Chilean fintech looks for slice of giant money transfers market
Chilean fintech Global66 is tapping into the vast pool of remittances and money transfers sloshing around Latin America, hoping a...
Grayscale hires ETF head to convert biggest Bitcoin fund
The company behind the largest cryptocurrency fund is building out its ETF team, despite dimming odds that U.S. regulators will...
Carlyle to invest in Abrigo at $1 billion-plus valuation
Abrigo, an Accel-KKR-backed software provider for financial institutions, has secured an investment from private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc. The...
Square deal vaults Afterpay founders to $1.8B fortunes
As a wannabe investment banker, Afterpay Ltd. co-founder Nick Molnar was told to stick to his “side hustle” of selling...
State Street to offer crypto services to private-fund clients
State Street Corp. is set to offer cryptocurrency reporting, reconciliation and processing services to its private-fund clients in the latest...
Chatbot Startup Gupshup Raises $240 Million for Growth Push
Messaging bots developer Gupshup raised $240 million in fresh funding, the second cash injection within a few months as the...
BNY-backed crypto platform Fireblocks seals unicorn status
Fireblocks has raised $310 million in a series D round that values the digital-asset platform at $2 billion, sealing its...
Mastercard works with startups to ease use of cryptocurrencies
Mastercard Inc. is looking to make it easier for consumers to buy, spend and hold cryptocurrencies. Startups focused on crypto...
Square building new bitcoin-inspired financial services business
Square Inc. is creating a new business line to help developers build financial services products focused on Bitcoin, according to...
Powell says stable coins need regulation to protect U.S. public
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there are potential risks from stable coins and that they require regulation to ensure...
