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Securrency Planning New Products, UAE Expansion After Funding Round
- Friday, 30 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Digital infrastructure company Securrency has raised $30 million in a recent funding round and has now hit a $110 million valuation. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Top NFL Pick Trevor Lawrence Inks Endorsement Deal with Blockfolio
- Friday, 30 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
College football superstar Trevor Lawrence has signed a “multi-year endorsement deal” with Blockfolio, although the terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. So reports Yahoo! News.
Read more...Infinicept Plans Power Move with New Slate of Strategic Advisors
- Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Embedded payments firm Infinicept added a number of “seasoned business advisers” to help advance its mission. So reports Yahoo! Finance.
Read more...Turkish Crypto Founder Flees Country with Investor Assets: Report
- Sunday, 25 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Turkish crypto exchange founder Faruk Fatih Ozer has been spotted fleeing the country and is presumed to have $2 billion in investor assets with him. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...Revolut Taps Paroma Chatterjee to Lead India Expansion
- Sunday, 25 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Online banking fintech Revolut is planning a move into India. To that end, the U.K.-based company has selected veteran executive Paroma Chatterjee—Via.com, Flipkart and Lendingkart are among some of his previous landing spots—to spearhead its operations in the county. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Zeta Looks to Hit Unicorn Status with Series D Round
- Friday, 16 April 2021
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Bank-tech startup Zeta is hoping to hit unicorn status by wooing investors into injecting a fresh round of capital. So reports Tech Crunch.
Read more...Legitimacy of Fintech Banking At Heart of Congressional Hearing
- Friday, 16 April 2021
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- Written by Chris Frankie
Congress brought together a team of legal experts to discuss fintech’s role in the banking industry; much of the conversation centered around what, if any, entity should be in charge of green lighting licenses. So reports The Block Crypto.
Read more...New Crypto Council for Innovation Brings Together Formidable Team of Advocates
- Saturday, 10 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) has lifted off with the aim of “informing and encouraging responsible crypto-related public policy” in partnership with institutions and governments across the world. The Council boasts some heavyweight member organizations that were convened by investment firm Paradigm and includes Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets and Square Inc., according to an announcement from the member organizations.
Read more...Gemini, Square Crypto Dole Out $125K Grant to Blockchain Explorer Developers
- Saturday, 10 April 2021
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Square Crypto and Gemini have given out another grant, this time to pseudonymous developers Wiz and softsimon. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...Europol Arrests Italian Man for Allegedly Contracting Assassin with BTC
- Saturday, 10 April 2021
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
An unnamed Italian man was arrested for allegedly using Bitcoin to hire a hitman to assassinate his ex-girlfriend. So reports ZD Net.
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