October 6, 2022 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched the ESG Impact Hub to spur co-location and collaboration “between Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) Fintech startups and solution providers, financial institutions and real economy stakeholders.” The Hub will also “anchor industry-driven sustainability initiatives such the Point Carbon… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CWallet, a Qatar-based payment processing fintech startup, has teamed up with M2P Fintech, which claims to be one of Asia’s largest API infrastructure companies, in order “to enable prepaid and multi-currency cards in Qatar.” This partnership is “aimed at promoting financial technology intelligence, financial inclusion,… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

abrdn plc, a global investment company based in Scotland that reports £508 billion in assets and 5000 employees, has joined the Hedera Governing Council. According to Hedera, abrdn will move to make Hedera the technology of choice for investment fund tokenization. In a company statement,… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the pandemic, online grocery orders “rose by more than 50% and are expected to rise further this year,” according to McKinsey research. More than ever, people “make day-to-day purchases online, choosing quick commerce merchants that offer speed and convenience.” As people open new accounts… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina-based Fintech firm Uala will reportedly be investing $150 million over the upcoming 18 months in order to support its virtual banking business, primarily in Mexico and Colombia. This, according to company CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri (whose comments came during a recent interview with Reuters). The… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 11:42 am By JD Alois  |  

In a letter sent to the Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, the European Council said it approved of the Parliament’s position on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) directive as it stands and it will be adopted… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global network and Infrastructure-as-a-Service pioneer Transaction Network Services (TNS) announced a partnership with Blue Ocean Technologies (BOT), owner and operator of the Blue Ocean ATS, a global alternative trading system (ATS) that “operates from 8pm to 4am EDT.” Blue Ocean ATS will “leverage TNS’ robust… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Proplend, an online lending platform that allows individual investors to partiipate in commercial property loans, has appointed a new Chairman of the Board. According to a note from Proplend, Jason Oakley is the new Chair. Oakley was most recently the Managing Director of Metro Bank…. Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

This past July, payments Fintech Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) reports that it surveyed 4,200 Ukrainian SMEs who are clients of the company that also work with customers outside of Ukraine. According to Payoneer, businesses in Ukraine remain resilient, persevering even as the unprovoked war with Russia… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Santander UK has announced the launch of My Home Manager in the Santander mobile app, a new comprehensive service “for mortgage customers designed to assist with all aspects of their home, including: viewing their home value estimate and mortgage balance; checking their home’s Energy Performance… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdProperty says it has topped £600 million in property projects, after a “record-breaking” September. During the month, CrowdProperty lent £14.3 million to enable the construction of residential property developments by small and medium-sized developers across the UK. When comparing the same… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a digital asset securities firm, and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE), a global private markets investment firm, announced a partnership “to expand investor access to Hamilton Lane’s funds through tokenization.” Through this partnership, qualified U.S.-based investors will be “able to more easily access three distinct… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SWIFT has reportedly shown that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized assets can “move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure – a major milestone towards enabling their smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem.” The findings, from two separate experiments, “solve the significant challenge of… Read More

October 6, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart money app Plum is reportedly launching its third crowdfunding round after acquiring £5 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. Plum previously conducted a public campaign on Crowdcube that managed to acquire $8 million in additional capital along with a $24 million Series… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 11:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapid Finance, which claims to be a market leader in helping small businesses find sustainable and customized financing solutions through a fast and simple application process, announced its acquisition of digital lending platform provider, Thrive, at American Banker’s Small Business Banking conference. As part of… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Sept. 28, during the Token2049 event in Singapore, MEXC Exchange officially announced at the MEXC afterparty “M&M Launcher” that its fund was officially “upgraded to M-Ventures and a new management team.” The upgraded M-Ventures is “a comprehensive fund committed to empowering innovations in the… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ABN AMRO is introducing ID & pay, the app that “replaces cumbersome onboarding and payment processes with a single online identification and payment functionality within the bank’s own secure environment.” In a pilot partnership, the bank and Swapfiets are “working together to offer new and… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With Request to Pay (RTP), invoices may be “displayed at the online bank account and settled directly via an automatically generated payment notification in the future.” DZ BANK relies on PPI AG‘s white-label platform PAYCY  “for the implementation.” DZ BANK and PPI AG are “launching… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 10:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bank North, a UK hybrid bank that only gained its banking license in late 2021 is calling it quits, according to multiple reports. Bank North co-founder Richard Baker posted on LinkedIn this past week that the challenger bank “has failed to raise the capital it… Read More

October 5, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayQuicker, which claims to be an innovative financial technology leader in the global payouts market, announced a new customer, Verily, a precision health company “committed to generating and applying evidence to change the way healthcare is delivered.” Verily, an Alphabet Inc. company launched from Google… Read More