September 8, 2022 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler continues to assert that pretty much all digital assets are securities and should be regulated as such. As part of the SEC Speaks series, Chair Gensler said that of the approximately 10,000 “tokens” he believes they are securities and the few… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CryptoKitties was arguably the first project to bring NFTs into the mainstream, the team at Juniper Research noted in a comprehensive report. Launched in 2017, CryptoKitties featured an on-chain game “enabling users to breed digital cats together to produce new cats of differing rarity and… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Security Token Advisors (STA), the “original” consulting firm and advisory group in the tokenization space, is pleased to announce the unveiling of its recent infrastructure client and now vendor OvenueTM, a deep technology platform that “bridges the gap between real-world assets and non-traditional finance (also… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Dalmore Group is a regulated broker-dealer that is very active in the securities crowdfunding sector, helping firms raise money using Reg A+ (Regulation A), Reg CF, as well as Reg D. Dalmore not only enables funding via exempt securities offerings but it also provides secondary… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Regtech SteelEye, a London-based firm, has raised a $21 million Series B round led by Ten Coves Capital, according to the firm. Other investors in the round include; Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Illuminate Financial, Beacon Equity Partners, and apparently “a large family office.” In total,… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The drums keep pounding louder in regards to the need to regulate cryptocurrencies – perhaps, more importantly, stablecoins which act as a proxy for fiat currency. As was reported earlier, Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr echoed the above sentiment. Today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell is… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Magpie Protocol reveals that they have finalized a $3M seed funding round. According to the Magpie Protocol team, this is “a huge milestone and just the beginning of [their] journey as [their] Alpha test is starting very soon.” They want to give… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced an interest rate increase of 75 basis points – matching the US Federal Reserves’ last bump – as it targets a 2% rate of inflation. The rate increase was the largest ever in the history of the ECB. The… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, during a speech delivered at the Brookings Institute, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Michael Barr, addressed the topic of risk in financial markets along with pointed criticism of stablecoins specifically. While warning about private money, Barr embraced the broader topic of innovation in financial services…. Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini notes that they’re pleased to announce support for Binance USD (BUSD). BUSD is now “available for deposits and custody on Gemini.” Trading for BUSD will follow, “opening first on [their] API/FIX and ActiveTrader applications for the USD trading… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital (VC) funding slid more deeply in AI & ML than in software overall in Q2, “falling 27.8% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) compared to 21.6% for IT more generally.” according to an update from Pitchbook. Both deal value and deal count “fell to their lowest levels… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kudo Insurance, which claims to be a “revolutionary” motor insurer founded by Peter Graham, insurance veteran and former CEO of esure, has raised 71% (£462,020) of its  £650,000 target from 130 investors (at the time of writing) with 27 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign,… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 11:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With financial services globally and in Singapore shifting towards embedded finance, KPMG announced the launch of Singapore’s first Embedded Finance Hub with ambitions “to accelerate the adoption of embedded finance in the country.” The Hub, set to run for at least 2 years is expected… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditcare Technology, a multinational consumer finance company, announced that they have partnered with MoneyGram International, Inc., a key player in the evolution of digital P2P payments, in order to expand further into the emerging markets of the Philippines, Vietnam, and, other world regions with Moneygram…. Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Genesis Global, the low-code application development platform “purpose-built” for financial markets organizations, announced the opening of its new office in Bengaluru, the fintech capital of India and “one of the largest fintech centers in the world.” With software development centers in four continents, Genesis has… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maps.me, alongside Monavate, announced a new prepaid card offering, powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA). Today’s consumers are digital, borderless, and proving “to be increasingly open to using financial products that are integrated with apps that they use daily and trust.” With a waiting list of more… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) are the newest members of the Financial Technology Association (FTA) according to a statement by the group. The two big tech firms join a growing roster of Fintechs aiming to have their voices heard inside the beltway. Names like Block,… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Klavi, a Brazilian Fintech startup, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by venture capital funds Iporanga Ventures and Parallax Ventures and included GSR Ventures. Klavi said the banking infrastructure provider CIP S.A. and Vivo Ventures, Vivo’s Corporate… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The metaverse is a virtual shared space “created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the Internet,” according to an update from Solactive. The firm further notes that it… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay is processing $6 trillion annually beating Mastercard but trailing leader Visa, according to a report by Apple Insider. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) does not report detailed information on its Apple Pay and Apple Card services but we know it has been picking up steam. Last… Read More