Tagged: us

October 25, 2021 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Corporate credit card Fintech Brex has reportedly seen its valuation surge to $12.3 billion after securing an additional $300 million in capital. No formal announcement has been made about Brex’s latest investment round, however, a term sheet has reportedly been finalized on the raise, according… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A newly developed investment app has been introduced in the US. Like most other services, it also promises to better serve retail clients and offer engaging social investment opportunities. AleFi‘s management explains that they allow subscribers to view portfolios shared by professional or highly experienced… Read More

October 23, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NEXT Insurance, the digital Insurtech firm transforming small business insurance, has announced the availability of NEXT Connect, a trusted embedded insurance solution for small business software ecosystems in the US. As mentioned in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider, NEXT Connect enables small businesses to… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of international market infrastructure and tradable products, and MSCI Inc., a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the investment community, announced that they’ve signed a licensing agreement that extends and widens their business relationship…. Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bond Financial Technologies, Inc., the enterprise-grade platform for embedded finance, announces the availability of its new product, Bond Embedded Credit. Clients are able to build and deploy personalized credit products via a single integration, including underwriting, risk management, servicing, and compliance. Embedded Credit, along with… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 4:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the European payments and transactional services firm, and Chargebee, the subscription billing and revenue management platform, will offer payment, subscription and revenue operations solutions. With an integrated solution, Worldline and Chargebee help merchants with enhancing and further expanding their business operations, “efficiently and… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 2:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of international market infrastructure and tradable products, has entered into an agreement to acquire Eris Digital Holdings, LLC (ErisX). ErisX operates a US-headquartered digital asset spot market, a regulated futures exchange and a regulated clearing house. Ownership… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlas Technology Group LLC, a leader in the digital asset space and one of the largest ASIC mining firms; and Compute North, a company focused on mining infrastructure, have announced a new hosting service agreement under which Compute North will offer more than  100MW colocation… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Michael Giles, Founder and CEO at Embed, which aims to support modern clearing and custody, built from the ground up, says they are “incredibly” excited to announce that their wholly-owned SEC-registered FINRA member broker-dealer subsidiary Embed Clearing LLC, has been approved as a member of… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth, LLC, a pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, has formed a partnership with Grupo Bursátil Mexicano (GBM), the investment platform and brokerage company that is streamlining the investing sector with the goal of democratizing investing in Mexico. By leveraging DriveWealth’s real-time fractional trading… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services tech solutions, announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform provider that offers a seamless diner experience “dedicated to accelerating growth and helping restaurants seamlessly… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BIT Mining Limited (NYSE: BTCM), a technology-driven cryptocurrency mining firm, announced that it has “strengthened” its collaboration with Viking Data Centers, LLC. BIT Mining Ltd said it will increase its investment in the Ohio crypto mining data center, which is being developed with Viking Data… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GoHenry, a pioneer in kids’ debit cards, money management, and financial education, has introduced Money Missions, which aims to accelerate the firm’s ambitions to bridge the gap in early financial literacy for Gen Z and Gen Alpha “with a gamified educational experience integrated into the… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 2:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plaid and The Harris Poll have released a report, titled The Fintech Effect: Fintech’s Mass Adoption Moment. The report noted that as Fintech adoption approaches “parity” with traditional banking (95% of consumers are banked), it’s also become the main way that most consumers manage their… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on October 14, 2021, BadgerDAO (BADGER) and Rarible (RARI) have been available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Digital asset firm Coinbase‘s (COIN: NASDAQ) clients are able to trade, send, receive, or store BADGER and RARI in “most Coinbase-supported regions,… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper, a marketplace lending company that connects borrowers and investors with over $17B in loans issued via its platform, has shared its Performance Update Report for the month of September 2021. As noted in the report prepared by Haiyan Huang from Prosper, dated October 15,… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), an international leader in supporting connected commerce for the banking and retail sectors, reveals that Fidelity Bank will be replacing its self-service network with DN SeriesTM ATMs, updating to the latest technology. As mentioned in a release, the new Windows 10… Read More

October 15, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Compass Mining, which claims to be the first and largest online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware and hosting, announced the launch of its effort to make BTC mining accessible to all — Compass Payment Plan. This new program allows customers to “purchase Bitcoin mining equipment… Read More

October 15, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeshift, an e-invoicing and AP automation service, announced that its virtual credit card product Tradeshift Go is on track to handle $2.5 billion in charge volume during 2021 – “a sixfold increase over 2020.” With this steady growth and over 2,000 clients, Tradeshift Go ranks… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) (via Santander Universities) and MIT Professional Education are providing 400 “Santander Tech | Emerging Technologies Program by MIT Professional Education” scholarships “geared at courses related to in-demand technologies such as blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity in a job market dominated by digitalization… Read More