MayStreet, a market data infrastructure platform, has obtained a $21 million Series A financing round led by Credit Suisse Asset Management’s Next Investors. The investment will be used to accelerate MayStreet’s product development and the expansion of the company’s sales and marketing presence. In addition, as part of the investment, trading technology and market data … Continue reading MayStreet secures $21m Series A investment Continue Reading
Checkout.com, the UK-founded payments platform, has landed a $5.5 billion valuation in its latest $150 million funding round, making it one of Europe’s most valuable start-ups alongside fintechs Revolut and Klarna. “Checkout is one of those very few companies that managed to strengthen its position during [COVID-19]” Led by Coatue Management, the Series B round … Continue reading Checkout.com lands $5.5bn valuation, looks to US listing Continue Reading
Taiwanese studio Yuhsien has created a series of amorphous glass vessels designed to look like bubbles, which are designed to be placed over vases. Taking design cues from the irregular and unique forms of bubbles, the playful collection of “flower hoods” was born from the idea that bubbles break when touched. In contrast to this impermanence, studio founder Yuhsien … Continue reading Yuhsien designs glass “flower hoods” informed by bubbles and mochi cake Continue Reading
Green walls offset a shiny steel tub in the bathroom of this Antwerp apartment, which has been updated by Belgian design studio Atelier Dialect. The green bathroom is one of a handful of aesthetic changes that Atelier Dialect made to Apartment A. Before the studio’s intervention, the home had already undergone an extensive renovation by a different architect. “We … Continue reading Atelier Dialect places mirrored tub in minty green bathroom of Apartment A Continue Reading
Hues of soft pink and bold grey are coupled with tiled surfaces in this California facial studio designed by Los Angeles firm Proem Studio. Cheeks & Co is a facial spa and skincare boutique located in a narrow building in Old Town Pasadena that was previously a travel bookstore. To give the space its “high-end” feel, interior design firm Proem Studio completely … Continue reading Proem Studio uses muted shades to design Cheeks & Co facial spa Continue Reading
Dezeen promotion: Swedish furniture brand Hem has revealed the creative processes that went into Soft Baroque studio’s Puffy Brick counter, which is made from jesmonite-injected balloons. Commissioned by Hem, the Puffy Brick counter is comprised of amorphous blocks made using an innovative moulding technique from jesmonite. Founders of London-based studio Soft Baroque, Nicholas Gardner and Saša Štucin, were asked to create … Continue reading Hem reveals design process behind Soft Baroque’s Puffy Brick counter Continue Reading
Marjan van Aubel has designed a set of stained glass-style solar panels that will form part of the Dutch pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Made from polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, these lightweight plastic modules can simultaneously generate solar power and let tinted daylight pass through. “They’re beautiful and relevant,” Marjan van Aubel said in her live interview with Dezeen CEO Marcus Fairs … Continue reading Colourful translucent solar panels by Marjan van Aubel will top Dutch pavilion at Dubai Expo Continue Reading
The founder and CEO of Wirecard AG resigned Friday (June 19) one day after auditors revealed 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) were missing from the German payment processor’s accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported. Markus Braun “resigned today with immediate effect,” the firm said in a statement. The company said the decision was made “in mutual … Continue reading Wirecard CEO Out After Auditors Reported $2B Is Missing Continue Reading
The intrinsic worth of payments cards is typically defined by consumer perceptions around convenience, speed, security and rewards. Those factors still rank highly, but technological advances centering on smartphones have fundamentally changed the game. Now, it’s all about the mobile banking app. Three words of warning there: Make it good. “Many card apps offer standard … Continue reading The Better Mobile Banking App Continue Reading
The American economy is reopening for business and consumers are starting to head back toward their lives in the physical world. But shopping will likely see much of the great digitization wave that’s swept over it in recent weeks stay in place because shoppers like the speed and convenience, as PYMNTS consumer surveys indicate. That means Walmart … Continue reading Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Staying Secure, Gaining New Ground And Getting Competitive Continue Reading