Tag: FinTech & Blockchain

Synopsis 2021: The Global DeFi & Digital Economy Summit

MOSCOW, Feb 17, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Synopsis 2021: The Global DeFi & Digital Economy Summit will be held on February 20 and 21, with the support of the Commission on Blockchain Technologies and Digital Economy of the all-Russian public organization Investment Russia. Theta.tv, the popular next-generation blockchain streaming platform, will air the event.




Synopsis 2021 gathers over 50 speakers from around the world, prominent experts in the blockchain industry, regulations, and digital economy. These speakers will be responding to the issues live, helping to understand what the industry will face next, sharing achievements and focusing on new trends. Of special note, representatives from Xangle will share deep analyses from their recent research projects and will provide their professional support for the summit.

Summit speakers: Nikolay Gadzhiev of VEROS and WIDCI, Gleb Kostarev, Director for Binance Russia and CIS, Sergei Khitrov of Listing.help and Blockchain Life, Editor-in-Chief of RBC Crypto Nikolay Zagvozdkin, Felix Xu of ARPA and Bella Protocol, Wes Levitt of Theta Labs, Sami Tannir of Conflux Network, Jack Ge of CyberVein, Erez Ben-Kiki of 2key Network, Yemu Xu of ARPA and Bella Protocol, Reggie Jerath of Gather Network, Pranay Sanghavi of MahaDAO, Nik Anikin of Colibri Group, and Ksenia Oshurko of OKEx Russia.

Summit hosts: Maria Stankevich (EXMO), Marie Tatibouet (Gate.io), Yan Khavanskiy (Coindar, Colibri Group, Bingbon), Lihan Lee (Xangle), Maksim Sukhonosik (Xangle), and Alena Afanaseva (BeInCrypto).

The target audience of Synopsis 2021 is investors, traders, market analysts, economists, marketers, developers, representatives of regulatory authorities, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, college students, and all who are keen on the digital economy.

The Synopsis 2021 Interactive Zone encourages the participants to show their knowledge, compete in a variety of events, and win prizes from the outstanding blockchain projects.

The summit will end with an incredible musical performance by Karin Stone & Liron Amar, progressive and energetic DJs from Israel.

Organizers: Colibri Group, Coindar
Co-organizers: Investment Russia, Xangle
Special partner: THETA Labs
Know more at the summit website: https://synopsis2021.com/

Media Contact:
Company: Colibri Group, Coindar
Contact Person: Daria Chernova
Email: info@coindar.org, info@colibri-group.org
Website: https://synopsis2021.com, https://coindar.org/

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QTUM and Blockpass Partnership Brings On-Chain KYC to Ecosystem

HONG KONG, Feb 16, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is excited to announce the latest in a number of new partners for 2021: QTUM. Through this new partnership, QTUM and Blockpass will be working together to offer revolutionary On-chain KYC solutions to the QTUM ecosystem. In the spirit of blockchain technology, both Blockpass and QTUM will work in the most transparent way to support the space; this will include QTUM offering subsidies to specific members of the ecosystem looking to achieve regulatory compliance with On-chain KYC(TM) solutions.



Qtum is an open sourced, public blockchain platform, leveraging the security of unspent transaction outputs and combining that with EVM smart contracts. Qtum is secured by a Proof of Stake consensus algorithm and boasts a Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP), allowing specific blockchain settings to be modified by making use of smart contracts, leading to potential options such as increasing the block size of Qtum without the need of a hard fork or innumerable other possibilities.

Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users.

"We've known and been fans of the QTUM team and network for a long time and it's great to have the opportunity to work closely with them." said Blockpass CEO Adam Vaziri. "The QTUM network is innovative and we're excited to be able to bring the benefits and possibilities of On-chain KYC to developers and users alike. Bringing fast, simple and efficient regulatory compliance to QTUM creates more opportunities for everyone and spreads the phenomenon of On-chain KYC to an even wider audience."

"On-chain KYC will become a critical component to numerous protocols on the decentralized web. Rather than hinder innovators who are seeking to stay compliant while enabling new technologies, the Qtum Foundation would like to support those builders by backing Blockpass' expansion to the Qtum blockchain. Blockpass' solution has exceeded our expectations when it came to cost, which is an order of magnitude cheaper than traditional services, and its ability to only allow non-sensitive pieces of information to touch the blockchain," said Jordan Earls, co-founder of Qtum.

Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of users and organizations it has partnered with, and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. The existential need for DeFi projects to be regulatory compliant and the recent integrations have led to a surge in interest for Blockpass' On-chain KYC(TM) solution which promises to change the way blockchains enable compliance.

With a current 90%+ discount on its services, a fact made possible due to the unique reusable nature of its verification method, and put in place to help as many people as possible access KYC in the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to explore the potential of Blockpass. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.

About Blockpass

Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass' KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network – a decentralized oracle solution – in early January, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYC(TM) solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come.

For more information and updates, please visit and sign up to the following:
Promotional video: https://youtu.be/SvO2cw3e-SI
Website: http://www.blockpass.org
Email: sales@blockpass.org

About QTUM

Qtum is an open-sourced public blockchain platform, leveraging the security of UTXO while enabling multiple virtual machines including EVM and soon, Neutron. Qtum is PoS based and boasts a Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP) allowing specific blockchain settings to be modified by making use of smart contracts. For instance, the block size of Qtum can be increased without the need of a hard fork. For more information, please visit: www.qtum.org

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CUBERZ first Israeli, first female-led venture to partner UAE-based Privity FZ LLE post-Abraham Accords

TEL AVIV & DUBAI, Feb 15, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – CUBERZ is the first Israeli, first female-led venture company to join hands with Privity FZ LLE, an independent venture-focused advisory firm in the UAE, after the normalization of the Abraham Accords last year. CUBERZ was launched in Tel Aviv by Nektar Solomon, CEO, and Ari Margalit, CSTO, and is developing a unique online marketplace aiming to change the way local craftsmen and small furniture manufacturers interact with potential customers, while proceeding to its seed round of venture capital fundraising.



Ms Solomon commented: "We excited to start our journey with Privity as a stakeholder. It is truly amazing to find a partner who understands what CUBERZ is trying to achieve, and can open doors to global markets and financing opportunities. The Abraham Accords are a historic moment which we are thrilled to take part in, pushing Israeli innovation a step further with strong partnerships in the UAE."

Sleem Hasan, Privity founder and CEO, commented: "We inked the deal on 12.02.2021 which will be recorded on Privity's ledger as a date to remember. Not only is it a palindromic and ambigrammic date, and therefore auspicious, but it is also the first female-led venture in our portfolio, and thanks to the Abraham Accords (the normalization of relations between the UAE & Israel on Sept 15, 2020), CUBERZ is Privity's first technology venture portfolio addition from Israel and our humble contribution and endorsement of the Accords."

There is a growing trend in the personalization of furniture and interior design likely to continue. Locally produced furniture and interiors are a growing market especially with the consumer generation (aged 25-39) interested in personalized homewares. Small furniture manufacture in the 27 EU countries totalled EUR 140 billion in 2020, up 15% year-on-year. Though the EU industry accounts for the majority of custom-made furniture worldwide, no significant technological improvements have been made to take it forward.

Ari Margalit, CSTO of CUBERZ, commented: "Privity is a great partner for us since they understand what we are trying to accomplish here. Our goal with CUBERZ is to enable transparency in terms of operations and pricing, creating a standard framework for custom manufacturing. By changing the way local manufacturers and customers interact, CUBERZ creates a 'common language' for custom-made furniture manufacturing."

About CUBERZ LTD
CUBERZ, the brainchild of Ms Nektar Solomon, allows you to design your furniture, with 3D visualizations, and have it made by local craftsman or manufacturers, using an automatic pricing engine, and helps you to find skilled and available craftsmen for your order.

CUBERZ offers customers an automated solution for ever-changing needs while adapting to market trends. "Yet, CUBERZ is a Makers Market," Solomon said, "where talented craftsmen can join, and build, anytime. Our mission is enabling small businesses to compete against large retail."

About Privity FZ LLE
Privity FZ LLE was founded in Dubai in 2004, an independent venture-focused advisory firm which seeks entrepreneurs with interesting and unique ideas and helps them to develop and grow. Privity is agnostic to geography and industry vertical; It focuses on the quality of the entrepreneur and the compelling value proposition of the idea.

Privity draws upon its unique 4i methodology – ideas, intelligence, innovation, invention – to deliver insightful advisory and consulting services. This methodology is a result of Privity's diverse experience accumulated over the years as well as its highly specialized deep domain expertise which yields unique results for its clients.

