December 10, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a wallet solution for crypto, is enabling staking for the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) token. According to a statement by Ledger, it is partnering with the Dfinity Foundation, a contributor to the Internet Computer, a blockchain that runs at web speed, serves the web,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymerang, a provider of finance automation solutions, has announced that it has entered into an alliance with ECI Software Solutions, a company focused on offering Cloud-enabled business management (ERP) solutions that should enable Paymerang to integrate its Cloud-powered Invoice Automation and Payment Automation solutions into… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, has announced that due to significant demand, merchants may immediately accept Shiba Inu (SHIB) for payments and consumers may purchase, store and swap SHIB in the BitPay Wallet app. Even though it began as a meme,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 6:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Gonçalo de Vasconcelos founder and CEO of Rnwl, announced they have decided to close their funding round on Seedrs early having more than surpassed their goal. de Vasconcelos is a veteran Fintech founder having launched the online investment platform SyndicateRoom, several years… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAX Technology, a major provider of point-of-sale terminal solutions, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Andrea Zucchiatti as Chief Product and Services Officer for the EMEA region. As mentioned in the announcement, Andrea will leverage his extensive knowledge of the payments sector, his expertise… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Meta, formerly known as Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), has enabled its digital wallet Novi to transfer funds using Paxos’ dollar-based stablecoin USDP via WhatsApp – another Meta company. Paxos is a top digital asset platform in the US that has pursued a compliance-first approach to providing crypto… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a securities crowdfunding platform that is in the midst of a self-crowdfunding round, says it has now raised over $50 million from individual investors. In an email, StartEngine said that it has thousands of shareholders on its cap table and zero traditional VCs. With… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alloy, the identity decisioning platform for banking institutions and Fintech firms, has announced the launch of its Partner Center, a dedicated resource for customers to gain “more transparency into its partner integrations.” Via the Partner Center, Alloy brings the best tech and data providers into… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 3:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Yieldstreet this week announced a new private equity strategy that offers retail investors the opportunity to gain exposure to direct equity investments in alternative asset managers. In a statement, Yieldstreet said an alternative asset manager, such as a private equity firm, is itself a business,… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Casper Association, a non-profit that oversees the Casper Network, has integrated its  native token, CSPR with the BitKeep wallet. Casper is a proof of stake blockchain designed to accelerate enterprise and developer adoption of blockchain technology today.  Casper boasts lower gas fees  and improved speeds… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech platform fonYou has announced that it has acquired €7 million in capital from Banco Santander’s Smart Fund, as part of a financing transaction that will aim to support fonYou’s future tech development and market expansion as it introduces its Fintech solutions across different regions… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In less than six months, the Mass Fintech Hub, a public-private partnership dedicated to making the Commonwealth a key player in Fintech, has more than doubled its membership and received “hundreds of requests to join its growing programming geared towards developing fintechs.” As mentioned in… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

SPACS, or special purpose acquisition companies, have had a gangbuster year boosting the number of initial public offerings that have taken place. While SPACs have been around for many years, in recent times the vehicles have surged in popularity as a shortened path to take… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Plaid has been established on the principle that consumers need to be in control over where and how they share their financial details. Core or central to this principle is the customer’s ability to share their data in a secure manner and with the… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Parallel Finance, an institutional-grade lending protocol for decentralized finance (DeFi), has reportedly secured the fourth slot in the Polkadot parachain auctions. Over 30,000 contributors have “contributed a total of 10.75 million Polkadot (DOT) tokens during the fourth round of the auction, equivalent to $306 million,”… Read More

December 10, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Domination Finance, a non-custodial, decentralized exchange for dominance trading, has announced the launch of its liquidity vault “as part of the industry’s broader move towards DeFi 2.0.” As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the vault represents “the first of its kind, allowing… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and OpenExchange Inc. have announced the launch of an expanded virtual platform for firms across the globe to share company results, investor days, and other public company communications, like ESG and inclusivity announcements. As mentioned in the update, LSEG has… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart Canada and Interac Corp. have announced that they have teamed up to provide  Walmart Canada clients the option to make payments with Interac Debit via Walmart.ca and in-app. As of December 8, 2021, Walmart Canada clients are able to check out using Interac Debit… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luma Financial Technologies, which claims to be one of the top independent and “most objective,” multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform, is pleased to introduce annuity replacement analysis within their comparison tool, “Luma Compare.” As mentioned in the update, this feature supplies advanced data analytics… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd, an international Fintech-as-a-Service firm, has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Neat, a cross-border trade enabling platform for SMBs and startups. Neat offers full company incorporation, business accounts, global payment collection and disbursements, “as well as credit card-based capital expansion services.” As noted in the… Read More