Blockchain

Provider of technology for issuing blockchain tokens Securitize has been registered as a transfer agent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Administration (SEC).

Swiss wealth management company Criptonite Asset Management entered into a partnership with SEC-regulated digital asset investment manager Wave Financial to address the increasing demand from European investors on crypto-related products.

With Trade Republic netting $900m and four startups earning the horn among 46 rounds, last week proved to be a great week in terms of FinTech investment, particularly for stock trading apps enterprises.

Algorand, a blockchain and cryptocurrency solution for businesses, has secured $62m in its equity round.

Crypso, a community-led investing platform for crypto, has raised $3m in a seed financing round headed by Hashed Emergent. 

Swiss banking technology firm Temenos has partnered with digital asset platform Taurus to integrate the latter’s digital asset infrastructure into Temenos’ platform.

Webb Protocol, a privacy system for cross-blockchain asset transfers, has raised $7m in a funding round co-led by Polychain and Lemniscap.

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has opened a pilot project on blockchain-based interbank reconciliations.

Out of the 33 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies and cryptocurrency-based enterprises were the clear winners.

Huobi Global, a virtual asset exchange, has partnered with Solaris to deliver a crypto-to-fiat debit card that will help Huobi users to spend digital assets at point-of-sale.