Fintech
Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services
Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers
Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program
Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins
Parts of fintech may be embracing crypto, but Noelle Acheson argues that doesn’t mean crypto is fintech – it’s more than that.
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter.
PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling: Sources
Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Russian Prime Minister Introduces Bill to Allow Fintech Sandboxes, Blockchain Included
The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers.
Figure Technologies Securitizes $150M of Home Equity Loans on Blockchain
The deal may serve as a showcase for DLT’s benefits to Wall Street at a time when such use cases no longer generate the same buzz as five years ago.
Software Ate the World, Here's How It Eats Finance
Real disruption in financial services means creating new plumbing for transactions, not nicer apps on top of existing rails, says CoinDesk columnist Lex Sokolin.
Longfin CEO Reaches $400,000 Settlement With SEC Over Fraud Charges
Venkata S. Meenavalli has agreed to pay $400,000 in both disgorgement and penalties related to a 2017 Regulation A+ offering the SEC deemed fraudulent.
