May 28, 2021 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Brooklyn Nets’ Spencer Dinwiddie for cryptocurrency education and advancing the Celsius mission of financial independence through the blockchain. According to Celsius, the collaboration is aiming to build “awareness around… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 8:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wave Financial Group, a diversified holding investment and asset management firm that is focused on digital assets and blockchain technology, announced on Thursday it has surpassed $500 million of AUM for the first time since its founding in 2018. Wave stated it provides institutional and… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vesper Finance, a U.S.-based DeFi ecosystem and growth engine for crypto assets, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Gauntlet to maximize efficiency and minimize risk through automated collateral management. Vesper reported through the partnership Gauntlet will deliver optimization of Vesper strategies that use on-chain… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Financial management platform for businesses Brex recently announced it is launching an integrated marketing campaign to reach businesses across the country. The campaign will feature local businesses via digital, video, social, and out-of-home (OOH) placements in Houston, DC, and Miami. According to Brex, the “All-in-One”… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Payment company Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) announced on Thursday its new integration with Google Merchant Center. According to Square, the integration makes it easier for Square sellers to reach new customers through direct product listings on Google. “Square for Retail merchants can now have products… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Axle, a U.S.-based financial services platform for the freight and logistics industry, announced earlier this week it secured $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Crosslink Capital with participation from FJ Labs, Flexport, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, Ron Suber (fintech investor), Jett McCandless (founder,… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    NestEgg, a U.S.-based residential rental property management startup, announced on Thursday the launch of its Freedom plan, which gives real estate investors access to affordable property management services. “With NestEgg’s Freedom plan, real estate investors are able to turn their long-term rentals into… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Talos, a U.S.-based institutional technology provider for digital asset trading, today announced the completion of a $40 million Series A investment round, which was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from PayPal Ventures, Fidelity Investments, Galaxy Digital, Elefund, Illuminate Financial, and STEADFAST Capital… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ADDI, a Latin-America-based Buy Now Pay Later platform, announced on Thursday it secured $65 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Union Square ventures. The company also announced its new strategic partnership with Banco Santander. Founded in 2018, ADDI claims it was… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Stripe announced earlier this week the launch of Payment Links. Stripe claims that Payment Links is the simplest way for businesses to create a full payment page with just a few clicks, and share the link with their customers, with no code required. “Payment… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wayflyer, a U.S.-based financing and growth platform to e-commerce merchants, announced on Thursday it secured $76 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Left Lane Capital with participation from DST Global, QED Investors, Speedinvest, and Zinal Growth. Wayflyer reported it raised the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Flexa, a global network uniting retail and blockchain technologies, announced on Wednesday its digital currency acceptance offering to include a suite of eCommerce plug-ins that enable merchants to accept digital currencies via their online retail channels instantly and with guaranteed zero fraud. Flexa… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Visa (NYSE:V) announced on Wednesday it has expanded its Visa Fintech Partner Connect, which is a program designed to help financial institutions connect with a vetted and curated set of technology providers, by launching digital-first banking and payment experiences for clients.  According to Visa,… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a couple of months after announcing it raised $100 million through its Series C investment round, U.S. insurtech Corvus announced it secured an additional $15 million through an extension of the round. As previously reported, Corvus Insurance is an AI-driven insurtech company that… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onramp Invest, a multiple cryptoasset Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), announced on Wednesday it has launched its cryptocurrency education and connectivity platform for registered investment advisors. Onramp reported that its full suite of resources was designed to empower registered investment advisors (RIAs) with the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced it is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £7.9 million secured from nearly 9700 Crowdcube investors. Curve reported that the… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced on Wednesday it will invest an additional $50 million in 11 Black- and Latinx-led early-stage venture capital funds, including Aperture Venture Capital; Collab Capital; Interlace Ventures; Kapor Capital; MaC Venture Capital; Noemis Ventures; Seae Ventures; SV LATAM Capital; and three… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Tilled, a U.S.-based payment facilitation platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $11 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Rebecca Lynn from Canvas Ventures with participation from Abhinav Tiwari, former head of investments and M&A at Stripe, Henry Ward, founder and CEO… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it has updated benefits and changes to the BlockFi Rewards Visa® Signature Credit Card, which pays cardholders 1.5% back in Bitcoin on every purchase they make anywhere Visa is accepted. BlockFi revealed it decided to eliminate the annual fee… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Wednesday it has listed five new DeFi coins, which are AAVE, LINK, MKR, UNI, and YFI. According to Wirex, the addition of the coins will build on the 9 cryptos and 9 traditional currencies that the platform currently offers. … Read More