April 26, 2022 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

OCBC Bank and MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX) – both based in Singapore, will partner on a digital exchange for carbon credits. MVGX is a “digital green exchange” licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. OCBC Bank is the longest established Singapore bank and… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Intigriti, a bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure platform, has raised €21,133,700 million in a Series B funding round, according to a company statement. The funding was led by Octopus Ventures, along with the Germany-based fund EnBW New Ventures. Previous investors and Intigriti’s largest shareholder, ETF… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass Mining , which claims to be the first and largest online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware, hosting, and reselling, recently revealed the release of their Home Mining Guide, which “details information on set up, maintenance, repair, and research for home bitcoin mining.” As it exists, there are many “knowledge… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced the launch of an “enhanced” identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and “tackle digital fraud” in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Now more than ever, delivering a “frictionless” shopping experience is critical “as retailers… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey from international digital currency exchange Bitstamp has found that investors “overwhelmingly” believe that “crypto will overtake many traditional investment vehicles and see universal adoption.” The findings from the first Bitstamp Crypto Pulse survey — “a comprehensive barometer of trust and adoption in crypto”… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

StonePay, which is an app for building and sharing your B2B Business Reputation, has acquired 107% (£321,998) of its £300,000 target from 127 investors (at the time of writing) via Seedrs with 1 day left in the company’s crowdfunding campaign. Here are the key business… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 1:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Retail banks are currently “lagging” in their ability to offer “true” omnichannel experiences, as customers pivot to competitors that “offer more personalized experiences.” This, according to the latest World Retail Banking Report 2022 (WRBR) released by Capgemini and Efma. As noted in the update, 75%… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 12:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Experian Global Insights Report reveals that digital online spending will continue “to gain strength even as consumers emerge from lockdown and return to in-person transactions.” As noted in an update shared with CI, consumers are also “engaging with digital payments as much as… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WeLab Bank, the virtual bank dedicated to “curating intelligent banking experience,” has reportedly become the “first” digital bank in Hong Kong licensed “to offer digital wealth advisory services.” Having obtained the Type 1 (Dealing in securities) and Type 4 (Advising on securities) licenses from the… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based Greg Rowe Limited, which has designed and manufactured multi-functional kitchen taps for 50+ years, including the “unique” four-in-one QETTLE, has upgraded its contact center and payment security technology “to handle an increase in call and payment volumes to the company’s customer service team.”… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Utimaco, an international provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, recently announced that it has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Celltick, a global provider or Public Warning Systems (PWS), Mass Notification Systems (MNS), and one of the largest CBC (Cell Broadcast Center) providers. Recent natural… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 7:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced 7 firms that will participate in its Fintech sandbox called TestLab. The OSC TestLab is a dedicated testing environment for firms to try out new approaches to regulation aimed at reducing burden, promoting economic growth, and fostering capital… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Telos Blockchain (TLOS) is pleased to announce to the “billion-plus” global citizens that celebrate and embrace Earth Day that they now have a carbon-neutral smart contract option. Telos with the consulting aid of Plannet Zero, part of RedShaw Advisors Ltd, a carbon risk management and… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 6:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments as a service provider, Answer Pay, has reportedly made key appointments to bolster its plans “to support the growth of Request to Pay across Europe.” Following on from the recent award of grant funding from the UK government’s Department for International Trade and its… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 6:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week it was reported that stablecoin project Beanstalk had been the target of an attack where up to $181 million in value was stolen. Beanstalk is a “decentralized credit-based stablecoin protocol that is built on Ethereum. ” The premise being that other stablecoins have… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYCE, a real estate investment platform, indicates in a recent filing that it intends to trade on BSTX, a regulated securities exchange. NYCE raised funding via several Reg CF offerings as well as a side-by-side Reg D 506c offering. First, in August 2020, NYCE raised… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Scroll, an EVM-compatible zk-Rollup project to scale Ethereum and “create a platform that is friendly for users onboarding crypto,” recently secured $30 million from researchers and developers, members of the Ethereum community, and investment firms “including Polychain Capital, Bain Crypto, Geometry DAO, and Mapleleaf Capital.”… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) funding has dipped in Q1 2022 in comparison to Q1 2021, according to Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA). CCA states that US investment crowdfunding-backed companies raised $133 million in 1038 offerings during the quarter. Meanwhile, 226 issuers closed offering rounds a decline… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is kind of interesting. Talmon Joseph Smith, an NYTimes.com economic reporter, is Tweeting that at least some Twitter  (NYSE:TWTR) employees are struggling with Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media company. Quoting internal slack discussions, at least one employee said they “feel like im… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multiverse Computing, which claims to be an international leader in quantum computing solutions for the financial industry and beyond, recently announced the appointment of Karina Robinson as Senior Advisor. As noted in an update shared with CI, Robinson joins Multiverse with more than 10 years… Read More