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ICE Announces Plans To Acquire Bridge2 In Preparing For An App Launch From Bakkt

The Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, announced plans to acquire Bridge2, the software service, in preparation for an app launch from ICE’s subsidiary, Bakkt


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On February 5, it has been reported that Bakkt’s app will host a bevy of assets, such as loyalty rewards from various businesses, as well as crypto assets, although the app will not be blockchain-based. The representative clarified that assets such as loyalty points and coupons will not be transferable off the platform.

However, the exchange announced that ICE intends to acquire Bridge2 Solutions, software as a service, or SaaS, platform. After the acquisition, Bakkt aims to obtain Bridge2 from ICE, Bakkt’s parent company, harnessing the SaaS platform for its upcoming consumer application.

Bakkt plans to spend capital raised from its current Series B raise to buy Bridge2 from ICE, the press release detailed, adding that Bakkt’s financing round likely will end in the next couple of months.

After much anticipation, ICE launched its regulated Bakkt digital asset trading platform in September 2019, touting physically-settled Bitcoin futures trading. Just a few months later, Bakkt opened Bitcoin options trading on its platform. 

It has been analyzed that Bakkt currently engages in the development of a consumer app that hosts an array of options, including digital asset payments and trading, the press release said. Bakkt plans to add a customer loyalty component to the app through its Bridge2 acquisition.

However, as a software provider, Bridge2 helps create digital loyalty programs for businesses, such as digital coupons, employee incentives, and customer loyalty points. Bridge2 “powers programs for seven of the top ten financial institutions and 4,500 loyalty, incentive and employee perk programs for companies across a wide spectrum of industries.”

For incorporating Bridge2’s expertise, Bakkt plans for its consumer app to have a broad spectrum of use cases.

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Mike Blandina, the CEO of Bakkt, said:

“With the launch of the Bakkt app, we will, for the first time, offer consumers a robust platform to consolidate and use all of their digital assets, from crypto to loyalty points to in game tokens, in one user-friendly wallet.” 

According to details shared with Fortune, Bakkt aims for high utility in its new app.

Thus, the app users can reportedly use customer rewards, coupons, loyalty points from various companies as cash, consolidated in one sum in Bakkt’s app. 

Source: cointelegraph.com

 
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