HALIFAX, Feb. 20, 2020 /CNW/ – GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) (“GoGold” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that the Company has launched a second exploration project in the Los Ricos district called Monte del Favor (“North Project”). The Company has consolidated its land position along the 35 km trend with the acquisition of 5 new concessions in the district, bringing the
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 19, 2020 — Serengeti Resources Inc. (sir:TSX-V) (“Serengeti” or “the Company”) is pleased to report that the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Kwanika Copper Corporation (“KCC”) have approved a budget for exploration and project optimization to be completed at
TORONTO, Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV, OTCQX: DSVMF) (“Discovery” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce results from the first four diamond drill holes completed at its flagship Cordero project (“Cordero” or “the Project”) located in Chihuahua State, Mexico. Discovery acquired Cordero through the acquisition of Levon Resources Ltd. (“Levon”) in
FTV Capital leads follow-on investment in company providing payment and ecommerce capabilities for global businesses   CURITIBA, Brazil, — EBANX, a payments fintech company headquartered in Brazil that connects global businesses to Latin American consumers, has raised a significant follow-on investment from FTV Capital, a US-based growth equity investment firm. The investment contributed to making the fintech company the newest
VC investment in the US strong in Q2’19, reaching $31.5 billion on 2,338 dealsDeal value robust Americas and Europe but Asia remains on hold NEW YORK, July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Overall venture capital investment held steady in the second quarter of 2019, reaching $52.7 billion globally. US and European investment remained relatively robust, however, investment in Asia was weak for the
Major enterprise contract management service Icertis will collaborate with Microsoft to expand its blockchain-based contract solution, the company announced on June 11. By entering the collaboration, Microsoft will help Icertis to extend its Icertis Blockchain Framework, which is designed to enhance the transparency and efficiency of contractual frameworks using smart contracts technology. The Icertis Blockchain Framework offers a blockchain-powered solution to track contractual requirements and
Funding to advance product development and partnerships with industry-leading banks NEW YORK — Extend has announced its $11 million Series A financing. Extend’s platform enables frictionless virtual credit card issuance for banks, corporations, and other startups. The round was led by Point72 Ventures and FinTech Collective, with additional participation from Reciprocal Ventures and strategic partner
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Standard Chartered announced that its venture unit, SC Ventures, has created a market-first platform, called SC Ventures Fintech Bridge, to connect community builders such as start-ups, investors and accelerators to the bank. Through the platform, parties can propose solutions to the challenges posted by the bank’s business units and request for investments. Funding is also guaranteed
MANILA, Philippines and ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a universal bank headquartered in Manila, have signed a $260M, multi-year services agreement. IBM will provide IT infrastructure services to support an agile IT and hybrid cloud, as well as digital development capabilities to accelerate
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Innovate Finance to cement cooperation and collaboration between the UK and Dubai FinTech ecosystems. Arif Amiri, chief executive officer of DIFC Authority, and Natalie Ceeney, chair of Innovate Finance at the UAE Embassy in London, signed the MoU. The latest signing builds
U.S. Credit Unions Select NCR’s Digital Insight™ Solutions to Improve Digital Banking. California, Texas and Arizona-based financial institutions team with NCR on online & digital banking ATLANTA – NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced that three community financial institutions (CFIs) – California-based Parsons Federal Credit Union, Texas-based Educators Credit Union, and Arizona-based AERO Federal
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30 early-stage international startups will be mentored by corporate leaders to uncover creative payments solutions that can be nimbly executed in a Fortune 500 environment   DENVER — The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, and Techstars, a worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, have come together to spur
NEW YORK — Barclays is pleased to announce the ten companies that will participate in the 2018 New York Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars – an intensive program for Financial Technology (FinTech) startups designed to help businesses accelerate their strategy and deliver breakthrough innovations. “This year’s New York program received an incredible response, with a
FinTechs in Europe first to take advantage of new fast-track Visa program Enables simple, rapid onboarding for start-ups in as little as four weeks $100m investment program will support development of European FinTech solutions Visa partnering with Europe-based innovators Contis, EVRY, Jaja, Revolut, Wirecard AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Visa (NYSE: V) today announced two new programs designed
The bank, has since the start of 2017, deployed a text-based chat bot called ‘Cora’ which customers can use on the bank’s online help pages. It can answer 200 basic banking queries and now has 100,000 conversations a month. But drawing upon advances in neuroscience, psychology, computing power and artificial intelligence, a new Cora prototype
  LONDON (Reuters) – Fintech firm R3 and 22 of the world’s biggest banks have together developed an international payments system that would allow existing central bank currencies and any new digital ones to be transacted via the blockchain, R3 said on Tuesday. The blockchain, which first emerged as the architecture underpinning cryptocurrency bitcoin, is
  Solution Powered by IBM Blockchain in Partnership with Stellar.org and KlickEx Group Collaboration with Banking Leaders to Accelerate Financial Exchange and Settlement Across Currency Corridors   TORONTO – 16 Oct 2017: SIBOS: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new blockchain banking solution that will help financial institutions address the processes of universal cross-border payments, designed to
With regulation and competition challenging banks in unprecedented ways, Oracle offers one of the most comprehensive open API banking solutions REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 16, 2017- In today’s economy, banks seek to adapt a more customer-centric business model by delivering new services with greater transparency. Traditional banks understand that they must equip themselves with digital
The announcements are coming thick and fast at Frankfurt’s Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) this week. Today, IBM revealed an exciting project in collaboration with ZF Friedrichshafen AG and UBS: to develop the first blockchain-based automotive transaction platform for mobility services. This shared ledger technology will enable secure and transparent in-vehicle payments, so that motorists can pay for tolls, parking,
  Round features renewed participation from previous Jetty seed investors: Ribbit Capital, SV Angel, BoxGroup, and Red Swan Digitally-native novel suite of finance and insurance products redefines the process of renting a home Helps renters easily meet expensive or complex landlord requirements, such as posting an expensive security deposit, finding a lease guarantor, and obtaining renters
  ZURICH, July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of Thomson Reuters Labs™ – The Incubator.  Located in Switzerland, the Incubator will host early-stage entrepreneurs building next-generation products in big data, advanced analytics, distributed ledgers, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other transformational technologies.  As part of the official program, startups will receive access to Thomson