November 2, 2022 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched a new financing solution, a merchant cash advance, provided by Parafin–a U.S.-based provider of growth capital for sellers. This secure financing option “ties payment on the cash advance to a portion of sellers’ future sales for a fixed capital fee and… Read More

November 2, 2022 @ 5:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EBANX, a fintech company that specializes in international payments in rising markets, announced the appointment of Greg Cornwell “as the Brazilian unicorn’s new Vice President of Business Development.” He will “report directly to EBANX President of Global Payments, Paula Bellizia, and play a key role… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coreum, a “3rd generation,” layer-1 enterprise-grade blockchain, has announced the first wave of grantee projects “to be built atop the network.” Backed by the Sologenic Development Foundation, the grantee projects, including Zeeve, Telios, D’Cent Wallet, Stably, Common, and Amber, will “add significant value to the… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sei, a first sector specific Layer 1 specialized for trading and fastest chain to finality, joins together with Alpha Venture DAO, a Web 3.0 venture builder, “to deliver the most competitive incubation program, ‘Alpha Incubate Batch 2’ to DeFi builders.” They are collaborating to give… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Glia, the provider of Digital Customer Service (DCS), has teamed up with Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, “to help financial institutions to improve the digital customer experience.” Via its FusionFabric.cloud platform and Fusion Digital Banking solution, Finastra will “offer Glia’s… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CQG, a global provider of high-performance technology solutions for market makers, traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, and NUTS Finance, a blockchain development lab, announced today that they have just launched “Optio Research,” a Web3-based innovation lab “focused on developing decentralized cryptocurrency infrastructure and trading… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, the digital payments network for the insurance industry, announced that it has integrated the Hi Marley Insurance Cloud with One Inc’s ClaimsPay platform. This integration “allows carriers to conduct text message conversations with claimants inclusive of digital payment, a unified and modern approach.”… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad has entered into an agreement with AntChain Technology Pte. Ltd., part of the Ant Group, “to build Malaysia’s first wealth SuperApp using AntChain’s proprietary mobile platform solution.” This agreement “follows from its recent MoU with AntChain.” Kenanga’s SuperApp aims “to help Malaysians… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced that The Maries County Bank has selected Jack Henry “to elevate the digital customer experience and support community growth.” Vienna, Mo.-based The Maries County Bank claims it “has deep roots in the region’s agricultural industry, having served the community since… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Boost.ai, a cloud-based provider of conversational artificial intelligence (CAI) at scale, announced a new strategic partnership with CallMiner, a provider of conversation intelligence that drives improved customer experiences and business outcomes. CallMiner empowers businesses “to capture and analyze text and voice-based interactions, and paired with… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 11:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Veritran, a global financial technology solutions provider, launched Fusion by Veritran, a Small Business Solution for the United States market at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas. The flagship solution of the tech company is “designed for freelancers, independent professionals and owners of small businesses, allowing… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced “the launch of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs).” Each Publisher NFT is “linked to a bundle of educational games and other… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 9:15 am By Lee Schneider  |  

Blockchain seems to be an endless source of misunderstanding and myth-making, to the extent that sometimes it is treated as a form of magic. This needs to stop.    Blockchain is awfully cool, it solves an important issue for the internet age, and it is… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech Cover Genius has raised $70 million in a Series D round led by Dawn Capital. New investors Atlas Merchant Capital joined with existing investors GSquared and King River Capital to fund the round. The round was said to be oversubscribed and came at a… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirex has announced a new high-yield tool that claims to generate up to 200% returns, a yield that is pretty extreme – perhaps raising more questions than answers. According to Wirex, DUO allows its customers to earn the difference in market price from a trading… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Money Fellows, which claims to be one of the leading Egyptian fintech platforms, announces the first close of its Series B round “with a $31 million investment led by CommerzVentures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and Arzan Venture Capital.” Invenfin, National Investment Company (NIC) as… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gillian Lynch, Head of Ireland and EU operations at Gemini, notes that the digital asset firm is pleased “to announce that individuals and institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein can now open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.”… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The ‘Learn & Earn’ course launched with Revolut will “broaden newcomers’ understanding of DeFi and help to shape their decentralized future experience in an easy, fun and efficient way.” Aiming to empower more people with DeFi knowledge, the 1inch Network is happy to announce “the… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SCB 10X, the venture investment arm of SCBX group, announced that it has invested $10 million in RakkaR Digital, an institutional-grade digital asset custody platform for institutions “powered by Fireblocks.” RakkaR Digital “provides institutions in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong with a highly secure custody… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the country’s national securities exchange and among the “fastest growing” in the continent, is exploring the possibility of working with MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), “to develop Indonesia’s… Read More