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Payments network Ripple is bolstering its ranks this week with the appointment of Kristina Campbell as CFO. Campbell has been tapped to drive Ripple’s financial strategy, accelerate growth, and deliver value to shareholders. She most recently served as CFO at PayNearMe and has also held multiple roles at GreenDot. “Digital asset technology allows us to Read more…
Foxit‘s PhantomPDF is a leading end-user productivity software for maximizing efficiencies in document processes across your entire enterprise. Features Simple and intuitive UI Flexible deployment options Fantastic value Why it’s greatFor financial institutions, PhantomPDF is an excellent balance of usability, functionality, and value. Presenter Stanley Chow, Sr Product Marketing ManagerChow has a deep interest in Read more…
DigiShares provides a white-label platform for tokenization of real estate, supplying automation and liquidity for the real estate markets. Features Digitizes and automates processes related to financing and ownership structure Enables investors to trade on the bulletin board marketplace Enables fractionalization to reach new investors Why it’s greatThe real estate developer can get their own Read more…
After the world went digital last year, the digital identity crisis began taking on new life. Most fintech players are involved in digital identity in some way, and Experian is no exception. We recently spoke with Eric Haller, Experian’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Identity, Fraud & DataLabs, to get an idea of Read more…
Over the past several years, the role of the chief data officer (CDO) has evolved from being security-and compliance-oriented to being strategic and innovative.
When it comes to the competition for investment dollars, Finovate alums are off to their best start to date. Having raised more than $3.3 billion in funding in the first three months of 2021, companies that have demoed their innovations on the Finovate stage are attracting VC capital at the fastest rate in years. In Read more…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the hottest fintech trend that nobody saw coming. And today, payments infrastructure firm Circle is extending its services to help support NFT marketplaces. Circle’s new payments solution enables NFT marketplaces to accept both traditional payment cards and crypto payments. The Masachusetts-based company anticipates that the support will not only offer a Read more…
Avanti Financial Group has put the final touches on a deal that will bring the firm that much closer to its goal of launching a digital asset bank. Late last week, Avanti announced that it had closed a Series A round, raising $37 million from a wide swathe of institutional investors, cryptocurrency companies, family offices, Read more…
Our first all-digital European fintech conference is in the books. And given a little extra time to resolve a truly historic number of tied votes, our attendees have decided which companies will take home our Best of Show trophies for FinovateEurope 2021. This year’s winners are: Dbilia for its digital memorabilia that leverages blockchain and Read more…
Anybody else old enough to remember the argument that while blockchain technology probably had value, actual cryptocurrencies were already passé? In a round led by Coatue, Ribbit, and Stripes, digital asset infrastructure specialist Fireblocks has secured $133 million in new capital to power its mission to make it easier for banks to get into the Read more…
Still looking for evidence that cryptocurrencies have arrived? The $170 million raised this week by Austrian digital asset neobroker Bitpanda is a testament to both the surging interest in cryptocurrencies as well as the vitality of fintech innovation in the CEE countries. Bitpanda’s Series B round earned the company a valuation of $1.2 billion, giving Read more…
ESG investing is no longer the only environmentally conscious aspect of the financial services world. Recently, we’ve seen an explosion of fintechs– both new and incumbent players– going green. Here’s a roundup of who’s who in sustainable fintech: Ando Money Ando Money is a California-based digital bank that uses client deposits to support green initiatives. Read more…