Author: Omar Faridi Fintech Firm Nium Teams Up with Weavr on New Embedded Banking and Payments Service 2021-09-22 UK Fintech Payhawk Adds Apple Pay to Enable Seamless, Contactless Digital Transactions 2021-09-21 B2B Payments Fintech Nium Secures $200M via Series D led by Riverwood Capital, Advised by FT Partners 2021-07-27 DeFi and Blockchain-focused ETF Filed by Goldman Sachs, Will Support Digitization of Finance 2021-07-27 UK’s BaaS Fintech Railsbank Secures $70M from Anthos Capital, Central Capital, Others 2021-07-14 UK’s Business Banking Fintech Tide Secures $100M via Series C at $650M Valuation 2021-07-12 French Fintech Pennylane, which Provides Bookkeeping Solutions, Secures Investment from Sequoia Capital 2021-06-15 Fintech Qudian Reports $109.4M in Q4 2020 Revenue, a 63.1% Decrease from Same Period Last Year, but Net Income Increased 2021-04-10 Fintech Alliance in the Philippines and Private Business Entities are Supporting Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Bill 2021-01-17 Fintech Professional Says Challenger Banks are Disrupting Banking Sector in a “Big Way” by Improving Customer Experience 2021-01-02 Apple Is Expected to Further Diversify Fintech Services in 2021 by Offering Crypto Support and Touch-Free Digital Payments 2021-01-02 Fintech Firms in India are Expecting to Make a Recovery from COVID within 6 Months: Report 2020-10-04 Fintech Funding During H1 2020 was Led by Corporate Deals, but Significant Decline in M&A Investments: Report 2020-09-02 Arif Amiri, CEO at Dubai International Financial Center, Confirms there are Over 160 Fintechs it’s Support to “Drive Sustainable Growth” 2020-06-27 San Francisco based Fintech Fundbox, a B2B Payment and Credit Network Provider, Receives Investment from Japan’s MUFG 2020-05-27 London Is at the “Forefront” of Supporting and Building the “Next Generation” of Fintech Leaders, According to nCino Executive 2020-05-25 CBDCs: New Report Confirms Most Reserve Banks Don’t Want to Use an Actual Blockchain to Issue Digital Currencies 2020-05-17 Crypto & Banking: Singapore’s Anquan Capital Partners with Fintech Arm of Germany’s WEG Bank, which Operates Under TEN31 Bank 2020-05-17 Blockchain based Transactions on EOS, Tezos (XTZ), and XRP Ledger are Mostly Useless: Report 2020-05-13 Deep Dive: Is the Upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) Halving Priced In? 2020-05-09 Hong Kong’s Bixin Global, a Cryptocurrency-focused Firm, Introduces $65 Million Bitcoin (BTC) Fund of Funds 2020-05-09 Venture Smart Asia, a Crypto Firm Licensed by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, to Offer Region’s First Digital Asset Fund 2020-04-20 Fintech TrueAccord, which Helps Firms Negotiate Debt Payments, Introduces “Engage,” a Direct-to-Consumer Portal 2020-04-08 Hex Trust Is Now the First Licensed Crypto Asset Custodian in Hong Kong to Integrate with R3’s DLT-based Corda Platform 2020-04-05 Shariah-Compliant Fintech: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia Corridor has Made Substantial Progress in Establishing Islamic Finance Services 2020-03-15 Washington and Bengaluru-based Quona Capital Secures $203 Million in Commitments for Fintech Projects 2020-03-07 Israeli Banks Must Not Deny Financial Services to Firms Dealing in Crypto-Asssets, Says Israeli Attorney General 2020-02-20 Leading Peer to Peer Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful Processed $1.6 Billion in Global BTC Trading Volume in 2019: Report 2020-02-20 UK-based Fintech Axept Introduces Strong Customer Authentication Compliant Payment Method, Uses Contactless Payments Cards for E-Commerce Transactions 2020-02-19 India-based Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Partners with Digital Asset Exchange OKEx to Offer Greater Liquidity to Indian Traders 2020-02-16 Digital Asset Finance Firm Amber Secures $28 Million in Funding from Paradigm, Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Others 2020-02-15 Multi-Million Dollar Decentralized Finance Protocol bZX has Been Exploited: Report 2020-02-15 IOHK, the Software Firm Behind Cardano (ADA), Donates $500,000 to University of Wyoming to Help with Blockchain Research 2020-02-15 Dubai International Financial Centre Fintech Hive Launches Investment Accelerator Program in Middle East, Africa, South Asia 2020-01-25 Regtech: Crypto Compliance Firm TRM Raises $4.2 Million in Funding from Blockchain Capital, PayPal Ventures, Others 2019-11-22 Crypto-Friendly Banking Service Provider Cashaa Introduces US Dollar Bank Accounts for Companies Dealing in Digital Assets 2019-11-17 Japanese Instant Credit Fintech Paidy Receives Investment from PayPal Ventures As Part of $143 Million Funding Round 2019-11-02 BMW, General Mootors, Honda, Ford Partner With Mobility Blockchain Initiative to Develop Automated Payments System 2019-10-20 CIMB Bank Berhad’s Singapore Branch Conducts Blockchain-based Structured Trade Finance Transaction on iTrust’s Platform 2019-10-20 Italian Banking Group Intesa Sanpaolo Has Invested €7 million in Mobile Payment System Developer MatiPay 2019-10-12
