Tagged: line

September 18, 2022 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LINE NEXT Inc., LINE’s venture dedicated to developing and expanding the NFT ecosystem, announced that it has “opened the beta version of the global NFT platform DOSI, available in 9 languages and in 180 countries.” Named after the Korean word for “city”, DOSI is an… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LINE NEXT Inc., LINE’s venture dedicated to developing and expanding the global NFT ecosystem, announced that it has signed a strategic investment agreement “worth about $10 million with 10 companies.” As noted in an update shared with CI, SoftBank Corp., NAVER, NAVER WEBTOON, NAVER Z,… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Line, the firm building a “modern” inclusive financial network, announced that it has secured $25 million in equity and debt, with Massive leading the funding round. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, Line is a Public Benefit Corporation mission-driven “to deliver unprecedented access… Read More

June 12, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Line has reportedly introduced its third digital banking platform in Southeast Asia through a partnership with PT Bank KEB Hana Indonesia. The introduction of the smartphone-only bank in Indonesia has come after similar launches in Taiwan and Thailand. The partnership between Line and Hana Bank… Read More

September 21, 2020 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BITFRONT, LINE Corporation’s global digital currency exchange, is now providing interest on crypto-asset deposits through a partnership with Celsius, a blockchain-based crypto reward and lending platform.  BITFRONT reported that users may sign up from the “Earn Interest” tab on the BITFRONT website and earn up… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Challenger Bank Zelf is reportedly planning to introduce its digital banking offering which will operate exclusively through widely-used messaging apps. The Latvian Fintech firm claims that it has already signed up more than 58,000 users, who are waiting for the official launch of Zelf’s virtual… Read More

February 2, 2020 @ 4:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LVC Corporation, a subsidiary of LINE Corporation and manager of LINE’s digital currency and blockchain-focused ventures, recently confirmed its plans to begin trading its virtual currency in Japan by April 2020. LINE is the company behind Japanese social media network Line, which notably has more… Read More

December 1, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Xu Gao  |  

Sesame Credit Accepted for Canadian Visa Application This week, the Canadian Immigration Department (IRCC) announced that Chinese tourists can choose to submit his/her Sesame Credit Visa report (≥750 points) as financial proof for Canadian visa application. Sesame Credit is credit-assessment service offered by Ant Financial,… Read More

September 2, 2018 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japanese social media network LINE announced on Friday the launch of its first digital token, LINK, and its first blockchain network, LINK Chain. According to LINE, both token and network were built independently by the social platform and LINK Chain is described as a service-oriented blockchain… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week OAXIS, a consumer technology company based out of Singapore, announced the launch of the OAXIS Wellness Line. OAXIS’ body analyzer, Bluetooth water bottle, and fitness bands can be ordered through its crowdfunding campaign on Pozible and purchased on the company’s website in September. The OAXIS… Read More

February 11, 2015 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Washington D.C. moms, Rebecca Melsky and Eva St. Clair launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $35,000 for their new kids fashion company, Princess Awesome. The name may at first give a mind image of “typical” stereotype girly girl ensembles that will leave… Read More