February 3, 2022 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Arca, a compliant digital asset manager, has announced that it has closed its NFT fund, raising $50 million. The fund was said to be oversubscribed and access was limited to existing Arca LPs. In a release, Arca said the NFT fund joins a growing number… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fast-growing enterprise adoption of business finance technology has helped Sonovate to report “record” funding volume in December of last year, “capping an overall record-breaking year for the UK lender.” Sonovate, a Fintech lender that offers finance and tech services to businesses that engage contractors and… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Gemini notes that there has been a considerable decline across the wider crypto market, including Bitcoin, since the beginning of 2022. However, Gemini points out in a report shared with CI that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are “thriving.” The update… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s Open Banking platforms, has announced its expanding operations into Sweden with the appointment of ex- Adyen executive Karl Hagner as its Country Manager. An experienced commercial manager, with a sharp focus on payments in digital commerce, Stockholm’s Karl will… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wormhole, which is described as a communication bridge between Solana (SOL) and other DeFi/blockchain platforms, claims that bad actors stole around $320 million in virtual currency. The wormhole network was exploited for 120k wETH. ETH will be added over the next hours to ensure wETH… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Proprietary straight-through processing (STP) payments platform Billhop – which provides businesses process and capital efficiencies based on credit card infrastructure –  has acquired €10.5 million in capital, via a round led by EQT Ventures along with contributions from Element Ventures (currently awaiting SFSA approval). The… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 3:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, a provider of non-dilutive capital for recurring-revenue firms, recently announced that it has expanded to the Netherlands and Belgium. The move comes on the back of Capchase’s expansion into the Nordic region last month, “building out headcount in Finland, Sweden and Denmark.” As noted… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 3:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, most all drivers cannot imagine living with Google or Apple Maps. Those days of paper maps and handwritten directions were not that long ago. But now we have a company that is aiming to do the same thing for boating and it is raising… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Royal Park Partners, which claims to be one of the leading financial advisors to the Fintech sector, recently announced that it is expanding its leadership team following a year of steady growth. Abhimanyu Toor and John Clark will reportedly join co-founder Aman Behzad as Managing… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 10:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Central Bank of Kuwait this week released guidelines for digital banks. They said this falls within its overall efforts to utilize the latest advancements to bolster financial stability, encourage innovation, and meet future economic needs. Governor Dr. Mohammad Y. Al-Hashel said guaranteeing the smooth operation… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Kirobo, a decentralized finance application developer, has partnered with Evai, an AI-driven decentralized crypto asset rating platform. Besides a shared client base and investment opportunity agreement, the partnership includes a series of mutual integrations, bringing the users of Kirobo’s Liquid Vault built-in instant analytics on all… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

January is finally over and for many people who pursued dry January, it could not have come to an end soon enough. Many people in the US and elsewhere attempt to give their bodies a break from the Holiday festivities which frequently include lots of… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking in Brazil marked its first anniversary on February 1, 2022 – and the South American nation is looking set to strengthen its position as a (maybe unlikely) open banking pioneer. The Brazilian reserve bank’s phased approach is considered to be a success, through… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rohan Amin, Chief Product Officer at Chase, notes that this year, as individuals across all segments of our society continued to navigate the COVID-19 crisis, we were all forced to carefully examine our everyday behaviors more closely. As explained by Amin in an update shared… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 5:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New data revealed by Splitit, a provider of installment purchase capability for merchants, indicates a closer correlation between credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL), as 60 per cent of consumers would prefer to use a BNPL option with existing credit cards versus opening… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, which claims to be largest global platform for working capital, has shared details of its record-setting business growth last year, “highlighted by the $54.7 billion in funding that the company enabled for businesses worldwide, an increase of 57% versus 2020 totals.” Beyond transaction volumes,… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a “bifurcated” judgment against an issuer 420 Real Estate LLC and its CEO Willard Jackson, parties that raised money on an investment crowdfunding platform. As was reported last fall, the SEC had filed fraud charges against TruCrowd… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at ComplyAdvantage has released their new report, titled The State of Financial Crime 2022. ComplyAdvantage’s outlook for 2022: From supply chains in crisis to “high-wire” geopolitical standoffs and the implementation of updated regulatory frameworks, it’s going to be “a landmark year for compliance… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital currency asset manager Grayscale has announced the launch of  Fintech ETF. Labeled  Grayscale Future of Finance ETF (NYSE: GFOF), the vehicle is said to be the first equity ETF to track the performance of the Bloomberg Grayscale Future of Finance Index. The ETF started… Read More

February 2, 2022 @ 11:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Blyp, a data firm for ecommerce platforms, has raised a $4 million seed round, according to a statement by the firm. Funding was led by World Trade Ventures, Silvertech Ventures, Eyal Waldman, Dovi Frances, Rafi Gidron, and Boaz Schwartz. Blyp, which has offices in both… Read More