March 18, 2023 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoCardless, a global firm focused on bank payment solutions, has integrated with Zapier, the key player supporting no-code automation, in order “to help businesses save time and energy when managing their payments.” Businesses can now “build Zaps — Zapier’s automated workflows — for GoCardless, eliminating… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

FibroBiologics has quickly raised $5 million in a Reg CF securities offering on StartEngine. This is the maximum amount a company may raise under the securities exemption. The offering has been live for about four weeks so it was fully subscribed pretty quickly. According to… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, lost in the cacophony of the broader banking crisis, Anchorage Digital announced that it was “restructuring” and letting go 75 employees or 20% of its workforce. Anchorage said their “long-term vision” requires a certain amount of agility as things change. The “strategic… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Copper is pleased to announce the successful completion and certification of their SOC2 Type 2 assessment. Tim Neill, Chief Risk Officer at Copper, said: “I am delighted to share with you that Copper has been awarded a significant certification: SOC 2. The… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lano, a Germany-based Fintech that provides global payroll services, is raising growth capital on OurCrowd. At the recent OurCrowd Investor Summit, CI had a chance to chat with founders Markus Schneemann and Aurel Albrecht. The two entrepreneurs shared that Lano currently can provide payroll services… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 2:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, which claims to be the first FCA regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, announced the official launch of its primary raise platform and its first postings including ScribeStar and Circularr. The platform will give start-ups and early-stage businesses “access to raise capital from… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earnix, the provider of intelligent cloud-based real-time rating, dynamic pricing and product personalization solutions for insurers and banks, announced that Angle Auto Finance, an independent financier, selected Earnix as its strategic partner to address the evolving demands of auto buyers. The resulting solution “ensures delivery… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forter, the Trust Platform for digital commerce, announced its partnership with Wix.com Ltd. (Nasdaq: WIX), a global SaaS platform to create, manage, and grow an online presence. The partnership reportedly “delivers Forter’s accurate, real-time decisions to Wix merchants in certain countries — increasing their approval… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vouch reportedly joins peers like Fintech Unicorn Brex in order to support Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and “reinforce the startup ecosystem’s health and stability.” In an effort to ensure the ongoing health and stability of the startup ecosystem, Vouch announces its commitment “to continue working… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Probably best known for its insurance products for private securities offerings (crowdfunding), Assurely and Buildertrend have announced a new partnership for builders’ insurance. Buildertrend is a residential construction management platform. Since 2006, the company reports that it has helped contractors to take control of projects… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Belgium’s Minister of Telecommunication and Minister of Justice signed the ministerial decree, allowing Telenet to use Onfido’s AI-powered technology to verify customer identity securely. Onfido, the global provider of automated digital identity verification, announced a partnership expansion with BASE, a telecommunication operator and a subsidiary… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The troubled banking system continues to struggle to regain its footing following the collapse of several banks that found themselves upside down after a rapid rise in interest rates. The banks holding long-duration assets saw their value tank adding stress to the overall financial system…. Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Representative Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has issued a statement on the move by big banks to assist First Republic Bank. Yesterday, the largest banks in the US as well as two investment banks, announced $30 billion in deposits for First… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) has reportedly decided to make an exception to its short position ban for customers who had placed winning “puts” against failed lender Signature Bank (Nasdaq: SBNY), the FT revealed on Thursday (March 16, 2023). Put options are essentially contracts that provide a… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe, one of India’s largest Fintech platforms, announced it has raised an additional $200 million in primary capital from Walmart, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion. This new funding reportedly comes as “a part of PhonePe’s ongoing fundraise of up to $1 billion in… Read More

March 17, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments platform CurrencyFair has announced a partnership with international payments company Thunes, who will support CurrencyFair to offer its money transfer services in 25 new currencies, including Mexican peso, which has now gone live. This represents “a growth in current markets of more than… Read More

March 16, 2023 @ 7:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, announced OpenAI has chosen Stripe to power payments as it “moves to commercialize its groundbreaking ChatGPT and DALL·E generative AI technologies.” Stripe is also “incorporating OpenAI’s new natural language technology, GPT-4, into its products and services.” Peter Welinder,… Read More

March 16, 2023 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

FedNow, the US Federal Reserves – a near real-time transfers platform that will soon be made available to all banks in the United States, will enable individuals and businesses to move their money in a frictionless manner. In development for years, FedNow is currently scheduled… Read More

March 16, 2023 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VirtuSwap has reportedly integrated PARSIQ’s Tsunami API for real-time synchronization and automation of (decentralized exchange) DEX trading pools. This should help with enhancing efficiency for traders and Liquidity Providers (LPs). VirtuSwap is described as “a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on the Polygon network.” Their unique… Read More

March 16, 2023 @ 6:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Oren Barzilai, CEO at EquityBee, the startup employees’ stock options funding solution. Oren Barzilai from EquityBee talked about what led to them compiling their latest report on startups. Barzilai also discussed how common stock options have become at startups. In addition… Read More