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SafeChain Honored as 2018 Seed Stage Company of the Year at VentureOhio Awards

COLUMBUS, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today that it was named 2018 Seed Stage Company of the Year by VentureOhio.

SafeChain was recognized for developing SafeWire, an innovative platform that implements a combination of identity verification and bank-grade authentication technology to verify ownership of accounts involved in a wire transaction, secure wire transfers and prevent wire fraud. In addition, SafeChain recently concluded the first blockchain backed real estate transaction in partnership with government. SafeChain continues to work the Auditor's Office in Franklin County, Ohio to move the jurisdiction's property records to a new platform fully backed by blockchain technology.

As a finalist among a highly competitive group of seed-stage company applicants, SafeChain was selected as the winner in its category by a panel of 22 expert judges and honored at the fifth annual Venture Dinner.

"The awards event brought together over 700 investors, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and elected officials to review the success of the Ohio entrepreneurial ecosystem and encourage statewide collaboration," said Falon Donohue, CEO of VentureOhio.

"It's an honor to be recognized as 2018 Seed Stage Company of the Year," said Tony Franco, CEO and co-founder of SafeChain. "Ohio is home to a thriving ecosystem of technical innovation and forward-thinking entrepreneurship, and we are proud to contribute to the growth of the state's business community by building out the next generation of real estate security and records systems backed by blockchain technology."

To view the winners of all of the VentureOhio Awards categories, visit https://ventureohio.org.

About VentureOhio:

VentureOhio is an Ohio non-profit which aims to improve access to capital and foster collaboration in the startup community. For more information visit https://ventureohio.org.

About SafeChain:

SafeChain makes real estate transactions safer and simpler. Built by real estate title experts in collaboration with banking technologists, SafeChain tackles the inefficiencies of the buying and selling process from the inside-out to help title companies, mortgage bankers and realtors decrease costs and deliver a better experience for customers.

Leveraging the most advanced technologies, including blockchain, SafeChain increases the speed and security of closings to deliver faster transactions and better consumer confidence. For more information visit http://www.safechain.io.

SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today that it was named 2018 Seed Stage Company of the Year by VentureOhio.

Related link: https://www.safechain.io/

‘Easy as a handshake’ deal closing-platform, heymate, launches testable alpha version, Sept. 5, 2018

ZUG, Switzerland /ScoopCloud/ -- Heymate, a deal-closing platform which will allow micro-entrepreneurs to easily create, close and administer secure professional contracts within 20 seconds, launched their testable product on Sept. 5, 2018, available via invitation on Android and iOS smartphones. The heymate app is the first product of the heymate platform, which is operated by Blockchain Applications AG.

Heymate (*note 1) is a mobile app for the global gig economy that offers freelancing micro-entrepreneurs (e.g., millennials, part-timers, retirees, etc.) a deal-closing tool that allows them to create, advertise and close on professional-quality offers for work or goods to be sold/rented.

Currently, micro-entrepreneurs in the "help wanted" or "for sale or rent" ecosystem have to rely on slow and outdated methods of terms and conditions negotiations, such as phone calls or emails, for their work. The mobile app will streamline this planning process for micro-entrepreneurs by integrating offer terms and negotiation into an easy to manage and understand e-contract. Once both parties agree to the terms, the deal is closed, stored on the blockchain and becomes a legally enforceable peer-to-peer contract.

"Heymate's goal is to make peer-to-peer deal-closing as simple and trustful as the good-old fashioned handshake," said heymate's founder and CEO, Philipp Toth.

The heymate app also guarantees micro-entrepreneurs are paid for their work. According to a study by Tipalti (*note 2), 73 percent of micro-entrepreneurs would be willing to leave a marketplace due to issues with receiving on-time and correct payment for their work. Heymate protects its users by escrowing payments upon contract agreement, ensuring that once the legally binding terms and conditions agreed upon by both parties are met, the predetermined payment will be sent to the worker on time.

