Tagged: texas

October 1, 2022 @ 9:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

One Inc, the payments network for the insurance industry, announced that Germania Insurance, the largest farm mutual insurance company in Texas, has selected One Inc’s ClaimsPay and PremiumPay products “for a fully integrated and digitized customer payment disbursement experience.” The implementation will “create a more… Read More

September 20, 2022 @ 6:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic Capital Group recently announced its partnership with the University of Texas by committing to financial support “for multiple years as part of joining its Wealth Management Network.” The Network supports its Wealth Management Center that “focuses on changing the way investment is being made… Read More

July 19, 2022 @ 9:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Apiture, which claims to be a “leading” provider of digital banking solutions, announced the closing of a $29 million fundraising round which was led by Live Oak Bank, with participation from other existing investors. The latest investment round “brings the total funding raised by Apiture… Read More

July 2, 2022 @ 1:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qenta, Inc., a financial services and infrastructure platform with innovative tech and a proprietary “enterprise-grade” blockchain, the Qenta Operating System, has unveiled an enhanced and integrated suite of financial solutions. With a focus on Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Qenta provides tokenized assets, multi… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 8:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talus Pay, which claims to be a fast-growing tech-driven provider of payment processing solutions for small and mid-sized merchants, is pleased to confirm that payments industry veteran Bryan Fricke has joined the firm as Chief Revenue Officer. Fricke will be “responsible for the performance, strategy… Read More

April 17, 2022 @ 11:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Truelytics recently teamed up with BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) to offer advisors “access to data, analytics, and insights to manage and grow their practices.” Financial advisors need access to the most “accurate, timely, and insightful tools for helping manage their practice and improve their valuation.” To that… Read More

April 9, 2022 @ 5:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Compute North, which claims to be the leader in sustainable, large-scale computing infrastructure, has announced that construction is underway “to build a 300MW TIER 0™ data center next to the Wolf Hollow Generating Station in Granbury, Texas.” As covered, Compute North works with clients in… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Frost Bank, which is one of the largest banks based in Texas, has partnered with Plaid, a data network powering the digital financial ecosystem, in order to help Frost clients “securely and easily integrate their accounts and finances online.” Via its mobile app and online… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, network difficulty on the Bitcoin (BTC) network surged around 4.8% as total hashrate (or the amount of computing power securing the leading cryptocurrency network) exceeded 200 EH/s for the “first time ever.” The team at Compass Mining noted that “breaking through mining profitability’s gloomy… Read More

February 6, 2022 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PAI, a company focused on ATM portfolio management tools and services, announced that it has acquired Texas-based TouchPoint 21, a firm specializing in ATM and cash management outsourcing for financial institutions. As mentioned in the update, the acquisition brings a proven managed service model to… Read More

January 21, 2022 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Routefusion, which claims to offer the most “comprehensive” Fintech solution for unlocking global expansion, has announced their $10.5 million seed “prime” funding round co-led by Canvas Ventures and Silverton Partners along with contributions from other investors. Other parties in Routefusion’s investment round reportedly include: Haymaker… Read More

October 25, 2021 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

As more and more firms flee the Northeast and California, several states are benefiting from this exodus of talent and innovation. Texas and Florida are at the top of the list due to low taxes, a business-friendly government, and, of course, beautiful weather. On the… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Centennial Bank (NASDAQ: HOMB) has teamed up with FINBOA, an innovator in digital automation and regulatory compliance for financial institutions, in order to boost efficiency and cut down bank losses, while also enhancing client experience and empowering workers via process automation. As virtual payments and… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global AI-enhanced credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI, has revealed that Cooperative Teachers Credit Union (CTCU) has chosen its AI-based platform, allowing the credit union to make “stronger, faster” credit decisions and provide improved financial options for its members. As noted by Scienaptic AI‘s developers:… Read More

July 28, 2021 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Like a lot of people and companies, Consensus is moving to Texas for 2022. The in-person blockchain-focused gathering will take place in Austin in June 2022. The Mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, commented on the addition of the event to its city’s calendar: “The future… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Texas State Securities Board is gunning for BlockFi – a leading crypto platform that raised $350 million earlier this year. According to the complaint, the SSB has scheduled a hearing with BlockFi this October to determine if a cease and desist will become effective…. Read More

July 10, 2021 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), which is one of the leading Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firms in the US, reveals its June production and operations updates, including its “unaudited” BTC production for the month of June 2021 and its “miner deployment status.” Last month, Riot produced… Read More

July 2, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Home buying Fintech firm Tomo, which is being led by ex- Zillow executives Greg Schwartz and Carey Armstrong, has acquired $70 million in capital as part of a seed round. Tomo’s latest investment round has been announced only eight months after the company launched its… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Jessica DiRubio, the Chief Revenue Officer and Head of Partnerships at AppBrilliance, an Austin-based payments technology firm. AppBrilliance aims to power and support true, real-time non-custodial Open Payments and Banking services in the United States. The company enables businesses to… Read More

June 5, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Austin-based AppBrilliance, a payments tech firm, recently announced its strategic vision with its latest Money API-enabled, Push-To-Business (P2B) payments model, which aims to replace the traditional model and will try to shift power back to the merchant (when it comes to extra transaction fees). AppBrilliance… Read More