January 4, 2022 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

The People’s Bank of China has commented on the country’s “Fintech Development Plan” (2022 to 2025). The PBC states that the plan is formulated in accordance with the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China and the… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 5:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Melio has shared ways that online accounts payable tools can make life a lot easier. The Melio team writes in a blog post that most of us set out on an independent career path because we may have a “passion for our field… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 4:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

2021 came and went without Bitcoin hitting $100,000 in value as certain pundits predicted. In fact, Bitcoin ended the year on a bit of a down note having topped at around $68,000 this past fall now trading at around $46,000. Bitcoin is, of course, the… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C6 Bank‘s automatic-payment system is reportedly one of the fastest growing online platforms in Brazil. The C6 Bank began offering financial services in August 2019. The digital banking platform has introduced C6 tag, which has helped with accelerating growth for the firm. In around 2… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital is the “name of the game” when it comes to attracting auto insurance clients, according to an update from Notarize, which helps consumers with signing and notarizing “life’s most important documents online.” The Boston-based financial services firm writes in a blog post that the… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zen.com, a licensed electronic money institution regulated by the Central Bank of Lithuania (but based in Poland), has announced fiat to digital asset conversions, along with the transfer of fiat to any digital wallet accepting BTC, ETH, or USDT (ERC-20). Zen states there are more… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, a company focused on payments and card issuance for businesses, notes that as they wrapped up 2021, they decided to take a look back at some of the key milestones.. 2021 was a year of many ‘firsts’ for Nium, the company wrote in a… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 10:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Metaversal has announced a $50 million Series A funding round led by CoinFund and Foxhaven Asset. Metaversal states that round was oversubscribed and also includes participation from Collab+Currency, Dapper Labs, Digital Currency Group, Franklin Templeton, Galaxy Vision Hill, Narwhal Ventures, NGC Ventures, Rarible, Rockaway Blockchain… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at IOST says that 2021 was a year of “highs and lows” for not only IOST but the entire blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. They’ve noted that they’re thankful for IOSTIANS for staying with them through this “wild ride.” Now that they’ve got some… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ontology Network, which claims to be a high performance, open-source blockchain specializing in digital identity and data, has celebrated their 4th anniversary. As mentioned in a blog post, Ontology launched the event “Cyberspace 4 Philosophers.” All 10,000 NFTs were fully sold out within 7 days,… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital money transfer service ZEN.COM, which is reportedly powered by Mastercard (NYSE: MA), has introduced the conversion of fiat money into digital assets, as well as the “transfer of fiat currencies to any digital wallet servicing BTC, ETH or USD-T (ERC-20), with more currencies coming… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Modulr, which supports a new digital payment account for businesses and is specifically building services for companies needing a faster, easier and more reliable way to move money, notes that when they analyzed the results from their Digital Now survey (looking at consumer “attitudes… Read More

January 4, 2022 @ 7:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cion Digital, the turnkey blockchain interoperability platform provider, today announced it has closed a $12 million seed capital raise. The capital will be utilized to expand research and development resources. It will also help accelerate the rollout of crypto financing and payment solutions tailored for… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

From the very beginning, HMBradley claims that it was built around you (the customer) – around the idea that personal finances should be “empowering and rewarding, every step of the way.” HMBradley wrote in a blog post that clients deserve a financial platform that’s “actually… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at ChargeBee notes that for the year it had to follow, 2021 had “a relatively low benchmark to beat in terms of popularity.” ChargeBee, a San Francisco-based financial services firm that’s helping subscription-based businesses stay “agile and adapt their revenue operations workflows to… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Istanbul Financial Center (IFC) has been able to attract many Fintechs during the past year. Turkey‘s Fintech industry has continued to develop with over $64 million in total investments being channeled towards various initiatives, according to an official report cited by the Daily Sabah…. Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Neoverse has entered into a “new chapter.” In order to celebrate the launch of the N3 MainNet, NGD (or NEO Global Development) launched Neoverse — which is described as an NFT mint and collection campaign carried out “with multiple developer communities, ecosystem projects, and… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 5:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As 2021 came to an end, LeaseLock reflected on the considerable growth they have achieved alongside their customers, business partners, advisors, supporters, and colleagues. From securing $52 million in a Series B investment round, to exceeding $2 billion in leases insured, to launching a major… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 5:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Connecticut Green Bank is issuing a “Green Bond” on FINRA regulated funding portal Raise Green. The securities offering is being pursued using the Reg CF securities exemption. The debt offering is seeking up to $250,000 with a 1.00% Annual Interest Rate. Investors must commit… Read More

January 3, 2022 @ 4:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting factoid. FinancePR, a promotional firm in the financial services sector, has distributed a note stating that Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) dominates Bitcoin trading. According to the missive, Coinbase took 53% market share of Bitcoin trading in the past 30 days or 520,000… Read More