July 5, 2024 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments and Kestronics have recently launched a strategic partnership. This collaboration not only equips merchants across the UK with DNA Payments’ payment devices and solutions, but also offers them “enhanced security, faster transaction processing, and a seamless payment experience.” Fintech DNA Payments and Kestronics,… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 3:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Your Credit Score, Lloyds Bank’s free credit checking service, now has 10 million registered customers. The feature, available through the mobile banking app and online, “allows customers to view their credit report and access personalised practical tips to improve or maintain their score.” As millions… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland is recruiting for 100 technology roles to support digital projects across the Group. The roles will help drive some of the Group’s most important technology projects “including new customer features on digital channels, protecting customers against fraud, and advanced data analytics.” The… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consensys announced the acquisition of Wallet Guard, a user-centric browser extension, security dashboard, and security engine that protects users’ wallets, digital assets and data from theft, scams, and fraud. Through this acquisition, Consensys intends to “integrate Wallet Guard’s capabilities to further bolster MetaMask, the world’s… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

While recent data can only be gleaned from Tory-led governments, ETF platform InvestEngine believes that Labour governments can generate better returns for investors – at least according to their data. It has been about 14 years since Labour last held the majority in Parliament. Since… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A California bankruptcy Judge has reportedly issued a warning to MongoDB, a database company, against deleting sensitive customer data. Ongoing efforts to give back millions to clients currently locked out of their Fintech apps are now linked to a heated dispute between Fintech platform Synapse… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

As the Tories lick their wounds after a historic defeat in the polls, we wonder what Labour’s rise will mean for the vital Fintech industry and tech in general. While incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer has published a hundred-day plan, it is not yet apparent… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance, in partnership with Global Counsel, has reportedly “developed a set of briefing papers on the key themes central to the debate around the UK’s capital markets and competitiveness more generally.” These themes are as follows: Risk and reward – risk is key to… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany transfers of funds and certain crypto assets. This rule will help tackle “the abuse of such transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes.” The Guidelines… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Banque de France (BDF) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) are pleased to announce their collaboration relating to wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). The BDF and the HKMA have been “maintaining a close partnership in promoting financial innovation.” The latest collaboration is… Read More

July 5, 2024 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a technical recession in the second half of 2023, the UK economy has shown tentative signs of renewed momentum, “with growth of 0.5% expected this year, and 0.9% in 2025,” according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. The report finds a number of… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse has removed the crypto custody fee on USDC holdings, effective immediately. This move follows a collaboration with Circle, the issuer of USDC, announced in January 2024. The partnership aims to expand USDC liquidity in Europe “by maximizing its usage across all Bitcoin Suisse… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Handelsbanken Norway has entered into a new agreement with Tietoevry Banking for the delivery of a complete solution portfolio, including core banking, card and payment solutions, wealth management, as well as solutions for combating financial crime. The agreement has a duration of five years, and… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

As polls close and everyone expects a landslide win for Labour, the Payments Association in the UK has invited the next Chancellor of the Exchequer to “show leadership” and support the payments sector and Open Banking ambitions. The Payments Association has drafted a letter outlining… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 5:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QED, the zk-Native blockchain protocol, announced it has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Arrington Capital with participation from several venture capital firms and companies including Starkware, Draper Dragon, Blockchain Builders Fund, Lbk Labs, Paper Ventures, Valhalla Capital, Edessa Capital and Anagram… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 4:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tokenization platform Tokeny says it has added IOTA EVM to its list of supported distributed ledger technologies. The IOTA Foundation supports a blockchain that is “open, feeless, and scalable distributed ledger, designed to support frictionless data and value transfer.” The ecosystem aims to emerge the… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 4:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CBInsights has released the State of Venture Q2’24 Report CB Insights notes that you may review the latest investment data to make more well-informed decisions. According to the update from CBInsights, AI startups steal the show, “grabbing nearly a third of all funding, while the… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Akur8, the insurance pricing solution powered by transparent machine learning, is please to announce that LB Forsikring, a Danish P&C insurance company, has selected Akur8’s Core Platform solution to increase their competitiveness. This collaboration will allow LB Forsikring to quickly “adapt their pricing to dynamic… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The former Solicitor General Paul Clement, who had previously represented the Loper Bright fisherman in the SCOTUS Chevron case, has reportedly filed an amicus brief on behalf of the nascent crypto and blockchain sector in Custodia Bank‘s appeal versus the Federal Reserve. Notably, Paul Clement… Read More

July 4, 2024 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Friday, June 28, 2024, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia appeared to have struck a major blow to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler’s “regulation-by-enforcement” campaign being carried out against secondary crypto-asset… Read More