Tony Zerucha

Winnipeg

Contributor at Crowdfund Insider

Editor at The Clipper Weekly

Writer at Freelance

Contributor to Lend Academy and Crowdfund Insider and editor of the Clipper Weekly. How's that for variety?

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Galileo Deposit Sweep Targets Deposit Sweeping

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Galileo Financial Technologies, SoFi Technologies‘ Technology Platform (NASDAQ: SOFI), has launched Deposit Sweep. It enables fintechs to partner with a network of participating banks and a deposit sweep provider to offer their customers the opportunity to maximize interest earnings and extend FDIC insurance coverage. Galileo facilitates the data exchange and reporting framework for fintechs collaborating with a deposit sweep provider, identifying customer accounts designated for deposit sweeping.
Execs Comment On Web3 News Of The Week: ETH, AI Agents, Solana And Facebook/China?

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

From Meta’s collaboration with China to Ethereum’s falling value and AI agents, Web3 industry executives had plenty on their minds this week. How AI agents can help Web3“DefAI-related tokens are some of the worst performers year-to-date with a 91% drop, while tokens in the AI agents category have dropped 81% over the last three months, according to recent data.
Phishing Kits Bringing Fraud To The Masses: NordVPN

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

The cybersecurity threat posed by phishing attacks is growing more dangerous as cybercriminals increasingly rely on phishing kits, which are pre-made malicious packages that allow anyone with minimal technical knowledge to launch sophisticated data-stealing scams. Phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and messaging apps like Telegram, often sold for less than $25. They also have widespread implications.
Waterlily Simplifies Long-Term Care Discussions Between Advisors, Clients With AI

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Occasionally, a Fintech comes along that is truly unique, and Waterlily is one such company. From the problem it tackles to how it tackles it, Waterlily has identified a new (and large) territory with little competition. It serves its clients in a logical, methodical way. Waterlily uses artificial intelligence to predict long-term care needs decades before they arise.
Workforce Payment Fintech Branch Launches Paycard

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Branch, a workforce payments platform, recently launched a full-service paycard. Delivered through the Branch App and Card, the new offering targets industries including hospitality, healthcare, staffing, construction, and agriculture. With Branch’s paycard and platform, employers can also unlock other payout methods, including cashless tips, earned wage access, same-day pay, and more to empower their workforce with fast access to earnings—no pre-funding required.
Absa, Union Pay International Launch Contactless Payments In South Africa

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Absa, in partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), is launching contactless payments to UnionPay cardholders across South Africa. The collaboration ensures that customers with UnionPay cards have checkout access at thousands of retail stores nationwide. With digital payments becoming increasingly popular, shoppers expect quick and hassle-free ways to pay. By enabling contactless technology, Absa ensures that customers can simply tap and go.
Pakistani Fintech Haball Books $52M Pre-Series A

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Haball, a Pakistani supply chain financing and payments fintech, has closed a $52 million pre-Series A funding round comprising equity investment and a strategic financing allocation. Financing is focused on efforts in Pakistan and an expansion into the GCC. The round’s equity component of US$5 million was led by Zayn VC, a Pakistani venture capital firm. Other investors included Majlis Advisory SPV; several leading private investors in KSA; angel investors, and a business conglomerate.
J.D. Power Report Shows Retirement Plan Digital Experience Lacking

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Recent research from J.D. Power shows most retirement plan providers offer a poor digital experience to their customers. J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Retirement Plan Digital Experience Study is available here. Just 21% of retirement websites and mobile apps are living up to customer expectations for a valuable digital experience, significantly lagging those of other industries and putting assets under management at risk.
YouHodlers' Ruslan Lienkha Discusses Recent Bitcoin Trajectory

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

Ruslan Lienkha, YouHodler’s chief of markets, answered some questions about Bitcoin this week. Could BTC’s recent movement signal a shift in how institutional investors treat Bitcoin (as a risk asset, hedge, or both)? “Bitcoin is often viewed as a hedge or “digital gold” primarily by retail investors and participants in developing economies, where local risks such as currency instability, economic uncertainty, and limited access to developed market currencies are prevalent.
SPACE ID's Payment ID Links Centralized, Web3 Apps

1 week ago | crowdfundinsider.com | Tony Zerucha

SPACE ID, a digital identity platform, has launched Payment ID. It links centralized and Web3 applications to allow crypto transfers to any address, chain or wallet. A Payment ID can be as simple as a name – like “jane” – which can then be mapped to CEX deposit addresses across all EVM chains, Bitcoin, and Solana. To send assets to any CEX account, a user jut needs the respective ID, like “jane@binance” or “jane@bybit”; the rest will happen automatically.