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Klarna, Stripe Enter Mega Partnership As BNPL Continues to Grow
- Friday, 29 October 2021
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Fintech giants Klarna and Stripe agreed to a strategic partnership that will allow for the Swedish company’s “buy now, pay later” method of purchase to be made available to Stripe merchants. So reports CNBC.
Read more...'Joke Coins' Back in Spotlight as SHIB, DOGE Jockey with Each Other
- Friday, 29 October 2021
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So-called “meme coins” dogecoin and shiba inu coin are now among the most valuable cryptocurrencies in the world as investors continue to push both forward. So reports Markets Insider.
Read more...Sagan Project Looks to Be Experimental 'Canary Network'
- Monday, 25 October 2021
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Cross-chain network Cosmos is building a blockchain designed to allow developers to “experiment with different protocols.” So reports Cointelegraph.
Read more...AMC Looking At Launching Its Own Crypto: CEO
- Monday, 25 October 2021
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AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said the theater chain is exploring the possibility of issuing a cryptocurrency token among “half a dozen [other] ideas that we’re working on right now.” So reports Markets Insider.
Read more...German Digital Bank Valuation Soars Past Commerzbank After Latest Funding Round
- Monday, 25 October 2021
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N26, a digital bank based in Germany, has topped a $9 billion valuation after its latest funding round, which makes it now slightly more valuable than the nation’s second biggest lender, Commerzbank. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Plaid Launches Long-awaited Payments Program at Heart of Recent Anti-trust Lawsuit
- Monday, 25 October 2021
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Fintech startup Plaid is now offering a new payments program to facilitate digital transactions that are funded through user bank accounts. So reports PYMNTS.
Read more...Tala Looks to Boost Services to Underbanked Communities in Latest Funding Round
- Friday, 15 October 2021
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Fintech start-up Tala, a company that aims to service underbanked communities, raised $145 million in its Series E round and is expecting to use the funds to grow operations in Mexico, India, Kenya, the Philippines and the U.S. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Americans Now Using Fintech At Higher Rate Than Social Media, Streaming Services: Plaid Report
- Friday, 15 October 2021
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A new report from Plaid shows the use of fintech has now reached what it is calling “mass adoption.” So reports Fortune.
Read more...New Core Scientific Data Center to Bolster Total Capacity to 800MW+
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
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Blockchain hosting and digital mining company Core Scientific is planning to build a 300-megawatt blockchain data center in Texas. So reports Coindesk.
Read more...Till Payments Closes Series C As It Looks to Penetrate U.S. Market
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
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Fintech Till Payments closed a Series C funding round and hauled in $110 million (Australian/ $80 million USD) in capital from Avenir Growth and Akuna Capital, among others. So reports Yahoo! Finance.
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