Fintech

TikTok star Charli D’Amelio promoting Step. (Step)
Celebrity-Backed Fintech for Teens, Step Receives $300M in Debt Funding
The app also launched a crypto trading feature, starting with bitcoin
TikTok star Charli D’Amelio promoting Step. (Step)

Eco CEO Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018 (CoinDesk)
Fintech App Eco to Convert User Balances From US Dollars to USDC
Eco will use digital settlement-service platform Zero Hash to custody the stablecoins.
Eco CEO Andy Bromberg speaks at Token Summit NYC 2018 (CoinDesk)

TrueLayer to lay off 10% of its staff. (Pawel Chu/Unsplash)
Fintech Startup TrueLayer Trimming 10% of Staff, Citing Challenging Market Conditions
About 45 employees will be laid off from the firm, which was valued at over $1 billion a year ago.
TrueLayer to lay off 10% of its staff. (Pawel Chu/Unsplash)

Lightnet Group received a $50 million commitment from LDA Capital (Shutterstock)
Fintech Firm Lightnet Group Gets $50M From LDA Capital to Boost Velo Protocol's Technology
The firm has the option to raise the total commitment to up to $100 million over the next three years.
Lightnet Group received a $50 million commitment from LDA Capital (Shutterstock)

Plaid is adding crypto exchange account data. (SarahCreates/Unsplash)
Plaid Adds Crypto Account Data to Its Platform
The information will be in read-only mode.
Plaid is adding crypto exchange account data. (SarahCreates/Unsplash)

OpenNode Exec on Partnership With Stripe to Allow Bitcoin Conversion Payments
OpenNode Exec on Partnership With Stripe to Allow Bitcoin Conversion Payments
OpenNode is partnering with fintech firm Stripe to allow merchant customers to instantly convert all or portions of incoming payments to bitcoin. OpenNode Head of Strategy Jos...
OpenNode Exec on Partnership With Stripe to Allow Bitcoin Conversion Payments

Bitcoin is a multi-layered, financial ecosystem. (Unsplash)
Bitcoin Is Far More Than a New Form of Money
Bitcoin is a complex financial ecosystem with its own currency, and independent of traditional financial platforms.
Bitcoin is a multi-layered, financial ecosystem. (Unsplash)

Money Reimagined Podcast Cover
Crypto Integration and Innovation in African Markets
African fintech firm AZA Finance’s crypto solutions for the emerging Web 3 economy.
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

The Ride of the Valkyries (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Valkyrie Investments Offers Treasury Management Service to Blockchain Projects
The digital asset manager will offer cash flow management, proprietary investing and advanced reporting.
The Ride of the Valkyries (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Payments Firm Stronghold Launches $100M Investment Fund Aimed at Fintech and Web 3
Stronghold Capital has already invested in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, and Precursor Ventures.
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