August 20, 2024 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda are pleased to announce that The National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKBANK) has become the first bank in the UAE to partner with Bitpanda Technology Solutions to unlock digital assets. RAKBANK is one of the major banks in the UAE, and one of the… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 2:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of technology and data, today announced several new enhancements to the Encompass digital mortgage lending platform. As part of its mission of making the path to homeownership – and the experience from then on – as fast,… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

According to the UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), in 2023, approximately 4.5 billion transactions were made using the Faster Payments system. At the same time, over 252,626 cases of APP Fraud (APPF or authorized push payment fraud) were reported, totaling around £341 million. Other reports… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Upvest and Deutsche Bank have announced a partnership. Under the partnership, Upvest will gain access to the global bank for multiple services. Upvest is a Fintechs in Europe that provides B2B clients with a range of investment opportunities in the areas of principal broking business,… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

In the UK there are several tax exemptions which may be available for individual investors to mitigate risk and reduce taxes paid on any return. SEIS, or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, is a powerful incentive for investors to support entrepreneurs and boost the UK innovation… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WSPN (Worldwide Stablecoin Payment Network), a provider of next-generation stablecoin infrastructure, has raised $30 million in seed funding round. This investment round was led by Folius Ventures and Foresight Venture, with participation “from prominent investors including Hash Global, Generative Ventures, RedPoint Capital, and a consortium… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SwissFortress announced the launch of the Fortress Coin (FC), supporting and maintaining the global Send-to-Name (StN) system, creating a more user-friendly and secure way to navigate the decentralized web. 0.4% of all crypto users claimed their domain “using Unstoppable Domains over the last few years.”… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledger announced that Revolut, one of the world’s leading fintech solutions for digital payments, will join Ledger Live as a buy provider. This collaboration aims to further our mission of complete self-custody “for people’s financial assets and make buying crypto easier and more accessible than… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitwise Asset Management announced the acquisition of ETC Group, a London-based crypto ETP issuer with over $1 billion in assets under management. The news marks Bitwise’s expansion into Europe and “adds nine European-listed crypto ETPs to Bitwise’s broad suite of ETPs, hedge fund solutions, and separately… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 6:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Operations Limited, which claims to be among the largest companies in the digital assets industry, announced that they will be launching U.S. dollar-pegged Tether tokens (USD₮) on the Aptos Network. This integration is part of Tether’s broader strategy “to make digital currency more accessible… Read More

August 20, 2024 @ 4:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The United States Federal Reserve must go big with a supersized 50-basis-point interest rate cut in September to get ahead of a looming economic storm, advises deVere Group founder and CEO Nigel Green. The warning comes as consumer prices in the US inched up modestly… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, has launched two new products tapping into retail banks’ core business: everyday spending and saving. Launched in 12 countries across Europe and the US, this marks “a significant step forward in Klarna’s mission to disrupt retail… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (ADYEN:AMS), the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, today announced its expansion in India, following the grant of authorization from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as an Online Payment Aggregator in India for domestic and cross-border… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, has announced a collaboration to explore a strategic integration with Komainu Connect, a regulated digital asset custodian. The integration is expected to “allow institutions and sophisticated investors to leverage Bitfinex’s deep liquidity and advanced trading features while maintaining the… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In June, a team at CertiK conducting whitehat research discovered a “critical” vulnerability in the Kraken platform. This CertiK team then reportedly “notified the exchange to ensure this important vulnerability was fixed—which was a win for blockchain and Web3 security.” However, in conducting this work,… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategy consultants at OC&C have shared a report unveiling a significant opportunity for Embedded Finance for scale SaaS ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and payroll providers. Embedded Finance refers to the “integration of financial products into non-financial customer journeys.” The value chain for embedded finance typically… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 7:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uppsala Security, a provider of tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory compliance, transaction tracking, and cybersecurity, is pleased to announce the rebranding of its flagship platform, Sentinel Protocol, to ChainBounty. Since its launch in 2018, Sentinel Protocol has reportedly been “at… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

THORChain, an open-source protocol that enables the swap and settlement of cross-chain native crypto assets, and ShapeShift DAO, are pleased to showcase the recent launch of rFOX and Rune Pool as supporters of Rare Evo. ShapeShift DAO was reportedly the first major decentralized exchange (DEX)… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Metallicus, the developer of The Digital Banking Network, a blockchain-based payments network built to meet regulatory standards globally, is pleased to announce the launch of its flagship consumer app, Metal Pay, in Australia. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Metallicus’ mission “to support the… Read More

August 19, 2024 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perhaps the most anti-crypto official in the Biden Adminstration may emerge as the US Secretary of Treasury if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected President. This is according to multiple reports that SEC Chairman Gary Gensler is being considered for the powerful position.   BREAKING:… Read More