The Singapore-based digital bank plans to broaden its crypto and fiat offerings for institutional clients, citing growing demand for programmable finance. Fintech Pave Bank has raised $39 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Accel. The company offers programmable banking solutions for businesses, combining crypto and fiat services.The round included participation from Tether Investments, Wintermute, Quona Capital, Helios Digital Ventures, Yolo Investments, Kazea Capital, Financial Technology, and GC&H Investments, bringing the company’s total funding to about $45 million, according to the Economic Times.Founded in 2023 by fintech veterans Simon Vans-Colina, Salim Dhanani, and Dmitry Bocharov, Pave Bank provides institutional and corporate clients with both traditional and programmable banking services, while also facilitating transactions involving digital assets.Programmable banking services allow businesses to automate financial operations such as payments, transfers, and treasury management through application programming interfaces (APIs) or smart contracts built on digital infrastructure.Read more The Singapore-based digital bank plans to broaden its crypto and fiat offerings for institutional clients, citing growing demand for programmable finance. Fintech Pave Bank has raised $39 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Accel. The company offers programmable banking solutions for businesses, combining crypto and fiat services.The round included participation from Tether Investments, Wintermute, Quona Capital, Helios Digital Ventures, Yolo Investments, Kazea Capital, Financial Technology, and GC&H Investments, bringing the company’s total funding to about $45 million, according to the Economic Times.Founded in 2023 by fintech veterans Simon Vans-Colina, Salim Dhanani, and Dmitry Bocharov, Pave Bank provides institutional and corporate clients with both traditional and programmable banking services, while also facilitating transactions involving digital assets.Programmable banking services allow businesses to automate financial operations such as payments, transfers, and treasury management through application programming interfaces (APIs) or smart contracts built on digital infrastructure.Read more

                                                                               Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives and Senate met with cryptocurrency industry leaders in three separate roundtable events this week.                     Members of the US Congress met with key figures in the cryptocurrency industry to discuss issues and potential laws related to the establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve and a market structure.On Tuesday, a group of lawmakers that included Alaska Representative Nick Begich and Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno met with Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor and others in a roundtable event regarding the BITCOIN Act, a bill to establish a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve. The discussion was hosted by the advocacy organization Digital Chamber and its affiliates, the Digital Power Network and Bitcoin Treasury Council.“Legislators and the executives at yesterday’s roundtable agree, there is a need [for] a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve law to ensure its longevity for America’s financial future,” Hailey Miller, director of government affairs and public policy at Digital Power Network, told Cointelegraph. “Most attendees are looking for next steps, which may mean including the SBR within the broader policy frameworks already advancing.“Read more