November 15, 2022 @ 6:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to multiple reports, first revealed by WSJ.com. BlockFi is a trading, lending, and yield platform that has previously announced it had significant exposure to FTX. On November 11th, FTX announced that it was filing for Chapter 11,… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael J. Hsu, testified in front of the Senate Committee on Banking today. In prepared testimony, the Acting Comptroller outlined his priorities for the bank regulator. In opening statements, the Chair of the Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown, took a… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay, the very popular digital wallet offering from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), is now available via Circle, according to a blog post. Circle stated that eligible businesses who build with Circle can now accept Apple Pay. This includes both in-App payments as well as using a… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA), the nation’s “only” military bank trade association, in partnership with MOCA Financial, a key player in advanced digital accounts and payment processing, launched The Patriot Card, a debit card designed to provide our Veterans “a safe, flexible,… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement, has published its annual activity report for the fiscal year 2022. The Division of Enforcement is the largest section of the SEC and leverages the bulk of the agency’s budget. During the SEC’s fiscal year of… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Molo Finance are pleased “to introduce a ‘Savings Booster’ feature across all of our buy-to-let products.” Current market volatility in the UK has “resulted in landlords facing the highest mortgage interest rates in over a decade.” Recognizing the challenges they face, the… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, boomed in 2021. This year, the story is rather different. According to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, through Q3 2022, there have been 78 SPAC initial public offerings (IPOs). This compares to 444 for the nine-month period… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Before the collapse of FTX, founder Sam Bankman-Fried frantically attempted to cut a deal with Binance and worked the phones to raise more capital. Bankman-Fried quickly went from everything is fine, to we need a lot of money to keep things going. In the end,… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, announced partnerships “with Chenoa Information Systems, Flylance, Future Workforce, Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company, Velocity Investment Solutions and Wissen Technology.” Each firm has “a specialty in financial services and, with expertise in process… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

An initial filing pertaining to the Chapter 11 filing for FTX and affiliated firms has surfaced today. Filed yesterday by new leadership at FTX to manage the bankruptcy proceedings, the document notes there are over 100,000 creditors with claims – a number that can balloon… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., one of Japan’s leading global financial institutions, announced an agreement “to collaborate in providing sustainability solutions to the bank’s corporate clients.” The agreement will enable Mizuho “to strengthen its offering to customers by combining LSEG’s… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarpay AG marks a significant expansion of its international payment capabilities “with the launch of dedicated USD and GBP Accounts.” This addition “enables digital companies, including online merchants, ad networks, marketplaces, and influencers, to collect and disburse USD and GBP payments globally via their corporate… Read More

November 15, 2022 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK BaaS (Banking as a Service) fintech firm Griffin and global FS OS (Financial Services Operating System) 11:FS Foundry announced a new partnership “to help businesses actualise the benefits of embedded finance – the process of building new fintech products and embedding financial services directly… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime risk detection, announces a training program “designed to help compliance teams navigate potential threats when onboarding customers.” Financial institutions must legally “vet new clients for money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, and corruption before providing access… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Credisense, a no-code origination, workflow and credit decisioning platform, has partnered with cloud-native SaaS banking and financial services platform Mambu, “to accelerate the modernization of lending systems in the Asia Pacific market.” The partnership will “provide lenders of all sizes with a flexible end-to-end lending… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payment and marketing solutions, has supported global online merchant partners “to serve over 100 million e-wallet users as they flock to take up the offers and benefits since the global Double 11 event kicked off on November 1.” The consumers… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

BTC Markets CEO Caroline Bowler has distributed a public statement on the FTX bankruptcy and its impact on the overall digital asset industry. BTC Markets is an Australian exchange that says it has set the industry standard for compliance in Australia. Last month, it announced… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, a Singapore-regulated digital assets exchange for private securities, has received an additional $20 million in new capital as part of a “pre-Series B” funding round. The money came from both existing and new investors – notably, Korea’s largest banking group – KB Financial Group… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which claims to be the world’s “leading” blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Royal Group of Companies, Cambodia’s strategic investment holding company, “to solidify the relationship between the two parties and to expand blockchain ecosystem in… Read More

November 14, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) announced to all its eligible customers the possibility of “opening an account with a debit card for those under 18 years of age.” The novelty, which passed through an initial phase of testing which started in June and has already “registered a… Read More