May 6, 2024 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Socure, the provider of artificial intelligence for digital identity verification, sanction screening, and fraud prevention, released its inaugural Document and Biometric Identity Fraud Report, detailing the rampant use of fake government-issued IDs and the techniques used to fool legacy document verification systems. According to the… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zūm Rails and Fiserv have partnered on a service that aims to enable US businesses with everything they need to offer direct bank-like services, without relying on a bank or other third-party providers. Zūm Rails describes itself as a Fintech that is leveraging open banking… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:43 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

nCino, a provider of cloud banking for the global financial services industry, announced this week that Libro Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Canadian province of Ontario, has selected nCino’s Cloud Banking Platform. Libro serves more than 117,000 owners via 34… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The UAE card payments market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6% between 2024 and 2028 to reach AED764.1 billion ($208.2 billion) in 2028, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Payment Cards Analytics reveals “that card… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 8:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, has issued new regulations mandating that banks and other financial institutions report significant incidents related to money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing within 24 hours. The directive, outlined in a circular signed… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Poor investment governance could cost asset owners, and in turn their customers, significant sums – in the case of a super fund member as much as $500,000 over their working lives, a new report by KPMG Australia and Frontier Advisors finds. A survey of institutional… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copper, which claims to be one of the industry’s leading digital asset custodians, today announced the integration of The Open Network (TON), a decentralized and self-governing blockchain network, into its infrastructure. Access to Tether’s newly launched USDT-TON has now “been fully integrated directly into Copper’s… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 2:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumsub has announced that it will be integrating with CODE, a Travel Rule compliance solution. Both companies will collaborate to facilitate secure and immediate data sharing among Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), “aligning with Travel Rule compliance requirements for virtual asset transactions.” In addition to… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Mitosis has reportedly secured a total of $7M in funding, which is considered by them to be a testament to the “trust” and “belief” of industry’s investors and strategic partners, including the lead investors Amber Group and Foresight Ventures. With this strong… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

After discussing the activity of the Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), has decided to recommend raising the threshold for reviewed financials from $124,000 to $350,000. Currently, reviewed financials cost around $5000 to… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 12:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Grupo Bancolombia has launched “Wenia Ltd.” a new entity enabling crypto trading. According to a corporate statement, Wenia will provide digital asset services exclusively for Colombian residents through its platform. Clients will be able to trade various digital assets, including Wenia’s own COPW, a stablecoin… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:50 am By JD Alois  |  

KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) is adding another Fintech service with the launch of KeyVAM, which is described as a “virtual account management solution for treasury management clients who have complex demand deposit account (DDA) structures.” This new cash management service is powered by Qolo, a card… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com announced it has surpassed the 100 million global user mark – the latest significant milestone for the company founded in 2016 and the industry leader in regulatory compliance, security and privacy. This milestone was reached in the immediate wake of Crypto.com’s latest Fortune Favors… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

A legal consultancy has published a report on the regulatory environment for Fintechs in the MENA region. While digital finance is the future of all financial services, the emergence and regulation of various services have differed worldwide.  KARM Legal Consultants has crafted a “Fintech Legal… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority (85%) of consumers know what they need to do to be more energy efficient and the same proportion (84%) believe they are making efforts to achieve this, according to EcoSaver research commissioned by Bank of Ireland with Red C. While the vast majority… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) have finally issued their recommendation regarding the definition of Accredited Investors. This definition impacts the Reg D marketplace, an ecosystem that enabled around $3 trillion in funding in 2023. Just about… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) ecosystem recently observed a monumental event in its 15-year history with the eagerly anticipated fourth halving, signaling “a significant shift in the blockchain landscape,” the Compass Mining team noted in their latest analysis. Halvings, occurring roughly every four years, “drastically reduce the… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Previously known as Tech Coast Angels, NuFund is reporting its 100th investment. Angel groups tend to support startups in their infancy, shouldering great risk while backing promising young firms. While many of their investments will go belly up, Angel groups are a vital variable to… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD), a new spin on a digital brokerage, has posted an 8-K indicating they are in receipt of a Wells Notice indicating an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may lead to a lawsuit by the Commission. According to the filing, Robinhood… Read More

May 6, 2024 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) implemented substantial adjustments to its collateral consideration for bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency) ETFs, the NYDIG team noted. After the changes, no collateral value “will be given to any bitcoin ETF, giving them a 100% haircut.” The… Read More