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
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
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
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
21.co, the world’s leader in providing access to crypto through simple and easy-to-use products, today announced a $25 million round led by Marshall Wace. This round values the business up to $2 billion, making 21.co Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn. With this round of financing, 21.co will continue to drive rapid, targeted growth through first-of-their-kind products, key market expansions and
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Aquila today announced the acquisition of Cibar Inc. (“Cibar”), a best-in-class banking software solution for the international trade finance industry. Cibar, a pioneer and specialist in trade finance applications, was established in 1969 and has its headquarters in Colorado Springs, USA. Its modules cover imports and exports, standby letters of credit, guarantees, cash letters, wire transfers, and more.
Temenos today announced that it has been recognized as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Processing Platforms for Corporate Banking, Q3 2022. Temenos believes that its position as a leader reflects the advances in Temenos open platform for composable banking and the broad set of banking services that cover all areas of corporate banking.
Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for e-commerce businesses, has secured a $200 million (plus a $53 million mezzanine) debt financing facility from Credit Suisse. The extra financing facility will be used by Wayflyer to support other origination, allowing it to quickly give capital to e-commerce companies and assist them to spur growth, enhancing cash flow,
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