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Privacy.com rebrands to Lithic, raises $43M for virtual payment cards When Privacy.com was founded in 2014, the company’s focus was to let anyone generate virtual and disposable payment card numbers for free. The goal was to allow those users to keep users’ actual credit card numbers safe while allowing the option to cut off companies from their bank accounts. In an age of near-constant data breaches and credit card skimmers targeting unsuspecting websites, Privacy.com has made it harder for hackers to get anyone’s real credit card details. The concept has appealed to many. At the time of its $10.2 million Series A last July, Privacy.com said it had issued 5 million virtual card numbers. Today, that number has more than doubled, to over 10 million, according to CEO and co-founder Bo Jiang. ....
Carefull Raises $3.2M for its Platform to Help Manage the Finances of Aging Parents alleywatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alleywatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Share this article NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, financial technology startup Carefulllaunches a new platform to help family members and caregivers organize and protect daily financial matters for aging loved ones. Carefull looks to bring simplicity and intelligence to the emerging space of financial caregiving, and has raised $3.2M in seed funding led by NextView Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. Today, over 45 million U.S. adults are responsible for managing an aging parent or loved one s finances. According to a study from Merrill Lynch, 41% are called to this work due to a sudden event, like a scam, missed bill payment, or, in many cases, the diagnosis of a memory disorder, such as Alzheimer s disease. Financial caregiving can be a decades-long journey, and includes setting budgets, paying bills, catching errors and fraud, and coordinating family support, usually without any formal training and often from far away. ....
Stockbridge: Berkshire Botanical Garden winter lecture slated Saturday berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Berkshire Botanical Garden s 24th annual winter lecture, Make Visible, Instill Value and Engage the Public in Our Shared Landscape Heritage, will be presented from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, on Zoom. Charles Birnbaum, founder and chief executive officer of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, will explore our local legacy, emphasizing stewardship strategies and opportunities for public engagement in the Berkshires. Advance registration is required at berkshirebotanical.org. ....