Tagged: us

February 12, 2022 @ 9:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Northspyre, a financial tracking and project delivery automation platform for real estate developers, has reportedly acquired $25 million via a Series B round to further grow its business and expand its solution “to improve the development process within the multi-trillion dollar commercial real estate industry.”… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockFi Inc. is reportedly getting ready to pay $100 million in order to settle allegations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and State regulators that it had been illegally offering a product that pays clients really high interest rates to lend out their… Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

METL is introducing what it claims to be the first-ever decentralized fiat gateway infrastructure of its kind “bridging Web 2 to Web3 in collaboration with Prime Trust and Avalanche.” METL’s roots date back to 2018 when the first MVP was created, in order to demonstrate… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kapitus, one of the largest and most “reliable” providers of small business financing, recently announced the closing of a $200 million asset-backed securitization (ABS). This financing positions Kapitus for steady growth after a solid year in 2021, which saw the firm’s highest funding volume in… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that aim to offer a performance edge, has announced a new portfolio of “highly accurate” Integrated RFID portals. Zebra’s integrated UHF RFID portals are suitable for asset and… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta is teaming up Fintech Chime in order to go after (alleged) Nigerian scammers that the firms claim have been using social media channels to trick or deceive unsuspecting users out of their hard-earned cash. As reported by Newsweek, the lawsuit marks the… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is watching. It likely will not be long before the first enforcement action against a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) issuer is announced. The 80+ enforcement actions the regulators have taken to date on cryptocurrency, digital assets, and Initial Coin… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chair Martin J. Gruenberg released on February 7, 2022 the following statement and summary of the FDIC’s priorities for the coming year: “The FDIC’s core mission is to maintain stability and public confidence in the U.S. financial system…. Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 2, 2016, Bitfinex – notably one of the largest virtual currency exchanges in the world – experienced a massive security breach. In a span of fewer than two hours, around 120,000 Bitcoins (BTC) had been stolen from Bitfinex and spread across 2,075 different… Read More

February 8, 2022 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will transition away from using a third-party service for facial recognition in order to help authenticate individuals creating new online accounts. The transition will take place over the coming weeks in order to “prevent larger disruptions… Read More

February 8, 2022 @ 12:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SuperSeed, a VC company investing in the future of business automation, announced that it has finalized the initial closing of its new fund at £31 million, aiming for a final close of £50 million. The fund will be investing anywhere between £500,000 and £1,500,000 into… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 10:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CommerzVentures, a “return-driven,” non-strategic venture capital investor, has shared a detailed report on climate Fintech, which covers venture capital funding for Fintech companies. The report reveals that in this sector, net-zero economies reached a record high last year. Surveying several climate Fintechs across European and… Read More

February 7, 2022 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MX, the financial data platform and key player in modern connectivity, has teamed up with Cadence Bank (NYSE: CADE) in order to help the organization identify trends in their customer financial data and to use those insights “to grow their interchange revenue and better connect… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAI, a company focused on ATM portfolio management tools and services, announced that it has acquired Texas-based TouchPoint 21, a firm specializing in ATM and cash management outsourcing for financial institutions. As mentioned in the update, the acquisition brings a proven managed service model to… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alkami Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT), a Cloud-powered virtual banking solutions provider for US banks and credit unions, announced the introduction of Alkami Activate, a marketing service that assists financial institutions with engaging digital banking clients with end-user awareness and explainer videos, targeted propensity lists, and… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amount, a banking tech provider offering account opening, loan origination and BNPL financing solutions, recently confirmed the acquisition of Linear Financial Technologies, the SMB loan and account origination platform. Linear’s solution set is “complementary to Amount’s retail banking and BNPL solutions for consumer loans,” according… Read More

February 5, 2022 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Baroda, one of India’s largest banking institutions, had been looking to boost efficiencies, implement the latest digital technology and provide a more connected customer experience. With these objectives in mind, it chose NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), an international enterprise tech provider, and its… Read More

February 5, 2022 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlueVine recently announced that it increased the size of its BlueVine Line of Credit warehouse debt facility with Atalaya by two new lenders, “both advised by 20 Gates Management, and increasing the committed amount to $150M, with the ability to upsize the facility to $300M.”… Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Outstanding shares of crypto-asset marketplace Bakkt Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKKT) have fallen to an all-time low, eliminating about $10 billion in market value after achieving a record high (after the company’s highly-anticipated public market launch in October of last year). The Bakkt platform, which is… Read More

February 4, 2022 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm Founders Fund has reportedly led an investment in Ramp, a corporate credit card and spending management software firm that launched a few years back. The company is now valued at $8 billion (including the investment). This, according to sources familiar with the matter… Read More