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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.
Read more...Financial Services Committee Chastises 'Screen Scraping,' Considers Legislation
- Thursday, 07 October 2021
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House Financial Services Committee members appear to be in agreement across party lines with respect to developing stronger protections of consumer financial data utilized by third parties. So reports Roll Call.
Read more...Canada Launches Cryptocurrency ETF Featuring Top Two Coins
- Saturday, 02 October 2021
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Evolve is launching a multi-cryptocurrency ETF, and as such will offer the first-of-its-kind in Canada. So reports Yahoo!
Read more...Fintech Rize Looks to Combine Custodial Accounts Into ‘Single Experience’ After Series A
- Saturday, 02 October 2021
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Fintech-as-a-service Rize pulled in $11.4 million from a Series A funding round. So reports Tech Crunch.
Read more...Affirm CEO Levchin Expects BNPL to Cut Into eCommerce Pie
- Saturday, 02 October 2021
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Affirm CEO Max Levchin said he believes the concept of “buy now, pay later” may very well replace the modern credit card, but that day is not expected to come anytime soon. So reports CNBC.
Read more...China Drops Hammer on Crypto Industry with Overarching Ban
- Saturday, 02 October 2021
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China has essentially banned cryptocurrency transactions overnight as authorities look to close loopholes associated with its trading. So reports Al Jazeera.
Read more...BitClout's 'Diamondhands' Identity Revealed in DeSo Announcement
- Thursday, 23 September 2021
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BitClout creator “Diamondhands” has revealed himself as Nader Al-Naji, and announced he has launched a new “Decentralized Social” blockchain network. So reports The Block Crypto.
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