May 12, 2022 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which claims to be one of India’s largest and “most valuable” crypto companies, recently announced the launch of CoinDCX Ventures, which is described as an investment initiative funding early-stage crypto and blockchain startups, “bolstering India’s digital asset ecosystem and accelerating the transformation of India’s… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Early bird Circle CEO and founder Jeremy Allaire took to Twitter today to tout USDC, Circle’s dollar-based stablecoin while throwing shade at competitor Tether (USDT) – a competing dollar-based stablecoin. USDC/USDT is the trade of the day. Flight to quality. — Jeremy Allaire – jda.eth… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, an international retail bank, payments and shopping service that helps consumers save time and money, “be informed and in control,” recently announced its new Flexible Work Policy designed “to offer employees greater choice, autonomy, and flexibility in how and where they choose to work.”… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elucidate, a financial crime risk management platform, has reportedly acquired $8 million in capital via a funding round that was led by AV8 Ventures, along with contributions from  Elevator Ventures, the corporate VC entity of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) and Tommy Nicholas, Founder and CEO… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Metro Bank has introduced its second startup collab program, Metro Bank Magic Makers. Drawing on the success of the first program carried out in partnership with L Marks, Metro Bank is now looking for innovative solutions that will further enhance customer experience. Last year, Metro… Read More

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

Global Blockchain Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: GBBKU), a SPAC formed with the intent to acquire or merge with a company in the blockchain sector, listed its shares on NASDAQ in an IPO of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit. Each unit reportedly “consists of one share… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX US, part of FTX global, has applied for a trust charter issued by the New York Department of Financial Services. Under state law in New York, a digital asset business may conduct activity under either a BitLicense or a charger under New York Banking… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIA Tech, the futures industry’s technology provider, recently announced that it has established a new client services and operations center based in Tampa, Florida. FIA Tech’s customer services team is the main interface for FIA Tech’s international client base and is tasked with the onboarding… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Exodus Movement (tZERO: EXOD, Securitize Markets: EXOD) has reported its Q1 earnings and the digital asset firm says revenue declined to $15.4 million a drop of 35% year over year. Exodus described the performance as “in line with market trends.” Exodus is a digital asset… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI-enhanced credit decision platform provider Scienaptic AI recently announced that Levo Credit Union, a 30,000 member strong credit union serving the South Dakota region, “is live on its platform.” Scienaptic’s platform will “allow Levo to increase approval rates, augment its credit decisioning process and… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KeyBank has reportedly acquired another Fintech. This time, the company has bought a business that works cooperatively with consumers who may have outstanding student loan debt. The Cleveland-headquartered banking institution confirmed on Monday (May 10, 2022) that it had acquired GradFin, which provides counseling to… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 5:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ), a leading Fintech in the card issuance and management sector, reported Q1 earnings today. According to the company, top line revenue increased 54% to $166 million versus the same quarter year prior ($107M). Revenue also increased sequentially versus Q4 2021 which arrived at… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Google I/O 2022 is ongoing today and it appears that the top search firm is taking a page out of the Apple book and announcing a new spin on the digital wallet. In a Tweet, Google (Alphabet) (NASDAQ:GOOG) explains: Coming soon to Android, Google Wallet… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdz, an invoice financing platform for SMEs, has raised $25.5 million in funding led by Citi and Global Cleantech Capital. Existing investors Bold Capital Partners, TFX Ventures, and Augment Ventures also participated. Crowdz is an alternative financing solution for SMEs that frequently struggle to obtain… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks ($10m + in assets) “rose from 14.9% in March to 15.1% in April, and small banks’ approvals also increased from 20.6% in March to 20.8% this past month.” This, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

“Most crypto tokens are investment contracts under the Supreme Court’s Howey Test.” SEC Chairman Gary Gensler is not wavering from his view that most all crypto assets are securities. Gensler has consistently voiced this belief queueing up expectations for a growing number of enforcement actions… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange today published its financial results for the financial year 2021, reporting record growth. The Luxembourg Stock Exchange Group, which consists of LuxSE and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fundsquare, reported consolidated revenues of €55.4 million. This represents revenue growth of 8.1% compared to… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 11:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paddle, the provider of a complete payments infrastructure for SaaS firms, recently announced that it has raised $200 million in Series D equity and debt financing “at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the UK’s latest unicorn.” Led by KKR, an international investment firm, with… Read More

Sponsored May 11, 2022 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Insider has assembled major financial market experts for its latest webinar ‘Regulated Secondary Trading in Private Securities‘. They are StartEngine CEO and Co-founder Howard Marks, Securitize President and Co-founder Jamie Finn, and Rialto Markets Chief Technology Officer and FIX Trading Community Global Co-chair Lee… Read More

May 11, 2022 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

While TerraUSD (UST) has lost more than half of its dollar-pegged stablecoin value, Binance – the issuer of its own stablecoin – has published a blog post discussing the importance of fiat-backed stablecoins. As the crypto world knows, UST is an algorithmic stablecoin designed to… Read More