November 10, 2024 @ 5:05 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fintech companies from mainland China are increasingly choosing Hong Kong as the base for their headquarters, attracted by the city’s capital accessibility and a strong talent pool. These firms are leveraging Hong Kong’s strategic position to expand their operations into ASEAN markets. KN Group, a… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 1:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Even if President-elect Donald Trump does not deliver on his pro-crypto election campaign statements, Chirp founder and CEO Tim Kravchunovsky believes related policies will still support the industry. “Those of us in Europe woke up this morning to a major crypto rally on the news… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 1:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

B2B embedded finance platform Toqio has signed an agreement with the global e-commerce company DSA. The partnership with the UK- and Hong Kong-based company is Toqio’s maiden step into logistics after establishing itself as a partner to corporate firms in the hospitality and pharmaceuticals sectors,… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has shared comments on the latest Bank of England monetary policy committee decision. Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK said that the Bank of England strikes a “balanced tone with [the recent] cut to the bank rate.” Selfin added that after a pause in… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 1:08 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Pharos, a layer-1 blockchain network focused on hyper-parallelism, has completed an $8 million seed investment round. The funding was co-led by Lightspeed Faction and Hack VC, with SNZ Capital participating as a strategic anchor investor. Additional support came from Reforge, Dispersion Capital, Hash Global, Generative… Read More

November 10, 2024 @ 1:04 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand has the potential to become a world-class digital hub, which could offer a lot of economic opportunities for the country, Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said. During Thailand Blockchain Week 2024 at Emsphere shopping mall in Bangkok, he noted that digital technology,… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingMetrics, the credit risk technology group, has secured a “significant” investment from LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, to help it scale its presence in the UK’s fast-growing decisioning software and data market. Founded back in 2010, LendingMetrics’ software… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Beechbrook, the specialist lower mid-market private debt manager, has announced the first close of its fourth UK SME Credit Fund, UK SME Credit IV LP, with commitments totalling £151 million (including separately managed accounts). A total of £40 million has been committed to the fund… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:54 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global digital payment and financial services firm Ant International is collaborating with industry partners to develop the MSME Sustainability Impact Scorecard (MSME S-Card). This pioneering digital solution aims to empower Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Asia to track their environmental and social impacts… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gallagher Re has released the latest global Insurtech research report for Q3 2024. The 2024 Global InsurTech report series from the team Gallagher Re examines the fast-growing impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the insurance technology industry, dissecting AI’s functions and processes within the (re)insurance… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenchurch Legal, a specialist in litigation funding for small and medium-sized UK law firms, has partnered with Altify, an alternative investment platform connecting investors with tokenized private market assets. This collab will now aim to offer investors access to Fenchurch Legal’s litigation funding investments via… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin surged to a record high of $75,060 on Tuesday night as growing confidence in Donald Trump’s return to the White House fueled investor excitement in the cryptocurrency space. The world’s most valuable digital asset has seen a remarkable rally, up more than 7% on… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 7:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) is inescapable in Fintech today. It is often thrown around, with little knowledge of what it actually means. One certainty is it isn’t a cure-all for many of the issues affecting the industry. AI opens a host of questions, beginning… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centralis Group, a global alternative asset and corporate services provider, today announced its acquisition of Admina Fund Services. Centralis explained that it partners with alternative investment firms and corporate organizations offering administrative, global expansion and governance solutions catered to clients’ unique requirements. Based in Luxembourg,… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital.com, the global trading platform and fintech group whose trading volumes have reportedly surpassed the $1 trillion mark in 2023, announced total client trading volumes reached over $450 billion in Q3 2024, which represents a sizeable 20% increase from Q2 2024. During the same period,… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SteelFox has reportedly exploited Foxit PDF Editor and AutoCAD for banking data theft and covert crypto mining. Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team has uncovered a new and ongoing malicious campaign that “exploits popular software, such as Foxit PDF Editor, AutoCAD and JetBrains.” The attackers… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bondora AS is now officially registered as a credit provider in Lithuania, according to the latest update from the European investment platform. Bondora explained in a blog post that Lithuania based customers can soon take advantage of the secure online financial services they offer across… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Nium, a global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, announced a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, an independent pan-African financial services group, to enable cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32 million customers. Nium’s real-time payments infrastructure will be integrated into… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest Mortgages completes sixth securitization of £285 million UK prime Buy-to-Let and owner-occupied mortgage loans. LendInvest plc (LSE: LINV), the UK’s platform for property finance and the parent company of LendInvest BTL Ltd and LendInvest Loans Limited, announces the completion of its sixth securitization in… Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. (TSX: GLXY) released financial results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, for both itself and Galaxy Digital Holdings. Galaxy Digital has shared key Corporate and Business Updates: Financial Highlights: In the third quarter, Galaxy reported a… Read More