Tag: US

Lottery-styled bank account Yotta Savings closes $3.3m funding round

Yotta Savings, a mobile app where saving money gives people the chance of winning $10m, has reportedly closed a funding round on $3.3m.

First Founder’s Accelerator to support underrepresented FinTech founders in new batch

Delaware-based First Founder’s Accelerator is looking for its first cohort of FinTech founders to boost the state’s underrepresented minorities.

White House to the EU: Don’t introduce laws harming US tech...

The Trump administration has told EU lawmakers to not “overreach” when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the private sector.

Onfido forms partnership with Entify to support verification

Onfido continues its partnership hot streak, forming a new agreement with Entify, a one-click legal entity verification solution.

Policygenius releases pair of new tools

Policygenius, an online insurance marketplace has released two new tools which will simply the process of taking out a policy.

Branch Insurance releases new ‘vouch for me’ service

Branch Insurance has launched a new programme to help customers lower the cost of their insurance.

Axiado collects $10m in convertible notes

Axiado has collected $10m in the form of a convertible note from Obit Venture Partners.

YieldStreet enters retirement space following WealthFlex acquisition

Wealth management platform YieldStreet has entered the individual retirement account (IRA) space following the acquisition of WealthFlex.

Hometap closes doors on $100m funding round

Hometap, which enables homeowners to tap into their home equity without taking out a loan, has raised $100m in funding.

OCC names cybersecurity as key risk for federal banking system

The US’ Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has named cybersecurity and technology management as a key emerging risk.

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