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As Bitcoin Adoption Surges, Atlanta Lands Major Bitcoin ATM Installation

As Bitcoin Adoption Surges, Atlanta Lands Major Bitcoin ATM Installation

As bitcoin prices fluctuate near record highs and adoption picks up, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM provider is bringing its largest installation to-date to Georgia. Coinsource has placed 18 of its bitcoin ATMs in Atlanta which, along with 2 in Athens, add 20 new units to Georgia's

What Does Deloitte's Fast 500 Ranking Say About the Southeast's Tech Scene?

What Does Deloitte's Fast 500 Ranking Say About the Southeast's Tech Scene?

Deloitte recently released its annual Technology Fast 500 list, a ranking of the fastest-growing public and private technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech companies in North America (based on percentage year revenue growth over three years). And, though the Southeast’s representation made up only 1/20 of

Charitable Giving Startup uBack Partners With Bank of America to Power Up Mobile Donations

Charitable Giving Startup uBack Partners With Bank of America to Power Up Mobile Donations

In effort to expand reach and scale the platform, charitable giving fintech startup uBack has partnered with Bank of America, giving them access to more than 24 million customers. Once those users are on the platform, they have the option to easily give back to more than 800,000 non-profits.

DXC Technology New Orleans

With Entrance of Global IT Giant, Louisiana Aims to Boost Tech Standing By Investing in STEM

Earlier this month, DXC Technology, a $25 billion IT services giant created from the Spring merger of CSC (Computer Sciences Corp) and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, announced their choice of location for their first U.S.-based Digital Transformation Center: New Orleans, Louisiana. The 2,000-employee

Kabbage Picks Up $200M Credit Facility To Seed More and Larger Loans

Kabbage Picks Up $200M Credit Facility To Seed More and Larger Loans

Atlanta-based fintech unicorn Kabbage, which facilitates technology-driven loans for small businesses, has added a $200 million lending source to its coffers with a revolving credit facility from Credit Suisse. The facility will allow the company to serve even more businesses with larger loans and higher lines of credit. Kabbage’s

With $21M Series A, This Nashville Startup Brings Real-Time Transparency to Construction Loans

With $21M Series A, This Nashville Startup Brings Real-Time Transparency to Construction Loans

Nashville-based construction financing company Built has raised a $21 million Series A round, led by global venture capital firm Index Ventures with participation from Nyca Partners and others. After three years of growth, this investment bring the startup's total funding raised to $25 million. "We will continue

Lasso

BWHealth's 'Lasso' Is A Stylish Sock That Prevents Ankle Injuries

The young and hungry team of medical device experts behind the innovative Better Walk crutches has turned their eyes to prevention, with a new product that hopes to address and prevent injury before it happens. BWHealth’s Lasso looks like a sock (a fashion-forward one, to boot) but has the