Demystify Podcast: Demystifying DeFi with U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group
U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group, guest on Demystify Podcast.
Involved in cryptocurrency since 2009, starting with Bitcoin.
Interest in cybersecurity...
Japan’s 77 Bank taps Fujitsu to launch in-store banking tablets
Japanese regional bank 77 Bank collaborates with Fujitsu.
Tablets were introduced at all 144 bank branches for customer transactions.
Transactions include opening accounts,...
US payments start-up Braid winds down operations
Braid, a San Francisco-based consumer payments start-up founded in 2018, has shut down as of September 2023.
Braid shuts down operations due to...
Block acquires musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi
Block, the San Francisco-based payment solutions specialist, has acquired musician-focused fintech start-up Hifi.
Hifi, based in Brooklyn, was founded in 2020 to offer...
Australian government proposes new regulations for digital wallet providers
Australian government to regulate digital wallet providers
Proposed changes to Payment Systems Act 1998 redefines 'payment' and 'payments systems'
Popular digital wallet providers...
Puerto Rico’s Arival Bank names Nishi Gupta as chief compliance officer and general counsel
Nishi Gupta appointed as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and General Counsel at Arival Bank, a digital bank in Puerto Rico.
Gupta joined Arival...
Brokerage platform Alpaca plots Asian expansion with SBI partnership
Alpaca partners with Japan's SBI Group to expand in Asia.
SBI Group, the second-largest brokerage firm in Japan, invests $15 million in Alpaca.
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Paytech NMI acquires Sphere’s commercial division to boost underwriting and risk management capabilities
NMI, a US paytech, is set to acquire the commercial division of Sphere, a software and paytech firm.
The acquisition involves integrating Sphere's...
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Untangled Finance, Kennek and more
UK-based Untangled Finance:Raised $13.5 million in multi-year strategic funding from Fasanara Capital.
Focuses on tokenizing real-world private credit assets into on-chain structured credit...
