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UK JURISDICTION TASKFORCE STATEMENT ON CRYPTO ASSETS AND SMART CONTRACTS – A “WATERSHED MOMENT”

By Judith Rinearson and Philip Morgan On November 18, 2019, Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the UK High Court, announced the launch of a “Legal...

Protocol-backed investment accounts are a paradigm shift

Blockchain’s version of retail investment accounts can improve yields, remove the middleman, and enable public services. Read and subscribe to these articles...

Payment startup Chipper Cash raises $6M for Southern Africa expansion

African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $6 million seed round led by Deciens Capital. The San Francisco-based company offers mobile-based,...

To List or Not to List? NYDFS Seeks Comment on Proposed Rules Authorizing Bitlicensees to Self-Certify Cryptocurrency Listings

Daniel S. Cohen and Jeremy M. McLaughlin On December 11, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published...

Albo raises $19M Series A to scale Mexicos largest neobank

Another startup hoping to capitalize on the fintech opportunity in Mexico has closed on a new sum of funding. Mexican challenger bank Albo...

Canright Comment on FedNow Realtime Payments Proposal

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System sought comment on the proposal “to develop a new interbank 24x7x365 real-time gross...

Atom Finances free Bloomberg Terminal rival raises $12M

If you want to win on Wall Street, Yahoo Finance is insufficient but Bloomberg Terminal costs a whopping $24,000 per year. That’s why...

US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeking Comments on Proposed Remittance Rule Revisions

Jeremy M. McLaughlin and Daniel S. Cohen On December 3, the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking...

Portify raises 7M Series A for its fintech app for modern or gig economy workers

Portify, the London fintech startup that offers an app and various financial products to help gig economy and other modern, flexible or “self-employed”...

Jiji raises $21M for its Africa online classifieds business

Pan-African digital classifieds company Jiji has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 financing from six investors, led by Knuru Capital. The...

FintechOS raises $14M to help banks launch products as fast as fintech startups

Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of fintech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with...

Last chance to save: Late registration to Disrupt Berlin 2019 ends tonight

The countdown status to Disrupt Berlin 2019 stands at T-minus 24 hours. Yep, the doors to prolific opportunity open tomorrow at Arena Berlin. It’s...

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