Is Europe is Falling Behind in the Global Crypto Race? Fireblocks Policy Director Shares Insider Insight on Digital Asset Development in the EU by JD Alois

Is Europe is Falling Behind in the Global Crypto Race? Fireblocks Policy Director Shares Insider Insight on Digital Asset Development in the EU

Is Europe falling behind in crypto adoption and the development of the digital asset future of finance? It is difficult to argue that Europe is leading the race. While the European Union was quick to enact rules under the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation (MiCA),… Read More

Digital Payments Provider Checkout.com to Focus on UK, European Markets with Key Appointment

In a key update signaling its plans for the European market, global digital payments firm Checkout.com has named Ashley Paulus as its new Vice President and Head of Revenue for the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). This strategic appointment, revealed on February… Read More

StarkWare Executive Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos Talks Zero Knowledge Proofs and Privacy, Financial Surveillance

This week, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, participated in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable addressing privacy and financial surveillance. This is a hot topic today, especially with the advent of blockchain-powered financial services. While many blockchains allow anyone to… Read More

Kéria AI Platform for Creditworthiness Raises €1.5 Million in Seed Funding

French Fintech Kéria has raised €1.5 million, including €0.5 million in debt, in a Seed Funding round. Led by Epopée Gestion (Xplore), other investors include Newfund, Fabien Breget, Bpifrance, and Caisse d’Epargne CEPAC. Kéria is building an AI-powered solution to automatically analyse mortgage applications and… Read More

BlockStreet’s Hedy Wang On Bridging DeFi and TradFi

Hedy Wang is a bridge builder. The co-founder of BlockStreet, Wang believes now is the time to build bridges between TradFi and DeFi. By doing so, she also sees BlockStreet as the bridge that allows retail investors to generate wealth. Wang is a big believer… Read More

Voice AI: How Deepgram Is Perfecting the Future of Customer Service

While it’s still the early days, voice AI is one area where artificial intelligence promises cost savings and service improvements. Deepgram is a decade-old company that quickly saw AI’s potential in voice. It is developing voice AI for enterprise use cases like call centers and… Read More

Viewing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act As a Call to Stricter Regulation

While some view the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a green light for lax regulation, Green Dot Senior Vice President and General Manager of Embedded Finance, Renata Caine, said many envision themselves in a strict environment for several important reasons. Green Dot offers debit,… Read More

EverC’s Melissa Sutherland on How to Combat Emerging BNPL Fraud Threats

As Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) becomes more common and its use spreads to more sectors, it’s attracting more bad actors who are leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) while learning from one another. That makes stopping them more challenging. EverC is at the forefront of the BNPL fraud… Read More

Bottomline’s Head of Risk and Fraud Technology Explains How AI is Driving New Regulations in Payments

The financial sector is in a technological arms race against increasingly sophisticated fraud, driven in large part by the pervasive application of Artificial Intelligence. As fraudsters leverage AI to scale and precision-target their attacks, regulators worldwide are taking notice, signaling a fundamental shift towards tougher… Read More

Sarah Biller of Fintech Sandbox Reveals How Remote-First Financial Tech Startups Are Redrawing the Innovation Map

As return-to-office mandates spark friction across legacy financial institutions, a growing number of early-stage fintech startups are taking a different path and doubling down on remote-first operations as a strategic advantage. New research led by Dr. Mark Ma at the University of Pittsburgh, which draws on data… Read More

SyndicateRoom Launches First Female Focused EIS Fund

SyndicateRoom, a UK-based online investment platform, has announced its first female founder-focused fund offering. According to the company, the Angel Academe EIS Fund I – is the UK’s first EIS fund specifically focused on investing in female-founded tech businesses. EIS or Enterprise Investment Scheme is… Read More

Alice Li of Foresight Ventures Shares Insights on Developments Enabling Institutional Adoption of Stablecoins

We recently connected with Alice Li, the Head of North America of Foresight Ventures, a crypto VC that bridges East and West. With a research-driven approach and offices in the US and Singapore, they claim to be a key player focused on crypto investment and incubation. During our… Read More

Waterlily Simplifies Long-Term Care Discussions Between Advisors, Clients With AI

Occasionally, a Fintech comes along that is truly unique, and Waterlily is one such company. From the problem it tackles to how it tackles it, Waterlily has identified a new (and large) territory with little competition. It serves its clients in a logical, methodical way…. Read More

Insurtech: How bolt is Bringing Insurance Into the 21st Century

  Insurance is one of life’s boring necessities, but bolt is livening it up through technology partnerships and industry expertise. The platform works with hundreds of insurers and businesses across industries and operates in more than 35 markets on four continents. Bolt’s financial services vertical… Read More

UK’s Prime Property Finance Platform CapitalRise Reports Solid Financial Year

CapitalRise has reported a strong financial performance, achieving growth across all aspects of its business, despite challenging market conditions that led the company to prioritize bridging finance in the first half of the year. The prime property finance platform recorded a trading profit of £105,000… Read More

Prometeo’s Ximena Aleman on Open Banking and Latin American Innovation

As Open Banking becomes more popular in Latin America, Prometeo is well-positioned to be a major player in the space. Prometeo’s partners, a provider of a single API connecting businesses to every bank in 11 countries, include Santander, Bancolombia, Banco de México, and Chile’s Banco… Read More

PundiX’s Peko Wan Says Crypto Payments are Major Component of Digital Transactions, AI Is Playing Key Role

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in digital payment systems is reshaping the payments industry in an era of quick technological transformation. From better fraud detection to more efficient transactions, AI is changing the way of payment processing. Peko Wan, Co-CEO of Pundi X, a provider of blockchain-based… Read More

Kate Hampton, CSO at NMI, Comments on How Embedded Payments Help Firms Create Improved Customer Experience

Kate Hampton, Chief Strategy Officer at NMI, recently shared her views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. As noted in the update shared with CI, embedded payments are revolutionizing the financial landscape, with major companies like Google Chrome leading the way. By integrating embedded payment technology,… Read More

Einat Steklov, Co-Founder at Kashable, Provides Insights on Lending Options and How the Firm Is Making A Major Difference in Employees’ Lives

    Many hardworking employees are finding themselves trapped in the cycle of high-interest loans, forcing them to deplete their savings or retirement funds and compromise their long-term financial security. When customers were asked by Kashable, a provider of “socially responsible” credit and financial wellness… Read More

Ally Haire from Lilypad Shares Perspective on Significance of Open-Source AI and Importance of Accessing Compute Power

We recently connected with Ally Haire, CEO and Founder of Lilypad, which is described as a serverless, distributed computing network for AI, ML, and other computational processes. Recently, it was reported that Elon Musk is going to build a “gigafactory of compute,” and while the… Read More

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