Messaging App Telegram Raises $1.7B in ICO
The messaging app Telegram has raised more money with its initial coin offering, logging another $850 million, the SEC reported...
Payments
HSBC Partners With PayPal for Corporate Payments
Add HSBC to list of major banks that have partnered with payments company PayPal. Today, HSBC announced that as a...
Braintree’s New ‘Extend’ Service Deepens Merchant Partnerships
EXCLUSIVE - Braintree has some work to do. In order for the digital payments system provider to become the comprehensive commerce...
Banks Are ‘Dipping Their Toe’ into Public Blockchains, Says Chain CEO [VIDEO]
Blockchain technology has been talked about in banking for so long that readers here can be excused for being a...
SoFi Money Wants to Provide Checking Accounts Without the Inconvenience
EXCLUSIVE— With its upcoming SoFi Money accounts, personal finance and lending startup SoFi wants to provide banking consumers with a...
Starling Bank Opens Business Bank Accounts
UK-based mobile bank Starling Bank has launched accounts for small businesses, with no fees for payments or withdrawals, according to...
Coinbase Opens Door to Altcoin Support with ERC20 Announcement
Coinbase set the cryptocurrency world buzzing this week when it announced its intention to support for ERC20 tokens, which is...
How Visa Is Securing the Internet of Things [VIDEO]
The Internet of Things is notoriously insecure -- unsecured, or poorly secured IoT devices have contributed to a number of...
Monzo and Starlling Bank Integrate With CreditLadder for Rent Payments
Two of Britain’s most popular digital banks, Monzo and Starling Bank, have integrated with fellow UK startup CreditLadder, allowing users...
What Does ‘Borderless Banking’ Look Like? No Fees, No Branches, Denizen Says
EXCLUSIVE— San Francisco-based startup Denizen wants to create a new way of banking, by providing users with a “borderless” bank...
