January 19, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar, an early entrant in the digital asset ecosystem, says it is adding to its already regulated digital ledger technology (DLT) framework with the development of a “10th Core Principal” for digital asset exchanges. A “Market Integrity working group” has been created to ensure that… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

FanVestor CF, LLC, a subsidiary of EdenLedger Inc. has received regulatory approval from FINRA to operate a registered funding portal. As a funding portal, FanVestor will be able to issue securities under Reg CF. Currently, an issuer may raise up to $1.07 million but a… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Arbol, a U.S.-based insurtech platform specifically for parametric products, announced on Tuesday it secured $7 million through its Series A fundraiser. The investment round included participation from Finch Finance LLC, Space Capital, and Mubadala Capital-Ventures. Founded in 2018, Arbol’s products are able to quickly… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) commented on the need to regulate Bitcoin on a global level last week during a virtual event hosted by Reuters. Speaking at the Reuters Next conference, Lagarde pointed to the “funny business” affiliated… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Tide reportedly announced on Monday it is planning to expand its services to India.  According to Business Standard, Tide is planning a test launch in India during the first quarter of 2021. The company will later be doing a wider rollout later… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 12:16 pm By Steven Knipfelberg  |  

  While recent headlines may be focused on the meteoric rise of Bitcoin, another disruptive technology derived from the famed cryptocurrency may have even more profound implications for the future: blockchain-based “smart contracts.” A wide variety of companies are already experimenting with the ability of… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Volopay, a Singapore-based fintech startup, announced on Tuesday it secured $2.1 million through its Seed funding round, which was led by Tinder Founder, Justin Mateen, with participation from Soma Capital, CP Ventures, Y Combinator, VentureSouq, and Razorpay Founders. Founded in 2019, Volopay describes itself… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Coinify, a trading infrastructure platform that allows users to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptos. According to PrimeXBT, the collaboration will allow PrimeXBT clients to purchase Bitcoin through the fiat on-ramp,… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jooycar, a Chilean insurtech that is seeking to disrupt the auto insurance and telematics space in Latin America, announced on Tuesday it has officially expanded its service to the U.S. with the launch of a GPS vehicle tracking solution. This launch comes less than six… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  dLocal, a U.S.-based cross-border payment platform, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with online lender Dinie to allow global merchants to offer installment payments to their customers in Brazil as a form of small business lending. According to dLocal, this collaboration… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

TWINO, a Latvia based peer to peer lender, is reporting €5.8 million in net profit for 2019. According to the company, TWINO Group earned €8.3 million in net income or a net profit of € 5.8 million “enhanced” by € 2.5 million  in “other comprehensive… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) says it has now received all the bank regulatory approvals necessary to complete its acquisition of digital bank Radius Bancorp. LendingClub said the deal should close on or around February 1, 2021, subject to completion or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions. At… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has released Q4 earnings topping expectations with top-line revenue ahead of anticipated results. Shares in Goldman rose slightly in pre-market trading. Goldman has traded significantly higher since the beginning of 2021. Earnings per share for Q4 came in at $12.08 with full-year… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CrowdProperty, a property investment platform, has confirmed several key changes to its board, with the recent appointment of Mark Stephens, the former Chief Executive at Allica Bank. Stepehens has joined CrowdProperty as a non-executive director. Stephens, who recently retired from his position at Allica and… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Proptee, a new property investment platform that announced in November 2020 that it was planning to launch operations in the United Kingdom in January 2021, has released an update in which it noted that they believe that as a company or business, they’ll do better… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A third or around 33% of households in India are now using digital payments, with usage being evenly spread across different income groups, according to a survey performed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (Price). The… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank and financial regulator, is encouraging the country’s residents to use e-hong baos, which are monetary gifts handed out in envelopes, during the upcoming Lunar New Year. Singapore’s Association of Banks (ABS) said it would be… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo has announced several updates. The digital bank confirmed recently that the Year in Monzo 2020 is now available via its app. As explained by the banking challenger, the Year in Monzo shows customers key insights into how they spent, saved, and… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan has introduced a state-managed instant digital payments platform in order to promote greater financial inclusion. The new online payments system, Raast, has been launched to support women who might have been financially marginalized or unable to access modern financial services for a long time…. Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet provider, trading platform, and block explorer service, notes that every month, they look at on-chain (blockchain) data to examine “interesting trends or movements” on the Bitcoin (BTC) network. The daily number of BTC transactions in December 2020… Read More