Barclays today announced that Rainmaking, a leading corporate venture builder, has been chosen as an innovation partner. With the support of Rainmaking, Barclays will launch a new suite of initiatives targeted at FinTech founders across the globe, from early-stage to scale-up and beyond, to help grow and develop their companies. Continue reading
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Equifax and Georgia Tech Announce Financial Inclusion Research Partnership
Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) have announced a new research partnership designed to develop new ways to reach underserved, underbanked and credit-rebuilding consumers. As part of this relationship, the Financial Services Innovation Lab at Georgia Tech will leverage anonymized Equifax data assets to further its innovative research designed to increase consumer access to credit and Equifax data scientists will provide hands-on data education to speed research time. The research partnership is designed to stimulate growth in fintech entrepreneurship in Atlanta. Continue reading
NIGERIAN FINTECH P2VEST RECORDS 100,000 USERS ON ITS PLATFORM
P2vest Technology Limited, today announced that its peer-to-peer lending application, P2Vest has hit 100,000 users with access to quick loans. This achievement underscores the organisations’ role in transforming the way people access credit and lend money by bringing borrowers and lenders together. Continue reading
Kaiko Launches Cryptocurrency Market Data Service on ICE Global Network
Kaiko, the leading cryptocurrency market data provider, today announces a new offering in collaboration with Intercontinental Exchange, a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, that delivers real-time market data over ICE’s global private network. Continue reading
Metaverse to crypto: Five tech trends to watch out for in 2022
LONDON, Jan 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From tackling the coronavirus pandemic to working remotely and communicating with loved ones, digital tools, platforms and policies increasingly affect how we live our lives.
Here are five tech trends to look out for in 2022. Continue reading
Greenbrier Releases 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) today announced the release of its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, On Track Together. For the second consecutive year, the report was prepared in accordance with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework. Continue reading
PayPal is Giving Customers A Chance to Win £10,000 Every Week This Christmas
PayPal announced that it is giving customers the chance to win £10,000 each week, as well as thousands of other prizes, by shopping or donating with PayPal this Christmas². Continue reading
The road to COP26: Fifth Wall Launches Mural in Glasgow as part of its international “Choose Earth” Campaign
Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, launches a mural in Glasgow as part of its international campaign to bring public attention to the real estate industry’s need to invest in climate technology now. Continue reading
AI Phishing Defense Leader SlashNext Closes $26 Million Series B Funding
SlashNext, the leader in SaaS-based spear-phishing and human hacking defense across digital channels and apps, today announced it raised $26 million in Series B venture capital funding. With new investors Tom and Matt Gallo, Telia Group, and the ACTIVE Fund of the Ayala group, and participation from early investors Norwest, Wing, and Alter Ventures, the round brings SlashNext’s total funding to $43 million. Thomas Gallo also joins the SlashNext board of directors. Continue reading
World’s Fastest Growing Cryptocurrency Platform, Crypto.com, Launches Campaign Introducing Platform to Global Consumers
Today Crypto.com, the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, rolled out a global ad campaign supported by recent sponsorship announcements, to formally introduce the platform to consumers around the world. Founded in 2016, Crypto.com serves over 10 million customers with the world’s fastest growing crypto app, along with the Crypto.com Visa Card — the world’s most popular crypto card program. Continue reading