Tagged: network

May 28, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Worldline, (Euronext: WLN) a European payments and transactional services firm, announced on Friday it is set to acquire Greece-based network services provider, Cardlink. Worldline claims that Cardlink is the leading Greek Network Services Provider (NSP) with an above 240,000 POS fleet (46% of POS transactions), managing… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Wednesday it is set to bring cryptocurrency to its network. The financial giant reported that this is a big change that will require a lot of work and it will be very thoughtful about which assets we support based on its principles… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday its entire branch network in Spain is now operational after the bank reopened the last of the branches that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. BBVA reported that the branches will follow strict safety measures, and the banking group is… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global insurance company, Marsh, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM), ACORD, and ISN launch a commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. The company reported that by using blockchain technology, it is looking to fundamentally transform the certificate of insurance process… Read More

February 9, 2018 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barbados-based Shyft announced on Thursday the launch of its new blockchain-based KYC/AML network, which will allow users to securely obtain, store, inquire into, and work with compliance-satisfying data, helping them reduce costs and increase efficiency while deepening consumer data security. The company revealed: “The Shyft Network… Read More

July 22, 2017 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Like to Be, an online networking platform connecting students with professionals for impartial, real world, careers advice, is currently seeking to raise 150,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2016, Like to Be was founded by polar explorer, Antony Jinman, who has been visiting… Read More

December 8, 2016 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financial technology provider FIS (NYSE: FIS) announced on Thursday it was launching a new network specifically for early stage fintech companies. The FIS HiPo (short for “high potential”) Network is described as a collection of firms that have demonstrated substantial promise in the development of new tools and… Read More

July 20, 2016 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, creators of the social platform, Spontly, took to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise £200,000. Within a matter of days, the initiative successfully secured over £170,000 from nearly 80 investors. Spontly is described as a platform for building social apps for existing community…. Read More

June 9, 2015 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, Adzuna, the UK-based job search engine today launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise  £1.5 million for its mission to “get Britain working.” Within just a few hours, the campaign has raised over £659,330 of its £1,500,000 targeted goal for 5.89% equity offered. Now, with only a little over three weeks until its… Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The crowdfunding industry has been frequently highlighted in the media over the last few years because of the high profile projects that have been funded. The crowdfunding industry has been growing at a brisk pace with impressive revenue growth for the last three years. This… Read More

October 15, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Sunday (October 12th), Chico, California resident, August Germar, hit Kickstarter with a crowdfunding campaign for his new for hardware router, the anonabox. The project, which was only seeking $7,500, has become so popular within the first three days that it has raised $527,572 from 8,137 backers…. Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Drawing some attention for its business, Moscow based Yaliny has launched a $1 million crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The Moscow startup is looking to start its $10 a month global phone and internet service. In order to get the services up and running, Yaliny wants to set… Read More