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Bitcoin 2022 Exclusive: Global Payments Innovation For The New Economy
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 2:06pm | 1445Detroit-based Benzinga, a media and data provider bridging the gap between retail and institutional investors, sent its team to Miami, Florida April 6-9, for Bitcoin 2022. During that time, Benzinga sought to recognize the innovations across the digital assets sector, and spoke with founders,...
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Game Changer? Solana Pay To Usher In 'New Era' Of Crypto Payments
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - 9:38am | 476Solana Labs, the entity behind high-speed blockchain Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), has launched a new payments protocol that will let merchants accept crypto payments directly from consumers. What Happened: In an announcement on Tuesday, Solana unveiled Solana Pay which will let merchants accept USD Coin (...
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Meta Loses Cryptocurrency Executive To Checkout.com
Friday, December 17, 2021 - 8:32am | 297Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), the company formerly known as Facebook, has lost another executive in Meron Colbeci, who has decided to join London-based payment startup Checkout.com as its chief product officer. What Happened: Colbeci, who most recently worked as the director of...
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Fintech Focus For June 30, 2021
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 5:28pm | 1728Quote To Start The Day: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Source: Mark Twain One Big Thing In Fintech: [D]oes the success of BNPL spell doom for the $3tn credit card industry? A new report by...
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Fintech Focus For June 17, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 - 6:54pm | 1823Quote To Start The Day: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Source: Lao Tzu One Big Thing In Fintech: Outside of perhaps China, right now the big use case for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) seems to be just talking about them. Crypto is cool right now and...
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Fintech Focus For June 3, 2021
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 - 9:38pm | 1445Quote To Start The Day: "You can't be a real networker unless you’re connected." Source: Michael Gruen One Big Thing In Fintech: Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser recently said that the bank is considering opening more branches in more cities. That seems a bit counterintuitive in this...
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Fintech Focus For April 14, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 7:11pm | 2012Quote To Start The Day: “I think smart money understands that, although volatility has contracted a lot in these last two months, we are still seeing signs of excess market fragility appear from many different angles.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: ConsenSys, a key...
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Fintech Focus For February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 8:18pm | 2714Quote To Start The Day: To better align our incentives with those of our members, we will stop participating in the practice of Payment for Order Flow. Source: Public.com One Big Thing In Fintech: An “anonymously” led startup called Millions has raised a $3 million seed round...
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Checkout.com Gets $15B Valuation In Funding Round Led By Tiger Global
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - 4:38am | 327Checkout.com received a $15 billion valuation in its latest funding round led by Tiger Global Management LLC, according to the CEO of the London-based online payment solutions provider, Guillaume Pousaz. What Happened: Checkout.com raised $450 million in proceeds in the Series C...