The popularity of crypto is rising. Stablecoins have presented a significant opportunity for settlement, but how should banks respond?
Since the financial crisis mergers and acquisitions by banks has reduced substantially. This has been a global trend that may...
Businessagent.com is seeking to raise between 200,000 British pounds and 750,000 British pounds through a fundraising campaign on Angels Den; the platform currently aggregates and facilitates equity crowdfunding and debt financing; the firm plans to use the funds to improve user data, expand its broker and sales team, build new relationships and develop a secondary market; on December 8 the firm received investment from Malcolm Burne, who will support the firm's plans for a secondary market; Burne is an expert in secondary market trading for private investments. Source
Meet, GoHenry, a debit card and financial education app designed for kids aged 6-18, with a simple mission to make every kid smart with money.
The FT has seen regtech as one of the fastest growing areas of fintech with a surge of applications to their Future of Fintech awards; new regulations such as the EU’s Mifid II rules, increased compliance and KYC checks by financial institutions looking for more cost efficient ways to verify customers has helped to bring new startups into the market; fintech has moved well beyond lending and the diversification of the market continues to grow. Source.
One can easily connect the dots and see how this Papaya Global and Azimo deal can expand the reach of both organizations.
Beleaguered hedge fund investor, Neil Woodford, has sold off large stakes in his P2P investment trust holdings; he sold £88...
New regulations in Europe are set to effect U.S. banks that serve EU based customers. Banks need to understand what data is shareable and what new protocols to put in pace before the regulations take place in May. Source.
Remote ID is quickly becoming part of the new normal and identification verification startup Onfido has been the benefactor; the...
The news this week was led by Apple with another fintech acquisition. We also had a big funding round for Ramp and Dave is getting into crypto with FTX US.