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March 23, 2022 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Kraken is pleased to welcome Carrie Dolan, who is a recognized financial services veteran ‘in high-growth consumer Fintechs and Fortune 500 companies, as Kraken’s newly appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO).” Carrie will be expected to serve a key role… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finally, the Fintech startup whose goal is to help small businesses automate their accounting and finance functions, has announced a $95 million Series A, including equity and debt. The investment round has been led by PeakSpan Capital along with contributions from Active Capital, 500 FinTech,… Read More

March 22, 2022 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Play2Pay has entered a 5,200-square-foot lease at Wynwood Annex, which is home to various other prominent technology firms. Established in 2014, the firm provides clients with ways to lower their bills by playing games, watching engaging videos and responding to surveys. The Fintech… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Branch, a workforce payments platform, had announced a Series C round totaling $75 million. As covered, the investment round, led by Addition, includes contributions from global growth equity investor General Atlantic along with existing investors Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures, and Indeed, among others. Branch aims… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following digital asset firm Kraken’s listing and staking of MINA tokens for most nations, the firm is pleased to confirm the availability of Mina trading and staking “with up to 20% in yearly rewards for residents of the USA, Canada and Australia.” Funding and Trading… Read More

March 21, 2022 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Townsend Lansing, Head of Product at CoinShares and Nick du Cros, the Head of Compliance and Regulatory affairs at CoinShares, have noted that there appears to have been “quite a bit of confusion” in the digital assets community recently regarding the proposals in the EU… Read More

March 19, 2022 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Catch, the first and “only” personal payroll and benefits product, announced the launch of free automated income tax routing, “alongside a new brand identity.” With Catch, self-employed people are able to “automatically route their income — for free — setting aside for taxes, retirement, and… Read More

March 19, 2022 @ 10:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple, which claims to be the leader in enterprise-grade blockchain and crypto solutions, is committing 1B XRP to “accelerate development and new use cases on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).” The fund is “an extension to the XRPL Grants program which launched in 2021 and, to… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mass Fintech Hub recently revealed the latest efforts to make Massachusetts an international leader in Fintech by forming its first advisory board composed of leaders across the state. The Mass Fintech Hub also announced 2022 events and programs, “including a new Fintech Forum, Career… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced that Bank of Burlington, RockPoint Bank and Moultrie Bank & Trust each have chosen Jack Henry’s tech platform to help them “expand access to financial services in their local communities.” Tenn.-based RockPoint Bank, Ga.-based Moultrie Bank &… Read More

March 18, 2022 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Brian Reisbeck, the newly appointed Chief Compliance Officer at Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the United States. Brian Reisbeck has joined Coinme as CCO and will help lead the firm’s compliance program and guide the organization in “maintaining regulatory… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prakash Hariramani, Senior Director, Product Management, and Bipul Sinha, Senior Product Manager at Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) noted that the firm is introducing Coinbase Pay, which is described as “the easiest way for Coinbase users to fund their Coinbase Wallet from the Chrome browser extension and explore… Read More

March 17, 2022 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nium, an international firm focused on modern money movement, has introduced a new brokerage payments solution that provides financial institutions a quicker and more cost-effective method of “settling transactions to select U.S. brokerages enabling customers to easily invest in U.S. equities.” When compared to transactions… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CQG, an international provider of “high-performance” tech solutions for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, announced the “phased roll-out” of its latest trading platform, CQG One. Developed specifically for professional traders and institutional investors, the Cloud-powered CQG One brings together “the ease of use of… Read More

March 13, 2022 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following Buffalo’s inclusion as one of America’s “fastest-growing” startup cities in the York IE Fastest-Growing Startup Cities Report, Invest Buffalo Niagara, the area’s private-sector economic development and business attraction organization, announced that the former industrial town “saw record-breaking growth in its tech sector.” Buffalo’s startup… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 8:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Lendable, an AI-enhanced consumer finance platform, has announced a £210 million funding round at a valuation “in excess of £3.5 billion.” The round has reportedly been led by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’), through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP). TIP focuses on… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, a provider of the next-gen core banking platform to the US regional and super-regional banking sector, recently announced that Battle Financial, Inc., an Eagle County Colorado-based firm building Battle Bank, chose Finxact as its platform for banking operations. Battle Bank is now set to… Read More

March 12, 2022 @ 10:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Curve, the financial super app which supports clients with better understanding and mastering their finances by bringing together debit, credit and loyalty cards into a single interface, recently confirmed its entry into US markets. Curve is currently available to download for US clients, who are… Read More

March 11, 2022 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Computer Services, Inc., a provider of Fintech and Regtech solutions, announced that Oklahoma’s First National Bank & Trust Company of Okmulgee has selected its NuPoint core platform “to offer comprehensive solutions that enhance the banking experience for customers.” First National Bank & Trust, which has… Read More

March 10, 2022 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm Okcoin is following on their announcement in December 2021 to launch “Crypto for All,” which is described as an initiative “aimed at democratizing knowledge and access to crypto.” Here are the initiatives that Okcoin is currently supporting and also… Read More