Wise, the global tech company building the best way to move money around the world, has today launched its first eco card. The environmental impact of the Eco-Wise Card has been significantly reduced through the use of Polylactic Acid (PLA), a sustainable plastic alternative made from renewable bio-resources such as inedible corn. . The material
Singapore-based fintech Nium has launched a closed-loop payments solution, Nium Airline Payments (NAP), powered by Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP). NAP aims to provide airlines, travel agents and online travel agents (OTAs) with a sustainable and fair closed payment model that seeks to end harmful surcharges and The no-accept policy restricts companies that are notorious for inflating B2B
PayZen, the fintech company tackling healthcare affordability with personalized, no-cost patient financing solutions, has raised a $220 million growth round to strengthen its leadership position as it pioneers the new category of Affordability Financing. The round is composed of $20 million in equity financing and a $200 million credit facility. The oversubscribed equity component was
Peter Rex, founder and Executive Chairman of Rex, announced that PayUp, a Rex company, has partnered with Austin-based nFusion Capital. PayUp is a technologized early payment solution for small and medium-sized businesses ensuring convenient and affordable access to capital. nFusion Capital is a private working capital finance company delivering customized financing solutions to small and medium-sized
Fintech and banks are not always the most comfortable partners, banks see banks as a digital threat to their business. This has created a “fear” among banks that fintechs are willing to beat them at their own game, as they serve customers in a way that banks may not, and fintechs too. tend to be
The Matic coin, an alternative cryptocurrency based on Ethereum, authorises the Polygon network (initially called the Matic network). It aims to provide a long-term scaling solution to issues like high transaction costs and slow speeds. The rising volume of transactions on the Ethereum blockchain has placed a significant stress on the network, causing decreased performance
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The Alt401(k), a retirement platform offered by ForUsAll, a leading retirement provider for small businesses, gives employees the freedom to invest a portion of their 401(k) in potentially higher-growth opportunities like cryptocurrency in addition to conventional 401(k) mutual funds. As of today, 50 companies are live with the platform. The 401k’s first crypto delivery is
Next year, real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges will be prohibited by UK bank Santander. The action is meant to shield users from scams, according to an email to customers that was originally covered by Reuters. Santander has not said what time in 2023 the modification will go into effect. The bank will implement a more
Goldman Sachs, MSCI, and Coin Metrics today announced the introduction of datonomy, a new categorization scheme for the market in digital assets. The new data service datonomy categorises money and tokens according to their intended purpose. Datonomy can be licenced for a number of use cases, including the review and assessment of portfolio performance and
The launch of Bitget Insights, a brand-new feature, has been announced by Bitget, the top cryptocurrency exchange in the world. Through the Bitget exchange, the functionality links social networks and social commerce. The launch represents the next development in Bitget’s cryptocurrency social trading project, which aims to help both novice and experienced traders. Traders will
Payer, the leading B2B technology company specializing in digital conversion, payments, and finance automation, with a mission to digitalize the B2B industry wherever payments play a central role, has announced that it will now facilitate American Express payments across the Nordics in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. This means that companies using Payer as a B2B