Visit CUBERZ at https://cuber.co, and Privity FZ LLE at https://www.privitylle.com.


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JCB and Keychain Create Blockchain-based Micropayment Solution for IoT

TOKYO, Feb 12, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – JCB Co., Ltd. and Keychain GK have developed a novel infrastructure for processing credit-based micropayments between IoT devices. The innovation promises to enable direct human-to-machine and machine-to-machine payments at scale without the confines of credit cards.




As new networks, such as 5G, deploy and the use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices grow, so will the need for automated and machine-to-machine micropayments. Mobile payment apps enabled the common mobile user to pay with their phone, however the current payment infrastructure does not support tens of billions of IoT devices. Use cases in point: electric vehicles automatically paying for charging, or a farmer receiving payment for produce to a mobile device while offline. Such an infrastructure needs to handle vast cybersecurity and operational risks related to identity fraud, hacking, privacy and denial of service.

JCB and Keychain have begun solving these challenges by implementing a new blockchain and distributed ledger-based payment infrastructure that mitigates the risks of IoT micropayments.

Micropayment Infrastructure

JCB and Keychain developed the solution based on digital identity, delegated transaction approval, and secure transaction archival (joint Japan patent pending #2021-00571).

Image: https://www.acnnewswire.com/topimg/Low_JCB202102121.jpg

1. Integrated digital identity
– Each IoT device has a unique, blockchain-based, self-sovereign identity associated with customer identity. This establishes a necessary technical basis for behavior attribution and regulatory compliance.

2. Delegated transaction approval at the network's edge
– Using Keychain Core's data provenance capability, the cost, operational risks, and financial risks of payment processing are pushed towards the edges of the network. This enables mitigating large-scale cybersecurity attacks with comparatively large-scale defenses.
– Transaction approval is processed in real time by devices geographically closer to the location of the transaction.
– The result is a smoother, lower latency user experience and more scalable risk mitigation for the issuer.

3. Secure transaction record archival
– Using identity-based data provenance and security techniques, the system ensures that data is securely relayed to the issuer for compliance and integrity checking.
– The records integrate into conventional settlement systems, leveraging the digital identity-user mappings.

Image: https://www.acnnewswire.com/topimg/Low_JCB202102122.jpg

The go-to-market plan consists of enhancing the technology, practical real-world pilots, production infrastructure build out during 2021, and go-live in 2022.

Keychain Blockchain Technology

Keychain Core, Keychain's flagship technology product, is a set of software building blocks that enable Keychain partners to easily exploit the power of blockchain and distributed ledger technology. With Keychain Core, Keychain partners reduce operational risks related to data security and achieve new patterns of business. Keychain Core natively supports a wide range of devices including personal computers, tablets, smart phones, smart watches, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices easy to integrate with existing systems and applications.

Keychain Core main elements are the following:
1. Self-sovereign identity
2. Data-centric security
3. Secure workflows
4. Custom digital assets

About JCB

JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes about 35 million merchants in the world. JCB cards are now issued in more than 20 countries and territories with more than 140 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with hundreds of leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information: www.global.jcb/en/

About Keychain

Keychain is a leading technology provider that is building managed trust for the digital world. As a leading blockchain technology provider, Keychain aims to fortify operational integrity, reduce risks/cost, streamline business processes, and enable new patterns of business in finance, industry, and enterprise. Keychain's technology has been recognized with prestigious awards including the Global Fintech Award from the Association of Banks in Singapore and the IoT Lab Special Jury Award from Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade, and Industry.

Contact for media
JCB
Kumiko Kida, Ayaka Nakajima
Email: jcb-pr@jcb.co.jp
Phone: +81 3 5778 8353

Keychain
Email: engage@keychain.io

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Modefi Integrates Blockpass Ahead of Token Offering for Oracle Solution

HONG KONG, Feb 8, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is excited to announce its latest partner, Modefi, in what is another step towards providing security and trust for Oracle solutions and blockchain technology. In this new partnership, Blockpass will be providing its revolutionary KYC services to the company as Modefi seeks to create truly decentralized, secure and precise oracle solutions. This integration comes just as Modefi prepares for its token offering on the 10th of February 2021, which will take place on the TrustSwap Launchpad.



