April 11, 2022 @ 7:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Unifimoney Inc., a “turnkey” digital wealth management platform for Community Banks and Credit Unions, recently announced a $10 million seed funding round. Unifimoney’s platform offers “a comprehensive digital wealth management platform with trading of over 70 cryptocurrencies, passive and active investing in thousands of stocks… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 7:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, a top FINRA regulated funding portal, says it had a banner week as it raised more funding under Reg CF than ever before. According to a tweet from Jonny Price, Wefunder Vice President of Fundraising, Wefunder raised just shy of $14 million in seven… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kiavi Funding, Inc., a provider of financing to real estate investors (REIs), announced it has closed a $271 million revolving securitization of “unrated residential transition loans.” This is the eighth broadly syndicated securitization transaction supported by Kiavi “since it began its sponsored revolver securitization program… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 7:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Interchain Foundation (ICF), the Swiss non-profit and steward of the Cosmos ecosystem, recently announced the launch of the Interchain Developer Academy, a free online training program “for software developers looking to migrate careers into the highly competitive blockchain industry and gain exposure to the… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Republic officially announced its long-anticipated expansion into Asia. The company has previously expressed its intent to move into other geographies. Last year, Republic made its first big leap into Europe via the acquisition of Seedrs, a UK-based investment crowdfunding platform that has long-listed… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 4:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, on the anniversary of the JOBS Act of 2012, Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee pitched a new legislative initiative to support entrepreneurship, access to capital, and helping retail investors. The JOBS Act of 2012 legalized online capital formation. The JOBS… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 3:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Remote, a key player in building, managing and supporting global, distributed workforces, recently announced a $300 million Series C financing round, “led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from existing investors including Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, 9Yards, Adams Street… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Community Gaming, the “premier” all-in-one global earnings platform and competitive organizer, recently announced the closing of its “oversubscribed” Series A at $16 million. The investment round was reportedly led by SoftBank Group via its SB Opportunity Fund, along with contributions from Animoca Brands, Binance Labs,… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueSnap, an international payment orchestration platform committed to helping B2B and B2C businesses accept and optimize payments, has introduced its Embedded Payments and Payfac-as-a-Service offering “for software platforms looking to scale their customer base globally.” BlueSnap has been “helping software platforms monetize their payments for… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 1:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Skyflow recently announced that Robin Andruss, previously Twilio’s Data Protection Officer and Director, Global Privacy Governance, has joined Skyflow as Chief Privacy Officer. In this role, she will “oversee the company’s privacy and data protection commitments for Skyflow’s Data Privacy Vaults for enterprise, fintech and… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset investors are taking profits, according to CoinShares weekly report as over $134 million in crypto exited positions – the second largest weekly outflow this year. The most popular crypto, Bitcoin was the biggest exit Hoovering up most of the outflow at $132 million…. Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 1.2 million subscription payments have reportedly been stopped since summer 2021, as tech puts customers in greater control of their spending, according to data from Lloyds Bank. As noted in a blog post, popular TV, film and music streaming services “made up almost… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Technology Association (FTA) submitted a comment regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s request for feedback on “junk fees” that drive up the cost of goods and services, including financial services. The FTA letter states that many of their members launched to target… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €4 billion program for 2022 and 2023 to help cities and regions in EU Member States address the needs and meet the challenges of integrating war refugees from Ukraine. The unprovoked war by Russia has caused a… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has posted a letter indicating it was OK with Amigo Loans’ (AMGO.L) plans to compensate customers that has been apparently harmed while transgressing lending rules. A previous attempt to mollify regulators failed.  Amigo is a subprime lender that offers… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitstamp, which claims to be the world’s longest running crypto exchange, recently announced its “Bitstamp-as-a-Service,” or BSaaS, a fast, cost-effective, and “hassle-free” way for institutions “to enter the rapidly growing crypto market in the U.S.” The service will provide Fintechs and traditional financial institutions “with… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Blend Network has reportedly acquired a £120 million funding line from a group of family offices, which the firm said it would use to scale its existing loan book. Yann Murciano, CEO at Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, explained that obtaining the… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest PLC (LSE: LINV) noted on Friday (April 8, 2022) that platform assets under management (AUM) surged 36% on-year in fiscal 2022, and funds under management increased 18%. The non-bank mortgage lender also revealed that for the year ended March 31, 2022, funds under management… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Seed Group, a subsidiary of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, recently entered a “strategic” alliance with PayCargo, a Florida-headquartered global logistics payment platform, in order “to bring its tried and tested payment technology to the UAE.” As noted in an… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evvio, an “emerging” Fintech focused on next-gen digital commerce tech, recently announced the launch of Fluid CommerceTM. For e-commerce transactions, Fluid Commerce’s patented tech “eliminates the need for credit cards, bank accounts and third-party processors.” Fluid Commerce can be “used within and across e-commerce networks,… Read More