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Circle Finalizes $440 Million Financing To Spur Blockchain, Platform Expansion
Circle Finalizes $440 Million Financing To Spur Blockchain, Platform Expansion
May 31, 2021  |  Investments

FinTech Circle has completed a financing round with $440 million, according to a company blog post. The financing will be used to help Circle’s continued...

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Matrixport Users Can Now Settle International Wire Transfers In USDC
Matrixport Users Can Now Settle International Wire Transfers In USDC
May 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Asian crypto neobank Matrixport has formed a partnership with global FinTech Circle to allow for international bank wire transfers to Matrixport accounts, with automatic settlement...

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Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Circle Hires Ex-McKinsey CFO; Software Firm Palantir Now Takes Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin Daily: FinTech Circle Hires Ex-McKinsey CFO; Software Firm Palantir Now Takes Bitcoin Payments
May 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Circle has named Jeremy Fox-Geen, a tech veteran, as its new chief financial officer (CFO), according to a press release. Fox-Geen will be in charge...

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Today In Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users Can Now Buy, Sell, Hold Crypto
Today In Payments: Amazon’s Biometric Tech Lets Whole Food Shoppers Pay By Hand; Venmo Users...
April 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

In today’s top news, Amazon is launching its pay by hand technology in Seattle Whole Foods stores, and Venmo users can now trade in cryptocurrencies....

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Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
April 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency drumbeat continues to build. Coinbase has gone public. PayPal and Venmo allow customers to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies.  Tesla lets consumers use bitcoin...

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Boston FinTech Circle Teams With NYC’s Signature Bank
Boston FinTech Circle Teams With NYC’s Signature Bank
April 19, 2021  |  Banking

Boston-based FinTech Circle has chosen New York City-headquartered Signature Bank to become its lead financial institution to hold reserve deposits, the firm announced in a...

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Circle Taps Diem Exec As New Chief Strategy Officer
Circle Taps Diem Exec As New Chief Strategy Officer
April 12, 2021  |  Personnel

Global payments and treasury infrastructure firm Circle has named Dante Disparte its first chief strategy officer and head of global policy, the company announced in...

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Today In Payments: Circle Rolls Out NFT Platform; Pilot’s Valuation Surges To $1.2 Billion; Ternary Signs Onto Stripe Partner Program
Today In Payments: Circle Rolls Out NFT Platform; Pilot’s Valuation Surges To $1.2 Billion; Ternary...
March 29, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Circle has rolled out a NFT program, while Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to take in a total...

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Will Offering More Payments Choice Help Bring NFTs Into The Mainstream? 
Will Offering More Payments Choice Help Bring NFTs Into The Mainstream? 
March 29, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

There are some who think that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are just a fad. After all, as the old investing maxim goes: Price is what you...

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