As a Decentralized Aggregated Oracle, Modefi facilitates fully trustless and decentralized off-chain data, on chain, in its mission to secure the DeFi space against bad actors. It provides on-demand oracle data through a P2P incentivized network so that users are able to obtain atypical off-chain data for on-chain solutions. As it builds the foundation for real world adoption of oracles and DeFi, Modefi provides an oracle marketplace – a secure, trustless market for oracle data, clients and providers. Modefi's solution utilises smart contracts and multiple data sources to remove outliers, malicious actors and corrupt data autonomously as it brings oracle data to multiple blockchains.

Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users.

"We're looking forward to working with Modefi to further our shared interests in trusted security and on-chain solutions," said Blockpass CEO Adam Vaziri, "Decentralised oracles represent the next step in integrating blockchain technology with real-world solutions and promise to enable a future where blockchain-based apps have a reliable, accessible source of trusted data. This removes one of the final hurdles to the mass-adoption of blockchain technology."

"It's a pleasure to be partnering with the pioneer of the on-chain KYC ecosystem. We are excited to be able to give our clientele a fast, secure way to submit their personal data. The Modefi team is looking forward to integrating with the Blockpass system for a long term partnership."

Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of users and organizations it has partnered with, and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. The existential need for DeFi projects to be regulatory compliant and the recent integrations have led to a surge in interest for Blockpass' On-chain KYC(TM) solution which promises to change the way blockchains enable compliance.

With a current 90%+ discount on its services, a fact made possible due to the unique reusable nature of its verification method, and put in place to help as many people as possible access KYC in the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to explore the potential of Blockpass. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.

About Blockpass

Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass' KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network – a decentralized oracle solution – in early January, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYC(TM) solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come.

For more information and updates, please visit and sign up to the following:
Promotional video: https://youtu.be/SvO2cw3e-SI
Website: http://www.blockpass.org
Email: sales@blockpass.org

About Modefi

Modefi Ltd. is an Oracle platform that empowers end users, businesses and developers to incorporate truly decentralized on-chain data within their custom applications. Modefi's suite of Oracle solutions provide a high level of transparency, precision, and trustlessness. Modefi works with many DeFi projects and Oracle platforms to provide a brighter future for blockchain and adoption. For more information, visit https://modefi.io or email us at info@modefi.io

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Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Announces New Ai Community for Blockchain

Washington, D.C., Feb 8, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – In response to the Executive Order titled Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government, the Government Blockchain Association, GBA, is pleased to announce that we are launching the AI for Government Community, led by Mr. Oki Mek, the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, (CAIO), for US Health and Human Services, (HHS).

Mr. Mek, along with Jose Arrieta, Former CIO at HHS, developed Accelerate, the first blockchain-based program in the Federal government to get an authority-to-operate. This program was purported to save HHS $30 million over five years, according to MeriTalk, 2/11/2020. Mr. Mek's leadership will be instrumental in supporting government's use of Artificial intelligence (AI) for economic growth and improving the quality of life for their citizens.

The International Community will meet virtually, the first Monday of each month, from 3-4 PM. On this call, Civil Servants from around the world can discuss best practices and lessons learned regarding government use of AI. Government employees from Tel-Aviv to Hyderabad can sign up discuss their intricate AI challenges.

The GBA Artificial Intelligence & Government Community of Interest is open to anyone in government who would like to join the conversation. GBA membership is free for all government employees. If you would like to join this community, please go to the GBA Membership page to register as a free civil servant and then go to the Community of Interest page to join this group.

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is the largest, most robust, and engaged blockchain association in the world. With over 120 chapters globally and more than 50 working groups, the GBA has thousands of public and private sector blockchain professional members from every continent. GBA members work in over 500 government offices at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Source: Platoblockchain https://platoblockchain.net/gba-announces-new-ai-community-for-government/

Contact Information
Kathy Dache (GBA): kathy.dache@gbaglobal.org
Government Blockchain Association: https://www.gbaglobal.org/

Kathy Dache is the Events Director of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA). She has over 30 years of training and events experience. She co-founded a blockchain professional networking group in 2016 and helped launch the Government Blockchain Association in 2017. She has conducted extensive research on blockchain and cryptocurrency topics including economic analysis, financial systems, and the impact of cryptocurrency adoption on governments.


