July 13, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kini, an Indonesian on-demand payroll provider, has secured $4.3 million of seed funding led by East Ventures, with participation from Ten13, OurCrowd, K50 Ventures, and Goodwater Capital. Kini will “allocate the fresh funds to continue building out its HR-Fintech product suite, and invest in expanding… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blackfridge, an Isle of Man-headquartered Fintech firm, has reportedly introduced “poundtoken”, which is described as a GBP-denominated stablecoin developed to provide seamless access to digital asset markets with convenient real-time settlement. Operating under the GBPT ticker, and offered for trading via Bittrex Global, Gate.io, as… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 9:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Celsius Network, at one time one of the most popular crypto yield and lending platforms, has filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11, thus removing all speculation as to whether or not the platform could reanimate itself during a collapse in crypto valuations. Celsius effectively… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SymphonyAI, which claims to be a leader in “high-value” enterprise AI SaaS for strategic industries, announced it is acquiring financial crime detection firm NetReveal from BAE Systems. This acquisition marks “a significant step in SymphonyAI’s expansion strategy within the financial vertical.” Today’s banking regulatory landscape… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recognise Bank, the Fintech powered business lender and savings provider, has teamed up with TruNarrative, a LexisNexis® Risk Solutions company, in order “to completely transform the onboarding process for its SME business lending customers.” The Bank, which received its full authorization in September 2021, is… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BPC, the international payments solution provider, has been selected as partner by NanoPay in Mexico, and has launched its anti-fraud solution SmartVista in order to safeguard credit card transfers for its clients. Daniel Hernández, Business Development Director and Country Manager Mexico at BPC, said: “The… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Quartr, a Swedish Fintech, has added $2.6 million to its seed round to bring the total to $7.1 million. Quartr is a platform that helps manage investor relations for publicly listed firms. to distribute information globally and reach a wider audience while delivering insights and… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

AQRU plc (AQSE: AQRU) has announced a partnership with Blimp Technologies (Blimp Homes) to launch a crypto mortgage platform titled ByBrix. AQRU believes there is a sufficient market for crypto back home loans. Noting there are around 147K wallets holding $300K or more of Bitcoin,… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wealth Wizards has implemented a “consumer-led” financial wellbeing app for Royal London in order to help over 1.5 million new and existing workplace pension clients with their finances. Royal London has reportedly configured the Turo Wellbeing app to create a series of personalized journeys to… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Allfunds Blockchain, the arm of Allfunds (AMS:ALLFG) specialized in blockchain technology, launches FAST in Italy, a solution “built on blockchain technology aimed at increasing the speed and efficiency of mutual funds transfers, which was already successfully launched in Spain.” FAST represents a “novelty” for the… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini is pleased to announce support for Polkadot (DOT), which adds a new blockchain network to Gemini’s growing list of supported networks. DOT is now available “for trading on [their] API/FIX and ActiveTrader applications for USD trading pairs, and on the Gemini… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency markets remained fairly bearish in June 2022 after May’s broad market sell off, the team at Kraken notes in a report. All crypto sectors “reported negative returns month-over-month; even the best performers posted losses exceeding -18%.” Meme and metaverse coins “performed only slightly better… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

IOSCO or the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) have published final guidance on stablecoins. The guidance follows a proposal for consultation in 2021. The publication is called a “major step… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 12:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearstream has introduced data-powered solutions providing key insights into past, present and future of settlements: the Settlement Dashboard and the artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced Settlement Prediction Tool. Market participants are planning to boost their settlement efficiency and liquidity with the Settlement Discipline Regime (SDR) coming into… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Inflation rang the bell once again, topping expectations and delivering a 9.1% increase in prices in the past 12 months. Consumer prices rocketed higher in June, delivering a 1.3% increase. With the Fed on deck, the discussion now shifts to how much higher the rate… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:41 am By JD Alois  |  

As was recently reported, Invesdor, a European securities crowdfunding platform, is raising capital for itself.  On the first day of  the offering going live, Invesdor reported topping €1.4 million. In an email distributed by the platform, Invesdor notes that it has now raised “2.1 million… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has commenced a consultation on distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain. The goal is to establish “consistent, efficient and effective supervisory practices within the European System of Financial Supervision (ESFS) and to ensure the common, uniform and consistent… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finnish Card-as-a-Service Fintech Enfuce is reportedly set to launch operations in the United Kingdom after finalizing a €45 million round back in December 2021. Established by co-CEOs Monika Liikamaa and Denise Johansson, Enfuce recently expanded its international presence in Germany and France and currently claims… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fuell, the Spanish firm that has created a corporate card and expense management SaaS, has finalized a €1.5 million funding round that was led by Y Combinator and Fin Capital. US business investors Michael Levinthal and Andy Cohen also made contributions to the investment round,… Read More

July 13, 2022 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), which claims to be the “first” fully regulated digital asset exchange and Central Securities Depository (CSD), working in partnership with F10, an international Fintech and Insurtech Innovation Ecosystem and Aequitec, a digital share register and cap table firm, recently announced… Read More