Fintech

BIS and Hong Kong Monetary Authority to Experiment With Tokenized Green Bonds

The tokenized green bonds are the Bank of International Settlements Innovation Hub's first green finance project.

News  ·  25 August 2021

Fintech App Titan Adds Actively Managed Crypto Basket

Titan Crypto will feature a basket of cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, XLM and ADA.

Business  ·  11 August 2021
Crypto Custody

Prime Trust Raises $64M to Scale Fintech Infrastructure Biz

The crypto custody firm is planning an “aggressive” hiring campaign to extend its reach into the world of fintech.

Business  ·  28 July 2021
Fintech

Crypto-Friendly Investment Search Engine Vincent Raises $6M

June saw a downtick for crypto plays on the platform but the risk-tolerant are still seeking out the sector, said Vincent CEO Slava Rubin.

Business  ·  21 July 2021
Fintech

Robinhood Rival Futu Plans to Offer Crypto Trading in US, Singapore, Hong Kong

With its number of new users and revenue surging, the Chinese brokerage app said it has begun applying for crypto-related licenses.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
Venture Capital

Diddy, Haddish, Durant Revealed as Investors in Crypto-Powered Banking App Eco

The finance app’s $26 million March round scored investments from athletes, A-listers and entertainers.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
DeFi

Banking App Current Picks Polkadot for Its DeFi Debut

The banking app with 3 million users will serve as a Polkadot validator as it plans deeper crypto moves.

Business  ·  18 May 2021
Elliptic

Revolut Taps Blockchain Tools From Crypto Compliance Firm Elliptic

The partnership means Revolut customers' crypto transactions will be recorded on the blockchain for the first time.

Business  ·  11 May 2021
Revolut

Revolut’s UK Users Can Finally Withdraw Their Bitcoin to Personal Wallets

The neobank has come in for criticism in the past for not allowing users to move their crypto off its platform.

Business  ·  5 May 2021
Fintech

Fintech App Wealthfront Will Offer Direct Crypto Investing Later This Year

The fintech robo-adviser will likely allow customers to invest as much as 20% of their portfolios in crypto, said Wealthfront Chief Strategy Officer Dan Carroll.

Business  ·  28 April 2021
DeFi

Oracle Provider API3 Signs 10-Year Deal With Open Bank Project

The partnership could bring fintech and banking customers into DeFi, says Open Bank Project founder Simon Redfern.

Business  ·  19 April 2021
Opinion

Fixing Crypto’s Silos

Our fragmented status quo – thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps – will not work indefinitely without interoperability.

People  ·  15 January 2021
Banking

NYDIG Taps Fintech Firm Moven to Bring Bitcoin to Your Bank

“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it, too,” said Moven founder Brett King.

Business  ·  12 January 2021
CBDCs

Charting Asia’s Dominant FinTech Frontier

Asia looks poised to continue its trajectory towards digital dominance, says the co-founder of Zilliqa.

People  ·  28 December 2020
Stablecoins

OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers

The OCC's head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers as well as to the firms themselves.

News  ·  15 December 2020