September 14, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ownera has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by JP Morgan and LRC Group. Other investors include; Draper Goren Holm, tokentus Investment AG, Accomplice Blockchain, Polymorphic Capital, The Ropart Group and Archax. Ownera is a digital asset platform enabling tokenization of securities as… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KlariVis, a fast-growing enterprise dashboard and analytics solution for the financial services industry, announced its new relationship with its first Indiana-based institution, First Farmers Bank & Trust, as “a key data partner for the bank’s future.” KlariVis explains that it “compiles and aggregates high-value, actionable… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinShares (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF) has its plan to deal with the Merge. The Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) CoinShares Physical Ethereum, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, Xetra in Germany, as well as the Euronext in France and the Netherlands…. Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

On Monday, the US Department of Justice announced it had received a guilty plea from the “first-ever cryptocurrency insider trading case.” Originally covered this past July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) simultaneously filed insider trading charges along with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial technology provider FIS (NYSE: FIS) announced that it is streamlining the way small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) gain access to embedded payments and finance solutions “through software providers with the launch of Worldpay for Platforms.” This new software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution “combines the power of the global… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC Northzone is proud to announce their largest fundraise to date: €1 billion “to invest in the next generation of changemakers.” Between the global climate crisis and social, macroeconomic, and political uncertainty, they believe technological innovation will “continue to be the silver lining that delivers… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Equiduct, the pan-European retail exchange, announced that it has launched the trading of US equities in Apex, the on-exchange Best Execution service “with zero trading fees for retail brokers.” Over five million retail investors with access to Apex will now be able “to invest in… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 1:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iLex, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) fintech that designs, builds and operates digital market infrastructures for syndicated loans and private credit, announced the launch of its EMEA operations. The Singapore-based Fintech aims “to increase the liquidity, efficiency, and transparency of both primary and secondary loan markets through… Read More

September 14, 2022 @ 12:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) recently announced the collaboration between Temenos Multifonds and PATRONAS Financial Systems, a provider of advanced software for the European investment industry. The collaboration “offers asset managers an integrated ‘best of breed’ front to back-office solution by utilizing PATRONAS’ … front and middle-office… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In response to the growing drive for higher corporate governance standards – both globally and at a national market level – Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR)  announced it has “commenced live operations of its new ‘golden copy’ event notification and direct vote execution service for… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies “to report Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 10:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nachonacho, an “exclusive” B2B SaaS Marketplace and spend management solution used by “thousands” of SMBs, recently announced a newly rebranded SaaS marketplace “featuring top SaaS products at up to 30% discounts (lifetime).” NachoNacho’s goal is “to harmonize the subscription economy by reducing friction and waste… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced that John Kim will join the company as Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer, “effective September 26, 2022.” Kim reportedly “brings unique skills and experience building foundational consumer products and marketplaces from the ground up.” Throughout his career, he… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zolve, India’s “first” neobank providing cross-border financial services, announced the appointment of Steve Freiberg to its leadership team in the United States. Freiberg comes “with vast experience and expertise in the financial domain and has held several key leadership roles in global organizations in the… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 8:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is interesting. At some point today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the US Department of Treasury, posted an FAQ on Tornado Cash, a crypto mixer that was recently the target of an action by OFAC. Last month, Tornado Cash was… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aurora Payments, LLC is pleased to announce the acquisition of One Payment, a Florida-based Fintech payment company. Co-founded by Luis Requejo and Jorge Calzadilla, One Payment “boasts over 6,000 merchants in its portfolio with particular emphasis on minority-owned small and medium sized businesses.” With over… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 7:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital has announced that it will provide custody services and trading for a Japanese Yen-based stablecoin GYEN. The service is being offered in partnership with GMO-Z.com Trust Company. GYEN is said to be the world’s first yen-backed stablecoin. GYEN is also said to be… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Serhii Zhdanov, CEO at EXMO, a compliant cryptocurrency exchange, registered in the Republic of Lithuania as a “provider of activities of a virtual currency exchange operator and a deposit virtual currency operator” that promotes itself as making investing in crypto easy… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

A new report by Bain & Company predicts that embedded finance will surge to $7 trillion in total value by 2026. As Bain defines it, embedded finance can include payments, banking, and lending – like buy now pay later (BNPL) services. According to Bain, the… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

dv01, a top provider of online lending data, has been acquired by Fitch. According to a statement disributed by Fitch, the company has agreed to purchase a majority stake in dv01. Details on the acquisition were not provided. Fitch is, of course, a top ratings… Read More