South Korea's Shinhan Bank Backs Blockchain Startup's $2 Million Round
Blockchain remittance startup Streami has closed a $2m seed funding round. Despite the startup's newcomer status, however, its backers to date include Shinhan Bank, one of South Korea's largest financial services providers. The bank committed ₩500m (roughly $427,000) to the funding round. Streami also drew support from Shinhan Data Systems, an IT entity within Shinhan; ICB, a payments firm known for working with Asian e-commerce giant Alibaba; venture firm Bluepoint Partners, and a group of angel investors. By targeting the Asian remittance market from South Korea to China, including....
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