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Marqeta Makes First-ever Acquisition with Purchase of Two-year-old Fintech Startup
- Thursday, 02 February 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Marqeta is set to make its first acquisition in its 13-year existence as it agreed to purchase fintech startup Power Finance in a $223 million all-cash deal. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Zopa 'Cemented' As A Unicorn After Latest Funding Round
- Thursday, 02 February 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Digital lending platform Zopa raised £75 million ($92 million) and is firmly locked into its $1 billion unicorn status. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...California DMV Embraces Innovation with New Title NFT Project
- Friday, 27 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
A collaboration between the Tezos blockchain, Oxhead Alpha and the California DMV is hoping to make transferring car ownership and title registration easier. So reports Fortune.
Read more...Doodles 2 NFT Project to Offer Millions of Tokens on Flow Blockchain
- Friday, 27 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Popular NFT project Doodles is expanding on the Flow blockchain. So reports Decrypt.
Read more...Halal Investing Platform Opens New Sharia-compliant U.K. Bank
- Friday, 27 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Wahed, a halal investing platform backed by soccer star Paul Pogba and Saudi Aramco, opened a physical bank in the U.K. compliant with Sharia investment practices. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Method Series A Hauls in $16M As Firm Looks to Add Heads, Expand Offerings
- Friday, 27 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Fintech startup Method raised $16 million after a Series A round spearheaded by Andreessen Horowitz. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Pornstar Sells $30K Worth of NFTs in a Month, Expects to Grow Web3 Presence
- Monday, 23 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech Brief Staff
Elite-earning OnlyFans creator Elsa Jean sold $30,000 worth of NFTs in a month and plans on continuing to grow her Web3 presence. So reports Business Insider.
Read more...Garlinghouse: Resolution in XRP Saga Could Come Soon
- Monday, 23 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, said he is hopeful for a resolution regarding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against the company sometime in early 2023. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Russian National Residing in China Arrested in Miami for Alleged Crypto Transfer Plot
- Monday, 23 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, was arrested in Miami for allegedly participating in a plot to process more than $700 million worth of “illicit” funds on his cryptocurrency exchange. So reports Politico.
Read more...NY Fintech Arch Rolls Out Crypto Collateral Lending Plan
- Monday, 23 January 2023
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Arch, a platform designed to support “alternative asset investors,” will offer a new crypto lending product geared toward high-end investors. So reports Coindesk.
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