Search Results for: P2P
P2P lending platform granted full authorisation from the FCA
March 2nd, 2017
Proplend has issued an announcement to inform that it has been granted full authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for peer to peer lending, paving the way for the launch of its Innovative Finance ISA. The P2P lending platform connects investors ...
Paysafe provides suite of payment services for Payfriendz P2P app
February 12th, 2016
Paysafe Group, the leading global payments provider, has been selected by Payfriendz to enable the launch of its innovative P2P social payments app and virtual MasterCard® solution. Paysafe provides Payfriendz with a suite of payment processing and card services. ...
P2P lender seeks 100 law firms for first panel
January 25th, 2016
A peer-to-peer lender created by the owners of a Cornish law firm is looking for high street practices to join what it says is the first legal panel in the fast-growing alternative finance sector. Folk2Folk was co-founded by two ...
P2P lending platform expands into mainland Europe with the acquisition of Zencap
October 21st, 2015
Funding Circle launches across Europe with deal for Rocket Internet-backed Zencap Leading global marketplace for business loans expands into Germany, Spain and the Netherlands Funding Circle, the world’s leading online marketplace for business loans, today announced it has joined ...
Apple files P2P payments patent
July 8th, 2015
Apple has filed a patent which uses NFC and Bluetooth technology to enable person-to-person payments between iPhones or Apple Watches. The system would enable users to choose a card from their iPhone’s Wallet, enter the amount they want to pay and ...
Xero to offer P2P invoice FX through hook up to Midpoint
July 6th, 2015
Midpoint Holdings Ltd. (“Midpoint”) (TSXV: MPT) (FSE:8MH), the world’s first authentic peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) international foreign currency and payments platform is partnering with accounting software firm Xero to provide its international payments platform to their customer base. Xero is a ...
Venezuela’s Bitcoin use soars amid hyperinflation: 3rd on Global Crypto Adoption Index
September 1st, 2020
Venezuelans have become increasingly interested in cryptocurrency as their country faces dire economic crisis and hyperinflation, a new study by blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis shows. The firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index ranks Venezuela third as “The country has ...
Bitcoin scams on the rise; How and Indian cryptocurrency trader almost lost two BTC
October 24th, 2018
A cryptocurrency user from India has almost lost two Bitcoins on LocalBitcoins. The attacker reportedly used sophisticated methods such as SMS spoofing, evidence tampering, and downright lying to the admins of Localbitcoins to facilitate the crime. The recent banking ...
Rakuten e-commerce giant buys a bitcoin exchange
September 3rd, 2018
Rakuten, Inc., the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world’s largest by sales, announced that it decided to acquire everybody’s bitcoin Inc. (hereinafter “everybody’s bitcoin”) through its subsidiary, Rakuten Card Co., Ltd. The acquisition is based on ...
UK Watchdog proposes changes to rules for crowdfunding platforms
July 30th, 2018
Following a post-implementation review of its crowdfunding rules, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is opening a consultation on new rules for loan-based crowdfunding platforms. The changes the FCA is proposing are designed to address the ways in which the ...
