FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 9 September 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Blockchain
B2C2 names ex-Morgan Stanley exec as new CEO, EMEA
Thomas Restout says he aims to help the firm “accelerate expansion”.
Blockchain trade finance platform Contour snaps up we.trade assets
The move forms part of Contour’s plans to launch a digital open account trade finance offering.
ICMA names Georgina Jarratt as head of fintech and digitalisation
Jarratt has 30 years’ worth of experience across financial services, telco and utilities.
Gen Z investors want more than crypto and meme stocks
The key thing missing from many banking and investment platforms is personalisation.
DeFi for the masses — crypto investment platform Solvo readies for launch
Solvo will offer investments, savings, crypto buying and selling as well as a card for payments.
Finland’s Findynet Cooperative nabs €3m grant to build digital ID network
The self-sovereign identity network will ensure interoperability between digital wallets from different vendors.
Singapore’s Lightnet secures $50m funding to fuel growth
Lightnet aims to “improve the lives of the unbanked and underbanked populations throughout Asia Pacific”.
Web3 credit scoring start-up Spectral raises $23m
The firm leverages blockchain technology to calculate credit scores.
Himalaya Exchange CEO Jesse Brown on weathering the crypto winter
FinTech Futures speaks with Himalaya Exchange CEO Jesse Brown about the future of crypto.
The ‘stablecoin spring’: how new UK rules signpost the future of payments
The Financial Services and Markets Bill signals the next stage of the UK’s efforts to regulate digital assets.
DTCC launches DLT-powered settlement platform Project Ion
The new platform leverages R3’s Corda DLT software.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 19 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Australian crypto exchange Swyftx cuts 21% of workforce
Swyftx says 74 employees will be laid off as the firm grapples with global economic uncertainty.
Blockchain, tokenisation and financial inclusion
The potential for Web3 to enable financial inclusion in populations is tremendous.
Crypto ecosystem Nebeus partners Modulr to bridge fiat and crypto
Nebeus will be able to issue branded virtual and physical cards across the UK and Europe.
BitGo to seek damages of $100m after Galaxy Digital terminates $1.2bn acquisition deal
The merger announcement was initially made in May 2021.
UN calls for comprehensive crypto regulation in developing countries
The organisation says crypto can “jeopardise the monetary sovereignty of countries”.
Abrdn snaps up stake in digital securities exchange Archax
Through Archax, abrdn aims to provide new investment opportunities to its customers.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 12 August 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Q&A: How Linqto is helping democratise the private investment space
Linqto’s COO Joe Endoso chats with FinTech Futures about the platform’s goals and ambitions.
Reserve Bank of Australia to explore CBDC use cases with DFCRC
The RBA says the project will engage with “a wide range of industry participants”.
Crypto.com gains new licences in South Korea via two acquisitions
The firm has acquired payment service provider PnLink and virtual asset service provider OK-BIT.
Plugging in: financial services in the metaverse
If there’s one industry buzzword this year that is on almost everybody’s lips, it has to be ‘metaverse’.
Paystand buys Yaydoo to expand B2B payments network across Americas
Paystand says the combined company “will redefine the boundaries of B2B fintech” across the Americas.
Robinhood to cut 23% of staff, crypto unit fined $30m
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says previous staff cuts announced in April “did not go far enough”.
Why the post-trade wholesale market infrastructure is broken
With market volumes rising, the likelihood of a major systemic glitch occurring is very real.
Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX appoints Gaurav Arora as senior VP
In his new role, Arora will lead product, business and growth for the firm’s DeFi initiatives.
OneConnect partners Pismo for unified digital banking solution, OneCosmo
Pismo and OneConnect entered into a strategic partnership in April this year.
Cartoon: Rodeo
A new cartoon by Ian Foley illustrating why fintechs should view risk management as a core competency.
The gathering momentum of CBDCs
CBDCs offer a means for secure digital payments with legal tender status, and no bank account is required.
BNP Paribas partners fintechs to develop digital asset custody offering
The new combined solution will allow clients to issue, transfer and securely keep regulated digital assets.
New cross-border payments and digital banking platform KwikPaisa launches in India
The platform will allow users to make payments anywhere in the world.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 15 July 2022
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
A2A paytech Volt hires Stuart Barclay as new VP of strategy
Barclay joins from Swedish open banking unicorn Trustly.
US crypto firm Celsius files for bankruptcy protection
Celsius has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings as it looks to restructure and “stabilise its business”.
Financial Stability Board outlines need for international crypto regulation
The FSB is calling for regulation of cryptoasset activities on an international level.
Digital asset management platform Safe raises $100m
Funds will enable the firm to grow an ecosystem of applications on top of its smart contract account protocol.
Brazilian payments app PicPay to launch crypto exchange and stablecoin
PicPay sees crypto as a way to decentralise payments and other financial services.
ING spins out digital post-trade market infrastructure tech to GMEX Group
GMEX intends to combine Pyctor with its MultiHub offering.
