October 20, 2016 @ 6:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The European Fintech Alliance, established in Berlin early this summer, seeks to represent the interests of startups in the political arena and to build bridges between policymakers and regulators at European level.  The platform touts a non-national, but EU-wide approach, for FinTechs only. Initiated by political… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 5:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Bank Negara Malaysia, the country’s central bank, has put together a framework for the sandbox following a month-long consultation with startups, banks and other stakeholders. Malaysia is the latest country following Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore, to set up a fintech regulatory sandbox in an effort to help startups… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 5:13 am By Erin Hobey  |  

US online lenders have quickly seized opportunities to meet demand for more targeted, easy-to-access digital financial services; however, inherent weakness in the online lender business model will likely limit it to a small segment of the market, Moody’s Investors Service says in a report only… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 4:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Moving from fintech to farmtech. Online meat brand ZappFresh has appointed former MobiKwik executive Ankur Shrivastava as the CTO where he will be responsible for building a 360 degree farm tech supply chain architecture and developing technology and processes for farmtech which will help connect farmers, vendors… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 4:26 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Insurance companies in Asia are facing a “labyrinth” of regulations as they increase investment in the insurtech space, particularly in areas such as telematics, biometrics and big data, according to The Insurtech Revolution: Regulatory Updates and Innovative Evolution in the Insurance Sector, a new guide… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Erin Hobey  |  

This Capital Cell crowfunding campaign is a unique opportunity to co-invest with an undisclosed VC firm in Era7 Bioinformatics, a Spanish company focused on the revolution of the Microbiome and providing new solutions to address the problem of antibiotic resistance. Era7 Bioinformatics uses its own algorithms… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 7:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hong Kong-based Monexo seeks to grow its Indian P2P lending arm, planing to raise about $10 million by December 2016 to scale up its business in India and South East Asian countries, reported The Economic Times. “We are looking to raise about $10 million by December… Read More

October 18, 2016 @ 6:05 am By Erin Hobey  |  

FinTech Sandbox, an innovative nonprofit helmed by Jean Donnelly that provides FinTech startups free access to financial data and infrastructure to accelerate development, today announced a series of events highlighting the innovative FinTech solutions Sandbox participants have built. Demo Day 3.0, with presentations from US-… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 3:19 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III today announced the closing of a new fund, Portag3 Ventures (“Portag3”), focused on the fintech sector. Felesky, a co-founder and former CEO of Horizons ETFs, has been named President and will run day-to-day operations at the fund. Paul Desmarais III,… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 3:04 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its upcoming FinTech forum examining peer-to-peer payments and crowdfunding. The forum, which is the second in an ongoing event series, will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 26 October at the Constitution Center auditorium, located at… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

WorldRemit, a global digital remittances service platform based in the UK, today announced that Rhode Island residents can now securely send money overseas via its mobile app.  WorldRemit touts availability in US, DC and Puerto Rico. WorldRemit has targeted its service for immigrants in the U.S., allowing them to send money instantly… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 9:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

AMG Sicherheitstechnik, a German-based company with 12 years of experience in counseling and sales and over 50,000 clients worldwide, has launched the burglar chasing system branded Alarmtab. While nationwide sales in Germany started in August 2016, the platform plans to launch the system globally with Companisto… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 5:21 am By Erin Hobey  |  

CAN Capital, Inc., a market share leader in alternative small business finance, announced that the company will speak at and sponsor Money 20/20. CAN Capital CEO Daniel DeMeo will will discuss the alternative finance industry’s massive growth over the past year and how that has impacted the small business… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 5:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

With just a few hours remaining on its SyndicateRoom crowdfunding campaign, the UK independent film The Bromley Boys produced by ItchyFishFilm has secured over £509,000 from over 38 investors for 50% equity offered toward its £640,000 goal to support production for the film. £305,000 has been fronted by the film’s… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 5:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Greater Hudson Bank (OTCQX: GHDS) has partnered with Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, to provide an online loan application allowing commercial borrowers to complete applications electronically, according to a release. The Sageworks Online Loan Application is… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 4:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

India-based mobile wallet company MobiKwik announced the launch of a UPI (Unified Payments Interface) on its platform which enables users to access online payments with added services including netbanking, wallets, and credit/debit cards. In addition, MobiKwik entered into a partnership with ICICI Bank which allows users to load money into their… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 4:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Digital payments platform Freecharge has appointed former Obi Mobiles executive Karthik Rajeshwaran as director (strategy), reported TechCircle. Rajeshwaran will use his expertise to usher-in consumer centric innovations to expand revenue across new business opportunities. “[Rajeshwaran] brings in a fresh perspective and inspired energy to tread us… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Embroker, a modern business insurance platform designed to improve how companies of all sizes buy and manage insurance coverage, announced the public launch of its technology platform. The system allows businesses to digitize existing policies and data, analyze, compare, buy new coverages, and file and… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Cringle, the smartphone app for users who want to send money to friends across Europe in a matter of seconds, has received numerous awards.  Founded in 2014, the German platform has partnered with Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB), establishing an important bridge between traditional banks and fintech, thus making… Read More

October 11, 2016 @ 5:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Brazilian lender Banco Votorantim have added a new specialty to its venture capital portfolio in Brazil, reported Reuters. Votorantim will invest an initial 3 million reais ($930,000) in the BR Startups fund created by Microsoft in 2014, with an expectation of funding about a… Read More