January 27, 2021 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech Rhino announced on Tuesday it raised $95 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Tiger Global Management with participation from Kairos, Lakestar VC, and Lakehouse VC. Launched in 2017, Rhino is on a mission to bring greater financial freedom… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateGenius, a U.S.-based fintech company with a proprietary consumer-lending platform, announced on Tuesday its annual study revealed the current state of the auto refinance market for 2021, finding that savings are at a historical high and interest rates are the lowest they’ve been in years,… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Vlad Tenev, the CEO of modern trading platform Robinhood, sat down with Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss how he thinks markets will be affected post the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion notably happened amid retail investors piling into equities at a rapid rate in the… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

A week ago, GameStop (NYSE:GME) was trading at around $37/share. Today, GameStop is trading at around $277  $334 a share – jumping by over 80%  120% today alone. If you thought the ICO rave was crazy, think again. More mundane traditionally regulated markets may be… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Bilderlings, a UK based neobank that is an authorised e-money institution, has launched a new “onboarding” process for potential users, according to a note from the Fintech. Bilderlings remote online onboarding for individuals is said to enable users to register, submit documents, and have a… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 10:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Milo, a U.S.-based digital banking and lending startup, announced on Wednesday it secured $6 million through its seed funding round, which was led by QED Investors with participation from MetaProp and 10X Capital.  Founded in 2018, Milo describes itself as a fintech company that… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 9:53 am By JD Alois  |  

The digital banking sector will get a bit more crowded in the UK following the news that JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) is planning to launch a digital bank in the country. JP Morgan will follow in the footsteps of Marcus, created by Goldman Sachs, entering the… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Squeezed somewhere between “cancel culture” and “gig worker” the term crowdfunding has been added to the august Merriam-Webster dictionary. Although crowdfunding has been in use for more than a decade (unlike cancel culture which is more recent), it appears that the etymologists at Merriam-Webster have… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Zopa continues to add new features and services seeking to boost its allure for new and existing consumers. Today, Zopa has announced a new feature that allows its users to compare energy services to lower their monthly cost. Zopa has teamed up with Decision… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 8:26 am By JD Alois  |  

British Business Investments has committed £10 million to Syndicate Room. British Business Investments is a subsidiary of the British Business Bank. Syndicate Room was previously an investment crowdfunding platform that has since migrated to a fund model. According to a noted from Syndicate Room, the… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Token, an open banking payments platform, announced on Wednesday it raised $15 million through its Series B financing round, which saw participation from SBI Investment Co. Ltd. Sony Innovation Fund By IGV, Octopus Ventures, EQT Ventures, and BNP Paribas’ venture arm Opera Tech Ventures…. Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Unicorn TransferWise is reportedly expanding its debit card program into many new markets after entering a worldwide deal with payments giant Visa (NYSE:V). Through the partnership, TransferWise will be connecting to Visa’s international transaction processing network (via the Cloud). TransferWise confirmed that it’s… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Canadian marketplace lending platform LendingArch announced on Wednesday it has further expanded into the U.S. by expanding its Consumer Debt Division Nationwide throughout all 50 states. According to LendingArch, the LendingArch Consumer Debt Division is focused on helping Americans lower or eliminate their… Read More

January 27, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banco Sabadell (BME:SAB), a Spanish multinational financial services company headquartered in Alicante and Barcelona, Spain, has reportedly invested €2.5 million in Nomo, an inhouse incubated initiative that spun out from the banking institution. The startup offers various business management tools for SMEs and sole traders…. Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The digital banking sector in South America has been growing steadily, with now over 30 neobanks in the region. Digital banking platforms currently serve more than 50 million consumers out of the region’s (approximately) 430 million residents, according to the latest data from Dutch Fintech… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Leading digital asset exchange Binance has announced the launch of a Hackathon, called The Future Is Now. According to Binance, this event will be a 3-week long virtual hackathon that will be hosted by Binance X and Gitcoin, which serves a place for blockchain developers… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based challenger bank Monzo is reportedly struggling to maintain operations and may be trying to avoid the same fate as digital bank Xinja which was recently forced to shut down permanently. Fintech analyst Katherine Long from GlobalData recently noted that Monzo has turned into an… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security firm CipherTrace notes that during her confirmation hearing on January 19, Dr. Janet Yellen, US President Joe Biden’s pick for Secretary of the Treasury, had said that “many” virtual currencies remain “a particular concern” when it comes to terrorism and criminal financing (and… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 8:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve has announced that more than 110 organizations will participate in the FedNow Pilot Program. FedNow is a payments initiative to speed up payments and transfers. A consultation with a variety of stakeholders took place in 2018 with the concept of FedNow… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 8:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services announced the six Committee Members who will serve as Subcommittee Chairs for the 117th Congress. Chair Waters issued the following statement: “I am pleased to announce the very experienced, dedicated, diverse, and talented… Read More