Here’s why local fintech firms are catching investor attention — and corporate partnerships
Local tech firms shaking up what banks offer consumers and creating a cheaper model of payment processing says this is just the start of the innovation that's to come.
Rob Guilfoye, co-founder...
Techstars selects Orlando tech firm Abe.ai
An Orlando-based financial tech company has landed at a prestigious accelerator program backed by one of the world’s largest banks.
Abe.ai, which has been designing artificial intelligence-based software and mobile products for...
Orlando fintech firm Abe.ai lands spot with high-profile accelerator
A local financial tech firm may have just started last year, but it's already gotten into a high-profile accelerator program that only chooses the most promising startups in the industry.
Abe.ai, an...
University of South Florida tops Northwestern, UC San Diego for tech research
The University of South Florida is among the top 25 colleges nationwide for its technology transfer, which is the ability to develop basic research into new technologies and companies.
USF ranks No....
Orlando fintech firm launches new service to reach more customers, creates more jobs
When Suneera Madhani and her executive board saw they were losing millions of dollars in transaction volume for their Orlando-based payment processing firm Fattmerchant, they knew something needed to be done.
The company, which has...
Biotech companies lead venture dollars raised by Florida companies in first quarter
This year there will be an estimated 1.69 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 600,920 cancer deaths in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
In South Florida, there are two...
Greater Miami’s high-skilled workforce is fueled largely by immigrant talent, too
Anton Diego, born in Moscow but raised in Havana and Spain, runs EveryMundo, a Miami-based marketing-technology company serving the travel and hospitality industry.
The EveryMundo team mirrors their leader’s international roots and...
Alta5 joins 500 Startups to bring automation to your online brokerage account
Fintech startup Alta5 received a $150,000 investment from 500 Startups, and its co-founders are part of 500’s current accelerator class in San Francisco.
Alta5, which created an automation platform for individual investors, is the...
Ex-JetSmarter president arrested, faces extradition to California on grand theft charges
Former JetSmarter president Edward Gennady Barsky, 38, of Sunny Isles, has been arrested in Fort Lauderdale and faces extradition to California where he is wanted on grand theft charges, according to Broward County...
Florida organizations engage minorities with tech initiative
Ahead of this year’s Blacktech Weekend, two organizations are working to integrate South Florida’s minority community into the region’s growing startup ecosystem.
Florida Vocational Institute, a U.S. Department of Education-approved coding bootcamp,...
