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February 19, 2021 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The IOTA Foundation has teamed up with Curv Custody in order to expand the IOTA Token Ecosystem. The IOTA developers noted that they’re pleased to confirm that the IOTA token will “soon be available” on Curv’s “industrial-grade” digital asset custody platform. With IOTA’s planned Chrysalis… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As digital assets investing continues to become more widely adopted by institutional clients, Canada is introducing its second cryptocurrency exchange-traded-fund (ETF). The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has reportedly approved the second Bitcoin ETF from Evolve Funds, which has come only a few days after the… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a couple of months after securing $95 million through its Series F funding round, UK-based payments platform GoCardless has announced the opening of its New York City office. According to GoCardless, the new office will be led by Nanna Saito Nielsen, VP of… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 9:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based Fintech firm Wealthfront has announced that clients who use their Cash Account to invest in a Wealthfront Investment Account may have their funds invested in the market “within minutes.” Wealthfront customers who choose to direct deposit their paycheck into the Wealthfront Cash Account may… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) a Canada-based digital payments and financial technology company, announced on Thursday its wholly owned subsidiary, Carta Worldwide, a modern card issuing platform, is expanding into the U.S. As previously reported, Carta is described as a modern open-API issuer platform… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Marqeta, a fintech unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card issuing platform, announced on Thursday its expansion into the consumer credit card market to support businesses that want to launch modern credit card programs.  Marqeta revealed its credit card issuing platform… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Zero Hash, a crypto trading infrastructure platform owned by Seed CX, to support its upcoming U.S. expansion. Wirex reported that through the collaboration it will launch its products across the U.S. in… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital banking group Varo Bank announced on Thursday an extensive engagement with Russell Westbrook, nine-time NBA All-Star, NBA MVP, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and designer. Varo Bank reported that Westbrook is now an investor as well as an advisor.  He will have direct input into the future direction… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bison Trails, an established blockchain infrastructure platform-as-a-service firm that will be acquired by Coinbase, has announced the launch of its Global Blockchain Sync (GBS) feature. The Global Blockchain Sync aims to expand the functionality of the Bison Trails platform by making it faster and a… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 1:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase says it’s focused on helping its customers during tax season (in the United States) Lawrence Zlatkin, Vice President, Tax, Coinbase, notes that for the second consecutive year, taxpayers will be asked on their tax return forms questions regarding digital currencies…. Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  InsurePay, a U.S.-based workers’ compensation administration and insurance premium billing platform for insurance providers, announced on Wednesday it raised $5 million through its Series A investment round, which was led by FINTOP Capital. Founded in 2003, InsurePay claims it delivers world-class solutions in the… Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedFi, a U.S.-based fintech, has reportedly secured $65 million through its Series A funding round and debt financing. According to Crunchbase News, the company raised $15 million Series A funding and $50 million in debt. Founded in 2019, SeedFi stated it is building a new generation… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Kin Insurance announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $10 billion in total insured property value. Kin reported that it saw a 400% increase in direct written premiums of the fourth quarter of 2020 over the past year. It also saw a… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payments platform Adyen (AMS:ADYEN) notes that the COVID-19 outbreak has accelerated consumers’ adoption of digital platforms and services. Technically “timid” grandparents have also become a lot more comfortable with video conferencing in a post COVID world, the Adyen team writes in a blog post. People… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 8:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut notes that if you’ve set up a WooCommerce store and are accepting payments with mainstream payment gateways, then you might not be happy with the extra transaction fees. Revolut reveals that it has been working on improving this for users by offering… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dapper Labs, which is the company behind highly-popular digital collectibles like NBA Top Shots and CryptoKitties, has finalized an initial tranche of bridge financing. Dapper Labs confirmed that it plans to secure as much as $50 million in capital. Last year,  Dapper Labs had acquired… Read More

February 14, 2021 @ 10:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bank of America has announced its plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions before 2050. The banking giant revealed its plans are built on its longstanding support for the Paris Climate Agreement and is continuing to actively engage with its clients to help accelerate… Read More

February 13, 2021 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer sentiment regarding Bitcoin (BTC) as a legitimate payment method has changed significantly following the historic crypto market bull run, which is truly unprecedented. With BTC prices reaching all-time highs (briefly hitting $49,000) on the heels of Elon Musk’s tech firm Tesla’s announcement that they’ve… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new United Nations inquiry into the reported theft of $281 million in crypto-assets from  KuCoin, a major digital currency exchange, in September 2020 “strongly suggests” links to North Korea. Industry participants claim that Seychelles-headquartered KuCoin could be the victim of one of the largest… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past week could have just been one of the worst weeks in Robinhood’s 8-year history, however, it also might have been one of the best in some ways. According to estimates, the private firm’s app was downloaded over 1 million times from this past… Read More