Elliptic, the global leader in cryptoasset risk management, today announced the launch of full compliance coverage capabilities of the Tezos blockchain and its native asset XTZ, and expanded  support of USD Coin (USDC) to include the Stellar blockchain.  In addition, new screening capabilities will be added to Elliptic Lens to enable users to check for sanctioned addresses on nearly 400 new assets. 

sync. – the smart open banking app, partnered with Salt Edge, leader in providing open banking solutions, to significantly boost its open banking offer and enable users to link their bank accounts from a wide number of new countries, including Australia, South Africa, and Hong Kong.

·      90% increase in merchant cash advance renewals in 2021 compared to 2020

·      365 Business Finance has seen a 34% rise in the average amount funded for renewals

Specialist lender 365 Business Finance, a funder of small to medium sized businesses across the UK, has reported a 90% increase in merchant cash advance renewals in 2021, compared to the previous year.

Paysend, the card-to-card pioneer and international payments platform, today announces the appointment of Jairo Riveros, as managing director of the United States and Latin America, effective 01 January, 2022.

Paysend has had an active presence in the United States since September 2020 and helps American residents securely send funds to over 100 countries in close to real-time - without visiting a physical bank location.

Atlanta Group First to Adopt Point of Quote Solution  

-       NFTs and blockchain create first-of-its-kind movie funding platform Moviecoin.com, set to revolutionize the movie industry

-      The launch kicks off with a reduced cost seeding round for early-bird investors on January 10th and an impressive road map rich in utility from there on in

-       Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson top the bill as stars appearing in blockbusters part-funded by new platform

Leading mortgage technology provider Twenty7Tec today announces that it has integrated it’s CloudTwenty7 platform with Specialist lender Together to make its award-winning products available to thousands more intermediaries.

Users of CloudTwenty7  now have access to Together’s mortgage, secured and bridging loan products, enabling them to source the right product before referring applications to their preferred specialist distributer partners.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Looking back at 2021 – which promised to be the year that the industry realised the full potential of data-driven transactions, instant payments and cryptocurrencies – it is clear that although there is consensus on the direction of travel and the opportunities, progress continues to be hamstrung by familiar challenges.

The fintech sector has undergone massive growth over the past 18 months and shows no sign of slowing down. According to KPMG, global fintech investments during the first half of 2021 reached a record $98bn up from $87.1bn in the same period in 2020. Throughout the pandemic, the sector has proved resilient.