Backbase opens Dubai office help Middle-Eastern banks become digital
Amsterdam-based digital bank software provider, Backbase is opening a Dubai office to offer banks in the Middle East more opportunities to go digital.
Global InsurTech funding in the first three quarters of the year has already surpassed...
Almost $4bn was raised by InsurTech companies globally in the first nine months of 2019
Institutional Libra backers are getting cold feet
Visa and Mastercard are reportedly having second thoughts about participating in Facebook's cryptocurrency project. Read more: The Wall Street Journal
Russian nuclear scientist fined $7,000 for using a super computer in a top secret...
A Russian nuclear scientist has been fined for using one of the country’s most powerful super computers, located in a top secret lab, to mine bitcoin.
Rapyd could be nearing “unicorn territory” after bagging $100m in Series C investment round
Payments company Rapyd has secured a $100m Series C funding round led by Oak HC/FT, the healthcare and FinTech investor.
Funderbeam secures licence to operate in Singapore
Funderbeam, the funding and trading platform, has made a huge step towards entering the Asian market by getting a licence to operate as a financial services company in Singapore.
Block.one settles SEC lawsuit by paying $24m fine for trading an unregistered ICO
Block.one, the blockchain technology venture, will have to fork out $24m for settling its legal issues with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
KR1 hits £4.5m in profits in the first half of 2019 despite bitcoin volatility
KR1, an investment company focusing on the blockchain ecosystem, has announced it made a profit of £4.5m in the first six months of 2019. George...
Is it fear of automation or something else that keeps big banks from adopting...
Lots of huge financial institutions talk the talk about innovation, but few seem to walk the walk and actually implement RegTech solutions. That is according...
Augmentum Fintech invests €6m in German rentals platform Grover
Grover, the technology rentals platform, has raised a €11m (£9.77m) funding round led by Augmentum Fintech, the London-based FinTech venture capital firm.