Once the app has developed its customer base, heymate plans to integrate a variety of worker benefits, such as insurances, loans, etc., for key partners to offer their independent contractors. The platform plans to become the place where independent workers go to seek offers for any type of service that can be advertised or consumed. Heymate will also offer these benefits to workers who engage with large managed markets, such as Uber or Lyft, which have been increasingly pressured to offer benefits to their independent contractors.

The product will officially launch as a free-to-use open beta on Apple and Android app stores in Q1, 2019.

About heymate:

Heymate aims at bringing gig-economy micro-entrepreneurs the flexibility they want while securing their revenue. The heymate platform helps to simplify and formalize deal terms and conditions, manage escrow payment and resolving disputes, all while offering an ecosystem of services such as getting short-term and on-demand insurance, micro-loans, etc. to support micro-entrepreneurs as they grow.

The heymate mobile app is the first product of the heymate platform, operated by Blockchain Applications AG. With it, 100 million people will be able to do business for the first time, and everyone else will be able to close a deal 100 times faster.

Website: https://heymate.works

(*note 1) "heymate" is spelled with a lowercase "h"
(*note 2) Report of Gig Economy Workers Finds Payment Satisfaction Problematic for Global Marketplaces: http://info.tipalti.com/20180424-Email-FreelancerReport_05.SSDownloadPage.html

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*Photo Caption: heymate CTO, Frank Hartmann talking about the heymate platform with Eric Van der Kleij at the Crypto Finance Conference in San Francisco.

*VIDEO (YouTube): https://youtu.be/ey79DCYHYjs

Heymate, a deal-closing platform which will allow micro-entrepreneurs to easily create, close and administer secure professional contracts within 20 seconds, launched their testable product on Sept. 5, 2018, available via invitation on Android and iOS smartphones. The heymate app is the first product of the heymate platform, which is operated by Blockchain Applications AG.

Related link: https://heymate.works

SafeChain Completes First Official Real Estate Blockchain Transaction in the U.S.

COLUMBUS, Ohio /ScoopCloud/ -- SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today it has successfully facilitated the sale of 36 forfeiture properties via blockchain. The transactions, which were completed on Tuesday in partnership with the auditor's office in Franklin County, Ohio, marks the first instance in the U.S. of a state government using blockchain to legally record the transfer of property deeds.

"To have Franklin County lead the nation in blockchain adoption for real estate transactions is one of the crowning achievements of my tenure as Auditor, but this transaction is just the beginning," Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo said. "Too often, government services are inefficient and out-of-touch with current technology, resulting in wasted tax dollars and a poor experience. The constituents of Franklin County deserve better, which is why the Auditor's Office has set a goal to move 100 percent of Franklin County's property records to blockchain and begin testing the technology to decentralize all county records and systems to create a more streamlined, efficient and secure process for delivering these services to the local community."

The recorded properties were sold at auction by the auditor's office. After the deeds are awarded to the winning bidders, all relevant property information is transferred to blockchain and assigned a barcode, which is then attached to the deed so that the property's information can be accessed via blockchain.

"Blockchain will transform the real estate industry. There's no doubt about it, and the earlier entities get on board, the more they stand to gain in terms of security and efficiency," said Tony Franco, CEO of SafeChain. "Starting with something as relatively straightforward as property transfers, blockchain creates a decentralized, near-perfect audit trail that can never be lost or stolen. Eliminating that risk opens the door to completely changing how properties are bought and sold in the U.S., and those changes will ultimately be to the consumer's benefit, as well as the real estate industry's as well."

In addition to its partnership with Franklin County, SafeChain is also working with officials in Washington and Perry counties as part of a larger, state-wide push to adopt blockchain. In June 2018, Ohio state legislators signed Senate Bill 220 into law, which added blockchain as a legally-recognized electronic transaction in the state.

