SwiftPass and Wallyt form partnership with blockchain protocol Findora
Mobile payments service provider SwiftPass and international mobile payments platform Wallyt have partnered with Findora to support a payment network.
Commerzbank and LBBW reach milestone blockchain transaction milestone
Two banks have just completed a multi-participant deal using blockchain technology, which they hail as an important expansion of the digital trade finance ecosystem.
The FCA bans the sale of certain cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes that reference certain types of cryptocurrencies like bicoin, ripple and ether to retail consumers.
Revealing why CGEX will be destroying its customer data in September
Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange CGEX has announced it is going to delete its data about customers next month.
Hackers plunder $600m in cryptocurrency from online game
A major digital cash heist has led to cryptocurrency valued at over $600m being stolen from a digital ledger used by players of the Axie Infinity online game.
Crypto PayTech MoonPay secures $555m in highly subscribed Series A
MoonPay, a company that builds payment infrastructure for cryptocurrencies, has closed a Series A financing raise on $555m.
Insights Network picks Jumio for KYC/AML-compliant ID verification
RegTech 100 company Jumio has partnered with Insights Network, an EOS blockchain-based data exchange.
Coinbase snaps up digital asset manager ORDAM
Coinbase has purchased One River Digital Asset Management, a digital asset manager focused on providing clients exposure to digital assets through investment products.
Trading volume for Bakkt’s bitcoin futures hit just $5m in first week
Despite having been highly anticipated, the Intercontinental Exchange’s bitcoin futures contract only traded at a total value of $5m in its first week.
How long can WealthTech firms resist the crypto FOMO?
Global stockbrokers, neobankers and financial institutions are all slowly onboarding crypto into their asset portfolio and it's probably a matter of time before WealthTechs do the same, according to analysts.