Tagged: app.net

October 27, 2023 @ 12:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ramp, a financial technology company building payment rails connecting the crypto economy to the global financial system, announced a partnership with Linea, a developer-ready zkEVM rollup for scaling Ethereum dapps. This collaboration combines Linea Network’s blockchain technology “with Ramp Network’s robust global payments infrastructure.” In… Read More

October 20, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 8 October 2023, the FCA Financial Promotions Regime brought into effect new rules around qualifying cryptoassets. These rules set out new standards for financial promotions of cryptoassets and “apply to firms offering these products to UK consumers.” Since inception, Gemini claims it has “been… Read More

October 15, 2023 @ 11:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) issued its semi-annual performance report of the finance companies sector and real estate refinance for H1 2023. According to the report, most of the indicators in the finance companies sector “grew at varying rates in H1 2023.” The paid-up share… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As momentum for crypto builds around the world, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is executing on Phase II of their “Go Broad, Go Deep” strategy for international expansion. Coinbase says that it sees the following: 1) enactment of clear rules; 2) innovation of more efficient, more accessible products… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 12:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Inversis, a Banca March 100%-owned subsidiary specializing in providing global solutions for institutional clients in the financial asset distribution business, has reached an agreement with BME, a SIX company, for the complete acquisition of Openfinance. This firm reportedly “offers technological tools for the provision of… Read More

September 17, 2014 @ 8:10 am By Erin Hobey  |  

DreamFunded: A Crowdfunding Platform “Built by Angels for Angels” Manny Fernandez, co-founder and CEO of equity crowdfunding platform DreamFunded and SF Angels Group founder, has enjoyed quite a summer:  Fernandez recently was awarded “SF Angel Investor of the Year” by Startups Showcase and his recently… Read More

January 26, 2014 @ 2:05 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Earlier this week we reported on a crowdfunding campaign launched by Balanced. It’s interesting in that it seeks to fund a new feature for Balanced’s ever-evolving online payments platform. In this case – and despite the fact that this is still a rewards-based campaign –… Read More

January 6, 2013 @ 2:40 am By The Economist  |  

A SUCCESSFUL internet entrepreneur sets up his own incubator, offering convertible debt to a handful of aspiring imitators. So far, the script resembles many that play out in Silicon Valley and the like. But at $37, the funds dished out by Pinboard Investment Co-Prosperity Cloud are not quite… Read More