January 3, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, recently announced it has issued its restricted share unit (RSU) plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant options and RSUs to attract, motivate and retain directors, officers, employees, and consultants…. Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito recently announced it plans to double its workforce across multiple locations worldwide, with the hiring to take place throughout the first quarter of 2021. PayBito reported that it is expanding its operations and intending to employ professionals with strong knowledge and background to… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 10:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Argo Blockchain, a UK-based cryptocurrency miner, announced on Wednesday it will co-lead an investment in Luxor Technologies, a hashrate management platform. Argo reported it will invest $100,000 into Luxor, which intends to use the capital to make several key engineering hires to strengthen the… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 4:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Telos, a global blockchain platform based in the UK, announced on Wednesday the launch of T-Bond Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which is described as a “new fusion” of decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFTs as a tool for unlocking liquidity. “T-Bonds are an innovation in DeFi… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 4:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  European insurtech provider TONI Digital recently announced it has teamed up with cloud-native insurance core platform Socotra to launch its new insurance-as-a-service technology platform for the white-label insurance market. According to TONI Digital, the solution enables large corporations to quickly enter the insurance market,… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Nordic banking group Nordea recently announced it has joined Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) in order to strengthen its work to track and measure its climate change risks and impacts. “Banks play a crucial role in combatting the impacts of climate change and enabling… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Solivus, a UK-based startup that designs and creates solar products for the home and bespoke solar solutions for businesses, has secured more than £840,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which quickly secured its initial £500,000, has attracted nearly 650 Seedrs investors…. Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Online lending platform Lendio announced on Wednesday its plans to hire a total of 500 employees by the end of January 2021. The online lender is set to hire 190 full-time temporary-to-hire employees by January 7th, with the help of recruiting firm, PrincePereison. “During… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hannun, a Spain-based D2C platform that sells furniture and home goods from local artisans, has secured more than €1.15 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round made its debut earlier this month, originally seeking €700,000. Founded in 2017, Hannun described… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito announced on Wednesday it has seen record participation for its exchange affiliate program specifically in the UAE region, in the last few months. According to PayBito, the program allows enterprises venturing into the crypto domain to get associated with a renowned brand, and flourish… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

   PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently announced its check-cashing fees associated with the PayPal cash-a-check feature are being waived for government stimulus paper check recipients, enabling more customers to access their funds usually within minutes, from the safety of their own home, free of charge. PayPal reported that customers… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Tuesday more than 150,000 net new U.S.-based customers have used its platform during the last three months alone to send digital money transfers across borders. Paysend reported that following its stateside launch in September amidst the pandemic,… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com recently announced its CTO and Co-Founder, Gary Or, has launched Particle B, which is an accelerator that will incubate DeFi projects built on the Crypto.com Chain as well as the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. According to Crypto.com, Particle B “believes” in an… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  OKEx, a top 20 crypto exchange, announced on Wednesday the launch of the OKExChain mainnet. OKEx reported OKExChain will be rolled out in four stages, starting with the “Genesis” stage from December 31st to January 13th. OKEx further revealed the second stage will focus… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Parallel Flight, a U.S.-based drone tech startup, has successfully secured more than $1.33 million through its Reg A+ offering on crowdfunding platform StartEngine.The funding round has attracted 900 StartEngine investors. As previously reported, Parallel Flight stated it has created patent-pending technology allowing drones to carry… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    UK fintech GeoDB is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £2.4 million raised from nearly 550 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £2 million funding target.  As previously… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Argo Blockchain, a UK-based cryptocurrency miner, announced on Tuesday it has filed an application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to be cross-traded publicly on the US OTCQB Venture Market (OTCQB), under the ticker ARBKF. Founded in 2017, Argo describes itself as a… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Grayscale Investments, a digital asset management firm that offers retail investors the ability to invest in crypto via listed funds, revealed on Monday it has reached $19 billion in AUM. This milestone comes just a little over a month after Grayscale announced it had more… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Simplex, an EU-licensed financial institution that provides the fiat infrastructure for the cryptocurrency industry, announced on Tuesday it has approved for principal membership to the Visa network. According to Simplex, the approval represents a “pivotal” move-in enabling digital currency users the ability to access… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29), a Canada-based provider of virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience technologies and services for eCommerce, education, conferences and events, announced on Tuesday it plans to make an initial investment of $2million in Bitcoin and may add… Read More