Blockchain

Zilliqa Capital launches Southeast Asian investment arm to boost FinTech startups

Singapore-based blockchain investment company Zilliqa Capital launched its Southeast Asian financial ecosystem, which will invest in Zilliqa’s native utility token ZIL.

Vivid Money bags $60m Series B to expand across Europe

Berlin-based challenger bank Vivid Money has raised $60m from a Series B funding round led by Greenoaks.

Andreessen-backed Eco reveals Diddy, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony as investors

FinTech banking app that uses crypto on its backend Eco unveiled that a slew of celebrity and athlete investors had participated in the $26m round that took place in March this year.

MAS partners with IMF, World Bank to launch global challenge for digital currency solutions

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) introduced a global challenge for retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions.

PayPal to allow UK users buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies

PayPal’s UK customers can buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.

Blockchain startup XY Finance lands $12m funding

Taiwan-based blockchain company XY Finance has raised $12m from a funding round led by Circle Internet Financial.

Why cryptocurrency is on the long road to compliance

As cryptocurrency continues its break-neck rise in popularity and usage, the calls by lawmakers and the financial industry for its greater regulation are getting louder and louder.

Blockchain payments network CoreChain secures $4.2m seed

CoreChain Technologies, a company that claims to be the first digital B2B payments network built on blockchain, has snared $4.2m in seed financing.

Bank of Thailand to initiate CBDC pilot study

The Bank of Thailand has said that it is starting a pilot study of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Nucleo

Crypto infrastructure firm Nucleo secures $4m seed

Nucleo, a private, non-custodial, auditable multi-sig on Ethereum that provides the privacy infrastructure for crypto firms, has raised $4m in a seed round.

News Stories

Antler invests over £1m in nine innovative British tech startups

Antler invests over £1m in nine innovative British tech startups

Antler, a prominent zero-day investor, recently announced a substantial investment totalling more than £1m in nine promising British tech startups.
Bridgewise secures $21m to enhance AI-driven financial analysis on global scale

Bridgewise secures $21m to enhance AI-driven financial analysis on global scale

Bridgewise, an innovative AI-based analysis platform for global securities, has successfully completed a new funding round, securing $21m to fuel its expansion strategies.
Dot Compliance's $17.5m funding round fuels AI innovation in life sciences compliance

Dot Compliance’s $17.5m funding round fuels AI innovation in life sciences compliance

Dot Compliance, a pioneering RegTech company, announced today that it has raised $17.5m in a Series B extension funding round.

The bot epidemic: How automated traffic is reshaping the digital landscape

Thalees' 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report has brought to light that nearly 50% of internet traffic in 2023 was generated by bots, marking a 2% increase from 2022. 
Green Dot Corporation, a digital bank and FinTech renowned for its seamless banking and payment solutions, has appointed Renata Caine as the General Manager of Banking as a Service (BaaS).

Green Dot appoints Renata Caine to lead BaaS

Green Dot Corporation, a digital bank and FinTech renowned for its seamless banking and payment solutions, has appointed Renata Caine as the General Manager of Banking as a Service (BaaS).

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