4/30/2018 3:56:05 PM Flexport secures $100M in funding from SF Express to expand global logistics operations By Sean Lippel San Francisco based tech platform for global trade has raised $100m in funding from SF Express, the leading courier company in China.
4/30/2018 3:48:10 PM LeaseLock raises $10m Series A By Sean Lippel Los Angeles based insurance product for the rental market has raised $10m Series A capital led by Wildcat Venture Partners, with...
4/27/2018 2:39:36 PM Cashback app Dosh raises $44M on a $240M valuation from PayPal and more By FinTech Collective Austin based cashback app Dosh has raised a $44m Series A at a $240m post-money valuation, led by PayPal and Goodwater Capital.
4/26/2018 3:29:28 PM How Digit's Founder Realized the Tech Trend He'd Built His Company on Was All Hype By Gareth Jones An eye opening read from Inc. Magazine - When Ethan Bloch launched Digit, he was sure chatbots were the next big thing. Now he thinks...
4/26/2018 2:12:36 PM This is how financial services chatbots are going to evolve By Gareth Jones The 1st generation of chatbots in financial services has yet to win over the majority of consumers. But as the technology improves...
4/25/2018 10:23:32 PM Silicon Valley's Latest Revolution: Cutting Out Wall Street By Gareth Jones Felix Salmon digs into the not so recent trend of technology companies not adhering to the normal rules of Wall Street. When Spotify...
4/25/2018 10:15:40 PM CFPB Considers Ending Public Access to Complaints About Banks By Gareth Jones Mick Mulvaney, the interim director of the CFPB, told banking industry executives that he did not see anything under the 2010 Dodd-Frank...
4/25/2018 10:08:22 PM To Catch Bad Actors, Winklevosses’ Bitcoin Exchange Teams Up With Nasdaq By Gareth Jones Gemini, the bitcoin exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has teamed up with Nasdaq to beef up its defenses against market...
4/25/2018 10:01:53 PM Pimco’s New Bond King Could Be a Robot in Austin By Gareth Jones PIMCO used to rely heavily on one man to make many of its key investment decisions. Now it’s betting a big part of its future on millions...
4/25/2018 6:09:19 PM CampusLogic Raises $55 Million to Further Its Comprehensive Student Financial Services Platform By Sean Lippel Arizona based student financial services platform has raised $55m in growth equity funding led by JML Equity. CampusLogic works with...
4/25/2018 6:00:45 PM MoneyLion wins Celent Model Bank Award for Financial Wellness By Sean Lippel Celent, a leading global financial services and advisory firm, has announced that MoneyLion has won the award for demonstrating...
4/25/2018 3:23:01 PM Palantir Knows Everything About You By Gareth Jones This great, but terrifying, Bloomberg tear down on Palantir is a long read, but is instructive on how, as a former JPMorgan cyber expert...
4/25/2018 2:58:19 PM China’s online lenders reel from industry shake-out By Gareth Jones The development of consumer lending in China has hit a speed bump as the P2P industry falls foul of a regulatory clampdown on borrowing...
4/25/2018 2:54:46 PM Why IOTA Belongs On Your Focus List.. Or Maybe Not? By Gareth Jones Veteran Wall Street analyst and hedge fund manager, James Waggoner recommends investing in IOTA as it offers investors the opportunity to...
4/25/2018 3:01:54 AM Crypto billionaire sued by Sequoia after funding deal goes awry By Sean Lippel Binance founder Zao Chanpeng is being sued in Hong Kong court by Sequoia who claims he violated their exclusivity agreement when Zao...
4/25/2018 1:48:00 AM Indian lending platform Capital Float raises $22m Series C extension from Amazon By Sean Lippel Bangalore based online lender has announced a $22m Series C extension from Amazon. This is an extension of its $45m Series C raised in...