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Ashford Trust Completes Refinancing Of Mortgage Loan For The Hilton Boston Back Bay
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Ashford Trust Completes Refinancing Of Mortgage Loan For The Hilton Boston Back Bay

Fintech News Desk
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. announced that it has successfully refinanced its mortgage loan for the 390-room Hilton Boston Back Bay in Boston, Massachusetts which had a final maturity date in November 2022.  The Company had only one significant final debt maturity in 2022, but this financing addresses that loan.  Furthermore, the Company was......
Buckle Appoints Cheryl Sinclair to Newly Created Position of Chief People Officer
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Buckle Appoints Cheryl Sinclair to Newly Created Position of Chief People Officer

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Cheryl Sinclair’s 20 years of experience to support Buckle as it continues building team to deliver comprehensive insurance to U.S. gig economy workers Buckle, an inclusive, tech-enabled financial services company, appointed Cheryl Sinclair to the company’s newly created position of Chief People Officer. Cheryl spent nearly 20 years in various human resources......
The Future of Emerging Payments: Connecting Cash with Digital How the Pandemic Is Fueling the Subscription Economy
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The Future of Emerging Payments: Connecting Cash with Digital

Theresa McEndree
While consumers have numerous methods of payment at their disposal, there isn’t a single value-based ecosystem that effectively connects cash, digital, and loyalty rewards today. Herein lies a critical opportunity for retailers and payments companies to drive engagement, higher customer satisfaction, better customer experiences and sales. Businesses that combine payment......
Breef, the First Platform to Source and Fund Agency Projects, Secures $3.5 Million in New Investment Led by Greycroft
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Breef, the First Platform to Source and Fund Agency Projects, Secures $3.5 Million in New Investment Led by Greycroft

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With a “Buy Now, Pay Later” Approach, Brands can Plan, Scope and Find Vetted Agencies Online Breef, the world’s first online marketplace for high-value, high-consideration transactions between brands and agencies, has announced $3.5 million in funding led by Greycroft. With prior investment, this round takes Breef’s total funding to $4.5......
FDITECH's Tech Sprint will Showcase New Capabilities to Tackle Ransomware on the US Soil
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FDITECH’s Tech Sprint will Showcase New Capabilities to Tackle Ransomware on the US Soil

Sudipto Ghosh
Last week, FDIC’s fintech research and innovation lab, FDITECH announced its tech sprint evaluating the most pertinent challenges and dangers associated with the current fintech environment. As part of FDITECH’s tech sprint, FDIC intends to invite participants from the fintech industry who can identify and mitigate complex issues in the......
XREX Raises $17 Million to Expand Fiat Currency Portfolio and Partnerships
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XREX Raises $17 Million to Expand Fiat Currency Portfolio and Partnerships

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 XREX, a crypto-fiat fintech company driving financial inclusion via blockchain, closed its $17 million Pre-A round, which was oversubscribed by 200%. XREX will use the funding to expand its fiat currency portfolio, acquire additional licenses, and forge partnerships with more financial institutions and digital wallets. Co-founded by Wayne Huang(right) and Winston Hsiao(left), crypto-fiat......
NFT DeFi Platform Vera Raises $3 Million Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands
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NFT DeFi Platform Vera Raises $3 Million Seed Round Led by Animoca Brands

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Vera, a non-fungible token (NFT) decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain platform, recently completed its seed round of funding for a total of $3 million. The round was led by Animoca Brands, one of the world’s leading NFT gaming companies and investors, with participation from other venture capital and private equity investors such as......
While Many US Credit Card Issuers Struggle to Meet Evolving Customer Expectations, Some Bright Spots Exist, J.D. Power Finds
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While Many US Credit Card Issuers Struggle to Meet Evolving Customer Expectations, Some Bright Spots Exist, J.D. Power Finds

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American Express Ranks Highest in Overall Customer Satisfaction among National Credit Card Issuers; First-Time Study Entrant Goldman Sachs Ranks Highest among Midsize Issuers Increased financial stress, lack of responsiveness and misaligned terms and rewards have created a recipe for declining customer satisfaction with credit card issuers. According to the J.D.......
Polygon Announces Decentralized Autonomous Organization for the Web 3 Ecosystem
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Polygon Announces Decentralized Autonomous Organization for the Web 3 Ecosystem

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Polygon will form a DAO to enable projects, developers, and the community to build a better DeFi and Web3 ecosystem and take the industry to the next level Polygon, an Ethereum scaling full-stack solution bringing mass adoption to the Ethereum platform, has today announced plans to create a Decentralized Autonomous......
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