system in order to make data more accessible to everyone. The Aadhaar system provides a 12-digit unique identity number that may be obtained voluntarily by India’s residents or… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Israel’s Bank Hapoalim and Abu Dhabi Global Market will be collaborating on various Fintech projects. Both organizations have agreed to support the digital transformation of financial services in the UAE and Israel. Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), a major international financial centre located in the… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Italian mobile payments firm Satispay has secured €93 million (appr. $110.5 million) in capital from a share sale to several different investors which includes payments company Square (NYSE:SQ), tech giant Tencent (HKG: 0700), LGT Lightstone and TIM Ventures. Satispay’s investment round consisted of €68 million… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly leading the MENA region’s Fintech sector with a projected valuation of around $2.5 billion by 2022 (which is still not significant compared to international standards). Regional and multinational financial services providers have been launching digital platforms in order… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Analysts are still quite bullish on decentralized finance (DeFi) as increased capital flows indicate that the market is “primed to move higher,” according to a report from OKCoin. Following Bitcoin’s (BTC) ascent to around $18,700, major DeFi tokens have continued to surge as well. OKCoin’s… Read More

November 21, 2020 @ 1:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling recently revealed that it managed to break even and claims that it may be on track to become the first banking challenger to reach profitability. Starling Bank’s management noted that it’s the first of the new digital banks (which includes Monzo,… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stocard, a European mobile wallet, has introduced its payment feature Stocard Pay in four other countries including France, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. Stocard had initially launched its platform in the UK markets in June 2020. Stocard aims to become the leading “on-the-go” financial services… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forter, an established e-commerce fraud prevention solution provider, has secured $125 million in capital through a Series E investment round. Forter’s latest round was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon. Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Settle Network has launched two new stablecoins on in Argentina (ARST) and the other in Brazil (BRLT). Both issued using Stellar, these are the first stablecoins in each country. Stellar is a decentralized network that has focused on financial products and services. According to a… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto spot and derivative exchange OKEx reports that withdrawal services of all digital assets will be resumed on or before Nov. 27, 2020. Before reopening withdrawals, the OKEx team is conducting security checks in order to resume normal operations of the hot wallet system. OKEx… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scotiabank announced earlier this week the launch of its new artificial intellignce (AI) platform. According to the Canadian banking group, the platform provides customers with intelligent and personalized financial advice. It also enables the bank to provide what it believes to be fast, relevant advice… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Prominent Fintech venture capital firm QED Investors has announced an expansion into Southeast Asia. It already invests in early-stage Fintechs in the U.S., U.K. and Latin America. Fintech in Asia has experienced a boom in early-stage ventures and while investments may ebb and rise it… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has distributed a note sharing that its marketplace funded the purchase of an HMO (house of multiple occupancy) property in four days for an experienced landlord in West London. The property was a tenanted ten-bedroom house in West London. LendInvest say… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an Estonia-based peer to peer lender facilitating secured loans, has announced a partnership with Varengold Bank in Germany. According to a note from EstateGuru, the term sheet provides for a fronting agreement where Varengold will provide a regulatory umbrella for EstateGuru to provide an… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech SumUp, a global payments service provider, has reportedly acquired POS software provider Goodtill for an undisclosed amount. According to a release shared with CI, the acquisition will be a key part of SumUp’s long-term focus on the growth and development of its restaurant… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 7:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Ethereum (ETH) price is up around 25% during the month of November 2020. ETH, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and adoption, is trading at a little over $500 at the time of writing. During this past week, Ethereum managed to reach a… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced on Thursday it has officially completed its acquisition of Finicity, a real-time financial data and insights access provider. Mastercard previously revealed it was in talks to acquire Finicity for $825 million, with existing Finicity shareholders having the potential for an earn-out… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a post-trade financial services firm offering clearing and settlement services to the capital markets, recently published the findings of a survey of nine major broker-dealer companies. The survey’s results revealed that various post-trade processing costs for cash… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copenhagen-based Danske Bank (CPH: DANSKE), a major retail bank with more than 5 million retail customers, has partnered with Fintech firm Zenegy in order to launch a new service that will automate the processing of payments made with corporate cards. The payment processing service will… Read More