September 7, 2023 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Qualification to Impact Crowdfunding, Digital Assets. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have partnered on the “Responsible Influence Certificate” designed to create a seal of approval for social media influencers. The AMF says the partnership… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matera, maker of instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, announced the launch of Digital Twin. Digital Twin is described as a “one-of-a-kind cloud-native software that sits on top of a financial institution’s core banking platform to enable real-time transaction authorizations and balance updates… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Momnt, a Fintech company specializing in real-time lending and payment solutions for businesses, is announcing the closing of its latest capital raise, “totaling $15 million.” TruStage Ventures led the investment round “with participation from Saluda Grade Ventures, existing investors, and a new investment from a… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of its ongoing initiatives aimed to positively impact the environment at a global level, branded payments provider Blackhawk Network (BHN) says that it is working alongside Visa (NYSE: V) in order to transition its network branded prepaid products “distributed by third party retail… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Provenir, which claims to be a global leader in AI-powered risk decisioning software, announced the appointment of Andres Elizondo as its new Chief Financial Officer. Elizondo brings a wealth of experience which “combines both finance and strategy, with a focus on driving and delivering long-term… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s cryptocurrency crackdown continues as Weibo has reportedly banned around 80 crypto influencers. Weibo’s management stated that these decisions were made in order to comply with domestic regulatory requirements, which aim to discourage speculation, trading, and promotion of digital currencies. The Beijing-headquartered company said that… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payments Fintech that holds a significant market share in the marketplace (crowdfunding) sector, has announced a partnership with Kriya, a B2B payments and credit provider. Mangopay believes that by working with Kriya it can boost its relevance by providing credit at the point… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ, ARQQW), which claims to be a leader in quantum-safe encryption,  announces the availability of the world’s “first” integrated solution for quantum-safe VPN communications. Arqit’s QuantumCloud is reportedly the world’s first fully scalable cloud-based symmetric key agreement platform, “capable of creating… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) has published its year in review, and one of the sectors discussed is crypto. The CSA is the association that represents all of the country’s securities regulators, which operate largely independently of one another based on the province or territory…. Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has indicated its willingness for a certain amount of leeway for registered crypto firms to adhere to forthcoming rules. The regulator says that registered or authorized firms may “apply for flexibility”  on implementing a cooling off period when other… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has announced plans to further expand its footprint in the UK market “with a new senior appointment and launch of its AI-powered cyber insurance program.” With more than half (54%) of SMEs in… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) has recently published its HY 2023 results, “covering the six months ended 30 June 2023.” The business delivered a solid financial performance in line “with expectations and the guidance it set in March for FY2023 and FY2025 remains unchanged.” Here are… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Perenna has issued a statement indicating their restrictions have been lifted by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority. This means they can now offer fixed-rate mortgages in the UK. Unlike the US and other European countries, the UK market is… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced the launch of “Airwallex for Startups”, a business readiness campaign “exclusively for Hong Kong entrepreneurs to support their global growth ambitions.” With the support of Hong Kong flagship incubators, and in collaboration with… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mirae Asset Securities, an investment firm and brokerage with more than $500 billion in AUM, has chosen Polygon to pursue digital securities or asset tokenization. According to a note from Mirae, the Mirae Asset Security Token Working Group is working to build the infrastructure for… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Uldis Tēraudkalns, CEO of Nexpay, a fintech scale-up providing business banking solutions for digital companies, recently shared his views and insights with CI. Licensed by the Bank of Lithuania and operating across Europe, Nexpay reportedly processes over €2.5 billion annually and has helped over 600… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Acquired.com, the UK payments specialist and payment initiation service provider, has launched an all-in-one Hosted Checkout solution in order “to equip merchants with the ability to offer all major payment methods, including Open Banking payments, via a single integration.” Hosted Checkout is “a pre-built, highly… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD has announced it invested in Komgo, a software development and technology services company transforming the trade finance industry. The equity investment was “made by Emirates NBD‘s Innovation Fund, the bank’s corporate venture fund.” Emirates NBD’s corporate venture capital arm will “enable the Group… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for eCommerce businesses, has announced that it has agreed to an off-balance sheet program that will purchase up to $1bn of assets from funds managed by investment management firm Neuberger Berman. The facility means that Wayflyer is able… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 4:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State lawmakers in Wyoming have reportedly passed 28 different blockchain-related bills since the year 2019. However, cryptocurrency revenue has been quite limited, even though there have been several different initiatives that were introduced. As covered, crypto VC investments have also shifted towards infrastructure development and… Read More