August 15, 2022 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Avivatech, LLC, a software business specializing in cash and check software automation solutions in branch banking and retail payment environments, has introduced its check product suite of solutions, “comprising of Avivatech’s Vault and QDS Capture solutions.” These solutions work to “provide financial institutions a fully… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Acala’s stablecoin aUSD, the “decentralized stablecoin of Polkadot” has lost its stablecoin status as it has depegged from the US dollar – now trading at around $0.85 but having dropped to almost $0.50. In a series of Tweets, Acala claimed the fall in value was… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Nadeau, the Director of Ecosystem Strategy at Invenium and Founder of The DeFi Report, recently noted that the Ethereum merge to proof of stake is “setting up to be one of the most important moments in the history of crypto.” The investing community is “bullish… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andrejus Trofimovas, the CEO of Aventus Group, became a shareholder of PeerBerry. Andrejus Trofimovas acquired “a 50% stake in PeerBerry from former shareholder Igoris Trofimovas, who has been a shareholder of PeerBerry since May 2021.” Andrejus Trofimovas, CEO of Aventus Group, said: “My decision to… Read More

August 15, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

John Mitchell, Co-founder and CEO, Episode Six, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Episode Six is a payments technology company, which recently entered into a strategic relationship with US-headquartered Mode Eleven. Mode Eleven and its subsidiary, Summit National Bank, have selected Episode… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora reports that loan origination and investments showed a “solid increase” to €15,333,326 in July. This rebound in statistics was “expected after the slow summer decreases in June.” Bondora also noted that the collection and recovery statistics grew, “exceeding €1 million.” In July, Bonodra welcomed… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DelfinGroup, a non-bank consumer lender in Lativa, reports revenue of €8.6 million in the second quarter, “an increase of 46% compared to the same period last year.” The firm has provided the latest operational and financial information: Pre-tax profit “increased by 30% to €1.96 million,… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling division x15ventures is reportedly looking for founders who are focused on the future of payments for its “Xccelerate’ program.” The Xccelerate 2022 program assists early-stage initiatives with better understanding the pathway to working with the CBA and it ends in an Investment… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maven 11 has introduced a Permissioned Pool with assistance from Maple Finance. The initial pool size will be $40 million in USDC with a decent risk-adjusted return to investors. Initial participants for the pool include Flow Traders, Wintermute and Auros. The pool may issue loans… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AstroPay, the payment solution of “choice” for users globally, has appointed Sofía Lanza as Chief Banking Officer, as the company “moves forward with its expansion plans into new markets and verticals.” Sofía, who previously served as Chief Corporate Development at AstroPay, will be “responsible for… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Credas team are pleased to announce that Geraint Rogers has joined the company as their new Chief Strategy Officer. Geraint joins Credas from Equifax UK where he “previously held the role of Product Director for Identity, Fraud and Financial Crime.” With almost 30 years… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oak Engage is reportedly deploying NatWest Group with Adaptive Intelligence which went live recently as a way for firms to enhance their digital worker experience. The Newcastle-headquartered intranet technology company, Oak Engage, says that Adaptive Intelligence should assist firms with engaging with their workers more… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

As has been widely reported, the US Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado.cash for enabling illicit activities in regards to crypto thefts, ransomware and money laundering. Many crypto proponents are up in arms as this is the… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin announced that they’re supporting two new Bitcoin development initiatives: Vinteum and Qala. As mentioned in the update, Okcoin has now “funded $1.5 million worth of Bitcoin open source efforts.” They’re a founding supporter of Vinteum, a new Bitcoin R&D center in… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When compared with early April 2022, the ETH price dropped from around $3579 to a low of approximately $880. But now, Ethereum has surged from the bottom to nearly $2,000 at the time of writing. If calculated in USDT, the price of the majority of… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken is pleased to announce that Basilisk (BSX) has begun trading on their platform. Clients can add BSX to their Kraken accounts “by navigating to Funding, selecting Basilisk, and then Deposit.” Trading with this token started on August 11, 2022. According to… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, a provider of instant card-to-card funding as a service in the US, recently announced it is using Visa Direct – which is Visa’s real-time payments service – “to provide fast payments to millions of its end-users who can fund cards, wallets, and other accounts… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Google Cloud recently revealed that it intends to expand to Malaysia in order to address rising demand for Cloud services in the Asia Pacific region. Other areas that Google Cloud is considering reportedly include Thailand, New Zealand, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Mexico, Israel, and Turin…. Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Re:start Financial, a neobank that focuses on social impact, has partnered with a Ukrainian non-profit to provide donations “with every swipe” of their card. As the world knows. Russia invaded Ukraine in an unprovoked attack earlier this year which has devastated the country. Support from… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Stoa, a Proptech that enables real estate investors to purchase, renovate, and sell homes, has raised $100 million, according to a company statement. Underwritten by Cantor Fitzgerald, the $100 million securitization is the second funding managed by Cantor which last completed $100 million securitization in… Read More