Currency

Dec
14

London fintech company set to create 40 new jobs in Tampa

London-based international money transferring company TransferWise announce it is looking to add 40 new roles to be based in Tampa, Florida.

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Dec
13

London-based international money transfer platform TransferGo bags £4M

TransferGo has established itself as one of the most trusted money transfer services focusing on delivering, fast, reliable remittances.

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Dec
13

Crypto car trading platform AutoCoinCars shows promising signs of growth

The UK’s first and largest crypto car trading platform AutoCoinCars witnesses tremendous growth and expansion of its operation in 2020.

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Dec
13

UK digital bank Ziglu launches P2P payments for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

London-based challenger bank Ziglu said Monday that it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the U.K.’s FCA.

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Dec
12

Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa expanding in India, US, Africa

Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa has unveiled its expansion plans, having raised $5 million from investment and advisory firm O1ex.

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Dec
12

Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa expanding in India, US, Africa

Crypto-friendly banking platform Cashaa has unveiled its expansion plans, having raised $5 million from investment and advisory firm O1ex.

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Oct
24

TransferWise expands in Middle East with Abu Dhabi license

TransferWise, the $3.5 billion financial technology start-up backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Richard Branson, is expanding its money transfer service in the Middle East. The company announced Tuesday it obtained a license as a Money Services Provider in Abu Dhabi. The license will allow users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to transfer funds in the local dirham currency, also referred to as AED, into accounts around the world through TransferWise’s platform. “Money transfers from AED have long been one of our most wished for currencies, so we always knew we’d begin our expansion into the Middle East in the Emirates,” Kristo Käärmann, CEO and co-founder of TransferWise, […]

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Jan
25

Weiss has issued its first cryptocurrency ratings, ranking Ethereum above bitcoin

The securities ratings firm is the first to give a rating to cryptocurrencies. Weiss Ratings has ranked Ethereum as “better” than bitcoin, as well as the EOS coin in its first cryptocurrency ratings. Bitcoin received a C+ rating from the firm, due to the fact that its network has some serious bottlenecks which have resulted in long transaction delays and fees. Weiss acknowledged bitcoin’s core developers were looking to address these issues, with the likes of the Lightning network, however it noted that there is no immediate mechanism for promptly. Ethereum’s B rating was received due tot he fact it benefits from more readily upgradeable technology, with a development team […]

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