Tagged: instagram

February 10, 2022 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta is teaming up Fintech Chime in order to go after (alleged) Nigerian scammers that the firms claim have been using social media channels to trick or deceive unsuspecting users out of their hard-earned cash. As reported by Newsweek, the lawsuit marks the… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Meta’s (NASDAQ: FB) two leading social media networks, Facebook and Instagram, are reportedly looking to enter the fast-evolving non-fungible token (NFT) sector. The tech giant will be focusing on making it seamless for Facebook and Instagram users to issue, trade and showcase their NFTs. As… Read More

August 11, 2020 @ 9:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), which currently has a market cap of around $750 billion, employs over 52,000 workers, and generated over $70 billion in revenue last year, has introduced a new group to focus on payments and digital commerce opportunities. David Marcus, the co-creator of the… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing giant PayPal announced last week that is forming a new partnership with Instagram to help with buyer and seller transaction through Instagram’s new check out experience for shopping. According to PayPal, Checkout on Instagram will be available within posts and stories with shopping… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in September, creative shopping app, Fy, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £375,001 for its online services. The app has become so successful that it is currently nearing its initial goal on the equity platform. As previously reported, the app, which was created in 2014… Read More

June 10, 2015 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kuddle, a Norwegian-based picture sharing app for kids, has opened a second equity crowdfunding campaign on Fundable to raise $1.3 million dollars to continue its global expansion. This new campaign comes nearly six months after its first initiative surfaced on the platform. As previously reported, Kuddle… Read More

April 22, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Last fall I interviewed FlashFunders Co-Founder Vincent Bradley to learn more about his newly launched, no-fee equity funding platform.  In the months following, Bradley and his team have stewarded startups and streamlined their process. The platform recently reached a major milestone: closing a major round… Read More

January 20, 2015 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

G-Technology, a leader in delivering premium storage solutions, today announced a partnership with Seed&Spark, a community crowdsourcing ecosystem that enables independent filmmakers to fund, promote and distribute their projects. Kicking off at Sundance, the partnership will inspire and educate the Indie filmmaking community through support of… Read More

January 15, 2015 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Picture sharing app for kids, Kuddle, announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Fundable. The Norwegian company revealed it is aiming to raise $7.4 million so that it may continue to expand. According to Reuters, Kuddle launched last August and allows parents to monitor… Read More

November 8, 2014 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to share her excitement with the world over her crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo reaching its initial $75,000 goal, Power Rangers star Amy Jo Johnson stepped out as the original pink ranger on Friday (November 7th). The campaign, which is for her debut feature film, The Space Between, is about… Read More