February 7, 2022 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Global Kitle Fonlama Platformu A.Ş., parent company of crowdfunding platform fonbulucu, reports that it has raised €1 million in growth capital. The funding was provided by Efe Duran Sarıkaya, the founder of Germany-based Kloepfel Consulting Company purchasing a 10% ownership stake. The company says that Efe… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex, a digital payments platform with over 4.5 million customers across 130 countries that incorporates crypto, has expanded its services into the United States, according to a company statement. Wirex states that after partnering with Zero Hash, Checkout.com, Visa, and Sutton Bank, it has begun… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX, a fast-growing digital asset marketplace, has posted “key principles” to ensure investor protection. FTX operates globally but has a US-facing marketplace for crypto trading. Federal regulators are poised to add new regulations for platforms that engage in digital asset trading and SEC Chairman Gary… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 10:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized applications store DappRadar recently shared its January 2022 Dapp Industry Report, noting relative stability for the blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) ecosystem even though we are currently in a bearish cryptocurrency market. NFTs emerged, once again, as a record-breaking segment, “marking $16 billion… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Chip, a savings and investment app that is authorised by the UK FCA as a payments provider, has added Crypto Companies Fund to its list of available funds for its users. While not offering direct crypto trading, Chip is providing a path for adding crypto… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Pulse of Fintech H2’21 – which is a bi-annual report released by KPMG covering international Fintech investment trends – reveals that global Fintech funding across M&A, PE, and VC hit $210 billion (internationally) across an all-time record 5,684 deals during 2021. Fintech funding in… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano (ADA) initially gained attention back in 2017 as one of the more anticipated Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) of that year. Over the years, the initiative persisted through an extended crypto bear market to earn its place among the top crypto-assets by market cap. In… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

If you’re like many other digital commerce merchants, the best part of the shopping experience takes place when a client clicks that “buy” button and becomes a (hopefully) loyal customer. One way to boost these website conversions for your business is to give clients the… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Robo.cash notes that they’re off to quite a confident start to the new year. Robo.cash writes in a blog post that they’ve said goodbye to January and have summed up the solid monthly results. In January 2022, loans valued at 17M Euro… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital transformation has worked its way through the bedrock of many industries, from Netflix’s transformation of cable and blockbuster video to Uber’s considerable influence over the ways we access transportation services. Meanwhile, the property market has remained “relatively immune” to such changes. However, Roxana Mohammadian-Molina,… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 11:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

For only €100, participants on French crowdfunding site WiSEED can pursue attractive returns while also improving the world they live in. The platform prides itself on improving financial literacy, providing a transparent look into how it selects opportunities, and its commitment  to providing alternative financing… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s TaxScouts confirms that their crowdfunding campaign has finally come to an end. Our crowdfund has finally come to an end! We raised £2,925,089 – over 290% of our original target 🎉 We want to say thank you to all our new… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Revolut, the financial super app with nearly 4 million UK clients, has announced the launch of Pet Insurance. As mentioned in the update, the stand-alone product aims to reinforce Revolut’s existing insurance product offering including travel insurance, purchase protection, and ticket- and missed event… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAI, a company focused on ATM portfolio management tools and services, announced that it has acquired Texas-based TouchPoint 21, a firm specializing in ATM and cash management outsourcing for financial institutions. As mentioned in the update, the acquisition brings a proven managed service model to… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

In Australia, the market cap of all crowdfunded companies topped $1 billion in 2021, according to the leading securities crowdfunding platform Birchal. The report states that the value of all crowdfunded companies doubled in 2021 in comparison to 2020. In Australia, securities crowdfunding is labeled… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a Cloud-powered virtual banking solutions provider for US banks and credit unions, announced the introduction of Alkami Activate, a marketing service that assists financial institutions with engaging digital banking clients with end-user awareness and explainer videos, targeted propensity lists, and… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to help with protecting endangered animals, UK’s TV station, WildEarth, has introduced its own set of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Notably, 40% of the main sale proceeds will be directed towards various custodians of the land on which the animals are currently living. Graham… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia, the national association advocating on behalf of the Fintech industry, has appointed Andrew Porter as CEO. According to a statement by the group, Porter has more than twenty years of experience in financial services including in the innovation sector at payments firms OFX,… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sber has reportedly marketed money transfers to Alipay wallets in mainland China by using phone numbers. In order to make a remittance payment, users simply need to indicate the phone number and full name of the intended recipient via SberBank Online, and the funds will… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently noted that banks in the Southeast Asian country have “substantially” implemented the additional measures to enhance the security of virtual banking announced on 19 January 2022. The measures, taken together, offer a “significant” added layer of security to… Read More