Opinion

October 10, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Nick Morgan  |  

“… broadening the accredited investor pool could help minority founders who may not have wealthy networks but could benefit from smaller investments from a more extensive base of contributors.” In a recent episode of Capital Ideas, hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright welcomed Jasmin Sethi,… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Volante Technologies, a payments-as-a-service (PaaS) software provider, recently announced that it was recognized for providing Wholesale Payment Systems. According to Volante, payments modernization efforts will improve instant payments, cross-border payments, and extended data capacities, yet are bottlenecked by both educational shortcomings as well as regulatory challenges…. Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ryan Lee, Chief Analyst at Bitget Research recently explained that Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, has grown steadily to become a major global asset, one whose market cap is impacted significantly by global events. For instance, Ryan Lee of Bitget Research, noted that the ongoing… Read More

October 7, 2024 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank‘s recent £29 million fine shows the true cost of “cutting corners” on digital ID verification, according to Regtech and Fintech industry professionals. As reported just last week, this past Wednesday 2nd October, the UK’s challenger bank Starling had been fined nearly £30 million… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move signaling alignment with US regulatory actions, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is preparing to survey City firms to scrutinize their use of encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp. Regtech firm SteelEye has shared informative insights to help industry participants with gaining… Read More

October 5, 2024 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, the annual report distilled from the SEC’s Small Business Forum was published. Once again, it outlined a series of requests for policymakers to enact to support smaller firms. The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation led the forum. It is… Read More

October 4, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Nick Morgan  |  

“Bitcoin-related ventures have the potential to generate life-changing returns,” -Mike Jarmuz In a recent episode of the Capital Ideas podcast, co-hosts Nick Morgan and Dara Albright interviewed Mike Jarmuz, founder of Lightning Ventures and CEO of Thunder Funder. As the largest Bitcoin-focused angel investing network, Lightning Ventures… Read More

October 3, 2024 @ 12:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Union has a series of “Commissioners” who are responsible for crafting proposals for EU legislation while implementing the policies of the European Parliament and the EU Council. Each Commissioner is designated a portfolio of responsibilities. Last month, for the first time, the EU… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has recently shared insightful comments following the Money and Credit data from the update from the Bank of England. Karim Haji, Global and UK Head of Financial Services at KPMG, shared comments on the recent Money and Credit statistical release. Karim Haji from KPMG… Read More

October 1, 2024 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Draghi Report Previously, CI reported that Mario Draghi, formerly the European Central Bank (ECB) president, had hammered the EU on its lack of support for innovation, declaring that Europe is falling behind. The full report, published on the ECB website, states that European “innovation is blocked at… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer; Head, Global Policy, Circle Internet Financial, notes that with the emergence of fast-evolving fintechs, regulators have sought ways to keep pace with their activities and technologies, “not only in the spirit of leveling the playing field, but also to keep… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The consumer retail and services vertical approached a nadir through Q2 2024, according to an update from PitchBook. Looking forward, PitchBook pointed out that the buyout activity is “expected to increase following the Federal Reserve’s (the Fed’s) much anticipated 50-basis-point cut announced in Q3.” Illustrating… Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rohit Chopra, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director, issued this past week a statement on the US Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Visa (NYSE:V). CFPB Director Rohit Chopra has highlighted key points regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Visa, the payment network conglomerate…. Read More

September 30, 2024 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) is now open for applications. Digital securities, or tokenized assets, are widely believed to be the future of the securities sector. While anticipation of the migration to digital from more analog issuance and trading of securities has been predicted for… Read More

September 27, 2024 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Senator Tim Scott, the ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, has introduced legislation seeking to improve access to capital and assist the innovation and entrepreneurship sector of the economy. The Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024 aims to “improve access to capital for… Read More

September 23, 2024 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CI recently caught up with Tyler Adams, CEO and Co-founder of COZ, a software firm in the blockchain sector providing various products to s support Web3 development. In addition to his efforts to combat counterfeiting, Tyler is part of the lobbying group Stand With Crypto,… Read More

September 19, 2024 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week at the Digital Commonwealth’s Mansion House Summit Series, Tom Kiddle, co-founder of Palisade – a digital asset custody firm, spoke about his opinion on MiCA. Palisade is a regulated firm based in France. The European Union has approved MiCA, or Markets in Crypto Assets regulation. MiCA aims… Read More

September 17, 2024 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Later this week, the US Federal Reserve, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), will reveal how much they will cut benchmark interest rates. This is the first time the Fed will cut rates since 2020. The debate on the rate cut has shifted to whether or… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an Administrative Order punishing the FlyFish Club (FFC) for allegedly issuing “crypto asset securities.” The FlyFish Club is a private dining venue that offers memberships similar to country clubs. Unfortunately, FFC upset the Commission by issuing… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

As previously reported, Financement Participatif France (FPF), the French crowdfunding association, and France Fintech merged in June of this year. Last month, EuroCrowd, the pan-European advocacy group for online capital formation, posted an Op-Ed questioning the impact of this move on the emerging securities crowdfunding industry. EuroCrowd has long… Read More