February 20, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Noëmie Rosala Rivera joins Lendable as Associate Director of Investor Relations. Mary Kahng, Head of Investor Relations, said: “We are very excited to have Noëmie join the IR team. Her deep passion for impact, combined with her multifaceted experience in gender smart investing and blended… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Monad Labs is announcing their $19M seed round, “led by Dragonfly Capital and with participation from Lemniscap, Placeholder, Shima Capital, Finality Capital, and Credibly Neutral, as well as over 70 angels, including Cobie, Hasu, 0xMaki, and a number of other leaders in the space.” This… Read More

February 20, 2023 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In order to provide the complete set of features that many of their customers know and love, Plutus works with various third parties including a banking partner. Their banking partner “provides and manages your Plutus current account.” Plutus is “moving from one of its current… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe, one of India’s largest Fintech platforms, announced it has raised another $100 million in primary capital from Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, and TVS Capital Funds, at a pre-money valuation of $12 billion. This new investment “follows the recent $350 million primary fundraise that closed… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

AKRU, a real estate investment platform, recently distributed an update on its platform. AKRU offers fractionalized investments in commercial real estate. Via tokenization, investors may purchase real estate-backed securities for as little as $1000. There is also a secondary trading marketplace for liquidity if you… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eleving Group reports steady growth and “robust” profitability figures in 2022. The company highlights that it “increased its net portfolio by 17.8% compared to 2021, while adjusted net profit before FX reached €27.3m.” The company has provided the following operational and financial information: Eleving Group… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 8:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mercuryo, a crypto payments company, and ConsenSys, a Web3 company, have announced an integration within MetaMask that will “allow MetaMask users to bypass mainstream exchanges and buy crypto tokens with bank cards, Apple Pay, and various bank transfer methods directly in their wallets.” This aims… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 7:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

OCR Labs, an identity verification platform founded in Australia, has become a Gold Partner in FinTech Australia’s corporate partnership program, according to an email from FinTech Australia. OCR will join more than 37 members already involved in the program, including Google, Oracle, Mastercard, American Express,… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 7:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ledge, a fully automated, no-code payments command center built to empower CFOs and their finance teams, announced that it has “emerged from stealth with $9M in Seed funding led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) as well as Vertex Ventures, FJ Labs and existing investors Picus… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 7:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

As the world knows, most central banks in the developed world are investigating the benefits and risks of issuing digital currency. While the bulk of transactions is already handled electronically today, the thesis is that by incorporating new technology, a digital currency – or digital… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Toposware, the developer of Topos, the “first” zkEcosystem that enables fully trustless and secure interactions between blockchains and serves as the springboard for the global adoption of Web3, announced the appointments of Paul Roma, Martin Wischhusen, and Dr. Sriram Vishwanath to its growing advisory board…. Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) now offers a “crypto scam tracker” that aims to help pinpoint bogus crypto offerings and scams. Announced last week, the tracker currently lists 36 individual scams. According to the DFPI, the scams are identified from complaints… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MoneyLion Inc. (NYSE: ML), the go-to destination for personalized financial content, financial products and advice, announced it is offering eligible MoneyLion users free tax filing services “through its new partnership with Column Tax, a personal income tax software company.” Through this partnership, MoneyLion offers “a… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized web, or Web3, is often touted as the future of the internet. With its emphasis on community ownership and decentralized governance, it has the potential to create a more equitable and open online experience. However, despite its potential, the current state of business… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 1:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wedge Financial, Inc., a fintech company that brings the power of the markets and programmable payments to everyday spending, is partnering with Visa (NYSE: V) in order to launch a debit card “connected to the Wedge app, accelerating its mission to revolutionize consumer spending.” Wedge… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In February, Addepar gained additional insight into the latest market moves in their Investor Sentiment Index and Q4 2022 Secondary Market Pricing Scorecard. Addepar is debuting a new portfolio search bar in Analysis and Reporting and “offering Addepar users access to the Global Industry Classification… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle, announced more than 1,800 financial institutions (FIs) are part of the Zelle Network. In 2022, 97% of FIs that joined the network “have under $10 billion in assets.” Al Ko, Chief Executive Officer at Early Warning,… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 11:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2018, Plaid launched Plaid in Canada to enable account connectivity for thousands of fintechs and help increase financial access for millions of Canadians. Since then, they’ve worked with companies like Wealthsimple, Shopify, and Wave. But onboarding a new user is more than “just account… Read More

February 19, 2023 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Taurus SA, the digital asset infrastructure provider for financial institutions in Europe, is pleased to announce a $65 million Series B capital raise from strategic investors. Taurus’ Series B investment round is “led by Credit Suisse and includes participation from new institutional investors such as… Read More

February 18, 2023 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), a payments Fintech, has been approved to provide services under the UKs Electronic Money License. Payoneer is a  global platform that currently provides services for millions of SMEs, particularly in emerging markets, to pay and get paid, manage their funds, and more…. Read More