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Bitcoin and Crypto Mining Stocks Rebounded in 2023 Alongside BTC Price, But Other Long-Term Challenges Remain – Report

Parker Merritt and Kyle Waters from Coin Metrics have provided a close examination of the current Bitcoin mining landscape through the lens of their extensive data. Despite a flat BTC market in the back half of Q3 as spot ETF chatter quieted, hashrate continued “to… Read More

Carta, Assemble to Streamline Startup Compensation Planning

Assemble users can now view Carta Total Compensation benchmarking data and cap table information within the Assemble platform, making it easier to “build a startup compensation strategy.” In the past, Assemble customers had “to log in to Carta separately to access Total Comp or their… Read More

DLT Adoption: CarbonEnfo to Leverage Energy Web’s Web3 Infrastructure Solutions to Provide Blockchain-enabled Data Services

CarbonEnfo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Empower Energy Technology, will leverage Energy Web’s ecosystem and Web 3 infrastructure solutions in order “to develop and launch a range of blockchain-enabled energy data services.” CarbonEnfo, a division of Empower Energy Technology, a key player focused on… Read More

Experian Adds IntoZetta Capabilities to Assist Firms with Taking Control of Data Quality

Experian announced that IntoZetta’s data governance capabilities will be integrated with Experian’s Aperture Data Studio, the company‘s flagship data quality platform. The combination of data quality and data governance capabilities will allow clients “to better find, track and manage their data while ensuring that it… Read More

Outdated Legacy Systems in Tech-focused Landscape are Banking Sector’s Greatest Challenge – Survey Reveals

As the interest rate environment continues to place pressure on the banking sector, key insights and data collected (last week) shed light on the present situation. This data, shared with CI, was obtained from banking, fintech and financial professionals at FinovateFall in New York and… Read More

Investing Platform Stocktwits Introduces Options Trading Expanding its Execution Offering

Stocktwits, the social platform for investors and traders across all asset classes including stocks, crypto, and other emerging investments, announced that they are launching options trading and increased sentiment data on the platform. These capabilities will expand the company’s existing suite of features “at a… Read More

Fintech Credolab, Circulo de Credito to Provide Credit-Scoring Solutions to Mexico

Credolab, a smartphone and web behavioural data analytics platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Circulo de Credito, a fast-growing Credit Information Society (Credit Bureau) in Mexico. The partnership aims to bring more financial inclusion to Mexico by “providing innovative credit, risk and fraud scoring… Read More

UK Private Equity Deal Value Increased Substantially QoQ in Q2 2023, Deal Count Increased for 4th Straight Quarter – Report

In Q2 2023, UK private equity (PE) deal value “increased 13.2% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) while the estimated deal count increased for the fourth straight quarter, signalling the start of a potential recovery in UK dealmaking,” according to an update from Pitchbook. Pitchbook noted that “in light… Read More

Data and AI firm Databricks raises $500m at $43bn valuation

Databricks, a data and artificial intelligence company has successfully raised over $500 million in its Series I funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $43 billion. With this move, each share of the company is now valued at $73.50, according to an announcement. The financing… Read More

Accenture, Workday to Help Firms Accelerate Finance Transformation

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) are expanding their partnership to help organizations reinvent their finance functions to be more agile, data-driven and customer-centric. The companies are collaborating “to develop a suite of data-led, composable finance solutions that can be configured and reconfigured to… Read More

TransUnion TruIQ Data Enrichment to Offer Financial Institutions with Access to Pseudonymized Credit Data within Private Environments

To better equip financial institutions’ need for faster data, more control and bigger impact throughout the analytics lifecycle, TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) launched TruIQ Data Enrichment. The solution provides unlimited, on-demand access “to pseudonymized TransUnion credit data within a customer’s private environment.” TruIQ Data Enrichment includes… Read More

Fintech Torpago, Revio to Enable Community, Regional Banks to Grow Revenue, Increase Client Retention

Torpago, a modern business credit card and spend management platform provider, today announced a partnership with Revio, a customer-insights platform that transforms bank data into actionable insights. The partnership will deliver “a revenue-generating corporate credit card program to community and regional banks, targeted at the… Read More

Bitcoin Mining: Riot Platforms Issues Statement in Response to Inquiries Regarding Power Strategy After August Update

Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), a firm focused on Bitcoin mining and data center hosting, issued a statement in response to recent inquiries regarding its power strategy following its August monthly operations update. In particular, “on September 6, 2023, CNBC published a story titled Texas… Read More

Zapier Data Report Reveals Key Trends Related to Rise of No-Code Solutions

No-code tools allow anyone to build apps and automate workflows using a visual interface—no coding or technical skills required, the team at Zapier noted in a recent update. According to Zapier, these tools experienced a dramatic rise “in adoption over the past few years due… Read More

Blockchain Firm Vechain, Vyvo Smart Chain to Focus on Improved Health Outcomes, Sustainable Human Development

The team at VeChain is pleased to share an update about their newest strategic partner, Vyvo Smart Chain (VSC), as they join forces in pursuit of a common vision to promote better health outcomes and sustainable human development. Vyvo Smart Chain, backed by the VSC… Read More

Crypto VC Investments Shift Towards Infrastructure Development, Move Away from Speculative NFTs, Metaverse Projects: Report

For VCs, the negative impact of Bitcoin’s (BTC) disappointing 2022 run has had long-term adverse effects on the larger crypto and blockchain ecosystem. Although the flagship cryptocurrency has recovered to some extent, surging around 55% during 2023, investments in crypto-related startups have declined for the… Read More

HR Tech Provider Confirm Secures $6.2M via Series A to Remove “Subjectivity” from Performance Reviews

Confirm, the “first” platform to inject the science of Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) into performance reviews to help people leaders make fairer, faster, and data-driven talent decisions, announced that it has raised $6.2 million in Series A funding, bringing its total investment to $11.4 million…. Read More

Worldcoin Crypto Initiative Is Being Scrutinized by Regulators in Several Jurisdictions

Growing numbers of world governments are beginning to scrutinize the services provided by Worldcoin, which is described as a crypto-related initiative that’s co-founded by OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman that was officially launched in July of this year. Nearly 2.3 million consumers throughout the… Read More

Financial Wellbeing: Civica, Experian to Enhance Worker Payday Experience

Customers of global software provider Civica will benefit from enhanced payroll information thanks to a new partnership with Experian. Through Experian’s interactive digital platform, PayDashboard, Civica users “will be empowered to better engage with, and understand their payslip information, helping them to take control of… Read More

Cytora, CAPE Analytics to Enhance Commercial Property Risk Assessment

Cytora, the digital risk processing platform, is pleased to announce an integration with CAPE Analytics, a provider of AI-powered geospatial property data. CAPE Analytics’ commercial property data APIs will be “accessible on the Cytora platform, enhancing insurers’ capabilities to assess and manage risks associated with… Read More

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