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Alphabit deploys Stratis Investment and coverage

LONDON, Feb 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockchain as a Solution (BaaS) service provider Stratis makes decentralized adoption easier for any firm with its innovative products designed to fit seamlessly with legacy operations, by allowing companies access to the Stratis blockchain via the widely-used C# programming language. The platform allows seamless running of smart contracts, multiple sidechains, and houses a full-scale ICO platform.
Stratis’ innovative blockchain solutions have attracted the attention of digital asset investment fund Alphabit, who injected an initial investment while committing to a further 7 figure investment over 24 months for growth and development of the BaaS ecosystem.



Alphabit, a USD 1 billion AUM fund and one of the world's first regulated digital asset investment funds focused on delivering turn-key solutions and assisting projects with end-to-end partnerships, enters into this venture to rapidly scale Stratis' development and help deploy cutting edge products that allow mainstream organizations to use blockchain in their day to day operations. The significant commitment by Alphabit is a testament to the groundbreaking approach of Stratis' offerings.

CEO of Alphabit Liam Robertson commented on the partnership:

"Stratis Protocol, after analysis, fits neatly into our investment thesis and we believe the potential for growth for Stratis to be exponential. We are delighted to welcome Stratis into our portfolio and look forward to supporting them over the coming months and years."

Stratis CEO Chris Trew said the following:

"We are thrilled to partner with Alphabit, one of the world's first regulated digital asset investment funds. Alphabits initial injection, in conjunction with their further investment commitment, will unquestionably assist in accelerating the adoption of Stratis Technologies, while cementing Stratis as the go-to platform for Microsoft .NET Blockchain development."

With the expertise and backing of Alphabit, Stratis will be empowered to develop ever-better solutions for the b2b market. Coupled with their C# support, Stratis' solutions will increase the onboarding of blockchain solutions in the global market.

About Stratis

Stratis offers unprecedented levels of security, reliability and performance through leveraging blockchain. The first of its kind, the platform's native C# ecosystem enables firms all over the world use their existing IT infrastructure and tools to adopt the technology by providing access to the Stratis blockchain's features, in a language which is familiar to the everyday developer.

o Stratis Identity: A decentralized KYC and AML check to make it easier for businesses to verify client identities and comply with regulations.
o Supply Trust: A turnkey solution for supply chain management, providing full visibility in a trustless and decentralized environment.
o STO Platform: Regulation-compliant digital securities for businesses launching STO's
o Stratis Smart Contracts: Secure and auditable digital contracts that are developed in the industry-standard Microsoft C# language, fit for the DeFi age.

About Alphabit

Alphabit specializes in investments in blockchain and distributed ledger technology projects. They offer a wide range of advisory services and act as the Investment Advisor to the Alphabit Fund; one of the world's first regulated digital asset investment funds.

Their goal is to share their expertise with promising projects and advance the cryptocurrency movement as a whole, and to date, Alphabit has successfully brought to market projects like Metal Pay, The Sun Exchange, and Suterusu.

To find out more about how Stratis is bringing the next generation of blockchain to businesses, visit www.stratisplatform.com, or to see how Alphabit is empowering Blockchain businesses to reach new heights, visit www.alphabit.fund.

Follow Stratis on Twitter – https://twitter.com/stratisplatform
Join the Stratis Developer Academy – https://academy.stratisplatform.com/
Check out Stratis on GitHub – https://github.com/stratisproject
Read the latest Stratis news – https://www.stratisplatform.com/news/

Media contact:
Alphabit Digital Currency Fund
Shane Mcquillan, shane@alphabit.fund
Website: https://www.alphabit.fund

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Tiger Brokers To Be The One-Stop Online Trading Solution For Investors; Adds Two New Trading Services

SINGAPORE, Feb 4, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Xiaomi-backed online trading platform Tiger Brokers Singapore today announced the launch of two new services on their platform – Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs), and US-listed over the counter (OTC) stocks, designed to help seasoned investors looking for a full suite of investment options to diversify their portfolios. These services allow Singapore-based users of the Tiger Trade platform look for short-term trades and selected US-listed over the counter (OTC) stocks where securities are traded for companies not listed on the main exchanges in the US, such as LVMH-MOET Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMHF), Softbank Group (SFTBY) and Bitcoin investment trust (GBTC).



