May 31, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clear Junction has recently announced it is providing a range of cross-border payments services to NovaPay, the payment arm of one of the “major” retail logistics brands in Ukraine. The Nova Poshta group is a postal and courier company that “provides express delivery services for… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a payments platform that incorporates crypto transactions, has announced the listing of a new stablecoin NXUSD by Nereus. The stablecoin is said to be “fully collateralized” or “over-collateralized.” NXUSD is an ERC-20 token utilizing the Avalanche blockchain. Collateral for the digital asset is in… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the launch of Project Guardian, an effort to reveal the value created in leveraging asset tokenization. Singapore has long been a top Asian Fintech hub and there are multiple Fintechs in the digital asset sector based in… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has posted its calendar for the month of June. Of interest is a hearing scheduled by the Task Force on Financial Technology (Fintech) addressing the topic of “Tech Bro Culture.” Entitled “Combatting Tech Bro Culture: Understanding Obstacles to Investments… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Since the beginning of 2022, more than 3,000 investors have reportedly joined Robo.cash. For the first quarter, investors’ earnings amounted to a record number and the platform reached a new milestone in financed loans. On average, about 600 people a month have been “registered on… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

October, a top online lending platform based in France but offering credit around Europe, has acquired marketplace competitor Credit.fr, according to a company statement. Credit.fr was itself acquired by Tikehau Capital in 2017 for €12 million.  The terms of the deal were not disclosed but… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank has established OpenWealth, which is a new, “independent” and global advisory service for the bank’s UHNW clients. As a subsidiary fully-owned by the CaixaBank Group, Open Wealth will “provide this service to customers with assets amounting to over €50 million.” OpenWealth will “provide a… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thames Technology is pleased to confirm that its Fusion Card will “become the first metal card with a dual interface to be manufactured in Europe.” Thames Technology, based in the UK, outside of London, has “achieved this momentous break-through utilizing Amatech IP, the de facto… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atomico has teamed up with the most “ambitious” founders on their “scale up” journey. Their difference is “hands-on” support from the world’s “best” talent “to set up a new generation for success.” The team notes that they’re always looking for industry professionals “to help founders… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cboe Australia has announced the first Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). Cboe Australia is a regulated stock exchange According to a statement by Cboe, the Cosmos Purpose Ethereum Access ETF (CPET) will soon be available to Australian investors. Cosmos is an Australian based asset management… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed an additional capital requirement of around SGD 330 million on OCBC Bank. The city-state’s regulatory authority noted that this latest move was in response to the deficiencies in the banking institution’s response to a set of “spoofed”… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Data from Mastercard’s (NYSE: MA) 2022 Borderless Payments Report has revealed “two in five (44%) global small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) fear they will never achieve the same revenue levels as before the pandemic, although online business and international sales offer a real lifeline.”… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 6:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

When you expect the “unexpected,” you can set your business up to “weather turbulent times,” according to an update from Adyen. If the past few years of the global pandemic have done anything, “they’ve proven that adage true.” When it became clear that the retail,… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WestCap made an investment in Addepar via its Strategic Operator Fund and as a partner at the firm, Jaime Hildreth has had a “front-row seat” to witness Addepar’s steady growth in recent years. Her experience at the “nexus” of technology and private capital markets brings… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Current fixed-rate products available in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) industry are a critical component in the financial derivatives market; but drawbacks, “such as low interest rates, intense competition and lower overall attractiveness to investors remain,” according to an update from Huobi. A revamp that consists… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at online pension provider PensionBee notes that they havewritten during the first few months of the year about “the challenges affecting pensions; inflation, supply chain issues and the ongoing war in Ukraine among other things.” This combination of factors “is driving down market… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 3:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sanjay from the People and Talent Team at MarketFinance notes that his primary role is Talent Acquisition Lead where he helps find the best people to build their vision of “frictionless finance” for small businesses. Equally important to him is his position as Chair of… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Borrow a Boat, a marketplace for boat charters, is raising capital on Seedrs and the securities offering has almost hit its initial goal of £750,000. Borrow a Boat is pitching equity at a pre-money valuation of £25 million representing 2.91% ownership stake. The securities will… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Estonia-based lomob Technologies OU, a blockchain-based firm that is developing a “mobility marketplace network and token” has received an investment from Cypher Capital. Cypher Capital is a VC firm based in the UAE, and active in the global crypto, blockchain, and digital asset space. The… Read More

May 30, 2022 @ 12:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking recently at the DC Blockchain Summit, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu took the crypto industry to task in light of the spectacular collapse of TerraUSD (UST) – an aspiring algorithmic stablecoin that failed in its mission. Hsu lambasted the sector of Fintech… Read More