General News

August 9, 2018 @ 7:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

No Eats ‘Til Brooklyn? Riffing on the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn” on this new revenue sharing Wefunder campaign which plans to bring back to life the historic and beloved Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner. Gage & Tollner, once known for its stunning Gilded-Age dining room and its… Read More

August 9, 2018 @ 6:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Nova Credit, started as a Stanford graduate research project in 2015, has quickly gained ground as a cross-border credit reporting agency aiming to solve the problem of credit access for immigrants and underbanked.  The platform will begin serving immigrants from South America through partnering with the Brazilian credit bureau… Read More

August 8, 2018 @ 11:51 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The latest cybersecurity report from Accenture says that, “nation-state-sponsored cyberattacks (emanating from Iran have) grown, and this is likely to continue.” The report also claims that Iranian hackers are becoming more adept at cyberattacks involving cryptocurrencies, including mining malware attacks (where hackers create “botnets” of… Read More

August 7, 2018 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Tuesday it has invested and partnership with Israel startup Behalf to support small business growth through easy-to-access capital and financing. The company reported that this partnership and investment is part of its $100 million Visa FinTech Investment Program. Founded in… Read More

August 7, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at digital security firm Duo Security claim to have uncovered, “a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam botnet consisting of at least 15,000 bots,” broadcasting cryptocurrency giveaway and other scams on Twitter. The company made the claim in a paper released yesterday, two days ahead of a… Read More

August 5, 2018 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half of the year as the geographic… Read More

August 3, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Square announced this week the launch of its Square Reader SDK, which is described as a complete toolkit that enables developers to reimagine the checkout experience for both sellers and buyers. The fintech firm reported that Square Reader SDK is a set of developer tools… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 7:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Cierzo Brewing Co., the joint project of 4 artisanal beer companies in Aragon, has partnered with Crowdcube Spain to raise funds in oder to create grow its brand nationally in Spain and then internationally.  Funding will be used for the construction of a Cierzo’s second… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 3:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Even while the parliamentary Brexit soap opera continues and elected officials debate the optimal strategy to cut the best deal with Brussels, UK SMEs remain resolute in their focus to move onward and upward whether they are are part of the EU or not. This… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 8:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The co-founders of the Crypto Invest Summit, Josef Holm and Alon Goren, have announced the launch of a new fund Goren Holm Ventures (GHV). The fund will invest in promising blockchain and cryptocurrency projects including all types of digital assets, blockchain or distributed ledger technology… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, recently announced the launch of its enhanced education platform on the Millennium Alternative Investment Network (MAIN). According to Millennium Trust Company, MAIN is a free research, education, and alternative investment… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radar Relay, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced earlier this week it secured $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Digital Currency Group, Distributed Global, Elefund, and Tusk Ventures. Radar Relay notably facilitates wallet-to-wallet trading using an open… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirecard, a Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions, announced on Wednesday it has launched of its digital payment product, secureEFT, in South Africa. According to Wirecard, secureEFT is an instant electronic funds transfer payment service that allows customers to make secure online… Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Al Hilal Bank announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, aimed at promoting Islamic Finance in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE. According to Al Hilal Bank, the Memorandum of… Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sberbank announced on Monday that applications for the Classic AI competition is now open. According to Sberbank, participants of the competition will develop an algorithm that will create a poem in the style of a given author, based on the received part of their text in Russian…. Read More

July 31, 2018 @ 2:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

When discussing key issues facing crypto and blockchain and other Nakamoto networks, the possibility and ability of scaling these networks has been the primary concern and focus. Dash, a digital currency for payments and e-commerce, partnered with the Arizona State University Blockchain Research Lab to explore… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Chamber of Digital Commerce’s and their Token Alliance, an initiative of more than 350 blockchain and token experts from around the globe, has published a set of guidelines to help shape the responsible growth of the token and initial coin offering (ICO) markets. The document called Understanding Digital Tokens:… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with  BlueVoyant, a next-generation cybersecurity company, to deliver a comprehensive managed security platform that specifically addresses the unique needs of financial institutions – from threat detection, response… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPay Corporation, a joint venture created by SoftBank Corp. and Yahoo Japan Corporation, announced on Monday it will launch “PayPay” smartphone payment services using barcodes (QR code) this upcoming fall. PayPay Corporation reported it will team up with India’s largest digital payment company Paytm, a… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Chase announced that Chase Pay customers with compatible flagship Samsung Galaxy smartphones now have the option to link Chase Pay to Samsung Pay. According to the banking giant, the new feature with Samsung Pay will allow customers to be able to use Samsung Pay’s… Read More