April 20, 2022 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the APAC region, regulatory authorities have reportedly been working on frameworks and guidelines in order take account of various products and services that are being launched due to ongoing Fintech innovation and the rise of emerging technologies. However, with the COVID crisis significantly accelerating… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

In late January, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the Exchange Act and the definition of an Exchange as well as Regulation ATS (Alternative Trading System). The proposal was opened to comments with a deadline of this week (April 18). The SEC… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has moved once again to take action against Russian entities as part of the growing sanctions against the rogue nation and its unprovoked war against Ukraine. In the first action of its kind,… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently signed the Australia-Singapore Fintech Bridge Agreement in order “to strengthen cooperation between the Fintech ecosystems of both countries.” The commencement of discussions to develop the Fintech Bridge was “announced in June 2021, when Australian Prime… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, recently announced that James Phillips will be joining as President of Financial Services. James joins Stripe after spending about a decade working at Microsoft where he “helped scale the Digital Transformation Platform Group.” At Microsoft, James led… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockApps, an enterprise blockchain provider, has raised $41 million in funding in a round led by Liberty City Ventures. BlockApps has its own blockchain platform – STRATO, which is in use as some large firms like Bayer, as well as the US government. Other new… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, a full-service capital markets platform with Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) licenses for the issuance, custody, and secondary trading of digital securities, along with Singtel and UOB have priced Singapore’s largest foreign currency digital bond, to date. Digital bonds, or tokenised bonds, are issued… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Futr has raised £2.1 million from Blackfinch Ventures, according to a statement from the company. Futr is a live chat and customer service chatbot that aims to disrupt customer service by leveraging AI. Futr has a mission of “delivering superpowers to… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Everstage has raised a $13 million Series A funding round that is being led by Elevation Capital. Everstage previously raised a $1.7 million seed round from 3one4 Capital, which also participated in this round. Launched in 2020, Everstage is described as a “modern sales commission… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UniCredit, which claims to be one of the major pan-European banks, has renewed the partnership with Worldline [Euronext: WLN], an international “leader” in payment services, for the Open Banking Third Party Provider (TPP) service. The partnership with Worldline allows UniCredit customers “to connect their accounts… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has turned on the feature to enable extended hours of securities trading. The new feature was revealed earlier this month and turned on yesterday. Account holders may now trade during pre-market hours (7AM to 9:30AM ET) and post-market hours (4PM to 8PM ET)… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based specialist lender Shawbrook Bank is reportedly using Open Banking tech from ClearScore in order to determine the creditworthiness of potential clients and offering a discount on loans for those who decide to share their data. Via ClearScore, Shawbrook aims to begin integrating Open Banking… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the UK-based fintech with over 6.5 million customers, recently announced that it has opened its Americas headquarters in Miami. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, the move embraces Miami’s reputation “as America’s new Fintech capital, with a growing community of venture capital… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French Fintech Kard has introduced a range of virtual banking services that allows families to gain a better understanding of exactly where they spend their funds. These new features show Kard users the actual name of each brand, the corresponding logo or icon and the… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 12:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

If you’re an Indian exporter, then you may need to care about the European market, according to an update from Razorpay. The European Union is reportedly India’s second-largest destination for exports and is India’s third-largest trading partner, “accounting for €62.8 billion worth of trade in… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Impervious Technologies Inc. is pleased to confirm the close of their seed financing round, with participation from Bitcoin and privacy-focused investors including CoinShares, NYDIG, Trammell Venture Partners, Fundamental Labs, Strategic Cyber Ventures, TEN-31 and others “to scale the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) internet standard.” As noted in… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has agreed to acquire UK Fintech Ziglu. In a blog post today, Robinhood said the acquisition is part of its goal to expand internationally in the UK as well as continental Europe. Ziglu is a regulated e-Money institution that operates as a neobank… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Shu Nyatta and Paulo Passoni, two of the managing partners at the SoftBank Group Corp.’s Latin America Fund, recently revealed that they’re leaving to launch their own venture business, which will mainly focus on late-stage startups in the area. As reported by… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymob, which is MENA region’s virtual payments provider, has announced a strategic relationship with Bank Alfalah, in one of Pakistan’s largest Fintech partnerships “to date.” Paymob’s partnership with one of Pakistan’s major private banks will aim to “drive financial inclusion and lead the way for… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In addition to financial services, the Aliada Digital Card offers a range of free “basic” assistance, such as a 24-hour online doctor, ambulance service, unlimited online counseling with a psychologist, legal advice and “one-click concierge services,” as well as “all the benefits offered by the… Read More