BMLL, the leading, independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3 Data and analytics, today announced a collaboration with Aquis Exchange (Aquis), operator of Pan-European equity trading exchanges, to provide its Members with insights into market structure dynamics, including  venue quality and liquidity analytics. 

The countdown is truly on for Money20/20 Europe with the best three days of 2022 is just around the corner. The agenda was announced recently and it’s jam-packed with unmatched Fintech content and loaded with some of the biggest names in the industry. But most importantly the networking parties are back, which means after hours business deals and lot’s of fun making industry connections. We’ve got new stages and immersive experiences delivering nothing less than groundbreaking Fintech material.

A few months ago, I was reading the CFPB Press Release concerning the changes to their exam manual for Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Acts and Practices (UDAAP) (as you do). It seems that the CFPB has decided to broaden their examination practices for UDAAP beyond the lending space to now include financial service practice that would cover all financial products. In conducting an exam, the CFPB will incorporate additional documentation to include:

The financial industry as a whole, and crypto exchanges in particular, are increasingly falling victim to hacker attacks, mostly through so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. What can corporate IT managers do to successfully fend off such hacks? 

Two-fold task between investigating authorities and CIOs/CISOs

FACEIT, the world’s leading platform for competitive online gaming, has today announced a multi-million dollar partnership with Cake DeFi, one of the world’s fastest growing crypto fintech platforms, which allows users to earn cash flow from their crypto. Facilitated by Pivot Agency, the collaboration will provide Cake DeFi with authentic brand exposure to all FACEIT users globally through a series of bespoke and multifaceted gaming experiences which will offer the community a chance to win crypto.

Kevin. Raises $65m Series a, Led by Accel, to Bring Account-to-account Payments to Existing POS Payment Terminals

Partnerships 

Ophelos Partners with Credit Card Startup, Yonder, for Ethical Debt Resolution

A new independent survey of 251 senior decision-makers at UK banking and financial services firms has revealed how they are responding to customers’ changing demands. It found:

Yusuf Ozdalga is London-based Partner at QED Investors with a focus on European financial technology and consumer finance companies. Ozdalga joined QED in 2017, and his career has spanned roles as an operator, advisor, entrepreneur and investor. His current portfolio of investments includes Wagestream, GetGround, Wayflyer, Fidel API and Weavr.