December 12, 2022 @ 7:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been placed under arrest in the Bahamas. Bankman-Fried has lived in the Bahamas since FTX became a regulated entity under Bahamanian law. FTX filed for bankruptcy protection last month under US law. Bankman-Fried was arrested… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 6:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the European Banking Authority (EBA) posted an update on certain standards that impact open banking services. One change involves authentication for individual users. CI received a comment from Jan van Vonno, Head of Industry Strategy at Tink – a leading open banking platform…. Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

WealthKernel has partnered with tendy, an educational investment platform for UK teens, according to a company statement. tendy will leverage WealthKernal’s trading and custody services that provide investing in stocks and ETFs. By using tendy, parents can get their children to start investing at a… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carefull announced a partnership with Cetera Financial Group, which claims to be a leading financial services firm and one of America’s “largest” networks of financial professionals. Through a collaborative partnership, Cetera financial professionals now “have access to Carefull’s state-of-the-art technology, which is purpose-built for those… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FLX Networks, the technology platform modernizing the engagement between asset and wealth management firms, announced the addition of eleven new hires this quarter, “including two new C-suite roles and others in sales and marketing—actions consistent with the plans recently announced in the firm’s $10MM capital… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) says they are “strengthening their approach” to crypto exchanges providing services in Canada following recent events. The CSA is alluding to the bankruptcy of FTX and all of the other failures and crypto firms that have been impacted by the… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow’s hearing at the House Financial Services Committee is widely anticipated across the crypto industry. Both current FTX CEO, John J. Ray, III, and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, are scheduled to testify on the collapse of FTX. In advance of the hearing, Ray has… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vestwell, the small business retirement plan provider and individual savings platform, announced significant upgrades “to its proprietary recordkeeping platform designed for the small plan market.” Through a series of strategic enhancements, Vestwell’s technology “solves some of the most complex challenges faced in the history of… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 12:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Enerfip, a France-based investment crowdfunding platform operating in the renewable energy sector, has gained approval to operate under ECSPR – European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation. Enerfip will now be able to raise capital online across all European Union member states. Issuers may raise up to… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Federal prosecutors are debating whether or not to file charges against the world’s largest crypto exchange – Binance, according to a report by Reuters. The US Department of Justice is undecided as to if they should pursue criminal charges against Binance, with an ongoing investigation… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Return, which claims to be the “first” automated blockchain emissions offsetting solution, announced a partnership with Flowcarbon, a “pioneering” climate technology company that is focused on “facilitating carbon reduction and removal solutions.” As Web3 continues to expand in size and scope, environmentally-conscious users “demand an… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England has posted a request for applicants for a contracted service to create a proof of concept digital wallet for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Bank has been investigating the potential for a digital pound, similar to many other central… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Upheaval in the crypto industry is probably not the best word to describe the calamity of the collapse of FTX and its impact on the digital asset sector. There are still too many unknowns that will take weeks or months to sift through to assess… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims it is “trusted” by more than 70 million customers world-wide and the “industry leader” in regulatory compliance, security and privacy certifications, has released its audited Proof of Reserves, “enabling users to verify that their crypto assets are fully backed (1:1) on our… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The current business environment is getting tougher with higher interest rates, rising inflation, talent crunch, and weaker supply chains while investors “are increasingly demanding profitable growth,” according to an update from GlobalData. To hedge against these shifts, startups as well as bigger corporations are “revisiting… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra research reveals that views on Open Banking in the United States have “matured over the last year, with 68% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’, up from 48% last year.” Of those who have integrated Open Banking, 100% now say… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland announced 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets which have been formally “validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).” The Bank is reportedly the first Irish bank, and one of the first in Europe, “to have its goals validated by the SBTi,… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IFZA Dubai, which claims to be the UAE’s most “dynamic” and “truly” international Free Zone, has entered into a partnership agreement with Wio Bank, the region’s “first” platform bank, “to provide IFZA Free Zone companies with quick and convenient access to digital banking services and… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BI-FAST, Indonesia’s domestic real-time payments scheme — provided by Bank Indonesia and powered by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a key player focused on mission-critical, real-time payments software — has announced plans “to launch a wide range of new real-time payment services as the scheme celebrates… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earned Wage Access (EWA) service provider Paywatch has reportedly secured $9 million via a pre-Series A funding round that was led by existing investor Third Prime. The investment round also included contributions from Hana Ventures which is the venture division of Hana Financial Group in… Read More