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Philippines' fintech achieves unicorn status after embracing crypto payments
12.4.2022
Voyager reportedly plans to integrate cryptocurrencies, micro investments and insurance products into PayMaya, which already includes a digital wallet
Singaporean fintech adds Bitcoin payments for merchants with BitPay partnership
7.4.2022
Crypto Accept allows online sellers to accept BTC and ETH before expanding to other digital assets next year
The Philippines' top payment provider adds crypto to its mobile app
7.4.2022
With the new feature, PayMaya intends to make it simpler for Filipinos to learn about and use cryptocurrencies
In the US, public-private state associations form networks of support for crypto businesses
4.4.2022
State-level organizers in the U.S. are working hard to advance the blockchain and crypto markets and their emerging players
Celebrity tokens: Signs of rising crypto adoption in Indonesia
3.4.2022
Some of Indonesia's best-known celebs have helped fan the flames of interest in digital assets
Indonesia’s cryptocurrency community in 2022: An overview
2.4.2022
Regulations, exchanges and local adoption help cryptocurrencies gain traction in Indonesia
Fintech Platform Nequi Plans to Get Into the Cryptocurrency Business in Colombia
30.3.2022
Nequi, a fintech neobank which allowed Colombian citizens to test all-digital financial services, has announced its plans for expansion after having parted ways with Bancolombia, the bank that gave it its origin. These plans include an entry into the cryptocurrency world while complying with...
Visa launches immersion program to help creators build their business with NFTs
30.3.2022
The Visa Creator Program is the latest in a string of initiatives that Visa has carried out as it targets the digital creator economy
Eldridge, a16z Lead $620M Financing Round for Fintech Cross River Bank
30.3.2022
Coinbase, Stripe, Affirm, and Rock Loans among Cross River’s clients
From taxes to electricity, blockchain adoption is growing in Austria
28.3.2022
The blockchain technology landscape is shifting in Austria, with public institutions and private firms experimenting with the tech
Fintech Firm Mogo Forms Ventures Unit to Manage Its Mostly Crypto-Related Investments
23.3.2022
Among Mogo’s investments are a 39% stake in crypto exchange Coinsquare, and holdings of bitcoin and ether
BitYard Officially Partners With Mercuryo to Enhance Crypto Payment Solutions
23.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Mercuryo is an international fintech company based in London founded in 2018, focused on providing cryptocurrency payment solutions. The company’s cryptocurrency infrastructure provides global access to fast and cheap money transfers with a bank-level oversight and it’s...
US Fintech Firm Acorns Adds Crypto Exposure Investing via Proshares Bitcoin ETF
22.3.2022
The American financial technology (fintech) firm Acorns has announced customers now have the option to add bitcoin exposure via the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). Acorns’ clients can now allocate up to 5% of their funds into BITO. Acorns Customers Can Add Bitcoin Exposure to Their...
Mobile banking app Dave scores $100M investment from FTX US
22.3.2022
Dave is the latest in a series of fintech payments apps to offer crypto services, following PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App
Old but gold: Can digital assets become part of Americans’ retirement plans?
19.3.2022
Unsurprisingly, the role of crypto in retirement investment will depend on the asset class’ mainstream adoption
Luno Launches Venture Fund to Invest in Over 200 Crypto and Fintech Startups per Year
19.3.2022
Luno cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of an investment arm, Luno Expeditions, whose objective is to invest in fintech, crypto, and Web3 startups globally. The investment arm will target digital assets and later-stage companies starting from Series A upwards. Funding Over...
Japanese Fintech Firm Kyash Raises $41 Million, Jack Dorsey’s Block Participates in Funding
18.3.2022
A Tokyo-based financial technology company called Kyash has raised $41.2 million in a Series D funding round which saw participation from the Block (formerly known as Square). The investment into the Japanese mobile financial app firm is the Block’s first investment in the Asia Pacific...
Jack Dorsey’s Block joins $41M funding for Japanese fintech Kyash
17.3.2022
This latest raise brings Kyash's valuation to approximately $107.7 million
Aussie fintech to offer mainstream direct access to DeFi with a fixed rate
17.3.2022
Taking the “heavy lifting” out of DeFi — Block Earner has received $6.4 million in seed funding and is ready to offer fixed yields from Aave and Compound to Australian investors
Report: Africa Fintech Startups Raised $2 Billion in 2021
15.3.2022
Africa’s fintech startups are reported to have raised $2 billion in the past year alone. This amount dwarfs the $231 million that was raised in the year 2020. Nigerian startups continue to account for the biggest share of funds raised by the continent’s fintechs in 2021. 2021...