Tagged: us

December 26, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US Fintech firm Chime recently revealed that they are introducing free cash deposits at Walgreens. Chime has teamed up with Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) to provide free cash deposits at 8,500+ locations. That’s “more walk-in locations than you’d have using any bank in the US.,” the… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance, the digital Insurtech transforming small business insurance, recently revealed the results of a survey of small business owners regarding their attitudes towards and “experiences with the current supply chain crisis.” NEXT Insurance’s survey found retailers have been “hit hardest: 73% of retail small… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 6:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FTX US, a US-regulated crypto exchange, announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Stratos Jets Charters Inc, a private jet charter broker based in Orlando, Florida. Via this partnership, Stratos will be accepting payments in crypto and fiat via the FTX Pay… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 5:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueAccord’s Chief Product Officer, Laura Marino, is a civil engineer turned product management executive. As mentioned in a blog post by TrueAccord, Laura has a unique viewpoint or perspective on the evolution of machine learning in software across a variety of industry segments. Laura recently… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced an investment in a newly incorporated firm established by the combination of Equiniti and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, recently acquired by affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Siris”). The announcement noted that… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 11:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zcash, a cryptocurrency focused on privacy and anonymity, is currently available to trade on Okcoin – “with some of the lowest fees around.” Customers are able to “deposit, withdraw, and trade ZEC against USD on Okcoin.” All Okcoin clients may perform transactions with Zcash including… Read More

December 26, 2021 @ 5:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI-enhanced credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI, has announced that Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union has chosen its AI-powered platform, enabling the credit union to “augment its underwriting capabilities to make faster credit decisions, increase loan approvals and support the financial goals of its… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut, the provider of a financial Super App with over 18 million customers globally, revealed that it will bring Google Pay to Revolut Junior clients across the United Kingdom and EEA. Revolut says it added support for Google Pay after getting feedback during… Read More

December 23, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WEX (NYSE: WEX), a financial technology service provider,  announced two additions to its executive leadership team: Karen Stroup as Chief Digital Officer, and Carlos Carriedo as Chief Operating Officer, International. Stroup and Carriedo are responsible for overseeing WEX’s operations in Europe, the EMEA and Asia… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced that Numerica Credit Union is live on its platform. The implementation will “facilitate advanced and faster credit decisions for the credit union and enhance member experience,” according to a release. With roots dating back to 1937, Numerica… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Finxact, the provider of the next-gen core banking platform to the US regional and super-regional banking sector, announced its Product Launchpad, a key platform enhancement that “empowers banker product teams and product designers to create and deploy products on the Finxact core via a visual… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a digital asset platform that enables consumers to purchase, sell, send and spend various cryptocurrencies, announced that Manasquan Bank, a NJ-headquartered mutual community bank with total consolidated assets of $2.7 billion, will be “participating in its early adopter program, which,… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has announced that one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s established banks, Community Bank of the Bay, is furthering its digital transformation strategy “with the implementation of real-time payments technology from… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Sage Group plc (FTSE: SGE), which claims to be the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll tech for SMEs, announced that it has agreed to acquire Brightpearl, a Cloud native multichannel retail management system for retailers and wholesalers. At Sage, the company aims… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (COIN: Nasdaq) is pleased to confirm the introduction of the Community Analyst Program (or the CAP Program). As explained in a blog post by Coinbase, this is a great way for students, professionals and community members who share their “core beliefs” to contribute to… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Broker Insights – the “high-growth” firm whose digital platform is focused on transforming the commercial insurance market – has secured nearly $8 million (appr. £6 million) in a Series A round led by Mercia Asset Management. Chroma Ventures, which first backed Broker Insights with seed… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bizongo has announced its latest fundraise of $110M via a Series D round that was led by New York-based Tiger Global Management. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the B2B e-commerce and supply chain enablement platform also launched India’s first IoT powered… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that they’re pleased to confirm that their cryptocurrency trading platform now supports the Avalanche (AVAX) C-Chain. Funding and Trading Funding is currently live, and trading is scheduled to start on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 — at which point Kraken will… Read More

December 18, 2021 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compute North, a company focused on economical, large-scale computing and cryptocurrency mining infrastructure, “demonstrated the value-add and positive impact of its ability to voluntarily throttle down operations at its Kearney, Nebraska data center to support the local grid during times of need.” As mentioned in… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 7:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aliaswire, a provider of digital payment and credit solutions for businesses and financial institutions, and Nacha have revealed that Aliaswire will be joining the Phixius Peer-to-Peer Network for the exchange of payment-related data. Established and operated by Nacha, the Phixius Peer-to-Peer Network enables participants to… Read More