July 20, 2022 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, announced a referral partnership with Member Driven Technologies (MDT), a credit union service organization. MDT hosts the Episys® core platform from Symitar®… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle, which claims to be the United Kingdom’s largest small business loan platform, recently announced the appointment of Bruno Tavares as VP of Engineering. Bruno has “a strong background in technology, built on more than twenty years of industry experience.” He has “a clear… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chain (XCN) is now available on cryptocurrency trading platform Okcoin. You may now deposit XCN tokens on Okcoin. All Okcoin customers “except for residents of the EU, the UK, Singapore, and Brunei” may take advantage of this offer. Deposits are “live as of July 19.”… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 6:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, which claims to be a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, is expanding its presence in Canada “with new facilities in Montréal to boost its North American operations and drive its international growth.” TS Imagine opened its… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Financial Services and Markets Bill was introduced to Parliament in the UK. The legislation will replace “hundreds of pieces of EU retained law” as the UK moves beyond the oversight in Brussels. The aim of the bill is to establish a “coherent, agile… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Pay, a contactless, borderless, and secure user-to-user cryptocurrency payment feature by Binance, announced its partnership with Bolt Global, a technology company that builds platforms and services “for the next generation of the internet.” The partnership will “allow Binance users from over 150 countries to… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is in rally mode after several weeks of gloom. At the moment, Bitcoin is trading above $24,000 – the first time since the 2nd week of June. The rise in valuation is being joined by other cryptocurrencies as well as traditional securities. Marcus Sotiriou,… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

The INX Digital Company (NEO: INXD) will enable an online funding round for Trucpal, a blockchain-based SaaS platform serving the Chinese freight market. The digital security offering will commence next week with the token, then trading on the INX marketplace, a regulated alternative trading system… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockdaemon has acquired Sepior, according to a company statement. Blockdaemon is a blockchain enabler providing the infrastructure for firms to leverage the technology. Sepior is a data and digital asset security company that provides institutional-grade cryptographic key management and protection. Blockdaemon did not disclose the… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise, a global transfers, payments and stealth bank, has reported its Q1 2022 performance. According to the company, it facilitated over £24 billion in transactions during the quarter increasing 49% versus Q1 year prior. In comparison to Q4 2021, Wise delivered a 14% increase (£21.4… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, the UK government has announced that the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), launched in April 2021 to help businesses counter the COVID crippled economy, will be extended for a further two years. Originally set to end last December, during the Autumn Budget the government extended… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Portugal Section are pleased to announce a partnership “focused on educating the next generation of engineers and technologists about blockchain, distributed systems, and cryptography.” Together, Anchorage and IEEE Portugal (with more than 1,300 members… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Despite the ongoing holiday season, EstateGuru investors reportedly financed €14.1 million worth of loans during the month of June 2022. All of the primary markets they operate in performed “exceptionally,” led by Estonia (€3.5M), Germany (€3.0M) and Lithuania (€2.7M). EstateGuru further revealed that they witnessed… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini  recently revealed that they’ve become the first company to be registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. Their VASP registration comes on “the heels of [their] Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorization in February of… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 12:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lumio, which is focused on building a “hyper-personalized” finance app for people to grow their money on autopilot, has secured 155% (£311,594) of its £200,000 target via Crowdcube from 457 investors (at the time of writing) with 7 days left in the sale. Lumio reports… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zimpler, which claims to be a leading Fintech company born in Sweden, recently announced that it has gone live in Norway. Following Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, The Netherlands, Latvia and Lithuania, Norway becomes the eighth market “to offer Zimpler’s account-to-account payments solutions.” The first merchant… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stori, a “rapidly growing” fintech company offering credit card products to Mexico’s underserved population, recently announced its latest round of financing of $150 million, which “values the company at $1.2 billion.” As a result of this latest investment round, Stori now “joins a select group… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK Government is currently dealing with a political crisis with over 50 parliament members resigned from the government “in protest” of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership, the Robo.cash team recently noted. Many events, like the Chris Pincher affair, raising taxes amid inflation, the “partygate”… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meow, the compliant crypto yield offering for corporate treasuries, recently announced it has closed on $22 million in Series A financing. The investment round was “led by Tiger Global, with participation from QED Investors, leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and others, and will be used to… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, which claims to be a “leading” provider of digital banking solutions, announced the closing of a $29 million fundraising round which was led by Live Oak Bank, with participation from other existing investors. The latest investment round “brings the total funding raised by Apiture… Read More