PayPal Shares Slide After Amazon Drops Venmo as Payment Option
Amazon has notified users that it will no longer accept Venmo as a payment method starting January 10th, 2024. The decision reverses the announcement made
December 9, 2023
Blockchain Messaging Platform Wormhole Raises $225M at $2.5B Valuation
Wormhole, a developer platform facilitating communication between different blockchain networks, has successfully raised $225 million at a valuation of $2.5 billion. The fundraising effort involved
December 9, 2023
Banging the Drum – Apple and Payments Still No Good Together
I’ve been banging this drum for years. I suspect I will continue to do so. This week marked the formal “beginning of the end” of
December 3, 2023
Affirm Extends Rally on Cyber Monday Boost as BNPL Lending Surges
Affirm, the market leading specialty finance and BNPL service provider, saw its share price surge this past week following fresh economic data from Cyber Monday.
December 2, 2023
Oxx Closes €172.9M Fund To Back SaaS Companies with “Go-To-Market Fit” Products
Stolkholm and London-based venture capital firm Oxx, which invests in later-stage B2B SaaS companies, has closed its second fund of $190 million. The firm aims
December 2, 2023
Mozaic.io secures $20m Series A investment led by Volition Capital
Mozaic.io, a payments platform focusing on revenue and royalty splits for creative professionals, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by
December 2, 2023
Framework For Open Banking Among CUs?
BankSocial, a Web3 and open banking platform that aims to revolutionize the usage of blockchain for lending, has applied for a charter with the National
December 2, 2023
HSBC Launches Venture Debt Offer For Australian Scale-Ups
HSBC Australia has become the first major bank in Australia to offer venture debt funding, providing loans to scale-ups between AUD 10 million and AUD
December 2, 2023
Oz Forensics Wants to Detect Deepfakes Using Your Phone
Oz Forensics, a global leader in the prevention of biometric and deepfake fraud, has introduced a new feature called Hybrid Oz Liveness Detection, aimed at
December 2, 2023