December 14, 2022 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trovata, a bank-connected platform that makes it easier for finance and treasury professionals to manage cash, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a global player focused on investment management with $2.3 trillion of assets under management, announced they are partnering “to help joint customers tap into… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copenhagen-based fintech ARYZE has introduced the first of its suite of digital currency assets, ARYZE Digital Cash, on European digital assets exchange Switchere. The firm claims that the launch “offers a glimpse into the future of full reserve banking based digitized cash, with ARYZE eEUR… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) has opened new tech hubs in Malaga, Spain and in Warsaw, Poland to support business units. Together, they will “employ some 1,400 professionals with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), who will contribute to the bank’s digital and business… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Banking Committee hearing on FTX, taking place today, has extended the discourse on the collapse of what was once one of the largest crypto exchanges in operation. While not involving any current FTX employees, testimony and perspective are being provided by four different… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Extend, a virtual card and spend management platform, announced a partnership with HSBC (NYSE: HSBC), one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. HSBC will offer Extend solutions “to its commercial card clients in the U.S. to help companies manage spending with the… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, a global Fintech that offers a marketplace for savers as well as other services, has reached $30 billion in assets under management (AUM). This includes surpassing $1 billion in AUM in the US, operating under the SaveBetter brand. According to a statement by the… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

WisdomTree has announced nine new registered digital funds. Access to these new funds is expected to be via WisdomTree Prime, WisdomTree’s digital wallet application, currently in beta, with its planned public launch for Q1 2023. The digital funds utilize the Stellar blockchain. Each digital fund… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CubiCasa, a global-reaching real estate software company, announced the launch of its partnership program for Multiple Listing Services (MLS). The company is also announcing a contract with PrimeMLS, the first MLS “to benefit from CubiCasa’s new MLS program, with more to be announced soon.” In… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against eight influencers pertaining to a $100 million securities fraud plot. Simultaneously, criminal charges have been leveled at the individuals by the Department of Justice’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Algorand has been selected to support a digital guarantees platform in Italy. Algorand is a proof-of-stake blockchain that is designed to provide more efficient transactions. The new platform is expected to become operational in early 2023 and is described as the first time an EU… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equitybee, the startup employees’ stock options funding solution, today announced the appointment of Susan Woodard as chief compliance officer (CCO) and CEO of Equitybee Securities, LLC. Woodard reportedly “joins the company executive team and will be responsible for ensuring best practices on behalf of Equitybee… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KX — maker of kdb+, the “fastest” time series database and real-time analytics engine — announced that Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), the full service brokerage and investment banking firm, has “chosen KX to enhance market data analytics and drive real-time decision making.” With over… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the final run-up to the holidays, fraud prevention company SEON is warning all online businesses “to brace for one last surge in fraud attempts.” That’s because last year, during the week of 12th December, the company’s system “declined more than 100,000 transactions per day… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post, Tether announced its intent to reduce secured loans to zero during 2023. Along with the announcement, Tether stated that its current secured loans are overcollateralized and covered by extremely liquid assets. The statement follows a claim published on WSJ.com that said… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, which claims to be the leading provider of non-dilutive (debt-based) capital to SaaS companies,  revealed its 2022 growth metrics, announcing it “increased revenue by 250%.” Throughout the year, Capchase was “able to expand its reach by securing additional funding, forging partnerships with leading financial… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bybit, which claims to be the world’s “third-most” visited crypto exchange, has implemented a Proof of Reserves system that “allows users to verify the company’s holdings directly.” The system uses Merkle Tree “to enable users to quickly verify their assets deposited in Bybit and authenticates… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 4:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

This afternoon, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York held a press conference discussing the indictment of Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time CEO of FTX and now the alleged perpetrator of one of the largest frauds in history. As the details emerge,… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 1:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fund Recs announced that its Velocity platform will automate EMIR reconciliations for Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager “with $418 billion in client assets.” Completing an EMIR trade reconciliation is “integral to having effective oversight in place on the EMIR reporting process.” Regulators… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Versana has launched a syndicated loan platform, connecting banks, institutional lenders, and service providers to the $5 trillion market. Founding investors in Versana include, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, and Credit Suisse. Versana was originally created to address intrinsic inefficiencies in the US leveraged… Read More

December 13, 2022 @ 12:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nexo, which claims to be the “leading” regulated institution for digital assets, has announced its registration “with the Ministry of Finance of Poland as a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP) in the country.” This development in Poland “builds on the crypto-native FinTech’s longstanding effort to… Read More