June 19, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest private investment marketplace in the world, has revealed a new partnership with digital securities platform INX (NEO: INXD, INXATS: INX, OTCQB: INXDF). INX is also a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer, ATS (alternative trading system), and transfer agent. As part of the deal, Republic has invested… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Truework says sit has reached a significant milestone in their journey as they “work towards creating trust in every financial transaction.” Truework has entered into a strategic partnership with TransUnion, one of the largest information and insights companies in the world. In addition, TransUnion has… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 7:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Do Kwon, the creator of TerraUSD – LUNA, has been sentenced to four months in the slammer in Montenegro, according to multiple reports. Kwon’s attempt to create an algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD has been cited as a huge catalyst in the crypto collapse of 2022. The… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Synthetix is pleased to announce the addition of Lido Finances’ stETH as the latest asset for leverage trading on Synthetix Perps. This new perpetual futures market “has been approved by SIP 2021 and had parameters set in SCCP 2015.” Synthetix Perps claims it is “the… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SimpleNexus, an nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) company and developer of the U.S. homeownership platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, announced a new integration with Empower, Black Knight’s loan origination system (LOS). The bidirectional integration, “available to financial institutions including independent mortgage… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 6:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Human Interest, which claims to be one of the “largest” and “fastest-growing” 401(k) providers in the country, says it is the first “to offer a 3% cash back reward to participants who start saving for retirement.” The incentive is “available to all eligible participants on… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers,  released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. This report “highlights the company’s commitments to ESG, how these commitments tie back… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rnwl, an interesting UK-based Insurtech, is raising growth capital on Seedrs. The offering page indicates the Rnwl is offering a 1.79% equity stake at a pre-money valuation of £8.2 million. The company is EIS qualified, a Seedrs Nominee and approved for the Secondary Market. As… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sylon Asesores, a registered investment advisor launches Rivium, in collaboration with Alpaca‘s advanced brokerage technology. This provides Mexican investors “with a user-friendly app that delivers a comprehensive and customized banking and investing experience.” The platform reportedly “offers diverse investment products, including individual stocks, fractional shares,… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Andrew Saks, who talked about the importance of financial inclusion for the vast majority. Notably, 1.4 billion people remain unbanked, which takes several countries in Southeast Asia to allow a larger virtual currency ecosystem to take root in their countries. The… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, a European Union online investment platform, has announced the launch of Nimity – an equity management service. According to SeedBlink, Nimity provides cap-table management, investor governance, and communications to help entrepreneurs and investors manage private securities. The service also enables Employee Stock Ownerhip or… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, the global fintech platform driving access to alternative investments for the wealth management industry, announced the launch of iCapital Marketplace, the platform connecting wealth managers and advisors “with alternative investment opportunities offered by the world’s leading investment providers and asset managers.” Powered by its… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In another step to expand access to credit and broaden its portfolio, Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces a new type of loan with investments in Tesouro Direto (treasury Securities) as collateral…. Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, unveiled new tools enabling consumers to make more informed purchasing decisions and take action for the planet, “including a top-up donations feature and expanded CO₂e emissions tracking insights within the Home & Gardens and Jewelry… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda Cash Plus is described as a new way for the community “to earn 2.57% yield and even more on their cash, and another big step towards our goal of simplifying wealth creation for everyone.” As explained in a blog post, Bitpanda Cash Plus claims… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Initial public offerings have hit the pause button in the past months – at least until recently. Last week, CAVA (NYSE:CAVA), a Mediterranean restaurant concept, successfully floated shares on the NYSE, seeing the shares rocket on the first day of trading. The strong showing in… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) and Pismo, the next-gen banking and payments software company, jointly announced their relationship in which Citi will use Pismo’s technology platform to help strengthen Citi’s corporate demand deposit accounts (DDA), to clients worldwide. Citi TTS continues “to migrate its… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transcend, a provider of liquidity, funding, and collateral optimization solutions, has appointed Emily Harris as a Product Specialist, based out of the United Kingdom. In this role, Emily will “focus on leading Transcend’s securities finance product development efforts and growing the firm’s global footprint, particularly… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) announced that it has committed more than $500 million in equity investments “to minority- and women-led funds, more than doubling its initial $200 million commitment.” The bank has “committed equity to more than 150 funds, which to date have invested… Read More

June 18, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum announces the upcoming expansion of its regulated operations in Singapore following the in-principle approval of its Major Payment Institution Licence (MPIL) application. The expanded Singapore offering includes regulated crypto brokerage service. It marks the latest expansion of Sygnum Singapore’s regulated activities “following the three-part… Read More