London-headquartered Northzone has announced that its newest fund has raised in excess of €1 billion. Not only is this the firm’s largest raise to date, but one of the biggest venture capital refuelings across the European ecosystem. While the VC arms race of 2021 might be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, Northzone is still forging ahead, this time
Palazzo Versace Dubai will now allow guests to pay for dining, stays and spa experiences with cryptocurrencies. The accepted cryptocurrencies include BNB, Bitcoin, and Ethereum. The Binance payment gateway will be used for the transactions. “Accepting cryptocurrencies as payments is yet another innovative step that we have taken towards making our business future-ready,”
Global coffee chain Starbucks has announced a partnership with Ethereum scaling solution Polygon to build its Web3 experience titled ‘Starbucks Odyssey’. This will combine the existing Starbucks Rewards loyalty program with an NFT platform. The program will allow the company’s US clients to buy digital collector stamps in NFT form that give rewards and immersive
Whatever kind of business you run, your organization undoubtedly needs to make a lot of purchases and expenditures. Your employee will require a quick way to pay your suppliers and business partners for everything from business dinners to business travel. Virtual cards come into play in this situation. It is preferable to give your employees
Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today announced that it has been chosen by Bread Financial, a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions, to enhance the in-store checkout experience for shoppers using Bread Pay, its flexible suite of Buy Now, Pay Later products. Using Marqeta’s platform, Bread Financial
September 20, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT
September 20, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT Data quality used to be a one-dimensional term: Is your data right? As the data landscape has become more complex and sophisticated, data quality has evolved to require a more holistic approach to encompass much more to ensure trust in data. Integrated data quality, governance, and multi-domain data management
September 21, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT
September 21, 2022 | 2:00PM EDT Fintech security and identity teams know what it’s like to juggle opposing goals. The business dictates security that supports user and revenue growth, while also keeping bad actors from accessing accounts, assets, and the platform as a whole. Meanwhile, cybercriminals rely on frictionless registration and login experiences, so lowering
The day after it emerged that a funding round for Freetrade fell apart earlier this year, the UK stock trading app has gone back to the public with another crowdfunding campaign. According to a letter obtained by the Financial Times, Freetrade inked term sheets with new investors some months ago to raise capital at a £700 million
FNZ, the global wealth management platform, today announced that it has agreed to acquire DIAMOS AG, the specialized wealthtech provider for the asset and wealth management industry, to further enhance its global wealth management platform. The addition of cutting-edge product and service offerings to its current end-to-end wealth management platform will boost FNZ’s worldwide client
How modern platforms are teaching children money skills.
Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), and Square, the global payments technology provider, today announced a new partnership, focused on helping small businesses work smarter and save time, freeing them up to grow their businesses. Sage Accounting and Square’s point of sale (POS) software can
Clip, Mexico’s leading commerce and digital payments platform continues to strengthen its operations and offerings that drive the digital transformation of Mexico’s economy by entering a $50 million, three-year, unsecured revolving credit facility with Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, and HSBC. The funding will be used by Clip to expand its efforts to meet businesses’ demand for innovative
