The bank partner model has been around for decades but it has expanded rapidly in the last few years; leading...
Andreessen Horowitz is looking to raise $450mn for their second cryptocurrency fund after raising $350mn for their first fund in...
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Andrew Ng, former artificial intelligence chief of Baidu and founder of Google Brain, is launching a new online course for deep learning; the course will be available through the online education site he co-founded, Coursera, and will include content from his popular machine learning course at Stanford where he is currently a professor. Source
Androscoggin Bank launched a new online lending platform for small businesses in January to better compete with the market's options for online small business loans; the firm's Fast Response Business Loans Platform was built in partnership with an undisclosed fintech firm and has processed half a dozen loan applications since its launch; its lending criteria is based on credit score, number of years in business and being based in Maine; its interest rates start at 6% and it currently offers credit lines of up to $10,000 and term loans of up to $100,000. Source
In speaking to CoinDesk, AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant said he is looking to fund a blockchain alternative to Twitter; he explained that the prize will be awarded to anyone who can build a Twitter alternative and where people can monetize the contributions; this is part of a program that will help developers who are looking to build applications on the Blockstack platform; Naval tells CoinDesk, "I am indeed helping the Blockstack team and will be donating a small prize for a decentralized microblogging service." Source
There had previously been reports that Starling Bank could IPO as soon as 2022, but with the current environment it...
Ally Financial Teams Up With Better.com to Create End-to-End Digital Mortgage Experience Bankin’ Raises €20M in Series B Funding As...