Singaporean Fintech Thunes, a provider of global cross-border payments, this week announced instant cross-border bank payments to Russia. The partnership will allow Thunes’ customers to make payments to any of Russia’s business and consumer bank accounts in near-real-time, the company said. In 2019, the combined... Read More
At the same time the CFTC announced its enforcement actions against Bitfinex and Tether, Commissioner Dawn D. Stump has issued a statement regarding the action by the regulator. Commissioner Stump says she agrees with the action taken by the Commission while expressing her concern regarding... Read More
MEW (MyEtherWallet), the platform for accessing the Ethereum ecosystem, announced that users are able to earn rewards by staking their SKALE (SKL) tokens from within the MEW wallet mobile app. Skale Network is described as a “fully” decentralized Ethereum compatible multichain Proof of Stake network... Read More
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered Tether and Bitfinex (iFinex) to pay $42.5 million in fines, according to a statement by the regulator. Tether, a leading dollar-based stablecoin, must pay $41 million in regards to claims that Tether (USDT) was fully backed by... Read More
Compass Mining, which claims to be the first and largest online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware and hosting, announced the launch of its effort to make BTC mining accessible to all — Compass Payment Plan. This new program allows customers to “purchase Bitcoin mining equipment... Read More
LendingClub (NYSE:LC), a digital bank and online lending platform, has seen its shares print a new 52 week high as markets rally. LendingClub’s shares once trolled the cellar of value trading under $5. Today, the once-moribund equity, has been reanimated and is now trading at... Read More
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) a global investment bank and fast-growing Fintech firm, has reported Q3 financial results and business is good. According to Goldman, during the first nine months of 2021, the company generated net revenues of $46.70 billion along with net earnings of $17.70 billion... Read More
Wirex, a payments and transfer platform offering both crypto and fiat services, says it will white label its services for the first time. The company is h0ping to provide services to both traditional banking firms as well as Fintechs. Wirex says there are few other... Read More
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services tech solutions, is supporting financial institutions with creating their SMB programs via the introduction of a Cloud-powered, digital lending and credit platform. The latest Fiserv product offering, leveraging the Atlas Platform from Fintech... Read More
Tradeshift, an e-invoicing and AP automation service, announced that its virtual credit card product Tradeshift Go is on track to handle $2.5 billion in charge volume during 2021 – “a sixfold increase over 2020.” With this steady growth and over 2,000 clients, Tradeshift Go ranks... Read More
