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February 5, 2021 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primary Venture Partners, a seed-stage VC firm focused on supporting New York City’s “most promising” founders, notes that this past October (2020), they had revealed that Q3 2020 NYC seed activity was “the highest it had been since the record-breaking Q3 2019 quarter.” While third-quarter… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 10:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been carefully reviewing social media posts, as the federal regulator is looking out for any signs of potential fraud, which may have increased due to the frenzied trading of GameStop and other firms’ shares. The SEC‘s probe… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Bondora, a European peer to peer lending platform, states that the first month of 2021 is “setting the tone” for the year to come. Bondora notes that the Fintech sector is still growing steadily. including Portugal’s financial technology industry as the country… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stash, a US-based company that offers micro-investment options through a mobile app, has reportedly acquired $125 million in capital through its Series G funding round that was led by Eldridge. Stash initially began operations by providing a micro-investing app but has now also made an… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crush Capital, a U.S.-based Fintech, announced on Wednesday it raised $3.25 Million through its latest seed funding round to accelerate its interactive streaming service Going Public and advancing its goal to bring IPO investing to the public. Co-founded by Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg in… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 8:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank and financial regulator, and the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have asked the general public to be on alert to the potential risks that may be involved in trading in securities incited by online discussion… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 5:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Coinbase recently published its Around the Block #11: “A snapshot of decentralized finance (DeFi) and two sides of the crypto regulatory spectrum” (report), which aims to cover important issues in the crypto and blockchain industry. In this latest edition, released on February… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vested Finance, an online investment platform that enables Indian investors to invest in the U.S. stock market, announced on Thursday it raised $3.6 million through its latest seed funding round, which saw participation from Moving Capital, Ovo Fund, TenOneTen Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, and Venture… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Lockstep, a U.S.-based connected accounting cloud, announced on Wednesday it secured $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Clocktower Ventures and Revel Partners. Founded in 2019, Lockstep stated it has helped more than 180… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly 300 SPACs are currently seeking deals with $90 billion in available cash. Fintech firm Payoneer is also planning to go public through a SPAC that will reportedly be led by Bancorp founder Betsy Cohen. Payoneer’s management noted that they intend to merge with a… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital banking group Varo Bank announced on Thursday it has unveiled a new brand identity and a groundbreaking new campaign, “A bank for all of us,” as part of its first multi-million dollar, integrated brand launch across TV, radio, and out of home in… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 9:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NPR’s Ailsa Chang recently covered the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) expected role in conducting an investigation into the Reddit / social media takeover of Wall Street. SEC Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee commented on the agency’s role in looking into the matter. The… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. fintech Balance announced on Wednesday it has officially launched its digital checkout platform specifically for B2B business. Founded in 2020, Balance describes itself as a B2B payments experience company and through its platform, any merchant, marketplace, or SaaS company that sells goods and services… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network developer Chainlink (LINK) has joined the UNESCO Global Education Coalition in order to advance or promote smart contract education internationally. Chainlink confirmed on January 29, 2021 that it has now joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Education… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California-headquartered Fintech firm InvestCloud has reportedly completed a recapitalization that now values the platform at around $1 billion. According to a release, new financial investors are led by Motive Partners with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and also includes other InvestCloud client shareholders. Under the terms… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Routefusion, a U.S.-based fintech focused on providing the easiest and fastest way for tech companies to embed cross-border payments in their applications, announced on Tuesday it raised $3.6 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Silverton Partners with participation from Initialized Capital, NextWorld Capital and William… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  LendingUSA, a U.S.-based fintech lender that provides loans to small businesses ranging from $1000 to $35,000, recently announced it has teamed up with Cross River Bank to open second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) applications for small businesses. LendingUSA reported that small business… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Trov, a U.S.-based insurtech company, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with UK-based electric car rental specialist, UFODrive.  According to Trov, the partnership represents a “major milestone” for the insurtech, as it is marks the first step in a wider… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Blockdaemon, a U.S.-based blockchain infrastructure platform for node management, announced on Monday the acquisition of Lunie, a staking and governance platform for the management of Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains. Blockdaemon reported the acquisition will significantly strengthen its existing service offering by enhancing its scope into areas… Read More

February 1, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. tech platform CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) announced on Monday it is set to acquire Canada-based point-of-sale financing and payment tech provider Flexiti. CURO reported that under the terms of the agreement, it will acquire Flexiti for cash at closing of $85 million. The… Read More