In the wake of COP26, the ESG regulatory agenda is advancing at pace and organisations are rightfully under pressure to make improvements in this area.
The official said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that Russia likely isn’t benefitting from crypto, but could see increased use amid sanctions,...
Germany's central bank is hosting a blockchain workshop as an increasing number of central banks are exploring the use of blockchain; the event is titled, "Blockchain Technology - Opportunities and Challenges"; discussions will be focused primarily for central bankers and regulators; topics will include the success of blockchain, business cases for the technology and the use of bitcoin; workshop participants include European central bankers, European Union Parliament members, financial institution executives, individuals from academia and representatives from blockchain-based companies. Source
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Cynthia Lummis have officially revealed legislation aiming to create a regulatory framework for the burgeoning digital...
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Metro Bank is in talks to acquire one of the largest p2p lenders in the UK in RateSetter; according to...
The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology recently opened a new innovation hub; the innovation hub will provide support for Europe fintech businesses and could potentially lure more fintech businesses away from London; in comments regarding the new innovation hub, Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology, said: "Over the coming months we will be delivering a number of exciting projects with the community; education programs, hackathons, developer sandboxes as well as the Fintech Awards. We will work with the community to build up a soft-landing platform to make it as easy possible for fintech firms to set up in Luxembourg and we will promote all of Luxembourg's strengths internationally to put Luxembourg first in the considerations of fintech firms looking for an EU hub." Source
Deutsche Bank has shared details of Funding Circle’s fourth securitization which will be their largest to date; it includes 3,030...
The UK's Metro Bank has enhanced its digital banking platform and launched new services; the new services include advanced technologies across nearly all aspects of the online user experience; the enhancements follow increased competition by digital-only banks including Starling, Atom, Tandem, Loot and Monzo; Metro Bank opened in 2010 and is also an investor in consumer loans through marketplace lender, Zopa. Source
Business Insider shares data on total funds raised by UK-based digital only banks; Atom Bank leads in total funding and is reportedly in process of closing another 100 million British pounds ($124 million) in equity which would bring their total raised to 235 million British pounds ($294.6 million); other players include Tandem Bank, Starling Bank, Monzo, N26 and Monese; Monzo is also in the process of raising money with a Series C funding round. Source