Tagged: astra

May 15, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, a provider of infrastructure for faster payments, today announced a partnership with Fortress Trust, a custodial trust company in the blockchain infrastructure space, to bring enhanced security and real-time settlement to new use cases within financial technology. By combining their respective solutions, the two… Read More

February 27, 2023 @ 10:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, the automation platform for money movement, announced the success of its Instant Payment solution leveraging the Visa Direct network. Through a strategic partnership with Cross River Bank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, Astra provides first-of-its-kind infrastructure “that enables fintech developers… Read More

October 14, 2022 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, a provider of instant card-to-card funding as a service in the U.S., announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by FPV Ventures, with participation from Slow Ventures and Allegis Capital, as well as a $30 million line of credit through CoVenture in… Read More

August 14, 2022 @ 3:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, a provider of instant card-to-card funding as a service in the US, recently announced it is using Visa Direct – which is Visa’s real-time payments service – “to provide fast payments to millions of its end-users who can fund cards, wallets, and other accounts… Read More

December 27, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The blockchain and crypto-assets space has grown tremendously during the past 18 months due in part to the acceleration of the ongoing digital transformation. Many more consumers and business organizations are completing tasks online instead of visiting physical locations to avoid the further spread of… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra Protocol is pleased to confirm that it has acquired $9 million via its token raise. In addition, various investment groups and individuals have supported the Astra Protocol project, confirming the requirement for decentralized compliance in the DeFi sector. According to Astra, things are progressing… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra has announced a new partnership with Plaid in order to enable Fintech companies to embed automated bank transfers. The Astra team noted that they’re pleased to be working with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, in order to offer an integrated… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Astra, an automation platform, recently revealed that it had joined payments giant Visa’s US-based Fintech Fast Track Program. Astra has a mobile app that assists US customers in improving their cash flow and helps them save time using established rules that automatically transfer funds between… Read More