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Jul 15, 2022 • 4min
Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe
Lightyear, a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. and European stocks, is officially extending into Europe from today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2022 • 5min
Plaid adds read-only support for thousands of crypto exchanges
Plaid, the company building data transfer technologies to power fintech and digital finance products like smartphone-based wallets, today announced that it’s adding support for thousands of crypto exchanges to its data network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2022 • 4min
SendSprint, by ex-Flutterwave executive, hits market with $5 flat fee for all international money transfers
SendSprint, a money transfer startup based in the UK but with operations in the US and Nigeria, has been launched today with the unique selling point of a $5 flat fee for all transfers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2022 • 5min
Long-time Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano launches crypto hiring firm Inflection Points with $12.6M raise
Over the past 18 months, Inflection Points has been working in stealth mode to build out a crypto-focused employment and corporate training business and just secured $12.6 million in funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2022 • 3min
SpaceX’s Starship booster engines explode in test gone wrong
SpaceX’s Starship program encountered a setup after a test ended in a fiery explosion at its Boca Chica development facility in Texas on Monday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2022 • 3min
Spotify is expanding video podcast publishing to creators in six more countries
Spotify is expanding the ability to post video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2022 • 4min
Pix Moving brings robovans to Japan, eyes DAO-based EV making
A company from China is ready to capture Japan’s demand for autonomous service vehicles as robots play an increasingly important role to address the aging society’s labor shortage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2022 • 6min
Online donation platform Change helps charities fundraise in crypto
Crypto owners tend to be more generous when donating to charity than other investors, research shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2022 • 5min
Feds must step in or renewable energy will have nowhere to go, says MIT report
Building wind and solar farms is an important part of building a new green grid, but a calm night stops their energy generation cold. It’s just as important to research and build green energy storage — and to that at scale requires federal intervention as soon as possible, suggests a new report from MIT. “The […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 8, 2022 • 4min
Instacart’s new rewards program gives shoppers exclusive early access to orders and more
Instacart announced today that it’s launching a new “Cart Star” rewards program for shoppers on its platform. The program will offer incentives in three tiers: gold, platinum and diamond. To qualify for Cart Star, shoppers need to accumulate points based on the number of orders they fulfill, earning 10 points per customer order they deliver. […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
