Rent payment platform Till launches flexible installments and rent protection for tenants

Rent payment platform Till launches flexible installments and rent protection for tenants

Till, a platform that allows renters to pay landlords, is rolling out a bundle of new features to entice renters to pay their bills on time, including the capability to spread out payments over a month, rent protection loans, and rewards for platform users.

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GoDaddy launches invoicing and payments for web designers and developers

GoDaddy launches invoicing and payments for web designers and developers

GoDaddy, the domain registrar and web hosting company, is pushing ahead into financial technology by rolling out invoicing and payments capabilities for web designers and developers who use its platform.

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Visa pays $150,000 for NFT called CryptoPunk 7610

Visa pays $150,000 for NFT called CryptoPunk 7610

Payments giant Visa this week lent the crypto ecosystem a vote of confidence by buying a non-fungible token (NFT) called CryptoPunk 7610.

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Taliban control of Afghanistan gives boost to underground crypto economy

Taliban control of Afghanistan gives boost to underground crypto economy

With the Taliban solidifying their control over Afghanistan over the past couple of weeks, the country has plunged into a financial crisis, with a cash shortage, a currency in freefall, and rising prices of consumer goods.

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Binance crypto traders seek damages for millions lost during May outage

Binance crypto traders seek damages for millions lost during May outage

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, is facing legal action over a May 19 hour-long outage that resulted in millions of dollars in traders’ money lost, claimants allege.

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Nerve, a neobank for musicians, to launch in September

Nerve, a neobank for musicians, to launch in September

Nerve, a neobank for musicians, aims to serve musicians with FDIC-insured accounts that help the musician separate their personal and financial lives; streaming and follower data; free instant payments to other Nerve users; and a networking feature that allows musicians to collaborate with one another.

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Green-themed challenger bank Aspiration to go public in $2.3B SPAC deal

Green-themed challenger bank Aspiration to go public in $2.3B SPAC deal

Aspiration, an 8-year-old Los Angeles-based challenger bank, is going public through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company InterPrivate III Financial Partners Inc.

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Venmo teams up with Fiserv to offer direct paycheck deposits for gig workers

Venmo teams up with Fiserv to offer direct paycheck deposits for gig workers

PayPal-owned Venmo announced a partnership with banking technology company Fiserv to offer gig workers the opportunity to get their paychecks and tax refunds deposited into their Venmo accounts.

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Standing at the Intersection of Real Estate and Technology

Standing at the Intersection of Real Estate and Technology

As the pandemic recedes, it's clear that the proptech sector is largely emerging stronger, more resilient, and with more interest from investors than ever before. In fact, according to Crunchbase, VC-backed real estate tech companies raised a record $10.6B in the first six months of 2021, up from $8.3B in the same period in 2020. Meanwhile, companies in the real estate tech ecosystem are increasingly going public, with major IPOs like Procore and Compass, and SPAC tie-ups for companies like Offerpad, SmartRent, Hippo, Doma, and more.


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Mastercard is planning to say goodbye to the magnetic strip on its cards

Mastercard is planning to say goodbye to the magnetic strip on its cards

Payments giant Mastercard said it’s getting rid of the magnetic strip on cards starting in 2024. The move is being taken largely as a result of the growth in adoption of new technology, including chip cards and contactless payments.

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Poly Network wants hacker to become chief security advisor

Poly Network wants hacker to become chief security advisor

Poly Network is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that was the target of a hack last week resulting in $600M in stolen crypto.

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Industry braces for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2.0

Industry braces for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 2.0

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has outlined its priorities in a staff memo, including consumers facing hardship due to Covid-19, and racial equity.

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ICYMI: Chime raises a whopping $750M on its way to IPO

ICYMI: Chime raises a whopping $750M on its way to IPO

Neobank Chime, which reportedly has around 20 million customers, just closed a blockbuster $750M, bringing its valuation up to $25B and positioning it for an IPO in the first half of next year.

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Poly Network hack puts DeFi fraud under the microscope

Poly Network hack puts DeFi fraud under the microscope

In one of the biggest crypto thefts ever, nearly $600M in crypto was stolen in a cyberattack on a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called Poly Network.

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Brex withdraws industrial bank charter application

Brex withdraws industrial bank charter application

Payments unicorn Brex is withdrawing its industrial loan company (ILC) bank charter application to allow it to “modify and strengthen” it and resubmit at a future date.

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