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Horizon’s latest milestones & upcoming projects
A mid-year look at our latest milestones & what to look forward to By Vanessa Malone At the end of 2020, Horizon announced the launch of two key marketplaces we built and are powering: Upstream, the digital stock exchange and trading app; and the fan engagement platform, Global Fan Exchange “GFX”. As we reach mid-year, we’d […]Continue Reading
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Fintech trends Horizon aims to fuel in 2021
By Vanessa Malone The global fintech industry is expected to reach $305 billion by 2025. ¹ This growth is reportedly due to the large investments being made into technology-based solutions by banks and firms. Moreover, fintech is rapidly reshaping how we bank, invest, and perform financial transactions. Technology is gradually moving control away from institutions […]Continue Reading
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Horizon’s biggest milestones of 2020
By Vanessa Malone Despite the unforeseen circumstances of 2020, Horizon reached some incredible milestones enhancing our securities technology ecosystem and establishing joint ventures to begin building and powering global exchanges. As we approach 2021, we want to first look back at our biggest accomplishments from 2020. February 7 — Horizon receives a strategic investment from Element ASA In […]Continue Reading
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Key takeaways from our capital raising webinar
By Vanessa Malone This week, Horizon, Finceler8, and the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) hosted a webinar to discuss the state of capital raising with a focus on regulatory and fintech challenges across the U.S. and U.K. Panelists included Jessica Bartos, Investment Manager at Albion VC who has advised companies and investors like AT&T, […]Continue Reading
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Horizon listed in the FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory
Horizon aims to supply broker dealers and other securities firms with integrated KYC/AML compliance solutions This week we announced that Horizon Fintex (Horizon) is now listed in the FINRA Compliance Vendor Directory (CVD), a resource developed to help regulated firms better locate and assess vendors providing compliance-related products and services. The listing affirms our commitment […]Continue Reading
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Upcoming Webinar: Capital Raising in the Era of Digitalization: Regulatory & Fintech Considerations in the U.S. & U.K.
Hosted by Horizon, Finceler8, and UK Department for International Trade (DIT) Horizon, Finceler8, and the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) are excited to be hosting an upcoming webinar to discuss the state of capital raising with a focus on regulatory and fintech challenges across the U.S. and U.K. The live panel, including additional speakers from […]Continue Reading
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Horizon receives strategic investment & welcomes new Chief Strategy Officer, what’s next?
By Vanessa Malone This week, we announced that Horizon has received a strategic investment from Element ASA, an innovative investment company with a growing interest in blockchain technology projects with defensible IP. In addition, we also welcomed James Haft, founder and CEO of PALcapital, LLC who will be providing services to Horizon as the Chief […]Continue Reading
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Dialogue with the Regulators: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech Across Europe
What our blockchain compliance forum is about and why it should be on your list of blockchain conferences to attend in 2020 By Vanessa Malone Worldwide annual spending on blockchain solutions has nearly tripled since 2017. Forecasts suggest that spending will continue to grow to an estimated $16 billion by 2023. The biggest sector accounting for […]Continue Reading
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Horizon’s biggest milestones of 2019
2019 was a big year for us! We launched our one-stop-shop for digital securities technology, powered the first secondary trading venue for blockchain bonds in Brazil, launched our Series A, and more. As we kick off 2020, we want to first look back at our biggest accomplishments from 2019. January 2019- Launched CustodyWare to enable […]Continue Reading
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Horizon’s technology powers first tokenized bond with secondary trading for its subscribers on Ethereum public blockchain
By Vanessa Malone This week we announced that our client Piemonte Holding, an A-rated Brazilian bank which develops and manages tailor-made investment products, has closed its R$ 66m (US$ 16.2m) private bond issuance and successfully completed the launch of a secondary market for the Piemonte “Smart Bond” on Ethereum using Horizon’s compliance, custody, and blockchain […]Continue Reading
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