United States Mint releases American Women Quarters

January 13, 2022

The United States Mint has begun to deliver coins in the American Women Quarters Program. The first quarters will feature an image of poet Maya Angelou, with…

Will bitcoin take off in 2022?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Bitcoin has come a long way since 2009, but will it take off in 2022?

Fintech startup Almond Finance earns $2M in funding round

January 7, 2022

Almond Finance, a fintech company that offers a blockchain-based funds transfer infrastructure, has earned $2 million in a funding round. The company plans to…

Fintech company Transigo earns $70M in funding to expand cross-border B2B marketplaces services

January 7, 2022

Transico, a fintech company and a provider of software-as-a-service for cross-border B2B marketplaces with point-of-sale financing, has announced it secured up…

Fraud detection and prevention market to surpass $100B by 2027

January 6, 2022

The fraud detection and prevention market will be worth more than $100 billion by 2027, according to a study by Global Market Insights Inc. Growing adoption of…

Santo Blockchain to deliver 50 Bitcoin ATMs to Panama in 2022

January 4, 2022

Santo Blockchain has announced it will install 50 Bitcoin ATMs in Panama in early 2022. The country is acquiring these ATMs to keep up with El Salvador's…

Blockchain.com intros crypto trading in Kansas

January 4, 2022

Blockchain.com, a cryptocurrency platform, has introduced its Wallet and Exchange to Kansas residents to enable crypto trading, according to a press release.

Finzly delivers cannabis financial services company to Lead Bank's banking-as-a-service solution

January 3, 2022

Finzly, a fintech company, has announced that PointChain, a financial services provider for the cannabis industry, is now live on Lead Bank's…

Citi adds account authentication, real time payments to bill-payments platform

December 30, 2021

Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions has added Citi Verify, an account verification tool and electronic-bill distribution capabilities through Request for Pay…

Mogo receives approval for stock-trading solution

December 29, 2021

Mogo, a digital payments and fintech company, has received approval from the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada to launch MogoTrade, its…

PayBito intros crypto-loans

December 28, 2021

PayBito, a crypto assets exchange has announced its clients may now get a loan backed by their crypto collateral. With this loan, customers can gain additional…

Bitcoin ATMs dominate top 5 articles of 2021

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

It's difficult to believe we are almost to the end of 2021, while many of us are still processing 2020. But through all these years, ATM Marketplace has…

Axletree partners with Roxe for cross-border blockchain payments

December 20, 2021

Axletree Solutions, a bank connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with Roxe, an open-global payment network to deliver cross-border payments with…

What role will bank branches play in 2022?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

With 2022 upon us, we have to ask: what role will bank branches play in the new year? And what role will self-service solutions like ATMs play in these…

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Greenshades Software partners with Branch to offer zero-fee bank account

December 17, 2021

Greenshades Software, a payroll, HR and compliance solutions provider, has partnered with Branch, a workforce payments platform to provide a zero-fee bank…

Chase, Air Canada intro Aeroplan World Elite Mastercard

December 17, 2021

Chase recently partnered with Air Canada to launch the Chase Aeroplan World Elite Mastercard credit card. With this card, U.S. members can earn Aeroplan points…

Lucid Group selects Bank of America as preferred lender

December 15, 2021

Lucid Group, an electric vehicle manufacturer, has selected Bank of America as its preferred lending partner. Customers can apply online at Bank of America or…

How can retailers combat payment fraud?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Payments have gone through a transformation in the last two years. With COVID-19, customers have increasingly adopted other payments methods such as digital…

PayU receives patent for payments routing and approval tech

December 14, 2021

PayU, the fintech and e-payments arm of Prosus, has received a patent for its payments routing and approval technology. With this patent, PayU aims to position…

Examining current, future fintech trends

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Where is fintech headed in 2022? Read more to find out!