Fintech Fail – USPS Wants “in” on Banking
Serving up a legitimate head-scratcher this week was a report from the Washington Post providing an update on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) pilot
October 9, 2021
Coming to America – Nuvei (NVEI: NASDAQ)
Montreal based fintech and payments processor, Nuvei, began trading on the Nasdaq this past week, following its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange
October 8, 2021
Multi-chain crypto wallet XDEFI raises $6 million in new funding
XDEFI Wallet, recently announced it raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The funding consisted of SAFT (simple agreement for future tokens) and equity.
October 4, 2021
Google abandons plans to offer bank accounts to users
On Friday, Google announced it would not be moving forward with plans to offer bank accounts with financial partners such as Citigroup. The news comes
October 4, 2021
eCommerce startup Merama closes $225M Series B round
Merama, a Latin American eCommerce company, recently announced a Series B funding round led by Advent International and SoftBank Group. The funding comes less than
October 4, 2021
AutoLeap drives technology for car repair shops with new $18M capital infusion
Autoleap, an auto repair software company based in Toronto, recently announced an $18M Series A funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The announcement comes
October 4, 2021
Australian fintech Till Payments finalizes $110M Series C, plans to operate in UK, Europe, US
Till Payments, an Australian payments technology firm, recently announced a Series C funding led by Avenir Growth, Woodson Capital, and Akuna Capital. The funding will
October 4, 2021
Rize raises $11.4M to scale its embedded fintech service
Fintech as a service platform Rize recently raised $11.4M to scale its embedded fintech service. The Series A round was led by Alpha Edison and
October 4, 2021
Quantum computer company IonQ makes Wall Street debut
IonQ, the first quantum computer company to go public, completed its reverse merger on Friday. Prior to going public, the company had raised $82M in
October 4, 2021