As Ohio House Speaker Ryan Smith noted in an August 23, 2018 article for The Columbus Dispatch, "This is so new and just starting to take shape that we can position Ohio out front and, most importantly put it out in a way that gives our kids...an opportunity to stay in Ohio and not have the brain drain to the West Coast. It's a great opportunity for Ohio to really start the economic engine on a different perspective."

"As an Ohio-based company, we are deeply invested in not only making Ohio a top-of-mind destination for top technology talent, but we are also honored to help lead the charge to make Ohio one of the most technologically-advanced states in the nation," Robert Zwink, CTO of SafeChain said. "In addition to moving property records to blockchain, we're also working with title companies to eliminate wire fraud in real estate transactions using our platform SafeWire, thus adding an additional layer of security and efficiency to the real estate process."

About SafeChain:

SafeChain makes real estate transactions safer and simpler. Built by real estate title experts in collaboration with banking technologists, SafeChain tackles the inefficiencies of the buying and selling process from the inside-out to help title companies, mortgage bankers and realtors decrease costs and deliver a better experience for customers. Leveraging the most advanced technologies, including blockchain, SafeChain increases the speed and security of closings to deliver faster transactions and better consumer confidence.

For more information visit: https://www.safechain.io/.

*VIDEO (YouTube):
https://youtu.be/0x6JVvd9g-E

SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today it has successfully facilitated the sale of 36 forfeiture properties via blockchain. The transactions, which were completed on Tuesday in partnership with the auditor's office in Franklin County, Ohio, marks the first instance in the U.S. of a state government using blockchain to legally record the transfer of property deeds.

Related link: https://www.safechain.io/

Introducing Aclaro TrueView: The Fintech Solution Set to Revolutionize Lending Risk Analysis

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Aclaro, the leading provider in blockchain-based open platform solutions, recently released its latest A.I. solution. The new tool, Aclaro TrueView is designed to provide automotive and other lenders with a competitive advantage through robust features that save them time, money, and facilitate better lending decisions.

Aclaro TrueView is based on technology found in Aclaro's previous Know Your Patient (KYP) healthcare app. With this Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, lenders can now learn more about their prospects than ever before. When a prospect applies for a loan, TrueView takes an unbiased look at the entire financial history of the prospect along with patterns and behaviors that could affect their overall risk score.

With TrueView, lenders can follow the prospect's entire financial history, including their patterns of repayment, their existing loans, with a final risk assessment to provide the lender with the data they need to make a well-informed, data-backed decision.

Like all Aclaro tools, TrueView is backed by reliable blockchain technology that automatically detects changes in the data without altering the existing code, saving countless hours and troubleshooting efforts.

Aclaro TrueView is meant for Non Major Prime and Subprime Lenders that need to reduce their risk through better decision-making.

According to Chief Marketing Officer Melissa Tello, "Until now, making data-driven decisions has been a challenge without access to the readily available AI loan underwriting platform that major lenders currently use."

She adds, "There was an obvious need for innovation, and Aclaro TrueView is the solution that Non Major Prime and Subprime lenders have been waiting for to help manage Loan Underwriting and Repayment Risk."

About Aclaro:

Based in Miami, Florida, Aclaro specializes in providing small and medium-sized businesses with Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence Technology. With these tools, companies can better optimize their customer experience, make better decisions, and experience improvements in efficiency along with cost savings.

Visit aclaro.io to learn more about the company and their innovative business solutions. If you would like to see their products in use, contact the support team at +1-833-2ACLARO or visit: https://aclaro.io/.

Aclaro, the leading provider in blockchain-based open platform solutions, recently released its latest A.I. solution. The new tool, Aclaro TrueView is designed to provide automotive and other lenders with a competitive advantage through robust features that save them time, money, and facilitate better lending decisions.

Related link: https://aclaro.io/

Aclaro to Bring the Power of Predictive Analytics to Lending Sector, Expands Operations in the US

MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Aclaro, the leading provider of blockchain based open data platforms and solutions, has announced that it has launched a new Fintech Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution focused on the lending industry. The new solution is Aclaro TrueView(TM). Aclaro aims to equip lenders with the innovative tools needed for competitive advantage with its tech savvy, blockchain based predictive analytics platform that can be utilized without incurring heavy costs.

