Tagged: us

December 18, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a Web3 company, announced that U.S. MetaMask users will be able to purchase crypto (ETH) from “within the app” using PayPal. MetaMask will reportedly “be the first Web3 wallet to leverage PayPal to drive more successful on-ramp transactions.” Initially available to select PayPal users… Read More

December 17, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Okcoin reveals that users can can now buy 10 additional tokens via their crypto trading platform – Badger Finance (BADGER), DYDX Exchange (DYDX), Ampleforth (FORTH), Kusama (KSM), Immutable X (IMX), Mask Network (MASK), Mina Protocol (MINA), Numeraire (NMR), Storj (STORJ), and 0x… Read More

December 15, 2022 @ 9:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, and BNY Mellon | Pershing, a provider of clearing and custody solutions, announced that the web-based version of the ICE Connect wealth management platform has been “integrated into BNY Mellon |… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZEBEDEE, a Fintech and “next-generation” payment processor for the gaming industry, announced the results of a study “surveying over 1,000 U.S. respondents who play a minimum of one hour of video games per week to gauge their feelings toward blockchain technologies, NFTs and cryptocurrencies being… Read More

December 14, 2022 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KX — maker of kdb+, the “fastest” time series database and real-time analytics engine — announced that Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), the full service brokerage and investment banking firm, has “chosen KX to enhance market data analytics and drive real-time decision making.” With over… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, which claims to be the leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, announced that Arbella Insurance Group, a customer-focused, regional property, and casualty insurance company based in Massachusetts, has selected One Inc’s suite of digital payment solutions “with PremiumPay and ClaimsPay, for both… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carefull announced a partnership with Cetera Financial Group, which claims to be a leading financial services firm and one of America’s “largest” networks of financial professionals. Through a collaborative partnership, Cetera financial professionals now “have access to Carefull’s state-of-the-art technology, which is purpose-built for those… Read More

December 12, 2022 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finastra research reveals that views on Open Banking in the United States have “matured over the last year, with 68% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’, up from 48% last year.” Of those who have integrated Open Banking, 100% now say… Read More

December 11, 2022 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Matera, maker of world-class instant payment and QR code technology for financial institutions, announced its move into the U.S. “with new headquarters in San Francisco.” The expansion comes amid adoption of Pix, the instant payment system “implemented by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020… Read More

December 10, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bond, the embedded finance platform, announced that residential real estate business Flow has selected Bond as the embedded finance platform partner “to power Flow’s planned digital wallet, which will offer differentiated financial products.” Bond’s platform “enables Flow to provide its community members with a unique… Read More

December 9, 2022 @ 3:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MarketTime, the provider of order-writing, business intelligence and B2B eCommerce platforms in the industry, has announced its payments solution will be powered by Balance, the B2B payments experience company “offering the first online checkout built for businesses.” Balance claims it is “flipping the old, complacent… Read More

December 8, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance.US, the U.S. partner to one of the world’s largest crypto exchange and America’s home to buy, sell, trade, convert and stake digital assets, announced that it “has expanded its zero fee pricing model to now include Ethereum (ETH), effective immediately.” All new and existing… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlanta-based global payments technology company Brightwell launched its ATM program solutions that “offer a cost-effective way for the cruise industry to drive revenue while lowering ATM operation costs.” By partnering with NCR, the largest provider of ATM software applications and hardware, and Travelex, the “market… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Martin Dobelle, CEO at Engage Labs, which is set to launch soon, and will be leveraging technology “to empower citizens for democratic participation in the digital age.” Engage claims it is a Public Benefit Corporation. According to Engage Labs, to… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wave Financial LLC, the SEC-regulated digital asset investment management company,  announced the appointment of Harumi Urata-Thompson as Chief Financial Officer. She will report to David Siemer, Chief Executive Officer, and is “based in New York City.” As Chief Financial Officer, Harumi will “play an important… Read More

December 7, 2022 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ribbon announced it has closed $2.7 million in venture capital funding “to enable the Austin-based startup to roll out its unique fiscal sponsorship model for the burgeoning nonprofit industry.” The company’s fiscal sponsorship model “allows individuals looking to conduct charitable work to partner with existing… Read More

December 5, 2022 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YAI, a New York-based organization dedicated to providing innovative services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), has partnered with DailyPay, the provider of on-demand pay. Through the partnership, YAI is among “the first I/DD employers to implement DailyPay for its frontline, direct-care employees.”… Read More

December 2, 2022 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cipher Mining, Inc. (Nasdaq: CIFR), a U.S.-based bitcoin mining company, recently announced it has commenced bitcoin mining operations at its Odessa data center in Texas. Tyler Page, CEO, said: “We are delighted to announce that our Odessa data center has begun bitcoin mining operations just… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation is taking its toll on America’s healthcare workers, according to an update from DailyPay. A recent Harris Poll, “among over 2,000 U.S. adults of which nearly 200 are healthcare workers, commissioned by IntelyCare and DailyPay reveals that a majority of healthcare workers across the… Read More

November 30, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brightwell, an Atlanta-based global payments technology company, announced that inCruises, an “exclusive” travel membership program serving 100 million partners worldwide that gives people expanded access to travel experiences, has integrated Brightwell’s ReadyRemit* platform, “powered by Brightwell’s international payment partners, to offer cross-border payments to its… Read More