Tagged: baltimore

August 14, 2026 @ 9:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Baltimore City has initiated legal action against leading prediction market operators, arguing that their sports-related offerings amount to unauthorized gambling that harms local consumers. On August 13, 2026, Mayor Brandon Scott and the City Council filed separate complaints in Baltimore City Circuit Court targeting Kalshi… Read More

January 3, 2026 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In late December 2025, the City of Baltimore initiated a lawsuit against Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), a Los Angeles-based financial technology company, accusing it of engaging in deceptive marketing and imposing exorbitant fees that effectively function as illegal high-interest loans. The action, announced by Mayor Brandon… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Facet Wealth, a fast-growing Fintech offering customers with services tailored to meet individual requirements and enhance quality of life via a no-minimum, flat-fee model, reveals that it has appointed Shruti Joshi as its Chief Operating Officer. Joshi, a “proven” Fortune 15 senior management professional with… Read More

May 17, 2019 @ 9:12 am By Cali Haan  |  

Hackers demanding an $80,000 USD ransom in Bitcoins have disabled 21 Baltimore City agencies, and many systems are still down despite several weeks of efforts by technicians to abate the hacks, The Baltimore Sun reports. New Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young has remained steadfast on his… Read More

May 4, 2015 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few days after the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray caused riots throughout the city, a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe surfaced to support the six police officers that were involved in the situation. Baltimore’s chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby stated on Friday that Gray… Read More

March 28, 2015 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Baltimore non-profit organization, Section1, opened its new Series A funding round in hopes of revitalize a 3.5-acre abandon site in the city’s art scene under Jones Falls Expressway ready for public view. The organization is dedicated to transforming, vacant, underutilized, or derelict sites… Read More