11/24/2023 10:03:21 AM Germany announces close of €1b fund of funds to invest in German and European VC By Samantha Wulfson A key part of the federal government’s Future Fund, set up in 2021, the new fund of funds will make more growth capital available to...
8/7/2023 9:18:59 PM US will have to write off billions in student debt due to deaths By FinTech Collective The US government will have to write off billions of dollars of student loans from borrowers who died during the pandemic, adding another...
5/23/2023 1:55:40 PM Secret Service holds cryptocurrency AMA on Reddit By FinTech Collective The U.S. Secret Service held an AMA, or 'ask me anything,' on Reddit. They covered questions on cryptocurrency and also admitted that...
9/24/2021 1:23:16 PM Ant to fully share consumer credit data with China’s government By Carlos Alonso Torras User data from lending service Huabei will be made available to the central bank’s credit-reporting system
5/1/2020 7:28:52 PM Sigma Ratings extending help during pandemic via complimentary due diligence checks By Carlos Alonso Torras Portfolio company Sigma Ratings is offering state governments, hospital groups or multilateral development organizations complimentary...
11/17/2017 5:15:11 PM Singapore Says $2 Billion in Funding Available for Fintech Startups By FinTech Collective The available funding was announced during the Singapore FinTech Festival, part of a four month initiative that seeks to pair FinTech...
11/10/2017 6:14:04 PM China to Scrap Foreign Ownership Rules for Fintech Companies By FinTech Collective China will allow foreign companies to control up to 51% of local firms providing financial services (from 49%), a move that is set to...
11/2/2017 4:14:50 PM Apparent Fed Chair Pick Jay Powell is Supportive of Fintech, Cautious on Crypto, DLT By FinTech Collective The current likely Federal Reserve Governor pick, Jerome "Jay" Powell, looks to be a positive development for fintech and cryptocurrency,...
10/12/2017 8:41:52 PM Malaysia is Perfect ‘Test Bed’ for FinTech Development: Central Bank By FinTech Collective Malaysia's central bank says that the country is an ideal "test bed" for new FinTech solutions, with access to the Asian digital...
4/4/2017 6:14:18 PM White House explores two new tax ideas By FinTech Collective The value-added tax would tax each phase of a product's value chain as well as the final sale to the consumer. The carbon tax would...
2/6/2017 2:35:37 PM Trump issues memorandum on Fiduciary Rule By FinTech Collective The memo directs the Secretary of Labor (not yet appointed) to examine the DOL's proposed "Fiduciary Rule" - which requires financial...
1/26/2017 10:09:07 PM Two possible routes Trump could take to delay DOL fiduciary rule By FinTech Collective The DOL could propose a delay that would be subject to public comment, or the administration could issue an interim rule seeking delay...
1/24/2017 3:13:16 PM Senate Democrats to Unveil $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan By FinTech Collective The Dems will offer President Trump their support if he backs the bill, despite the potential for a growing federal budget deficit. The...