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Glint smashes crowdfunding target

Glint, the global gold-based payments system that allows clients to instantly and securely save, spend and share real gold, has successfully raised over £3m ($4m) through its joint US/UK crowdfunding round – smashing its initial target by 51%.

06 July 2021

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Glint hires new head of engineering

Glint, the global gold-based payments system that allows clients & businesses to instantly and securely save, spend and share real gold, has hired Emmanuel Ide as its new Head of Engineering to develop the fintech’s platform and play an integral role in positioning Glint as the leading global, alternative currency.

25 March 2021

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Glint becomes UK card issuer

Glint, the global gold-based payments system that allows customers to instantly and securely buy, save, spend and share real gold, has announced that it has secured “Principal Member” status with Mastercard, meaning it can now issue the Glint card directly to UK customers and issue on behalf of other institutions and corporates, unlocking new commercial opportunities.

09 December 2020

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Perspective Investments chooses fintech Glint Pay for gold-based business account

Glint Pay, the London-based fintech, has taken its first major steps into offering a gold-based corporate facility as Perspective Investments opens a business account.

18 November 2020

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Glint sees gold buying soar as markets meltdown

Glint Pay Services Limited (“Glint”), the fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through Glint’s prepaid debit card (Mastercard)4 and multicurrency app, today announces that it has experienced a several hundred percent increase in its clients buying gold during the recent turmoil effecting global equity markets.

25 March 2020

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Glint launches gold-based debit Mastercard and app in US

Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, today announces the launch of its products in the U.S. and the selection of Boulder, CO as its U.S. headquarters. To date, Glint has more than 50,000 app downloads, 10’s of thousands of registered users and more than USD $50 million in transacted volume.

30 July 2019

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Glint to raise £1.25m in crowdfunding exercise as part of Series A financing round of £15m

Glint, the FinTech start-up which has introduced physical gold as money to spend as a currency via an account and mobile app based technology, is pleased to announce it’s to raise £1.25m via a crowdfunding exercise.

12 July 2018

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Glint adopts HooYu to streamline customer on-boarding

Leading identity confirmation provider HooYu has partnered with Glint to verify customer identity and maximise the speed and success rate for customers wanting to open an account.

23 April 2018

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