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Rapyd Heads Toward $9B Valuation After Target Global-led Series E
- Thursday, 05 August 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Neobank Rapyd raised $300 million in a Series E funding round that pushed the company’s valuation to $8.75 billion. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Mastercard Partnership with Fintechs Aims to Smooth Out Crypto Settlement Issues
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Mastercard announced a new initiative to enhance its cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges card program by ironing out currency settlement issues.
Read more...On Trend: Robinhood IPO Expecting to Yield Billions for Co-founders
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Vlad Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the co-founders of Robinhood, are expected to become the newest pair of “paper billionaires” in the fintech game after the popular trading app makes its public stock offering. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Polygon Studios Seeks to Take Gaming, NFT’s to the Next Level
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Polygon has launched a new studio aimed at helping to advance non-fungible tokens and blockchain gaming. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...NBA, NFL Stars Among Backers of Mobile Investment Platform Titan
- Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Led by the cryptocurrency arm of venture capitalists Andreessen Horowitz, investment app Titan raised $58 million in its latest funding round. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Crypto-backed Visa Card Surging in Popularity: CFO
- Friday, 09 July 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Visa announced its crypto-backed credit card has enjoyed notable success and its users have spent more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency in the first half of the year. So reports PYMNTS.
Read more...'Wise' Move: Direct Listing Brings Big Bucks to U.K. Fintech
- Friday, 09 July 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
British fintech Wise raised more than $11 billion after making its stock market debut. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Embattled Software Magnate John McAfee Found Dead in Prison
- Friday, 25 June 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee has died at age 75 in a prison near Barcelona after Spanish justices approved his extradition on U.S. tax evasion charges. So reports CNN.
Read more...Andreessen Horowitz Makes Major Crypto Play with New Fund Launch
- Friday, 25 June 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Andreessen Horowitz is planning a $2.2 billion “cryptocurrency-focused” fund, according to a recent announcement. So reports CNBC.
Read more...After Plaid Deal Falls Through, Visa Snatches Up Tink Instead
- Friday, 25 June 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Visa and European bank Tink agreed to a $2.2 billion deal which would allow Visa to take over the open-banking platform. So reports Reuters.
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