The US OTC stocks service is now available on Tiger Brokers' platform, and DLC by the end of February.

Eng Thiam Choon, CEO of Tiger Brokers shared, "We want to be a one-stop solution for our investors as we embrace more and more investment alternatives on our Tiger Trade platform. We have been seeing an increase of requests from our users to add DLCs and OTC services, especially in Q4 last year due to investors' growing demands for differential investment instruments. It is important that we have a diversified list of product offerings to provide investors more opportunities and options when it comes to online trading."

The new services add on to the investment products available to Tiger Trade users, beyond the six global exchanges – New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Shanghai/Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), Singapore Exchange (SGX), and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Other services include Tiger Brokers' new product – Fund Mall, a one-stop-shop for investing in global mutual funds that allows investors access to more than 100 renowned funds, Equities, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures, Stock Options, Warrants, and Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (CBBCs).

Tiger Brokers recently also announced four new strategic partnerships that will strengthen the online trading platform by providing up to date financial information. The four new partners are – financial technology provider, Iress, one of the largest and most active online trading communities, TradingView, Global financial market data and infrastructure provider, Refinitiv; and Asia's leading Financial Group, DBS for their Direct Debit Authentication fast deposit function that allows instant transfer for DBS clients on top of the current FAST transfer options available to Singapore banks and telegraphic transfer. Trade settlements can be done in various currencies on the trading app – USD, CNH, HKD, SGD, NZD and AUD, reducing extra charges incurred by currency fluctuations when trading on the various exchange platforms. Tiger Brokers looks to add more variations of currencies on their platform, further expanding the trading options for investors.

"Tiger Brokers aims to continue adding more products to the platform while strengthening its technology to empower a new generation of investors, enabling them to make judiciously executed trade regardless of market conditions," added Thiam Choon.

Tiger Brokers is backed by US-based brokerage Interactive Brokers, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi and Wall Street investment guru Jim Rogers. The online trading platform currently has over 1 million customers worldwide, with a total trading volume of more than US$62.8 billion as of Q3 2020.

The Tiger Trade mobile application is available for download on Apple App store and Google Play store.
– Apple App store: https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/id1023600494
– Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tigerbrokers.stock


About Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Tiger Brokers Singapore Pte Ltd (Tiger Brokers Singapore) is a brokerage firm operating with a Capital Markets Services (CMS) Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Its trading platform, Tiger Trade, offers complimentary real-time stock quotes, dedicated multilingual customer service during trading hours and 24/7 finance news updates. The company launched the mobile version of Tiger Trade in February 2020 – accessible on Google Play Store and the Apple App Store – offering mobile-savvy generation of retail investors similar trading opportunities as their online users, such as Equities, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures, Stock Options, Warrants, and Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (CBBCs) on their mobile phones. Both online and mobile app allow users to invest across multiple asset classes traded on the Australian, US, Hong Kong, China and Singapore stock markets such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, Shanghai/Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX), the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Tiger Brokers Singapore is the Singapore entity of UP Fintech Holding Limited, known as "Tiger Brokers" in Asia, a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors. Founded in 2014, Tiger Brokers became #1 in the U.S. equity trading by volume among trading platforms catered to Global Chinese investors in less than two years. Tiger Brokers was awarded "2017 Fintech 250" by CB Insights and shortlisted for "China Leading Fintech 50" for two years in a row by KPMG China. The company was listed on NASDAQ under "TIGR" in 2019 and has offices in China, United States, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Tiger Brokers has over 1 million customers worldwide currently, with a total trading volume of more than US$62.8 billion in Q3 2020. The company is backed by well-known investors such as Xiaomi, as well as investment guru Jim Rogers. For more information, please visit https://www.tigerbrokers.com.sg.

For media enquiries, please contact:
PRecious Communications for Tiger Brokers (Singapore)
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KPMG Nominates Virtual Exchange, HKVAX, as 2020 Fintech Leader

HONG KONG, Feb 1, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – HKVAX, an Asian startup focused on developing a compliant virtual asset exchange, has been nominated for KPMG's "2020 China Leading Fintech 50", alongside other notable fintech companies such as Futu, Ping An and CCB Fintech.

HKVAX is focused on developing a compliant trading environment for virtual assets and is expecting to be licensed in 2021 subject to regulatory approval. The approved licenses would allow HKVAX to legally operate a regulated virtual asset exchange and to deal in securities.

