3/5/2025 10:30:25 PM Grain raises $33m in Series A funding By Cristobal de Atucha Tel Aviv based FX hedging business raised $33m in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.
1/16/2024 5:06:21 PM Argentine president to allow provinces to circulate own currencies By FinTech Collective Argentine President Javier Milei promised not to oppose provinces’ attempts to launch their own currencies after a public exchange...
10/29/2021 12:30:49 PM Nigeria launches Africa’s first digital currency By Carlos Alonso Torras Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has launched the continent's first digital currency, the e-Naira. The launch also ranks Nigeria among...
4/16/2021 4:07:13 PM Russia pushes ahead with digital ruble By Carlos Alonso Torras The Bank of Russia has set out plans to build a prototype digital ruble by the end of the year. The bank has opted for a two-tier retail...
1/17/2020 12:18:20 AM Currency 'cold war' takes center stage at Pre-Davos crypto confab By Sean Lippel Multicoin Capital's Beijing based partner Mable Jiang believes China is looking to leverage the rise of cryptocurrency, including both...
9/23/2019 7:06:50 PM Bitcoin Is Among The Top 30 Largest World Currencies, Despite Being Down 50% From ATH By Sean Lippel Interesting graphic from BlockTown Capital which shows the M2 market supply (savings deposits, mutual funds, check deposits, and cash in...
7/19/2019 9:37:45 PM VertoFX raises $2.1 million By FinTech Collective London based provider of a currency trading and payments platform, focused on Africa and emerging markets, raised $2.1m in Series Seed...
8/10/2018 5:43:04 PM Turkey Emerges as Economic Flash Point as Tensions With U.S. Soar By FinTech Collective Turkey's currency, the Lira, was in freefall Friday - losing 20% of its value against the dollar at one point and hitting record lows...
8/10/2018 3:33:42 PM U.S.-China trade war is now becoming a currency war, too By FinTech Collective The U.S. Treasury Department is closely monitoring China's currency markets for signs of manipulation. By devaluing their currency,...
4/13/2018 4:12:51 AM Santander launches Ripple based foreign exchange service By Sean Lippel After two years of development, Santander Group is launching a blockchain-based app, built on Ripple's tech infrastructure, for...
11/14/2016 3:39:23 PM P2P currency exchange marketplace CurrencyFair raises $8.8 million By FinTech Collective Dublin based peer-to-peer currency exchange marketplace CurrencyFair has raised $9 million in venture funding led by Octopus Ventures and...
8/14/2015 12:56:59 PM Devalued Yuan set to take bite out of Apple, give boost to Chinese rivals By FinTech Collective Apple's CEO Tim Cook mentioned recently that he expects China to become the company's biggest market, but as the Yuan plunges, Apple may...
8/13/2015 3:43:57 PM China lets yuan fall further, fuels fears of 'currency war' By FinTech Collective The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has been showing signs that it is not a promoter of the Yuan depreciation, apparently asking Chinese...
8/13/2015 3:42:05 PM U.S. interest rate timeline the casualty of Yuan devaluation and currency wars? By FinTech Collective The question analysts have been toying with, "When will the Federal Reserve finally raise interest rates?" has become more difficult. As...
10/24/2014 6:40:33 PM Could community currencies produce a more sustainable financial system? By Gareth Jones Banks and the EU are becoming interested in currencies such as the Bristol and Brixton Pound, but what is the point of them?Although...
4/17/2014 8:20:19 PM Currency probe in London focuses on Cockney Rhyming Slang By Gareth Jones "What's your interest in Bill and Ben in the pick?" As the FCA in London digs deeper into their foreign exchange investigation Banks...