Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies

Smarter Contracts seals $1m in backing for its blockchain consent platform

Smarter Contracts seals $1m in backing for its blockchain consent platform

Smarter Contracts, the pioneering marketing and privacy technology firm, has successfully raised $1.095m in a funding round.
Bitkub, Thai Crypto Exchange, clinches fresh $17.8m investment

Bitkub, Thai Crypto Exchange, clinches fresh $17.8m investment

Bitkub, a flourishing FinTech entity in Thailand's cryptocurrency exchange landscape, was established by Jirayut Srupsrisopa in 2018. The company has successfully carved a space for itself as a platform enabling users to buy, sell, and store their cryptocurrency assets.
Mountain Wolf

Mountain Wolf teams up with iDenfy to streamline crypto compliance

Lithuania-based iDenfy has partnered with global cryptocurrency and digital payment service provider Mountain Wolf.
euro

EU pushes for a digital euro amid evolving payment trends

The EC today introduced two proposals aimed at enhancing the use of both physical and digital forms of the euro across the euro area.
AlloyX

DeFi platform AlloyX secures $2m pre-seed round

AlloyX, a platform in the DeFi sector that specialises in aggregating tokenised credit, has bagged $2m and launched a new product. 
Velo Labs secures $10m to bolster its Web3+ FinTech ecosystem

Velo Labs secures $10m to bolster its “Web3+” FinTech ecosystem

Velo Labs, a financial technology firm utilising blockchain technology to establish a compliance-first financial system, has secured $10m in its latest financing round.
Metatime

Metatime raises $25m investment to propel blockchain ecosystem expansion

Metatime, a prominent blockchain technology company, has successfully secured a total investment of $25 million.
CBDC

Bank of Italy and associates embark on CBDC pilot

The Bank of Italy has revealed it is spearheading an innovative project to explore the potential of a CBDC.
EIB

EIB pioneers digital green bond with blockchain platform

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has recently set a new milestone by issuing its first-ever digital green bond.
Maverick

DeFi infrastructure leader Maverick Protocol secures $9m in funding round

Maverick Protocol, a provider of DeFi infrastructure aiming to augment industry efficiency, has announced a fundraising endeavour.

News Stories

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Can AI fix benefits season? Vertafore says yes with new agent

Vertafore, a Denver-based insurance technology provider, has launched an AI agent designed to reduce the time required to set up employee benefit plans, targeting...
Ominimo hits $1.6bn valuation with profit-first model

Ominimo hits $1.6bn valuation with profit-first model

Ominimo, a Budapest-based InsurTech using AI and advanced data analytics to transform motor insurance, has secured $22.5m in Series B funding at a $1.6bn...
Delaware and Norm Ai move to give AI agents legal form

Delaware and Norm Ai move to give AI agents legal form

Delaware has proposed a new corporate structure, the artificial intelligence company (AIC), designed to give autonomous AI agents a recognisable legal identity, in a...
KYCP takes aim at compliance admin drag with bulk tool

KYCP takes aim at compliance admin drag with bulk tool

Compliance teams drowning in one-by-one administrative clicks have been handed a reprieve, as KYCP rolls out a bulk notification management capability in version 2.1.6...

The hidden cost of UK EU regulatory divergence post Brexit

The regulatory rulebooks of the UK and the EU, once built on an identical foundation of European financial services law, are steadily pulling apart,...

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