Raise Gets Funding to Develop Blockchain-Based Digital Gift Cards
Financial services providers across the spectrum have increasingly sought to leverage digital asset technologies over the past few years. Now, Raise plans to launch its digital gift card platform, built on blockchain technology. The Chicago-based startup raised $63 million in its latest funding round, which further bolsters previous investments from companies like PayPal and Accel. […]
Unzer and Mastercard See an Opportunity for an Open Banking Solution in Europe
Seeing an opening after the shuttering of Paydirekt last year, German payment solutions provider Unzer is introducing Unzer Direct Bank Transfer, a pay-by-bank service and the first product in its collaboration with Mastercard. The new service leverages open banking to offer what Unzer hopes will be a simple payment experience, using existing bank authentication methods […]
Transforming Credit Unions: A Case Study
Last year, PSCU and Co-op Solutions combined and rebranded as Velera. As part of this transformation, Velera seized the opportunity to assess its product journey and modernize its products and solutions to meet the rapidly evolving needs of credit unions and their members. This meant a commitment to developing new solutions and services, while at […]