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Bitpanda launches automatic staking for 10 coins

Last Tuesday Bitpanda announced launching Bitpanda Staking, a highly anticipated feature allowing users to earn up to 27% APR on a selection of 10 crypto assets. The launch is combined with a 2x promotion where users can get double the rewards for staking their coins on Bitpanda - it will only last for a month, so make sure to be one of the early birds!

Staking is a process that allows you to participate in transaction validation on Proof of Stake blockchains - these include, for example, Tezos, Cosmos and Ethereum) which the coin holder will be rewarded for. Bitpanda's version of staking involves getting weekly rewards of up to 27% APR. Rewards are then … Continue reading

16 May

10:50

Wirex reports hitting 5 million users

This Thursday Wirex, an up-and-coming London-based fintech, announced celebrating a significant milestone - 5 million users across all markets. First reports unveiling the news appeared on company's social media at 09:00 AM CET, indicating that the milestone was most likely achieved the day before.

29.04 at 10:27

Dutch neobank bunq announces "bunq Update 20" event in Amsterdam

Amsterdam-based digital bank bunq released an announcement this week stating that the next bunq Update (this is the 20th event of this kind in bunq's history) event will take place on 3rd of May at 20:30 CET at a venue in the center of Amsterdam. …

14.04 at 10:45

bunq crowned the Best Digital Bank at FinTech Breakthrough Awards

Dutch digital bank bunq has been named the 2022 Best Digital Bank by the FinTech Breakthrough Awards. N26 (Germany) and Starling Bank (UK) had also received this honour in a previous year. The FinTech Breakthrough Awards has been showcasing innovators in Fintech since 2017 and …

18.03 at 08:01

Curve joins in on the "buy now, pay later" pie

Curve - the UK-based app wallet for all your bank cards - has rolled out its "buy now, pay later" feature called Curve Flex. The feature allows its customers to convert purchases into loans with 3, 6 or 12 instalments with a transparent interest. This …

04.10 at 21:39

De Volksbank, bunq and Triodos named Netherlands' best in climate commitments

Today, a case study for Fair Finance Guide Netherlands named "Climate change commitments of financial institutions active in the Netherlands was released. This report has been commissioned by the Eerlijke Geldwijzer (Fair Finance Guide Netherlands). The Eerlijke Geldwijzer is a coalition of the following organizations: …

30.09 at 17:05

Robinhood publishes first ESG report

A newly-public investment superstar Robinhood introduced today the first inaugural "Environmental, Social, and Governance Report". The company claims that the primary reason for publishing this document is to provide the external observers with a deeper transparency into what the company stands for, a perspective on …

23.09 at 21:34

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