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Mesh, a provider of real-time professional license verification trusted by leading marketplaces, today announced the launch of its Multi-Factor Business Identity solution for marketplaces, e-commerce, and vendor and contractor compliance. Co-founded by ex-Amazon executives Diego Asenjo (CEO) and Tony Bryan (CTO), and following a $5.7 million seed... Read More
Digital Assets: Majority of Token Supply for 20% of Cryptocurrencies Has Yet to be Unlocked – Report
Low float crypto account for 21.3% of the top 300 crypto by market capitalization, according to an update from CoinGecko. This means that for 1 out of every 5 large cap crypto, “the majority of their token supply has yet to be unlocked, resulting in... Read More
Carta has released their State of Private Markets: Q1 2024 report. Carta notes that the venture capital fundraising market “remained slow in Q1 2024, but valuations held steady or climbed at almost every stage.” Carta also mentions that the startup fundraising market “got off to... Read More
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the connectivity cloud company, announced a partnership with the United States Department of Treasury and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) under the US Department of Energy in order “to improve the cyber resilience of the financial services industry by sharing an... Read More
The growth of Open Banking in the United Kingdom has continued to accelerate. The latest data from Open Banking Limited, the independent entity established by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to oversee its implementation, shows “more than 9 million active users and 14.45m payments... Read More
iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since it was founded in 2012. iwoca has received £150m (€175m) in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to “support the company’s growth in... Read More
Bitcoin Suisse Expands Digital Assets Offering with Trading and Custody Services for Starknet (STRK)
Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss-based pioneer in crypto-financial services, is pleased to announce the addition of Starknet (STRK) trading and custody to its platform. This latest development underscores Bitcoin Suisse’s commitment to “providing its clients with access to innovative blockchain projects and investment opportunities.” Starknet is... Read More
Novibet has announced that it has selected FullCircl’s identity solutions platform, W2, as its new digital compliance partner. The partnership will help Novibet meet regulatory compliance requirements and ensure its customers interact in “a safe and secure environment.” The solution W2 has designed for Novibet... Read More
Global insurtech funding falls to its lowest quarterly level since 2018, according to a report from CBInsights. Despite growth in broader venture funding in Q1’24, insurtech (insurance technology) funding declined 18% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to hit its lowest level in years ($0.9B), the CBInsights report reveals.... Read More
Many countries have launched or are in the process of launching instant payment rails, which are transforming how payments are made and processed, the researchers at Juniper Research noted. However, one key limitation with national payment rails is “that they can only facilitate payments domestically,... Read More