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Fintech Unicorn Marqeta Plans Major Jobs Expansion
- Saturday, 31 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Top modern card issuer Marqeta is planning to add 175 jobs this year, representing a major bump in its workforce.
Read more...Klarna Takes Over As Europe’s Top Private Fintech 'Unicorn'
- Saturday, 24 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Swedish online pay company Klarna has reached a $5.5 billion valuation after its latest $460 million funding haul, making it the largest private fintech in Europe. So reports Fox Business.
Read more...ICBA Launches Second Fintech Accelerator
- Friday, 23 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), based in Washington, D.C., announced its second “fintech-related accelerator program” with the hopes of boosting fintech solutions and innovations at U.S. community banks. So reports Talk Business & Politics.
Read more...Ant Financial’s 2018 Deal Skewed First-Half Investment Data
- Friday, 23 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Broadly, fintech venture investments across the world dropped in the first half of 2019, according to Accenture analysis of data from CB Insights. So reports the Finextra.
Read more...Mark Cuban Comes Out Swinging Against Libra Project
- Saturday, 03 August 2019
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Billionaire Mark Cuban said Facebook's cryptocurrency play is a "big mistake" and believes the new venture is "dangerous." So reports The Verge.
Read more...SpankChain Launches Payment Processor, Picks up Partners
- Saturday, 03 August 2019
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SpankChain, an Ethereum-based "adult entertainment platform," launched a new cryptocurrency payment processor. So reports Cointelegraph.
Read more...Arizona Adds Marijuana Project to Sandbox
- Saturday, 03 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
According the Arizona Attorney General's Office, a stablecoin-based marijuana project will be developed in the state's fintech sandbox. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...'Revolut' Trading Platform Lets Investors Buy Fractional Shares
- Saturday, 03 August 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Revolut, a British fintech company, has launched a commission-free trading app similar to Robinhood. So reports CNBC.
Read more...N26 Now Top Valued Non-listed European Fintech
- Friday, 19 July 2019
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N26 GmbH, a German smartphone bank with backing from Peter Thiel and Li Ka-shing, is now Europe's highest valued non-listed fintech. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Hacker Accused of Stealing $1.7M in Cryptos
- Friday, 19 July 2019
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- Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Eliyahu Gigi from Tel Aviv, Israel, has been accused of stealing $1.7 million in Bitcoin, Dash, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies from investors. So reports The Next Web.
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