The platform will provide a curated venue for professionals and institutions to trade virtual assets and offer catered listing rules and guidance for virtual assets and security tokens. HKVAX also provides "24/7 Real-Time" transactions around the clock with market liquidity to allow trading operations to function efficiently and effectively.

HKVAX also has plans to launch their licensed institutional grade custodian solution in early Q2 of 2021. The TCSP license was received earlier in 2019 making HKVAX a fully licensed trust company and is compliant with the strictest AML, CTF, FATF and other global regulatory requirements. This allows HKVAX to provide the highest level of service and safeguard client assets in a fully regulated custodial environment.

For potential clients and parties interested in the technology powering HKVAX, the company has recently launched their testnet solution, "Sim-Trade HKVAX", during Q4 2020 and invite users to test the trading environment.

About HKVAX

HKVAX is a regulated virtual asset exchange in Hong Kong that is building a trusted and secured infrastructure layer for trading, where different parties can collaborate with each other, investors having exposure to the new digital asset class, and issuers can engage with a wide range of investors. Creating a safe, fair and bona fide environment for everyone. For more information on HKVAX and their initiatives, please visit the official website. https://www.hkvax.com

PR CONTACT (Matt): pr@hkvax.com

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Blockpass Provides Powerful On-chain KYC(TM) Utility for EasyFi DeFi Lending Platform

HONG KONG, Jan 28, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with EasyFi Network – a scalable, open and inclusive Layer 2 DeFi lending protocol for digital assets, built on Matic Network. The partnership features a powerful use case for on-chain KYC data via a network consisting of Blockpass, Chainlink, Matic and EasyFi, enabling the realization of decentralized and compliant lending and borrowing of digital assets over public networks.



EasyFi is a protocol built to solve some of the inherent challenges faced by the first generation of DeFi solutions with respect to transaction speeds and costs which create a bottleneck when operating at scale. Its secure protocol aims to cover all manner of bases, including micro-lending, under-collateralized loans, credit delegation, credit default swaps and more. Enabling lower cost transactions, a deeper liquidity pool and real-world integrations, EasyFi hopes to be the catalyst for the mass adoption of DeFi.

Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which offers a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users.

"2021 has gotten off to a promising and rapid start with the revelation of on-chain KYC. We're incredibly excited to be seeing such amazing use cases for the technology before the end of the first month is even up," said Adam Vaziri, CEO of Blockpass. "We're really looking forward to working with the team at EasyFi, who are just as passionate about creating useful, simple and compliant solutions in this space; this is just the beginning of the on-chain KYC revolution!"

Ankitt Gaur, Founder & CEO, EasyFi Network, noted, "We are very excited to see the vision of "Identity Quad" coming to reality where Identity is managed by one participant (Blockpass), relayed by another (Chainlink), enabled by third pillar (Matic) and offered for consumption by (Easyfi) leading to adoption. In an attempt to achieve the above we are very happy to be partnering with Blockpass and looking forward to working with them to deliver seamless on-chain identity solutions to our layer 2 lending protocol. Our collaboration moves a needle toward under-collateralization and uncollateralized loans which are part of our endeavour to make DeFi users to do more with their Digital Assets thus fitting our #DoMoreWithDeFi vision perfectly."

Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of users and organizations it has partnered with, and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. The existential need for DeFi projects to be regulatory compliant and the recent integrations with Chainlink and Matic have led to a surge in interest for Blockpass' On-chain KYC(TM) solution.

With a current 90%+ discount on its services, a fact made possible due to the unique reusable nature of its verification method, and put in place to help as many people as possible access KYC in the current pandemic, there has never been a better time to explore the potential of Blockpass. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.

About Blockpass

Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass' KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network – a decentralized oracle solution – in early January, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYC(TM) solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come.

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About EasyFI

EasyFi is a universal layer 2 lending protocol built for DeFi focused on scalability, composability, and adoption. It has been designed as an open and inclusive financial network infrastructure to run on public networks to facilitate an end to end lending & borrowing of digital assets and related financial products. EasyFi is being built upon the ethos of permissionless networks & automation of smart contracts.

– Website: https://easyfi.network/index.html
– Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/EasyfiNetwork
– Official Telegram: https://t.me/easyfiNetwork

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