June 29, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the “home of crypto yield” CoinFLEX announced that it expects to resume withdrawals as well as trading due following a pause due to crypto market volatility. In a blog post, CoinFlex shared that an unnamed investor’s account had fallen into negative equity…. Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a series of Tweets, the Norwegian government will dip its toes into leveraging blockchain technology. As shared in the Tweets, the Norwegian government will be utilizing Ethereum via Arbitrum for cap tables of private firms. Earlier today the Norwegian government announced they're using… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

peaq, the Web3 network powering the Economy of Things (EoT), has raised $6 million in its latest funding round, which was led by Fundamental Labs. The funding will “support the ongoing expansion of the peaq network, which empowers individuals and organizations to build, govern, and… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet, a real estate investment platform, says they are expanding opportunities for individual investors in spite of the ongoing market volatility and rising interest rates. Simultanesoulsy, CrowdStreet says they are hiring several new executives to better manage their growing offerings. In 2021, CrowdStreet raised $1.2… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SME Bank, the bank making life easier for small- and medium-sized enterprises, has teamed up with “next-generation” payment infrastructure provider kevin. in order to create an easy-access one-stop-shop for digital commerce business owners looking for a suite of online payment capabilities for clients, with payments… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Volt, a high-profile digital bank operating in Australia, has taken the extraordinary measure of announcing it will close its business, and return its banking license to regulators. In a post on the digital bank’s website Volt announced: “Volt has made the difficult decision to close… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Three Arrows Capital (3AC), a large crypto hedge fund that held $10 billion in assets at one point, has been forced into liquidation according to a report. Earlier this week, Voyager Digital  (TSX: VOYG) (OTCQX: VYGVF), a digital asset firm that lent over $650 million to… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Salt Edge and Five Degrees have partnered on digital banking. Salt Edge is an open banking solution provider that is currently integrated with thousands of financial institutions operating in over 50 countries. Five Degree is a digital banking platform that offers a core banking platform… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taavet Hinrikus, the Co-founder of Fintech firm Wise, has launched Plural, a €250 million (appr. £216 million) investment platform aimed at supporting a new generation of technology startups and digital entrepreneurs. Other founders of the Group reportedly include Songkick businessman Ian Hogarth, tech investor Khaled… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 6:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singletrack, the capital markets client engagement and analytics provider, announced a capital growth investment from Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm. The investment will “enable Singletrack to accelerate expansion plans into global markets and execute on strategic M&A.” Founded in 2009, Singletrack is “an engagement,… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI and analytics provider SAS has acquired Honolulu-based Kamakura Corporation. Privately held Kamakura offers specialized software, data and consulting that “helps financial organizations across the spectrum – banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds and more – manage a variety of financial risks.” SAS‘… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 5:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Kroo announced that it has been granted its full banking license by the Bank of England. Kroo claims it is only one of two banking institutions to have been awarded a banking license with a personal current account since August 2016. Kroo… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 4:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Embedded finance platform Monite has reportedly hired Alex Akimov to serve as Head of API, previously also Head of API of Adyen (in the most recent move as part of its platform scaling strategy). Somewhat like Adyen, currently capitalized at about $40 billion, Monite’s embedded… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 4:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ARK36, the CySec-regulated crypto hedge fund, announced that it has established a Fintech advisory board comprised of global fintech leaders, investment veterans and senior government advisors, and it has “appointed its first fintech advisory board consultants Frank Thorwald, Dr. Mark Moore, Wayne Christian and Lord… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 3:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has reportedly selected Ecospend, the United Kingdom’s Open Banking provider, in order to offer a “pay by bank” service to its customers. Ecospend’s solution should enable HL’s clients to complete payments directly to their HL accounts more quickly and securely and without… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 2:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Currensea has returned to Seedrs and quickly topped its £1 million initial target in under two hours, according to a note from the company. So far Currensea has raised £1.377 million from 376 investors. The company is selling equity at a pre-money valuation of… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 12:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Azentio Software, a Singapore-headquartered tech firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, announced that Banque Populaire de Mauritanie (BPM), one of the largest financial institutions in Mauritania, has gone live with the R14.5 version of iMAL, Azentio’s Core Banking Platform, “to meet the multiple… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading Asian SME financing platform and emerging neobank Funding Societies is acquiring regional payments solution, CardUp. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. CardUp is a payments provider serving both businesses and individuals. CardUp was founded in 2016 and operates in Singapore, Hong Kong,… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence (AI) and investment-driven personalization to “shape the future of investor experiences,” announced two key hires “to help expand their high-growth areas across distribution and international.” Jason O’Shaughnessy has joined TIFIN as Head of International. O’Shaughnessy previously “ran the… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments firm, has released findings from a proprietary “in-depth” research study, commissioned by Billtrust and conducted by Paradoxes, Inc., “defining the profile of CFO candidates who will ultimately step into leadership roles.” The research, which… Read More