December 30, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enfuce, the Finnish cloud-native issuing and processing pioneer, has announced the launch of a pilot project with social enterprise Welcome.Place, Finnish mobile payments provider for employment benefits Epassi, and digital payments giant Visa in order “to distribute prepaid payment cards to refugees arriving in France.”… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullpen Capital recently announced its “largest ever” funding round at $145 million. Uncertain market conditions have plagued venture capital firms in 2022, but Bullpen has reportedly managed to maintain operations with their “unique” post-seed investment approach. As noted in an update shared with CI, Bullpen… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

GUARDD, a Fintech that was co-founded by Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, Doug Ellenoff, and Jim Dowd, is looking to raise up to $2 million in growth capital on SeedInvest. For those of you in the know, Neiss, Ellenoff, and Dowd are Fintech superstars, each active in… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Jacob Fernane, Founder and CEO of Pacific Lion LLC, a full-service equity investment and consulting firm for early-stage tech companies. Pacific Lion makes behind-the-scenes equity investments while guiding founders through a 12-18 month trajectory of milestones that lead to a liquidity… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, Binance claims it ramped up its regulatory compliance and user protection initiatives. By working collaboratively with regulators worldwide, Binance reveals it has “secured registrations and licenses in 14 jurisdictions as of the end of 2022.” To further reinforce their commitment to fight against… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Marcus Sotiriou, Market Analyst at digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK) reports that Bitcoin is being accumulated by whales. Bitcoin (BTC) has had a tough year, like most all markets. BTC started 2022 at around $47,000. As of today, it looks like it will exit 2022,… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has announced that it took $3.5 billion in crypto from FTX for safekeeping, according to a statement distributed by the Commission yesterday (December 29, 2022). The Commission stated that based on information provided by former FTX CEO Sam… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are four “over-riding” investment themes that investors will be watching and positioning for in 2023 in order to build their wealth, says the CEO and founder of an independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organization. Nigel Green of deVere Group’s recently commented on… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru reports that in November 2022, the Estonian market “produced €5.4M worth of loans, followed by Lithuania with €3,2M and Finland with €2.1M.” In November of this year, the total financed amount “was €13.2M.” EstateGuru’s core markets “performed as expected, despite the holiday season having… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hyphen Group, a Fintech firm backed by Hong Kong-based billionaire Richard Li, has reportedly secured $22 million in capital via a funding round that was led by PCCW. The company stated that the amount secured is more than its initial $20 million target. The company… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai Chamber of Commerce has announced the launch of a new Fintech & Payments Business Group aimed at bringing together companies of all sizes “within the fintech and payments sector to encourage collegial dialogue, advocate policy change and promote the emirate as a highly competitive global… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pak-Qatar Takaful Group and BLINQ Solutions Private Limited have reportedly entered an agreement with a goal to streamline payment collections and assist existing and new clients with making payments from an extensive range of payment solutions. According to a statement made on December 26, Saqib… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 9:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

SmartLenders, an asset manager in the marketplace lending sector, has distributed an end-of-the-year missive with an optimistic note predicting better times ahead. SmartLenders states: “It cannot be ruled out that in 2023, a massive reduction in inflation, a solution to the Ukrainian conflict and a… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 8:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Puneet Maheshwari, Director at Upstox, which supports powerful investing and trading made simple, and claims to be trusted by Indian consumers, reveals that Upstox is “an online trading app for Demat Account, Share Market, MF, IPO with 10 million+ customers.” Backed by Ratan Tata and… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

By increasing the “popularity” of digital currency, TRONAPP.SBS launches a cryptocurrency cloud mining platform, which helps users to earn passive income. The platform aims to “offer users a unique opportunity to earn passive income from their investments in cryptocurrency mining.” This accessible cloud mining platform… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a primary issuance platform for digital assets as well as a trading platform (some US states and other countries), has distributed an updated on 2022. The company states that in spite of all of the challenges 2022 presented, it has been a strong year… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gate.io, the global cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of Gate.io Fraction Token, making the “most popular” NFTs more accessible and available on the market. Fraction Token on Gate.io allows traders “to buy and sell ERC-20 tokens pegged to an underlying NFT asset, enabling traders to… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, we connected with the Alviere team. They discussed licensing in the embedded finance sector. According to Alviere, licensing in embedded finance is one of the most important areas in the financial industry. As explained by Alviere, the OCC is watching banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and embedded… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funds have been on the move from Alameda Research wallets – mostly in small amounts with the majority being combined into two digital wallets prior to being sent to FixedFloat/ChangeNow. This is according to a report by Martin Lee at Nansen – a blockchain analytics… Read More

December 29, 2022 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As searches for financial wellness skyrocket, financial therapist Megan Ford offers advice to consumers on how to look after their mental health – and their money With the news covering inflation, recession and the cost of living crisis more, it’s no wonder Americans are “feeling… Read More