FinTech News
Fascinated by the rapidly evolving world of financial technology? Our FinTech news category is your insider’s guide to the most cutting-edge innovations disrupting the finance industry. Get up-to-date coverage on the latest breakthroughs in digital banking, cryptocurrency, investing, and more.
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Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Raises $13 Million in Funding
It looks as though the app Fold is the latest FinTech to cash in on the current crypto craze. Today, the company announced that it had raised an impressive $13 million. The Series A was led by Craft Ventures while M13, Slow Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners also participated. With the funds, Fold intends to continue…
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Visa Expands FinTech Partner Connect Program to U.S. and Beyond
As FinTech becomes increasingly mainstream, Visa is now looking to facilitate even broader financial technology integrations. Following an initial launch in Europe, the company has announced it will now be expanding the FinTech Partner Connect program to the United States as well as markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and elsewhere. The program…
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White Star Capital Closes $50 Million Digital Asset Fund
Despite a rough week in the world of crypto, venture capitalists continue to see potential in the space. Case in point: White Star Capital has announced that it’s raised $50 million to create a Digital Asset Fund (DAF), which will invest in various blockchain-enabled businesses and crypto networks. Previously, the fund’s target was $30 million,…
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Current Announces Partnership with Decentralized Finance Platform Acala
As many aspects of money modernize, the lines between FinTech and traditional finance have begun blurring. Similarly, another trend has brought fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies closer together, allowing all kinds of platforms to harness the power of blockchain. With that in mind, two FinTechs have revealed plans to create a “HyFi” platform. This week, the…
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FinTron Announces Partnership with LendingClub Bank
Over the past few years, several FinTech firms have taken a stab at building a better banking account. In many cases, these startups are able to tailor the banking experience to better serve a specific type of customer. Yet, these bold ideas cannot become reality without the help of a licensed bank that can provide…
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Tesla Discontinues Acceptance of Bitcoin for Vehicles
Elon giveth and Elon taketh away. Less than six weeks after Tesla began accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for its famed electric vehicles, Musk has announced that the company will halt this practice. In turn, the price of $BTC has fallen sharply. In a tweet, Musk cited environmental concerns related to the mining…
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SoFi Introduces New Weekly Dividend ETF $WKLY
Over the past few years, SoFi has continually kept things interesting by debuting new features and products at a rapid clip. Now they’re at it again, adding another exchange traded fund to its line-up. This week, SoFi introduced its latest ETF: the SoFi Weekly Dividend ETF ($WKLY). With this ETF, shareholders will receive weekly dividend…
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Mastercard Names Six Startups for Latest Start Path Accelerator
Mastercard’s award-winning Start Path program is ready for its next round. This week, Mastercard announced the latest six FinTechs that will participate in its accelerator. These startups include: Asante Financial Services Cledara Jifiti Moeda Seeds SpenDebt’s Tippy Launched in 2014, the Start Path program has previously helped more than 250 startups develop their products and…
