Tagged: compliance

June 29, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Railsbank, an Open Banking and Regtech solution provider, revealed on June 29, 2020, that it has gained Hong Kong Fintech Statrys as a new client. Statrys offers digital business accounts, advanced payment options, and forex solutions for SMEs based in Asia. It provides convenient… Read More

June 28, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxful, a leading and fast-growing peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, recently overtook  LocalBitcoins in weekly global BTC trading volume. Paxful users reportedly traded almost $39.8 million worth of Bitcoin (globally) during the week that ended June 6, 2020. Meanwhile, LocalBitcoins reported around $39.5 million… Read More

May 8, 2020 @ 4:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  CoolBitX, a blockchain security firm that’s developing the infrastructure needed to bridge the gap between the mainstream financial market and cryptocurrency sector, recently presented its findings of Sygna Bridge’s production report to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Contact Group members. As mentioned in a… Read More

May 6, 2020 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder at Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Paxful says it’s on a mission to support “social justice through financial freedom worldwide.” The company offers a platform with… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tokyo-based Mizuho Bank, the integrated corporate and retail banking division of Mizuho Financial Group (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG), the third largest financial services company in Japan, has initiated proof-of-concept (PoC) trials and testing of digital IDs that are based on device location and facial recognition…. Read More

April 17, 2020 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AxiomSL, an established provider of regulatory reporting and risk management software, has introduced a regime agnostic offering for SFTR (Securities Financing Transactions Regulation). As noted in a release, SFTR provides counterparties with a reliable process for adhering to international reporting obligations. Customers were required to… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Railsbank, an open banking and Regtech solution provider, has secured additional funding with contributions from Visa and Global Brain, a Japanese venture capital firm. In September 2019, Railsbank had acquired $10 million in capital as part of its Series A round. The amount of… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolters Kluwer’s Compliance Program Management (CPM) business has introduced the Coronavirus Noteworthy Developments Bulletins, which aim to bring together all the global regulatory modifications, orders, notices and various other updates for the financial services sector (as they relate to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak). The newly… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analytics and security company, has teamed up with Paxful, a major peer-to-peer (P2P) digital asset exchange. The partnership involves Chainalysis helping  Paxful with enhancing its compliance and KYC processes. Paxful will reportedly be using Chainalysis’ know your transaction (KYT) and “reactor”… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland-based DX, a Regtech firm focused on developing compliance software, aims to introduce flexible anti-money laundering (AML) checks and processes for Fintech companies. Simon Dix, a lawyer who previously worked at Germany-based digital bank Fidor Bank, has extensive experience dealing with AML compliance matters in… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Asia-based CoolBitX, a leading blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) security firm, has acquired $16.75 million in capital through a Series B investment round from several large investors. CoolBitX’s funding round was led by Japan-based financial services company SBI Holdings. Monex Group, South Korean crypto-asset… Read More

February 9, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Tim Carmody, Chief Technology Officer of IPC, a global leader in financial trading and communications technology solutions. Carmody, who has several decades of experience in designing and leading complex technology solutions for the trading community, discussed how Wall Street companies… Read More

February 5, 2020 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regulatory technology (Regtech) firm Encompass has reportedly won a £2 million grant from the Scottish Enterprise, in order to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced engine to complement its existing know-your-customer (KYC) product offering. The latest funding is part of an initiative with a total value… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luc Falempin, CEO at Tokeny Solutions, a compliant security tokenization platform, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Tokeny helps mid-cap firms, investment banks, funds, asset managers and distributors to “dematerialize” assets on the blockchain, which allows them to reach a global audience,… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 6:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based Vakilsearch, a legal, tax and compliance firm, has again launched the Startup Gear campaign. The campaign is conducted twice each year in order to assist emerging businesses in adhering to regulatory requirements, and to help startups with company registration procedures, getting assistance in drafting… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has reportedly been beefing up its know your customer (KYC) requirements and guidelines. The crypto trading platform sent an email to its verified users requesting additional identifying information. The purpose of Bitfinex’s email is to strengthen its due-diligence processes and to… Read More

November 29, 2019 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zilliqa, a blockchain-based platform that aims to deliver high-throughput and high-security, has teamed up with Elliptic, a provider of digital asset risk management software for crypto firms and financial institutions. According to a press release shared with Crowdfund Insider, the partnership between Zilliqa and Elliptic… Read More

November 28, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CipherTrace, an established crypto and blockchain intelligence company, has published its Q3 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering (AML) report. The report addresses “cryptocurrency regulation, nefarious actors within the ecosystem, impending legislation, international trends and prevailing sentiments,” according to a press release shared with CrowdFund Insider. The… Read More

November 22, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM, a digital currency compliance and risk management service provider, recently revealed that it has acquired $4.2 million in funding from Blockchain Capital, Initialized Capital, PayPal Ventures, and Y Combinator. As noted in a release, TRM has raised a total of $5.9 million through its… Read More

November 9, 2019 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest bank in the US by total assets, and Dutch banking giant ING led a $19.3 million round in Chicago-based Regtech firm Ascent Ascent provides a cloud-based platform that helps financial services providers to keep their business operations compliant. The… Read More