Cartoon: Thawing
A new cartoon illustrating how hopes of the end of the crypto winter are starting to become real.
Cryptocurrency
Circle gears up for second attempt at IPO with new SEC filing
The stablecoin company has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US regulator.
Cartoon: Pyrrhic victory
A new cartoon illustrating what’s next for Bitcoin following the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US.
FinTech Futures: Top five news stories of the week – 5 January 2024
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week, featuring HSBC, Monese, Circle and more.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season four’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 23 | 2023 in review
In the final podcast episode of 2023, we’re joined by banking tech veteran Dharmesh Mistry.
DTCC completes acquisition of Securrency, rebrands business as DTCC Digital Assets
DTCC initially announced that it had signed an agreement to buy the firm back in October.
SoFi set to end crypto services, taps Blockchain.com as “strategic crypto partner”
SoFi’s cryptocurrency services will formally end on 19 December.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 24 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Binance CEO exits after pleading guilty to money laundering charges
Binance has agreed to pay $4.3bn in “one of the largest corporate penalties in US history”.
After Binance and Coinbase, the US SEC sues crypto exchange Kraken
Kraken says it disagrees with the allegations and aims to “vigorously defend” itself in court.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 17 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Report: State of verification and monitoring in the crypto industry
Data-driven study into verification practices among crypto businesses: checks, budgets, pass rates.
Block’s Cash App withdraws bid for Irish virtual asset licence
Cash App had been pursuing a VASP licence in the country since 2021.
Cartoon: Beacon of stability
A new cartoon illustrating how the perceptions of Bitcoin have changed in recent times.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 3 November 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: UnaFinancial, Multifi, Triple-A and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 18 | Powering the future of cross-border payments
In this episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Teresa Cameron, Finance Director at Clear Junction.
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying DeFi with U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group
U-Zyn Chua delves into the history of DeFi, the impacts of the crypto winter and why he is so bullish about the future.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Untangled Finance, Kennek and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 6 October 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Tap Global sets up US expansion through Zero Hash partnership
The UK-based cryptocurrency app intends to complete its US expansion by Q4 2023.
Mexican neobank Albo raises $40m in Series C funding round
The round also saw participation from existing investors Valar Ventures and Nazca Ventures.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Fipto, Form3, Immix, Emata & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Gilles BianRosa steps down as CPO of N26 to pursue career in the US
BianRosa is to assume a position on the bank’s supervisory board from this month.
Swift can facilitate tokenised asset transfers between different blockchains, new experiments confirm
The experiments were in collaboration with several major financial institutions, including Clearstream, ANZ and Citi.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 1 September 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Banking Technology Magazine September 2023 issue out now
Cover story: WINDS OF CHANGE – Squaring the circle on climate change.
MoonPay creates new venture division to fund early-stage start-ups
MoonPay Ventures will focus on early-stage fintechs and Web3-focused start-ups.
Payments giant Mastercard to end crypto card partnership with Binance
As of 22 September, Mastercard will be ending its four pilot co-branded Binance card programmes.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Zanifu, Koverly, Micronotes & more
Our weekly fintech round-up for you to get the latest funding news from around the world.
Video: What’s the next big thing in fintech?
We ask three experts what they think could be the next big thing that will completely transform the industry.
Video: The top trends to watch in fintech
Three seasoned investors discuss which fintech trends the industry should be keeping an eye on.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 18 August 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Communion, CityPay & more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
US crypto exchange Coinbase expands into Canada
The move comes amid major regulatory enhancements for crypto set by the Canadian financial regulator.
Cartoon: Betting on the swing
The crypto industry’s economics is currently dangerously dependent on the next market swing.
FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 11 August 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Microsoft partners Aptos Labs to help connect financial service companies to the Web3 ecosystem
The duo will explore new innovations in areas such as asset tokenisation, CBDCs and payment technology.
Naga integrates Rezolve AI into its social trading platform
The integration is also set to extend to Naga’s e-payments solution, Naga Pay.