Aclaro's goal is to serve the latest AI solutions to the loan sector for risk assessment both in the Underwriting front end and in the management of the risk repayment of the loan.

Know Your Customer (KYC), geofencing, data mining, big data, machine learning and predictive analysis are a few of the tools integrated in the Aclaro TrueView(TM) solution which can help accelerate underwriting, manage repayment risk, predict and prevent fraud.

With the announcement of the Aclaro TrueView(TM) product and in yet another big step in its growth, Aclaro is expanding its operations in the U.S. with the opening of a new office in New York at: 240 Water St. Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Many small and medium businesses (SMB's) in New York, especially those focused on lending, have been competing without the advantage of the leading edge data driven decisions and insights that are already available to larger corporations. A primary reason for this is the heavy costs associated with using data analytics platforms. With Aclaro's revolutionary predictive analytics, they can now gain business insights from their own business data.

"Today, data analytics is equivalent to hard money for all businesses, and Aclaro helps businesses owners get value from their data and maximize the potential for the business intelligence hidden within it," says Carlos Galarce, Founder & CEO, Aclaro. "With the Aclaro TrueView App we are creating tangible competitive advantage for lenders of all sizes. The app is currently in beta test with selected customers and is expected to be ready for full release by the end of the third quarter."

About Aclaro:

Aclaro is a leading provider of Blockchain based Open Data Platforms and Solutions that disrupt the status-quo of disjointed siloed current systems. We aim to level the playing field for small and midsize business by providing solutions that can help them compete with larger competitors. We use technology to provide solutions that matter, have real returns to a bottom line and contribute to the quality of life of the solution stakeholders. We enhance transparency of transactions via Blockchain technology, out of the box kick ass Apps that use Machine Learning, Business Intelligence and GraphDB's to rock the status quo.

For more information, please visit: https://aclaro.io/

VIDEO (YouTube):
https://youtu.be/Dpz0kNZ1LZE

Aclaro, 78 SW 7th St., Suite 500, Miami, FL 33130, USA.

Aclaro, the leading provider of blockchain based open data platforms and solutions, has announced that it has launched a new Fintech Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution focused on the lending industry. The new solution is Aclaro TrueView(TM). Aclaro aims to equip lenders with the innovative tools needed for competitive advantage with its tech savvy, blockchain based predictive analytics platform that can be utilized without incurring heavy costs.

Related link: https://aclaro.io/

Sparkle Coin, Inc. Launches Next Generation Cryptocurrency

CHICAGO, Ill. /ScoopCloud/ -- Sparkle Coin, Inc. today introduced its eponymous cryptocurrency, the first of its kind backed by diamonds, as the initial step toward the company's goal of creating more efficient global economic growth to promote societal advancement by developing a platform that brings cryptocurrencies into the mainstream business and consumer markets. Sparkle Coin (SparkleCOIN™) is a hybrid cryptocurrency possessing the best qualities of both PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake), providing rapid adoption through mining of Sparkle Coin as well as long-term sustainability through minting.

Founded by business and technology veterans, Sparkle Coin is designed to be a part of a new economic ecosphere, built on a solid foundation of proven business fundamentals essential for real-world transactions.

"Cryptocurrencies were always envisioned to revolutionize global financial markets and the way consumers and businesses transact," said Victor Wong, founder and CEO of Sparkle Coin, Inc. "Sparkle Coin bridges the gap between cryptocurrencies and traditional business by developing an economic ecosphere comprised of an asset-backed cryptocurrency, transacted through a powerful currency exchange, with an outward facing cryptocurrency payment gateway allowing virtually all merchants to accept cryptocurrency though an online shopping mall or directly on their own websites."

