BitOasis, a Middle East-focused cryptocurrency exchange startup, has struck a deal with Mastercard to launch payment credit cards linked to cryptocurrencies, the two companies said in a joint statement Tuesday. The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based BitOasis said the cards will enable its […]
Seqera Labs, a provider of open-source data orchestration and workflow software for life sciences, has raised €22 million in Series A funding led by Addition, with follow-on funding from Talis Capital, Speedinvest, BoxOne Ventures, and Amino Collective. The Barcelona-based Seqera Labs will use […]
CryptoQuant, an on-chain data platform, has become the official provider of on-chain data for CME Group’s Datamine. This on-demand platform allows traditional financial institutions to access detailed historical data. Being the first and only on-chain data provider of CME Datamine […]
In a little over a decade, blockchain has evolved to become a disruptive game-changing technology that permeates every aspect of our lives. Blockchain is also the underlying technology behind most of the popular cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and Ethereum. From cocoa farmers […]
On February 24, Russia launched a full-scale military attack on Ukraine. Immediately after the invasion, the United States and Europe imposed hefty sanctions on Russia. The sanctions forced thousands of Russian banks and financial institutions to stop doing business with the […]
While hundreds of tech companies were laying off thousands of their staff, Vietnam’s EV tech startup VinFast announced in August it was hiring 8,000 new employees to further ramp up production and meet the increasing demands for its electric cars. Now, VinFast has […]
Early last year, United Airlines announced it has agreed to purchase $1 billion worth of battery-powered flying taxis entered from California-based aerospace startup Archer Aviation in preparation for its 2024 launch. As part of the partnership agreement, United said it will buy […]
A month after MarketAcross was named the official global media partner of the World Crypto Conference to be held in January 2023 in Zurich, Switzerland, the leading global blockchain PR and Marketing firm has just inked another partnership with AIBC in a Europe, […]
As blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to grow in popularity, we are witnessing a dramatic transformation in the art world. This is particularly evident when it comes to digital art, as artists now have a whole new way […]
The payment landscape continues to undergo drastic changes every year. Numerous providers compete for traction, and P2P payments have become of keen interest to consumers and businesses. While Venmo and other PayPals are very popular, crypto payments may one-up these […]
It’s been three years since we wrote a piece about how to use ICO to raise money for your startup. A lot has changed since then. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen new lows. Today, the global crypto market cap […]
The metaverse became the latest buzzword late last following the announcement that Facebook has changed its corporate to Meta to reflect its focus on the metaverse, a term originally coined by Neal Stephenson in the dystopian novel “Snow Crash” three decades ago. Since […]
The tech IPO market is facing its worst drought in nearly 20 years amid global economic uncertainty, wars, and looming recession in Europe and the United States. So far this year, only 14 tech companies have floated their shares on stock exchanges […]
The concept of the flying car is nothing new. For decades, Hollywood and science fiction writers have been toying with the idea of adding wings to wheeled motor vehicles decades. As appealing as it may sound, attempts to develop economically-viable flying […]
The global customer loyalty management market is currently valued at more than $5.57 billion and it is projected to surpass $24 billion by the end of 2028. One of the biggest players is Honey, a shopping and rewards startup PayPal acquired […]
Fortunes, they say, are made during recessions. This is probably the case for Europe’s $9 billion digital bank N26. Just last week we wrote about the German challenger bank N26 after its reported losses climbed 14% to €172.4 million. But the […]
Late last year, retail giant Amazon was fined a record $1.3 billion by Italy’s antitrust watchdog for its abuse of market dominance, as EU antitrust regulators rein in a handful of US big tech companies abusing their monopolies. The fine […]
SnapCommerce, an e-commerce platform that personalizes the mobile shopping experience for users, has rebranded to Super as the six-year-old Silicon Valley startup expands its offering to include fintech. SnapCommerce also renamed its additional offerings in alignment with the new core brand, living […]
In June 2021, SpaceX revealed the company was developing a product specifically for aviation. Elon Musk’s space company also said that it was in discussions with multiple airlines to offer in-flight WiFi. Then in September, Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of commercial sales, disclosed at […]
In June, We covered Unizen after the smart exchange ecosystem secured a $200 million funding commitment from Global Emerging Markets Global (GEM) to boost innovation in CeDeFi. Since then, the Unizen team continues to push the boundaries in its effort […]
