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November 1, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Xu Gao  |  

CNCERT/CC IssueS the First General Security Technology Industry Standard for Blockchain On October 28th, the “Security Requirements for Blockchain Technology Architecture” led by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (known as CNCERT/CC) was officially released and implemented, making it the… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several major decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have experienced correction as Bitcoin (BTC) surged this past week. However, the “fundamental” developments continued, “pointing to long-term momentum,” according to a report from OKCoin. The crypto exchange notes that Bitcoin continued its ascent during the past week. The… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nick Catino, Head of Policy at TransferWise (Americas), recently commented on why he thinks the United States should allow payment firms to take part “directly in payment systems.” At present, access is limited to depository institutions, Catino explains. He notes that payment firms are unable… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financement Participatif France (FPF) the French crowdfunding association has recently touted the importance of crowdfunding and its ability to help boost economic activity during the current health crisis. The FPF partnered with the Banque des Territoires on a survey conducted by Kantar. The FPF… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aristagora Advisors, a Japanese asset management company, recently launched a $60 million VC fund, called Aristagora VC, which is focused on early-stage Israeli startups. Aristagora VC aims to focus on deep tech firms and will be investing anywhere between $500,000 to $1.5 million as an… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bill Scannell, President, Global Sales & Customer Operations, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), explains how companies across the globe are adjusting to working in the “new normal” environment following the COVID-19 outbreak. He writes in a blog post that Brazil-based retailer Grupo Boticario had to address a… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokeny Solutions, a digital asset platform facilitating primary issuance and management of security tokens, notes that they’ve planned many activities this week to celebrate the third year since their launch. The digital asset platform writes in a blog post that Tokeny Solutions was officially launched… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ajay Bhalla, President, Cyber and Intelligence Solutions, Mastercard (NYSE:MC), confirms that the payments giant is using artificial intelligence (AI) as “the first line of defense” to help the service provider detect cyberattacks, hacks and other types of security breaches. Last year, Mastercard reportedly saved its stakeholders… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lastbit Inc. has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast Track program, thus accelerating the process of integrating with Visa and allowing the company to more easily leverage the capabilities of Visa’s global payments network. Lastbit is developing a payments platform that enables consumers to utilize Bitcoin and make… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, the Chief Strategy Officer at Blend Network, an online peer to peer (P2P) property lending platform. Roxana talked about how the UK real estate market is performing. She also discussed how her company has managed to maintain operations during… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

  Ignium, a digital security platform that facilitates issuance and custody, has partnered with Fundwise, an investment crowdfunding platform to power a blockchain-based secondary trading marketplace. According to a note from the firm, the partnership will see Fundwise tokenize issued securities via Ignium’s security token… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), an international Fintech regulatory initiative created by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, will be hosting a cross-border testing initiative that will include 23 different regulators from 5 different continents. In 2019, GFIN completed a cross-border testing pilot. GFIN is… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alliance Data (NYSE: ADS), an established payments, marketing, and loyalty company, has reportedly agreed to a $450 million stock and cash acquisition of Bread, a popular Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm. According to a release, the transaction is valued at around $450 million, of… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, is continuing its expansion efforts by launching a savings account and cash flow tools in Australia. The latest expansion comes just a couple of months after Afterpay announced its expansion into Canada…. Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brussels-headquartered Keyrock, a digital asset market maker, has secured €4.3 million in capital through an investment round that was co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and SIX Fintech Ventures, which is a CHF 50 Million corporate VC fund that invests in global early-stage startups. Volta Ventures, Seeder… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Icon Solutions, a payments tech firm, has reportedly received an equity investment from JPMorgan, the world’s sixth-largest bank in terms of total assets. The value of the investment has not been shared publicly. Icon Solutions notably counts major institutions including BNP Paribas, HSBC and… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Aave, an open-source and non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for earning interest on digital asset deposits while also being able to borrow assets, noted that it wasn’t too long ago that the Aave governance protocol went live on the Ethereum mainnet. The… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 9:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has posted a “preview” of the upcoming Hong Kong Fintech Week 2020 that is scheduled to take place next week. Supported by the HKMA, the event is described as the city’s “flagship Fintech event.” Like many other conferences, the… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE:V) is reportedly planning to acquire YellowPepper, a payments tech company, in order to extend its global operations into the Caribbean and other jurisdictions. Established in 2014 and fully operational in nine different Latin American (LatAm) nations, the Miami-headquartered firm serves around 50 clients… Read More

October 29, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Norway is experiencing solid growth in online capital formation in spite of the ongoing epidemic, similar to what has been reported in some other markets. According to a tweet by Rotem Shneor, a well-known researcher in the crowdfunding sector. Shneor is an Associate Professor at… Read More