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August 2, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech app Snoop has secured £15 million in capital in order to support its global expansion efforts. Established by ex- Virgin Money Chief Executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia, the smart money app Snoop closed its Series A round with contributions from US investment management company Paulson &… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brett McLain, Director of Engineering – Crypto, Fiat, Staking at digital assets firm Kraken, notes that if you’re interested in digital currencies, payments, or staking and want to help create the financial system of the future, then you may be glad to know that the… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Open Earth Foundation has reportedly been awarded a Chainlink Grant to develop am open-source, planetary CO2 concentration Oracle. As mentioned in the announcement, Climate impacts everyone, from multinational corporations overseeing complex supply chains to individual farmers “managing unpredictable crop yields.” While the totality of… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LendingPoint, a financial tech platform, recently revealed that it had completed its largest securitization to date: LendingPoint 2021-A Asset Securitization Trust (“LDPT 2021-A”), which was “$542,360,000 in size, rated by KBRA, and backed by a pool of unsecured, direct-to-consumer loans.” As mentioned in a release,… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based P2P lender Blend Network notes that the Covid-19 pandemic may be subsiding, however, the “new normal” may not look the same as 2019. As noted by Blend Network, market participants are increasingly concerned about inflation, especially during recent months. The P2P… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Addepar, a U.S.-based wealth manager with $2.5 trillion of assets on its platform, had secured $150 million in capital in June of this year. Addepar‘s management recently revealed that they’re planning to further expand business operations outside the US. The company confirmed that it’s hiring… Read More

July 30, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator behind Zelle, has shared its Q2 2021 transaction results, which include signed financial institutions representing over 500 million DDA accounts. During Q2 2021, the Zelle Network handled $120 billion on 436 million transactions. YoY sent payment values “increased… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sila, an API platform that offers payment infrastructure as a service while ensuring regulatory compliance, has acquired $13 million in capital through a Series A round that was by Revolution Venture. Sila‘s latest investment round was joined by Madrona Venture Group, Oregon Venture Fund, Mucker… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bharat Mediratta has reportedly joined digital assets firm Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) as Fellow. The former Google Distinguished Engineer and Dropbox CTO and SVP aims to bring his deep technical expertise to Coinbase, according to the announcement. As noted by Coinbase: “Today, we’re excited to welcome Bharat… Read More

July 27, 2021 @ 7:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Giant Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has reportedly submitted an application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that could provide exposure decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain initiatives to public firms. Although there are not too many… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 6:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) has listed its shares on the NYSE after submitting its registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), earlier this year, in order to go public. The Fintech said will now focus on accelerating its ability to… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Safe Security, a Palo Alto-headquartered cyber risk management company established in 2012, recently acquired $33 million in capital via a round that was led by BT Group Plc, which is notably one of the United Kingdom’s largest telecommunications and network service providers. Safe Security, with… Read More

July 24, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MPOWER Financing, a global education loan provider, recently secured an equity investment of $100 million. The new funding is in addition to the $60 million MPOWER raised earlier this year from Tilden Park Capital Management that also participated in the current round along with ETS… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 5:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, a global Fintech company that designs and creates financial software for established banks, wealth managers and asset managers, has been chosen by BNP Paribas Wealth Management to offer Client Relationship Management (CRM) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) services for onboarding and “nurturing” high-net-worth (HNWI)… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIMON Markets LLC, a Fintech firm that aims to transform the digital wealth management landscape vita its platform for financial professionals, and which makes risk-managed and alternative investment solutions “broadly available,” has finalized the “first leg” of a strategic round of “up to” $100 million… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KPMG has been awarded a patent for Chain Fusion. KPMG LLP confirms that the patent was provided by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Chain FusionTM, which is a suite of advanced analytics capabilities developed on crypto-asset data and infrastructure products. The solution… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the beginning of 2021, the team at Fundrise, a real estate investment platform using Reg A+ to provide access to “eREITs and eFunds,” had introduced an updated version of their proprietary fund infrastructure that “enabled the creation of a unified flagship product, which aims… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 7:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, an established provider of AI-enhanced end-to-end identity verification and eKYC services, reveals that its sales and revenue increased more than 150% during Q2 2021 when compared to Q2 2020. The growth has reportedly been fueled by “an ongoing need for modern enterprises to know… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After the formation of SIX SIS USA Inc. and with the launch of its US-based office, SIX has decided to a take strategic step forward in its global expansion plan. As a trusted Financial Market Infrastructure currently operating the Central Securities Depository (CSD) in Switzerland… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Over the last few months, platforms that have been providing non-dilutive financing or revenue-based financing are attracting several large venture capital firms globally. One such platform is US-based fintech Capchase that has raised $280 million in debt and equity funding from i80 Group. The Spanish-American… Read More