Tagged: jacksonville

August 15, 2022 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lake Parime, a UK-based supplier of cryptocurrency mining equipment, says it will open its first US headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida – a state that has seen migration and businesses boom as people flee high tax and less business-friendly states. Lake Parime said that it plans… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AKUVO, a technology-based organization focused on credit risk and delinquency management, recently announced a round of funding from three credit unions. The investments made by VyStar Credit Union, BCU and Reseda Group, a wholly-owned CUSO of MSU Federal Credit Union, will be channeled towards further… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial technology provider FIS (NYSE: FIS) has announced its Banking-as-a-Service Hub, enabling banking institutions, credit unions, and Fintechs to build the virtual banking and payments ecosystems they require to provide innovation to merchants and consumers. The FIS Banking-as-a-Service Hub offers a complete suite of banking… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, a provider of the next-gen core banking platform to the US regional and super-regional banking sector, recently announced that Battle Financial, Inc., an Eagle County Colorado-based firm building Battle Bank, chose Finxact as its platform for banking operations. Battle Bank is now set to… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 5:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS) has announced a partnership with Crypto.com. FIS is a provider of tech solutions for merchants, banks, and capital markets firms globally. Crypto.com will use Worldpay from FIS as a blockchain validator, utilizing FIS’s payment gateway and global acquiring services to support continued global… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As CI has recently covered, Jacksonville, Florida is an emerging Fintech hub in the US. While Florida has boomed in the past couple of years due to its good governance and business/startup-friendly policies, Jacksonville has managed to attract a good number of financial services… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Jacksonville, Florida is one of the hottest Fintech markets in the US. A combination of low taxes, great weather, and a business-friendly government has helped Jacksonville to generate over 62,000 in Fintech jobs. In recognition of this ongoing phenomenon, Groundfloor, a real estate crowdfunding platform,… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

By now everyone is aware there is a significant migration taking place. High tax, less business-friendly states are losing out to low tax, business welcoming states and the transition is ongoing. While there are multiple states benefiting from individuals and firms exiting California, New York,… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the opening of its newest office location in Jacksonville, Florida.  According to SoFi, the office is located in the St. Johns Town Center and will fit up to 300 full-time staff, mainly focused on operations functions including member relations,… Read More

August 30, 2019 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

San Francisco based SoFi is expanding and hiring new employees. The California born Fintech is just not doing it in the Golden State. SoFi will be hiring 300 new employees in a new Southeast Operations Center in Jacksonville, Florida. SoFi, like many other firms, is… Read More

September 14, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

One Spark announced on Wednesday it has extended its creator application deadline once again after the devastating Hurricane Irma ripped through Florida and the Carribean last week. The Creator application deadline until midnight, September 16th. Innovators and entrepreneurs may apply for the 2017 Innovation Festival… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

One Spark announced on Thursday it is extending the Creator application deadline until midnight on next Wednesday (September 13), to give potential Creators in high-risk areas time to prepare for the threat posed by Hurricane Irma. Innovators and entrepreneurs who wish to apply for the 2017… Read More

February 1, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerical real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Wednesday it has provided a bridge loan to the owner of a retail center in Jacksonville, Illinois. According to Money360, the $8.3 million loan is allowing the borrower to pay off a maturing loan on the Lincoln… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding portal, RealtyShares, announced on Wednesday $1.2 million has been raised on its website to help finance the purchase and rehabilitation of a 76-unit multifamily property located in Jacksonville, Florida. RealtyShares revealed that the complex, which is sponsored by The Klutz Companies, received… Read More

January 13, 2016 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that One Spark, Inc. is making some several new changes, including the creation of its new social purpose corporation and the resignation of CEO Elton Rivas, chairman of the company Peter Rummell shared his thoughts about the latest situation and the future of the One Spark… Read More

April 5, 2015 @ 8:01 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

One Spark, one of the world’s largest crowdfunding festivals, is about to fill Jacksonville, Fl., with 555 projects in art, education, health and science, music, social good and technology. From April 7 to April 12, the festival gives attendees a chance to contribute to Creator Projects, and vote for… Read More

November 4, 2014 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The crowdfunding industry has been frequently highlighted in the media over the last few years because of the high profile projects that have been brought to market using this new model. The industry is also expanding at a brisk pace with impressive year over year revenue… Read More

October 17, 2014 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday (October 16th), One Spark, which has been dubbed as the “World’s Crowdfunding Festival,” announced it was forming its very own Creator Academy to help current and future project creators to achieve their goals, raise funds, and achieve the most value. The One spark… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 2:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Crowdfunding Festival Helps to Put Florida City on the Startup Map In a release from the city of Jacksonville, the northern Florida community has noted they have captured some entrepreneurial recognition.  A recent article in CNNMoney states the city is engendering a reputation as… Read More

March 24, 2014 @ 10:11 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The One Spark festival in Jacksonville, Florida is huge… perhaps so huge that the idea has outgrown the Jacksonville metro area. There have long been rumors that One Spark would eventually make its way to other cities, and that seems to be coming to fruition…. Read More