Tagged: san francisco

September 21, 2020 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zachary Perret, CEO at Plaid, a San Francisco-based Fintech firm, says that there have been significant changes in the digital financial services sector during the past 6 months. He confirms that there’s been a major shift in consumer behavior with more consumers preferring to use… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Tannenbaum, the chief financial officer at Brex, a Silicon Valley Fintech Unicorn, notes that many people today are working remotely. Tannenbaum, who’s also the chief business officer at Brex, says that we might be at risk in some ways of losing “the culture and… Read More

September 13, 2020 @ 4:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Marcus Treacher, the SVP of Customer Success at American Fintech Ripple, notes that the world’s cross-border payments market is highly fragmented. But he claims that international transactions are now being redefined by “the power of ISO standardization” and the innovative technology approach of RippleNet, which… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On September 4, 2020, Coinbase Pro users will be able to transfer UMA cryptocurrency tokens into their accounts ahead of scheduled trading. Support for the UMA digital currency will be available in all of the digital asset exchange’s supported jurisdictions, however, New York State residents… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based Fintech firm Wealthfront, a Robo-Advisor that had been focused on becoming a digital bank, has revealed that it has introduced what it calls, the “first Self-Driving Money” service. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, Wealthfront’s new, free-to-use service, Autopilot, will automate… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Fintech Brex, a company that says it’s “reimagining” financial systems for high-potential or growing businesses, has teamed up with SAP Concur so that Brex customers are able to automatically update and reconcile their corporate card expenses by using Concur Expense. Brex claims that… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to add Celo (CELO), the native digital currency of an open-source platform that aims to make financial tools accessible to anyone with a smartphone or mobile device. Celo will only be offered on Coinbase Pro, which is the… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

David Dias, research engineer at Protocol Labs and the drand project lead, along with Nicolas Gailly, research scientist at Protocol Labs and the original author of drand, recently explained how they’re developing randomness solutions that are able to generate random numbers. This is important because… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin.com, a website that encourages people to use Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and claims that more than 11 million cryptocurrency wallets have been opened via its platform, reveals that it will be working with Cred. San Francisco-based Cred is a blockchain-powered licensed lender that was founded… Read More

August 16, 2020 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital asset exchange Coinbase claims that it was launched to offer “a reliable, trusted, and safe bridge” for consumers interested purchasing and selling cryptocurrency. Coinbase says it aims to offer the best investing experience for its clients. The exchange is now providing new investing… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Many individuals and businesses across the globe have been forced to make major lifestyle changes, including working from home, due to the contagious COVID-19 outbreak. San Francisco-based Fintech firm Deel, which plans to improve the work from home process by offering an easy-to-use online platform,… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 5:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco based crypto exchange Coinbase recently revealed how batching payments has benefited its customers, and also helped improve its internal operations. In March 2020, Coinbase announced that it had introduced Bitcoin (BTC) transaction batching. The exchange claims: “Since launching, we have batched 100% of… Read More

August 4, 2020 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco based Fintech firm Ripple has released its quarterly XRP Markets Report. The company notes in its report, that as an XRP holder, Ripple “believes proactive communication and transparency are part of being a responsible stakeholder.” During Q2 2020, total XRP sales were valued… Read More

August 1, 2020 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco based crypto exchange Coinbase says it plans to provide support for all assets that meet its technical standards and guidelines, which adhere to applicable laws and regulations. Coinbase notes that eventually, it expects its clients, throughout the world, to have access to at… Read More

July 31, 2020 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Many companies have either launched or are at least considering the possibility of conducting an initial public offering (IPO), despite the economic uncertainty created by the global COVID-19 outbreak. San Francisco-based Fintech firm Affirm, which was established by Max Levchin, the co-founder of PayPal, has… Read More

July 25, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase has reportedly grown its customer base to over 35 million retail and institutional digital asset investors. The Coinbase team noted in their Crypto H1 2020 report that the digital asset investor market has been maturing and growing steadily with many… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm,  a point of sale credit provider that is currently working with over 2000 merchants, has teamed up with digital commerce marketplace, Shopify, to offer “Buy Now, Pay Later” installment options for merchants. Approved “Shop Pay” customers will have the option of splitting their total… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Silicon Valley Fintech Unicorn Brex, the company that’s “reimagining” financial systems for growing businesses, revealed on July 22, 2020, that it has introduced new features and FDIC insurance on its zero-commission cash management account, Brex Cash. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “These… Read More

July 19, 2020 @ 6:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase announced on July 16, 2020, that it will support Algorand (ALGO) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase customers will be able to purchase, sell, convert, send, receive, or store ALGO. The digital asset exchange confirmed… Read More

July 12, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global COVID-19 outbreak has negatively impacted businesses in many different industries throughout the world. Remote working is increasingly becoming the “new normal” for many people. Employees are able to perform most of their daily tasks from home, and don’t need to be at a… Read More