March 17, 2022 @ 10:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearco, which claims to be the largest digital commerce investor and the company “revolutionizing” the opportunities for founders to expand their businesses, and Indiegogo, the platform for entrepreneurs to launch new products, announced a $10 million Indiegogo Creators Fund “powered by Clearco to accelerate growth… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

onXRP.com, a tech and content platform offering “user-driven” innovation to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and Pastel Network (PSL), the application-specific and “purpose built” NFT blockchain, announced a partnership to improve the security of the XRPL NFT ecosystem. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Itheum is pleased to confirm an investment from Elrond, Mechanism Capital, and other key investors in the crypto and blockchain sector. The funding extends the previous $1.5 million round “funded by Morningstar Ventures which incubated Itheum via their Elrond Dubai Incubator.” Itheum continues to attract… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 5:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Singapore Exchange-backed private market platform ADDX recently announced Oi-Yee Choo will be appointed its CEO, subject to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) approval. ADDX was founded in 2017 and began full commercial operations in 2020 after becoming one of the first digital securities exchanges… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Kava DAO has reportedly voted to “allocate $750M to on-chain developer incentives, committing majority ownership of the network to the #BUIDLers.” As mentioned in a blog post, high-quality developers are “the most valuable asset to the long-term success of Layer-1 blockchains.” In recognition of… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

  According to multiple reports, Luno Expeditions has exited stealth mode after making approximately 20 investments in early-stage crypto firms. Luno Expeditions is an offshoot of Luno a crypto investing platform that is owned by the Digital Currency Group, Barry Silbert’s holding company and investment… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of Canada has announced a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on a project to investigate the potential of issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Some time ago, the US Federal Reserve made a similar announcement of a project with… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese web app developer Omochi has announced its pre-registration of “tomonity” NFT marketplace on the IOST blockchain. Tomonity’s “unique” benefits for its users reportedly include “free” transactions and a built-in wallet that “eliminates the pain of creating and importing a crypto wallet for new users.”… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 3:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Policygenius, an insurance distribution platform, today announced the closing of $125 million of new growth capital, bringing the company’s total funding to more than $250 million. The company will use the new capital to continue to invest in the growth of its core businesses of life, disability, home,… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

EQONEX Limited (NASDAQ: EQOS) has selected Jonathan Farnell as its new CEO and Member of the Board of Directors. Farnell was previously the Head of Binance UK and CEO of Bifinity. The current interim CEO Andrew Eldon will revert back to his primary roles of… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WCKD RZR’s Data Watchdog software claims to be “true data enablement.” It enables multi-national organizations that have disparate and messy data estates “to unlock the potential of their data immediately.” WCKD RZR, the startup whose software eradicates a “myriad of international data privacy,” management and… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

As inflation rages higher, the Bank of England announced it was raising its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%. One voting member preferred to leave rates unchanged. The BoE said that developments since the February Report are likely to accentuate both the peak… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At Razorpay, they claim to have been driven by one fundamental question: “How can we improve the payments experience for our partner businesses and their end-consumers?” Razorpay writes in a blog post that they “constantly work to find solutions within.” At times, the Indian Fintech… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group (OTCQX: OTCM), a marketplace for domestic and international securities, states that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Blue Sky Data Corp, a provider of equity and debt compliance data regarding state “Blue Sky” securities rules and regulations. Many… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Arca has hired three new executives according to a company release. Arca is a digital asset platform that is compliance first, aiming to enable sophisticated investors access to the fast growing digital asset industry.  Arca reports that it has been building “institutional-inspired” processes as financial… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has announced a growing list of partners, such as BNPL specialists and internationally-recognized brands, further expanding Mastercard Installments, “the unique BNPL program that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online.” Amount, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, Deserve, H&R Block, i2c,… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, an international firm focused on modern money movement, has introduced a new brokerage payments solution that provides financial institutions a quicker and more cost-effective method of “settling transactions to select U.S. brokerages enabling customers to easily invest in U.S. equities.” When compared to transactions… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 1:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Refinitiv, an LSEG Business, recently revealed that it entered a strategic agreement with Vestorly, an AI-powered content curation, and marketing platform, in order to offer wealth management companies and advisors with personalized content and marketing tools “designed to foster a more-impactful digital customer engagement experience.”… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 1:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

NOYACK Logistics Income (NLI), a REIT investing in supply chain real estate sponsored by NOYACK Capital, is now accepting cryptocurrency payments for shares via a partnership with BitPay, the companies announced this week. Investors can pay their tabs with Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dogecoin (DOGE), Ethereum (ETH),… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 12:55 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Onuu, a Fintech targeting financially underserved Americans, today announced it had received $6 million in Seed A funding led by Latino-led VC Leap Global Partners, with participation from Ulu Ventures, SV LATAM Capital, Jumpstarter Ventures, Verso Capital, and Capital Factory Ventures. Pronounced “on you,” the… Read More