October 24, 2022 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Exodus Movement, Inc. (tZERO and Securitize ATS:EXOD), which claims to be the leading self-custodial cryptocurrency software platform, and Polygon Technology, a developer of Polygon, the Ethereum scaling blockchain protocol Polygon supporting Web3 technology for millions of users, recently announced “the addition of Polygon support in… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking Expo, the global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives responsible for digital transformation across financial services and beyond, has partnered with American Express in order “to launch the world’s first Women in Open Banking.” The new industry initiative is “aimed at… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) announced an expansion of its existing relationship with Mastercard that will “enable credit unions and banks to provide their accountholders the ability to securely see all of their financial accounts – within and outside their primary financial institution – in one… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 7:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ), best known for its “modern-card” management and issuance platform, is now moving into banking. According to a company release, Marqeta has revealed seven banking products, including: Accounts – Demand Deposit Accounts ACH with Plaid Direct Deposit with an Early Pay option Cash… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 6:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

WeTravel has raised $27 million in a Series B funding round led by Left Lane Capital. Existing investors also participate in the round including Base10 Partners, Swift Ventures, and other “high profile” angel investors. The company said that it will use the money to accelerate… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Biz2X, an offshoot of Biz2Credit – an online small business lender, has announced its new Ascend Edition which aims to provide a better tech stack for banks and other financial services firms that offer online lending. In a release distributed during Money20/20, Biz2X said the… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Achieve, which claims to be the leader in digital personal finance, recently announced that it has raised a new debt facility “totaling $225 million with participation from O’Connor Capital Solutions, the private credit unit of UBS O’Connor LLC, and others, including a multi-trillion dollar asset… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has been selected to become the new Prime Minister, stepping in after Liz Truss was forced out following a rough couple of weeks. Several more comments have filtered in from Fintechs following the… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced towards the end of 2021, Republic purchased UK-based Seedrs combining one of the most active securities crowdfunding platforms in the US with a crowdfunding leader in the European market. The deal officially closed several weeks back following a review by UK authorities. When the… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been a lot of initial excitement surrounding the possibility of a digital dollar – a government-issued, central bank digital currency (CBDC).  The enthusiasm is primarily due to certain expectations that a CBDC will be frictionless, a low-cost currency that will help underbanked segments… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinshares weekly report on digital asset investment activity once again depicts a market with little activity as investors look elsewhere to park their money. According to the report, digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling $5 million last week in a continuation of this “apathetic… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

UK markets are showing a sign of relief following the news that former PM Boris Johnson has decided to pass on another go as the occupant of Number 10 Downing Street, and Penny Mordaunt tweeted she would stand down from the race, thus clearing the… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Custody, an institutional-grade digital asset custody solution, has onboarded risk management tools from TRM Labs, a key player focused on blockchain analytics and intelligence technology. The integration “enables Binance Custody to ensure its regulatory compliance and risk management program for client holdings through TRM’s… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ottr, a Web3 mobile app that makes holding crypto easier and more secure than ever, is pleased to announce it has “closed on a $3.1 million pre-seed funding round led by Race Capital with participation from Circle Ventures, Slow Ventures, and Kamal Ravikant.” Ottr will… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Swiss Fintech startup vestr has structured an oversubscribed financing round, “combining a traditional equity investment with a non-dilutive component.” Led by Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), the investment round “combines the resources of high-profile family offices in Switzerland,… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leveraging the firm’s expertise in asset management and Bitcoin Mining, JKL Group is set to raise “a $50M mining infrastructure fund from family offices, HNWI, and institutional investors active in the digital assets space.” JKL Group is reportedly “the first APAC headquartered digital asset management… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cashfree Payments, which claims to be one of India’s leading payments and API banking solutions companies, announced the launch of Card Issuance Stack with their new solution ‘Issuance’ “to enable businesses such as fintechs and platforms to launch prepaid cards and wallets for their customers,… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a specialized payments platform, announced a new integrated payments partnership with HotelKey, a cloud-based software solution provider for the hospitality industry. Paysafe will “integrate with HotelKey’s software solutions to streamline payments for U.S. hotels across their front-desk, hospitality, retail, food and beverage,… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zolve, a global neobank providing cross-border financial services, recently announced the appointment of Kin Chung to its leadership team in the United States. Chung, Zolve’s new Head of Credit and Risk, comes with “a wealth of experience in the financial domain through several key leadership… Read More

October 23, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unstoppable Domains integrates with Wyre and will be providing users “a quick and secure way to load their wallet.” Wyre’s payment infrastructure has “continued to support businesses much like Unstoppable Domains, and [the team] are continuing to build solutions aimed at removing common roadblocks and… Read More