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Cryptocurrency
The year ahead: Enhanced digitisation and the evolution of payments
Here are five predictions for how payments will continue to evolve in 2022.
Four fintech trends to watch in 2022 and beyond
The rise of Web3, instant checkout, and embedded finance are just a few reasons 2022 will be a pivotal year for fintech.
2021: Top five new fintechs and neobanks
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top new fintechs and neobanks.
2021: Top five fundraises
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s most eye-catching funding rounds.
2021: Top five movers and shakers
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s seminal hires and appointments.
New Jersey’s Manasquan Bank taps Bakkt for crypto services
The bank will take part in Bakkt’s “early adopter program”, set to launch in Q2 2022.
Nuvei partners Visa to launch branded crypto debit cards across Europe
The programme plays “a vital role in expanding the crypto ecosystem”, Nuvei CEO says.
HSBC and Wells Fargo launch blockchain-based FX settlement solution
The shared, private ledger enhances settlement speed and efficiency and reduces risk.
Cartoon: The Pied Piper
A new cartoon illustrating the pull of the current crypto and blockchain industry to draw in talent and capital.
Battle for crypto supremacy like tortoise and hare fable, says Hyphe CEO
With regulation comes legitimacy, clearing the way for traditional FIs to offer digital currencies to their clients.
Novi chief and co-creator of Diem David Marcus to leave Meta
Marcus is stepping down to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities after seven years at the firm.
Fintech funding deals globally 29 November – 5 December 2021
Featuring Slice, 1inch, Prytek, Kueski and Fundbox.
New neobank Migom provides unbanked entrepreneurs essential banking services
The digital bank also provides crypto capabilities, including instant crypto transfers.
State of play: central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)
CBDCs must have interoperability at their core if they are to be adopted at mass scale.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – MoonPay, Airwallex & Gemini
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Family savings fintech UNest raises $26m in Series B round
Company is one of the few US fintechs with a female founder to gain investor funding to date.
MoonPay rides the crypto wave with $555m all-equity Series A round
MoonPay is on a mission to give the next billion people access to the crypto economy by 2030.
Crypto platform Gemini secures $400m in first outside funding round
The new capital injection values the company at $7.1 billion.
Fintech funding deals globally 15 November – 21 November 2021
Featuring Gemini, Upgrade, CloudWalk, EasyHealth and Airwallex.
How blockchain and cryptocurrencies can deliver financial inclusion for Africans
The uptake of blockchain and crypto has been growing in Africa, driven by the economic climate on the continent.
Joshua Barraclough moves from JP Morgan to crypto trading platform Bitpanda
The new recruit takes the CEO role at Bitpanda’s crypto exchange, Bitpanda Pro.
Visa invests in fintech start-up Deserve to drive adoption of crypto-powered cards
The investment expands a partnership that began under Visa’s Fintech Fast Track programme.
Mastercard partners digital asset platform Bakkt to offer ‘Crypto-as-a-Service’
Partnership forms part of Mastercard’s broader crypto strategy.
Fintech funding deals globally 18 October – 24 October 2021
Featuring N26, Deel, FTX, Zopa and Brex.
CFTC hits Tether with $41m fine for ‘misleading’ stablecoin claims
US regulator says Tether only backed by reserves for six and a half months between 2016 and 2018.
Sibos 2021: Banks must work together to make the most of CBDCs, says panel
Panel says interoperability of CBDCs is necessary to avoid inefficiencies and poor outcomes.
Sibos 2021: Citi’s Paco Ybarra says banks must adapt and collaborate in a rapidly changing world
Ybarra says that banks like Citi must work with, rather than against, change.
Fintech funding deals globally 4 October – 10 October 2021
Featuring Devoted Health, CoinSwitch, Ajaib, Sky Mavis and Masterworks.
Daily News at Sibos 2021
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Video: fintech news pick of the week – Google, Monzo, NatWest & more
Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.
Back to the future for banks
Now is the best time for banks to plan and explore the future before the wave of change hits.
Mastercard acquires blockchain security start-up CipherTrace
Payments giant aims to integrate CipherTrace’s crypto security and fraud detection capabilities.
How cryptocurrencies have fuelled the ransomware business
The head-in-the-sand approach of many organisations has created a fertile environment.
SEC threatens suit over Coinbase crypto lending product
Coinbase’s CEO and chief legal officer admonish US markets regulator over lack of clarity.
Trade surveillance fintech Eventus secures $30m Series B funding
Eventus will use the Series B cash to continue its growth.
Globalisation, crypto and the new cold war
The emergence of blockchain and digital currencies is sparking a new tech battle across the world.
API fintech Alpaca secures $50m in funding
The stock brokerage platform also announced a new crypto offering and a partnership with Plaid.
Fintech funding deals globally 16 August – 22 August 2021
Featuring DriveWealth, Sightline Payments, Bitpanda, PalmPay and Reali.
Blockchain security start-up CertiK lands $24m in Series B extension
The “Series B+” investment comes just one month after the firm’s $37 million Series B round.
