August 24, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Interest Protocol, a borrow/lend protocol launched in June 2022, has announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink Labs. Interest Protocol previously incorporated Chainlink Price feeds for data. Interest Protocol states that it is integrating Chainlink Keepers to help automate smart contract functions. Chainlink Proof of Reserves… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, which claims to be the largest global platform for working capital, announced a  partnership with Vic.ai, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) for autonomous accounting and financial management. Through this partnership, C2FO and Vic.ai will “provide their enterprise customers with a flexible AI-driven invoice… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 6:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Really Good Boxed Wine, a beverage startup – just like its name, is seeking to raise up to $1.8 million in Seed funding on SeedInvest. According to the offering page, Really Good Boxed Wine is raising preferred equity at a pre-money valuation of $6.7 million…. Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a draft strategic plan for the 2022 to 2026 fiscal years. The plan targets three goals: Protect working families against fraud, manipulation, and misconduct; Develop and implement a robust regulatory framework that keeps pace with evolving markets,… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 2:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wes Hummel has been named Chief Technology Officer for Open Banking provider MX. Hummel is expected to oversee the company’s engineering and information security teams reporting to MX Chief Executive Officer Jim Magats. Magats said that Hummel brings a tremendous amount of experience in leading “high… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub, a Regtech company that helps businesses stay compliant and fight digital fraud, “establishes its first US office in Miami, Florida, launching new services available for US customers.” Now local clients can “add Social Security Number (SSN) checks to verify users through Social Security records.”… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 11:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent interview, Michael Shaulov, Co-founder & CEO of Fireblocks– a digital asset and crypto technology provider – offered his insights into what’s happening now with DeFi, banking, and Web3. Fireblocks, which claims to be the #1 provider of digital asset and crypto custody… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, which claims to be the leading global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, and UBS (NYSE: UBS) announced they “entered into a definitive agreement whereby iCapital will acquire UBS Fund Advisor LLC, UBS’s legacy… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

SaNOtize has raised $24 million in Series B funding in a rojnd led by global investment crowdfunding platform OurCrowd and Horizons Ventures. The Agricultural Bank of China International also participated in the funding round. OurCrowd enables accredited investors to gain access to unique venture capital… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Ten-year-old securities crowdfunding platform Seedrs has recently posted a blog on platform capital raising, which highlights sector growth. Seedrs reports that it took 8 years to top £1 billion in funding raised, but two years later, Seeders has doubled that amount surpassing £2 billion this… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Fintech Unlimint announced the launch of its Banking as a Service (BaaS) product, Unlimint Banking and Cards (UBC),”a one-stop payment accounts and card issuing and processing solution.” The new offering “allows companies globally to launch and embed digital payment products for their customers based… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Growth Capital Ventures has led a £695,000 investment round into Finexos, a fintech platform set “to improve access to credit for millions of people around the world.” Oversubscribed by almost 40% from the initial target, the funds will be used “to drive forwards Finexos’s market… Read More

August 24, 2022 @ 1:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysend, a payments Fintech based in the UK, has announced a new partnership with Currencycloud – a global transaction platform and part of Visa. Paysend said the partnership will enable it to expand the capabilities of Paysend Business, a new digital end-to-end payments solution created… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquidnet, a technology-driven agency execution specialist, recently announced the appointment of Nichola Hunter as the firm’s Global Head of Sales for Fixed Income. In fast-evolving markets, Hunter will be tasked with growing customer relationships through the delivery of tailored and innovative solutions. Based in London,… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PassFort, A Moody’s Analytics Company that provides a SaaS Regtech platform that automates anti-financial crime and compliance processes, announced that OneBanx the shared banking innovator, “has chosen to use PassFort’s Know Your Business (KYB) workflow solution to create a seamless onboarding experience for business customers.”… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Federal Bank of Kansas City released a refreshed, innovative online and mobile banking platform powered by Narmi, an enterprise digital banking provider. Together they “enhanced the end-to-end digital experience from online account opening through online and mobile banking for First Federal’s 25,000 consumer and… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The sanctioning of open source crypto mixer Tornado.cash has generated much scrutiny and questions about the legality of a governmental entity punishing code. On August 8th, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against the crypto mixer, citing occurrences… Read More

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

The New Zealand payment card market is expected to “gradually recover” from the COVID-19 pandemic to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0% “between 2022 and 2026 and reach NZ$98.0 billion ($67.1 billion) in 2026,” forecasts GlobalData, a data and analytics company. According… Read More

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

Kasisto, creators of KAI, the digital experience platform for the financial services industry, announced a $15.5 million Series C extension, “led in the United States by Fidelity Information Services, LLC (NYSE: FIS) and internationally by Westpac Banking Corporation, with participation from BankSouth.” This brings the… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cross-listed securities offering for Boxabl is nearing its end with three days left in the equity sale (scheduled to close the Friday, August 26). As it stands today, Boxabl is just under $1 million on Republic and over $23.4 million on StartEngine. The company previously… Read More