December 18, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a Web3 company, announced that U.S. MetaMask users will be able to purchase crypto (ETH) from “within the app” using PayPal. MetaMask will reportedly “be the first Web3 wallet to leverage PayPal to drive more successful on-ramp transactions.” Initially available to select PayPal users… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini says it’s pleased to announce that individuals and institutions in Greece and Bulgaria can now “open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.” Consumers in these additional two markets “can securely access Gemini’s website or mobile app… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Starling Bank is rolling out its first savings product offering “a guaranteed return of 3.25% over one year on balances of £2,000 or more.” The new Starling 1-Year Fixed Saver is “built seamlessly into the Starling app for maximum visibility and control.” Starling personal current… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 1:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, announced that Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, is “using Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, Vault Core.” Bpifrance claims it is “the first bank in France to deploy Thought Machine’s modern cloud-native core banking platform, using Vault… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced its membership in the Corporate Affiliate Program of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), an organization dedicated to “guiding and building the future of artificial intelligence (AI).” Lan Guan, global lead of Cloud First Data & AI at Accenture,… Read More

December 18, 2022 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Neo Global Development (NGD) has accepted Pink Paper, ‘a decentralized content publishing platform, into the EcoBoost program.” Through EcoBoost, Neo will “provide Pink Paper with support and incubation opportunities to help the project enter the market.” EcoBoost is “a business incubation program focused on building… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin reveals that users can can now buy 10 additional tokens via their crypto trading platform – Badger Finance (BADGER), DYDX Exchange (DYDX), Ampleforth (FORTH), Kusama (KSM), Immutable X (IMX), Mask Network (MASK), Mina Protocol (MINA), Numeraire (NMR), Storj (STORJ), and 0x… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Quantum Intelligence (GQI), a market and business intelligence firm steeped in quantum technology experience and solely dedicated to this sector, has just launched and claims it is already “serving major vendors and users, as well as governments and investors keen on gathering authoritative intelligence… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 2:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The trifecta of legal action against Sam Bankman-Fried and the failure of FTX blossomed this past week as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried. These charges were joined by civil charges filed by both the… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, a securities crowdfunding platform that aims to emerge as the dominant online capital formation company in Europe, has distributed a few new details on its pending merger with the Netherlands-based Oneplanetcrowd. As was reported last month, Invesdor Group announced the merger of the two… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 10:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial habit forming platform, Updraft, announces its latest investment round, raising another £108 million in equity and debt “to power its ambitious growth strategy and deliver savings to its fast-growing user base of 300k members.” The senior debt funding round of £100 million was “led… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euroclear is pleased to announce its acquisition of Goji, a London-based provider of digital access and technology-enabled solutions to private markets, subject to regulatory approvals. Private market assets are currently “valued at $9.8 trillion and are expected to grow to $14.4 trillion by 2025.” This… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

STP Investment Services (STP), a global, technology-enabled, end-to-end investment operations service provider, announced it has acquired WealthSite, a firm that provides “a fully integrated and highly customized accounting, portfolio management, reporting and analytics platform to single and multi-family offices, traditional wealth advisory firms and money… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), which claims to be a global leader in financial services technology, announced that its incoming Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors have initiated a comprehensive “assessment of the company’s strategy, businesses, operations and structure with the goal of positioning the Company… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) is pleased to support our partners at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) on the launch of Stellar Aid Assist, which is described as “a first-of-its-kind blockchain-powered aid disbursement system that delivers relief funds quickly, affordably and efficiently to individuals in crisis.” As… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Celesta Capital, a deep technology venture capital firm, announced that it has created a formal partnership with The Sultanate of Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and IT (MTCIT) and the Public Authority for Special Economic and Free Zones (OPAZ). Celesta Capital has “had a longstanding… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finterest, which claims to be the “first” crypto lending protocol available on the Internet Computer (ICP) built to support native Bitcoin borrowing and lending, announced the close of its $1.5 million seed round. Investors reportedly “include Polychain Capital via the Beacon Fund, an Internet Computer-focused… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

According to a new research report by quant technology provider SigTech, a majority of institutional investors “anticipate the higher volatility regime persisting and expect to generate stronger returns over the next two years compared with the past decade.” The SigTech Institutional Investors Report 2022 “surveys… Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)  has identified 14 specific financial vulnerabilities impacting the markets in its annual report. The Council incorporates the participation of all the major US financial regulators, including the Secretary of the Treasury, who acts as the Chair of the Council…. Read More

December 16, 2022 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DOGAMÍ, which claims to be the first Web3 game for NFT pet companions, completes its $14M seed round with a $7M seed extension “led by European tech-investor XAnge.” DOGAMÍ has “launched a mobile application that allows users to adopt and play with their virtual NFT… Read More