Tag: Cryptocurrency

Digital channels are rewriting financial crime exposure

The way financial products reach customers has changed beyond recognition, and with it, the shape of financial crime risk. Branches, telephone banking and card...

Revolut clears US hurdle on path to national bank

Revolut has taken a major step towards establishing a banking presence in the US after securing conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller...

Singapore’s MAS proposes stablecoin legislative changes

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and integrated financial regulator, has opened a public consultation on legislative changes intended to bring...

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading arm

BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company offering custody, trading, staking, financing and settlement services from regulated cold storage, has entered into a definitive agreement...

Circle claims top US blockchain patent spot with IBM deal

Circle Internet Group, the NYSE-listed financial technology company behind USDC, has acquired fundamental assets from IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio, becoming the largest holder of...

Marqeta taps zerohash to expand stablecoin card issuing

Marqeta has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider zerohash to enable its customers to launch stablecoin-enabled card programmes, as demand grows for blockchain-based payment...

Sumsub deal shields Bitso from rising corporate fraud

Bitso Business has partnered with Sumsub, a global full-cycle verification provider, in a move designed to speed up business onboarding and reinforce its compliance...

Payments firm Triple-A secures VARA IPA in Dubai

Triple-A, a global payment institution, has been awarded In-Principle Approval (IPA) from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for the provision of Broker-Dealer services. The...

Why weak customer data could derail CARF compliance plans

CARF operational readiness is fast becoming a priority for crypto-asset service providers, digital asset platforms and financial institutions. The question is no longer whether the...

EDX Markets secures $76m Series C led by SBI Holdings

EDX Markets, a digital asset technology firm operating an institutional-only trading venue alongside a central clearinghouse, has wrapped up a $76m Series C funding...

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