Category : News

Payroll Automation Startup Earny Launches Public Beta with Seed Funding

Earny, a Swiss-based startup that simplifies and automates payroll for small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), announced the launch of its Software as a service (SaaS) as a public beta in November 2021. By granting access of its solution to a small gr...

ConsenSys Raises Valuation to US$3.2 Billion With Us$200 Million Fundraise

Blockchain firm ConsenSys announced the close of a US$200 million financing round, bringing its valuation to US$3.2 billion. New investors Marshall Wace, Third Point, ParaFi Capital, and Think Investments contributed to the round alongside new partne...

Credit Card Startup Upgrade Raises US$280 Million Series F, Now Valued at US$6 Billion

Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers, announced that it raised a US$280 million Series F round at a US$6 billion pre-money valuation. Upgrade said that it has raised...

Anleger können jetzt auch in den Crowd-Lending- Pionier Cashare investieren

Kunden und Kundinnen von Cashare haben die Möglichkeit, auf der Plattform mittels Crowdinvesting Partizipationsscheine zu erwerben und damit direkt am zukünftigen Erfolg des Unternehmens teilzuhaben. Beteiligung am Unternehmenswachstum Der Crowdlendi...

Fintech M&A Activity Reaches New Heights

Fintech exits through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have reached a new all-time high this year, outpacing all of 2020 by 23% to reach 664 deals in Q3 2021 year-to-date (YTD), new data from CB Insights show. These figures were shared in the State...

Markteinführung der NFT-Kollektion „Homo Spacien“ zeigt, wie die Raumfahrt die menschliche Evolution prägen wird

Vizzio Art Creators Lab (VACL), Teil von Vizzio Art, einem europäischen Anbieter für digitale Wandkunst, kündigt den Launch der limitierten NFT-Sammlung „Homo Spacien“ an. Die einzigartige Serie zeigt Konzepte auf, wie sich die Menschheit parallel zu...

MoneyLion Acquires MALKA Media to Accelerate Customer Growth

US-based neobank MoneyLion announced that it has acquired MALKA Media Group, a rapidly growing creator network and content platform. The acquisition builds on a four-year partnership between both entities. MALKA’s content engine as well as Mone...

SIX Swiss Exchange to Allow SPAC Listings From December Onwards

The SIX Swiss Exchange announced that Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) can now be be listed and traded on its platform from 6th December 2021 onwards. The Swiss bourse said that it has obtained authorisation from all of the relevant auth...

Einführung der NFT-Kollektion „Homo Spacien“ zeigt wie die Raumfahrt die menschliche Evolution prägen wird

Abacus präsentiert neuste Generation von Business Software

Claudio Hintermann, CEO der Abacus Research AG, präsentierte an der 27. Abacus Partner Conference die fünfte Generation der Abacus Business Software «Abacus DEEP». Die Konferenz stand unter dem Motto «Welcome to the future». Ziel der neuen Software-G...

Arcplace Inks Partnership With Yokoy to Expand Its Purchase-To-Pay Portfolio

Arcplace, a a specialised IT service provider in the information management and archiving industry, has signed a new partnership with Swiss spend management specialist Yokoy. With this partnership, Arcplace is further expanding its portfolio in the p...

Melon Launches NFT Trading Platform for Social Media Influencers

Melon, a London-based decentralised Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) platform, announced the launch of its NFT trading platform for social media influencers from Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Twitch. These influencers are...

Investment Firm Paradigm Launches New US$2.5 Billion Crypto Fund

Paradigm, a crypto-focused investment firm based in San Francisco, announced a new US$2.5 billion venture fund to continue funding next generation crypto companies and protocols. The firm said that the size of the fund is reflective of crypto being t...

Canadian Corporate Card Startup Float Secures US$30 Million Series A

Float, a Canadian all-in-one corporate card and spend management solution, announced that it has closed US$30 million in Series A financing led by Tiger Global. Other investors include Golden Ventures, Susa Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Michael...

New BIS Paper Delves Into History of CBDC Initiatives

Most central banks around the world are either researching or launching their own central bank digital currency (CBDC), a trend driven by technological advances, changing consumer behavior, and disruptive forces including cryptocurrencies and stablec...