Fintech
French Fintech Lydia Attains Unicorn Status With $100M Series C Funding
The funding round includes new investors Dragoneers and Echo Street along with existing backers Tencent, Accel and Founders Future.
Republic of Palau Joins Hands With Ripple to Develop Digital Currency Strategy
The fintech company will explore the country’s first digital currency strategy and its use case.
Meow Raises $5M to Connect Corporate Treasurers to Crypto Markets
The startup’s CEO said the company expects to raise a Series A round in the near future.
Australia Looks to Regulate Crypto
Australia’s Senate Select Committee delivers report on fintech regulation. CoinUnited sees enthusiastic response to Bitcoin ATMs in Hong Kong. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Fintech App Current Taps Coinbase’s Bison Trails to Support Polkadot DeFi Plans
Current is enlisting back-end support in its bid to combine DeFi services with the best of its traditional offerings.
Revolut Launches Commission-Free Crypto Trading for US Investors
Among other free services announced by Revolut are out-of-network ATM withdrawals of up to $1,200 and 10 remittance payments.
Fintech Tala Raises $145M to Launch Crypto Product for Emerging Markets
The startup will also expand its financial services for the unbanked.
Colombian Fintech Movii Raises $15M in Series B Round
Movii said that it was targeting some of the funding to develop a bitcoin purchasing service.
Fintech App Titan Adds Algorand, Chainlink and Uniswap to Actively Managed Crypto Portfolio
The company believes the three cryptos will outperform others as they become more widely adopted.
Revolut to Launch Crypto Token: Sources
The timing is subject to approval from U.K. regulators, according to one of the sources.
