Tag: US
Straits Financial becomes first brokerage to accept bitcoin
Straits Financial will become the first US-based Futures Commission Merchant to accept bitcoin to fund trades and investments.
Juvo rakes in $14m to bring credit scores to mobile operators
Credit scoring company Juvo has raised $14m in a new round of venture funding. The investment comes from Freestyle Capital, Seed-Resolute and Wing Venture Capital.
RealtyShares crowdfunds $3m for Blue Mountain property investments
Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares has raised $3m through its platform for Salt Lake City-based residential property developer Blue Mountain.
Signifyd pulls in $19m for e-commerce fraud prevention
Signifyd, a fraud protection provider for e-commerce businesses, has raised $19m in funding. The round comes from Menlo Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and American Express Ventures.
SmartAssets banks $12m for financial advice
Financial advice startup SmartAsset has raised $12m in a Series B round of funding led by IA Capital Group. The deal also saw participation from TV Capital, Contour Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, New York Life, Transamerica Ventures and Fitz Gate Ventures.
SoFi looks to raise $500m in new funding
Social Finance (SoFi) is hoping to shake off the recent slump in the online lending space and raise half a billion dollars in a new equity round, according to reports.
Airbanq takes $2.5m for digital bank for the underserved
Digital banking startup Airbanq has raised $2.5m in a seed round of funding to bring financial services to under banked consumers.
Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m
Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
Barclays and Wave carry out first blockchain trade transaction
Barclays has partnered with Fintech startup Wave to carry out what it claims in the first global trade transaction using blockchain technology.
PayPal heads to the checkout with MasterCard deal
PayPal and MasterCard are expanding their partnerships to the checkout by increase PayPal's footprint at the point of sale through contactless payments.
