Tagged: wave

December 7, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wave Financial LLC, the SEC-regulated digital asset investment management company,  announced the appointment of Harumi Urata-Thompson as Chief Financial Officer. She will report to David Siemer, Chief Executive Officer, and is “based in New York City.” As Chief Financial Officer, Harumi will “play an important… Read More

August 3, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Microbusiness owners are hurt by the delay in receiving payments, results of a survey by small business money management solution Wave suggest. The company surveyed more than 1,000 owners of companies with fewer than 10 employees. One in four respondents have waited more than a… Read More

July 2, 2021 @ 3:56 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

June was another busy month for sustainability transformation company Ideanomics. Founded by Chinese billionaire Bruno Wu, with Shane McMahon serving as vice-chair, Ideanomics has two main divisions. The first, Ideanomics Capital, leverages technology and innovation to improve efficiency, transparency, and profitability for the financial services… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The NEM Group has announced the launch of the “next generation” proof of stake enterprise-level blockchain called “Symbol.” The blockchain utilizes a native cryptocurrency “XYM.” NEM states that Symbol is designed to be interoperable, supporting public/private hybrid models, trustless cross-chain swaps, and with its APIs… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

SME financial software platform Wave has been acquired by H&R block for a solid CDN $537 million, according to a blog post on their site. The Canada based firm is also an OurCrowd portfolio company and represents a series of big exits for the crowdfunding… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain technology firm Fineqia International Inc. announced on Thursday it has invested in Wave Financial Group, LLC (Wave), a blockchain-focused company. According to Fineqia, Wave undertakes early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management and strategy consulting to enhance the adoption of blockchain technologies worldwide. “Wave draws… Read More

April 20, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Thursday it has joined forces with financial platform Wave to create a new, limited release payments solution that aims to transform the way small businesses manage their cash flow and provide merchants quicker access to funds. According to the duo, Wave’s… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wave, a Canada-based financial services and software for small businesses, announced on Wednesday it has acquired Every, a fintech company that provides business accounts and debit cards to small businesses. Wave reported that the acquisition advances its plans to integrate more financial products and services… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 1:38 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

What a year for Crowdcube Spain! According to the Crowdcube Spain blog, crowdfunding alum Zank has reached an agreement with the personal finance management platform Fintonic, which will become a shareholder in the business. The exit provides more than just good news for Zank’s 252 Crowdcube… Read More

June 2, 2017 @ 2:34 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

This week, Canadian fintech company Wave, which is based out of Toronto, Ontario, announced it had closed on $32 million CAD (about US $24 million) of funding for its Series D round. The funding was led by investments from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and National… Read More

February 13, 2017 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK) announced on Monday it formed a partnership with financial services and software for small businesses provider, Wave, to launch “Lending By Wave” small business financing program to customers in the U.S. and Canada. The duo revealed that under the… Read More

December 12, 2016 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Indiegogo alum Touchjet announced, following the final round of the FCC approval, its WAVE TV tablet system will now be available on Best Buy’s website. The Touchjet WAVE turns any flat screen TV or monitor into a smart touchscreen. This is Touchjet’s second… Read More

November 29, 2016 @ 6:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  Managing Director Pepe Borrell has been a force behind financial disruption and innovation in Spain, navigating Spanish, Catalan and British financial regulations and raising international funding for national startups and SMEs. Borrell entered the crowdfunding sector with experience garnered from time spent as a consultant for RJCE,… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 5:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after Wave closed its Crowdcube campaign, the equity crowdfunding platform revealed the location app gained 2 million more users during its funding round. As previously reported, Wave is a free smartphone app that allows anyone to see in real-time the exact location of their… Read More

August 18, 2016 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Spanish startup Wave launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise 500,000 for its location smartphone app. Within just two days of its debut, the initiative scored over £375,000 from more than 100 investors. Wave is described as a free smartphone app… Read More