January 16, 2022 @ 2:59 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Tencent Releases Metaverse-Rate Scoring System On January 12th, Tencent News and the School of Journalism, Fudan University jointly released the “2021-2022 Metaverse Annual Report”. For the first time, the report proposed the concept of “Metaverse-Rate” which will become the scoring standard for the development of… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Many Brits’ holidays will cost far more than necessary given the lack of knowledge around foreign exchange (FX) charges and international transaction costs, according to research by Opinium that was commissioned by bank challenger Tally. Four out of seven (57 per cent) people don’t know banks… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is four years old now, however, the team at TrueLayer asks “who’s using it, how is it benefitting consumers and what’s next?” TrueLayer writes in a blog post that the updated Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came into force “on 13 January 2018, introducing… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Larry Kubin, Senior Developer Relations Engineer at digital asset firm Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), notes that in 2021, Coinbase Cloud had announced the launch of their unified developer docs in order to “make it easier and faster for developers to build Web3 applications using Coinbase APIs and… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 12:42 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Propine, a Singapore-based, Monetary Authority of Singapore-licensed digital asset custodian, has entered into a partnership with XinFin (XDC), a Singapore-based hybrid blockchain platform to provide on-chain custody for the XDC Network. The partnership will allow the XDC ecosystem to see security and fully compliant and… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech Wales Foundry, the flagship accelerator program by Fintech Wales, recently announced the nine Fintech startups “accepted into its 2022 Accelerator.” As noted in the update, the 12-week, no equity program, titled The Foundry: Validate Raise & Scale, is reportedly “the only accelerator of… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 8:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueAccord Corporation, a debt collection firm providing machine learning or ML-powered digital recovery solutions, recently announced a partnership with Synapse as “an expansion of its Collections-as-a-Service offering.” The partnership will bring the “best-in-class” collection and recovery capabilities of TrueAccord to Synapse’s fintech partners and customer… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 8:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, has shared survey results that show OCC approval “gives Americans greater confidence in cryptocurrency.” The team at Anchorage Digital writes in a blog post that as the volume of conversation around cryptocurrency and digital assets continues… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Archethic, a blockchain network, has launched the Archethic Lab web portal, featuring a series of tools that help users and developers to join the project’s ecosystem. The website contains links to the platform’s testnet and mainnet beta, regular video tech updates, and all the tools… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset platform CoinList notes that they’re pleased to confirm that the  registrations for the Stader token sale are currently open. Stader offers smart contract infrastructure for staking, “helping users stake their assets conveniently and safely through its platform by building key… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech platform Airwallex has announced its official launch in Singapore, following its grant of a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and “a beta launch in November last year.” Singapore businesses are now able to benefit from Airwallex’s suite… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blockchain venture studio Draper Goren Holm recently announced an investment in Mavryk Finance, a decentralized, non-custodial, community-governed platform. Mavryk Finance allows users to borrow, earn, and unlock the world from legacy financial systems. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mavryk Finance into our family as Alex Davis… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at DailyPay notes in an update that as so many retailers are struggling to hire and retain workers in an increasingly competitive labor market, many are “turning to new benefit solutions to stand out from the competition.” With 1.5 jobs open for every… Read More

January 15, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, has announced the appointment of Jairo Riveros, as MD of the United States and Latin America, “effective 01 January, 2022.” Paysend has maintained an active presence in the US since September 2020 and “helps American residents securely… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

I2C Inc., a provider of virtual payment and banking tech, has reportedly appointed Serena Smith as the firm’s Chief Client Officer. Reporting directly to Amir Wain, Founder and CEO of i2c Inc., Smith will be responsible for overseeing international account management for existing and new… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 5:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payment technology firm Nuvei this week announced the release of its latest white paper Mystery to Opportunity: The Future of Crypto Payments. It discusses the potential of cryptocurrencies as a viable payment method in e-commerce and considers possible adoption scenarios that could unfold in the near future…. Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Knightscope, the firm that has developed the security robots that is promoting the company everywhere, is raising capital on StartEngine and the funding round is scheduled to close tonight. While an offering can always be extended if the issuer believes there is more money to… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken notes that if 2020 was the year of the bull, 2021 was the year that “crypto went mainstream.” During the past year, they claim to have “witnessed leaps in adoption, infrastructure, regulation, and policy — not to mention… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Current notes that the dramatic rise of inflation to its highest rate in almost 4 decades without a corresponding increase in wages has “caused Americans to pay more for basic essentials.” That’s  why Current claims that it’s pleased to announce the launch of… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender, notes that they’ve recently been quite vocal about why development finance lenders “need to show more commitment towards Net Zero and sustainable house building.” Blend Network has explained why and how specialist lenders like… Read More