After the initial coin offering (ICO), Sparkle Coins can be transacted on VCoin Exchange, an advanced currency exchange that allows for trading with other cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies. VCoin Exchange also provides software and payment gateways for virtually any merchant to accept Sparkle Coin and other cryptocurrencies as payment for products and services.

Online shoppers can use their Sparkle Coins as well as other cryptocurrencies to purchase products directly from their favorite stores including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples and more via VCoinMall.com, a front-end order management and payment processing service.

Together, Sparkle Coin, VCoin Exchange and VCoinMall.com make up a unique economic ecosphere that connects the latest blockchain technologies with existing business platforms and networks to drive adoption of cryptocurrencies for real business transactions.

"Cryptocurrencies have struggled in the past to be widely adopted because the technologies were still being developed and the necessary infrastructure was not in place yet," said David Chen, vice president of financial strategy, Sparkle Coin, Inc. "Sparkle coin represents the second generation of cryptocurrencies that will push through the barriers because it's already fully funded, asset-backed and easy to integrate with existing payment infrastructure."

Sparkle Coin's hybrid PoW and PoS algorithm is the latest technology for cryptocurrency, providing a rapid ramp up of miners and subsequently processing power for the network to create extremely powerful encryption and security, and accelerated transaction processing.

Sparkle Coin is the only company in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world to incorporate a fund set aside for the operation of the company for 100 years. In addition, the public will be able to mine for approximately 1,000 Sparkle Coins a day for the same 100-year period to further increase the size and stability of the network. This approach, along with minting, creates stability, longevity and managed growth.

At launch, each Sparkle Coin is backed by $5 worth of GIA certified diamonds, procured through established diamond wholesalers, which can be immediately redeemed the day after the Sparkle Coin ICO in increments of $500. By backing Sparkle Coin with diamonds, which have been shown to steadily increase in value over time more than other assets such as gold, early adopters have a safety net for their participation in this new economic ecosphere.

When the price of Sparkle Coin reaches $25 per coin, there will no longer be any need to back the coins with diamonds as the worth generated by the economy built around Sparkle Coin will have proven itself, thereby providing Sparkle Coin with its own intrinsic value five times greater than the initial price.

The Sparkle Coin ICO will occur at TechCrunch's Disrupt in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. PDT. Interested parties are encouraged to set up their pre-funding accounts at SparkleCoin.com in advance to purchase Sparkle Coins as soon as they are available.

For more information about Sparkle Coin and to create and pre-fund your account for the purchase of Sparkle Coins during the ICO, visit https://sparklecoin.com/.

About Sparkle Coin, Inc.:

Sparkle Coin, Inc. is a managed cryptocurrency company founded by business and technology veterans to rapidly increase adoption of and promote long-term sustainability of cryptocurrencies for real-world business transactions through a new economic ecosphere including Sparkle Coins; VCoin Exchange, a powerful currency exchange and VCoin Mall, an online marketplace that connects consumers with millions of online retailers. As the first cryptocurrency backed by diamonds, Sparkle Coin is a hybrid of PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake) software, providing rapid adoption through mining of Sparkle Coin as well as long-term sustainability through minting.

Disclaimer: While Sparkle Coin Group's model is intended on risk mitigation, investing in virtual currencies still involves a degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described on the SC website before deciding whether to purchase Sparkle Coin.

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*Image 1 Caption: SparkleCOIN(TM) ecosphere.

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*Image 2 Caption: Sparkle Coin VCoinMall(TM).

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*Image 3 Caption: SparkleCOIN(TM) logo.

Sparkle Coin, Inc. today introduced its eponymous cryptocurrency, the first of its kind backed by diamonds, as the initial step toward the company's goal of creating more efficient global economic growth to promote societal advancement by developing a platform that brings cryptocurrencies into the mainstream business and consumer markets. SparkleCOIN is a hybrid cryptocurrency possessing the best qualities of both PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake).

Related link: https://sparklecoin.com/