May 6, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Toast, a U.S.-based restaurant management fintech platform, announced on Thursday it has appointed Elena Gomez as CFO. Toast reported in the role, Gomez will lead its finance organization and will be responsible for accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, and business operations. According to… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. fintech Plaid announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Railsbank. Plaid reported that through the new partnership, Railsbank customers in the UK will have access to Plaid’s Payment Initiation API to accept instant bank payments directly within their app or website. Plaid… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TradeStation, an online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, announced on Thursday it is now providing access to its services to traders in Minnesota, Mississippi, and Ohio. Residents of these states may now be able to apply for an account on the TradeStation brokerage platform in… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with B21 Crypto, a global, mobile-first cryptocurrency platform to provides investing, earning, and sending crypto services. Through the partnership, B21 is notably launching a new feature,… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ReCharge, a U.S.-based subscription e-commerce platform, announced on Thursday it scored $277 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Summit Partners, ICONIQ Growth, Bain Capital Ventures. Founded in 2014, ReCharge claims to be the leading provider of subscription management software… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Thursday the migration of a fifth of its native token, the Wirex Token (WXT), from the Stellar Network to the Ethereum blockchain. Wirex reported that following the launch of WXT just two years ago, it will move 20% of the total… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday the public beta launch of crypto withdrawals. According to Revolut, the new feature will provide customers with the option to transfer Bitcoin to their personal wallets outside of the Revolut platform. “With the rollout of crypto withdrawals, Revolut… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  TheCarCrowd, a UK-based “passion asset” investment platform for cars, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £300,000 raised. The funding round, which launched last month, has attracted more than 220 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, TheCarCrowd claims it is building the… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Moven, a U.S.-based financial wellness platform provider, announced on Wednesday it has appointed its former CFO, Rich Radice, as its new CEO. According to Moven, Radice has been on the company’s team for almost four years and over the past decade he has focused on providing executive… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  First AML, an anti-money laundry regtech startup, announced on Tuesday it has launched its operations in Australia. Founded in 2017, First AML streamlines anti-money laundering compliance through its online identity verification system that may be used by individuals anywhere in the globe through a smartphone.  The… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BillingPlatform, a global cloud-based monetization and billing solution provider, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with UK-based payments platform GoCardless to combine Payment Gateway Framework technology and enhanced ACH debit capabilities in order to help streamline the quote-to-cash processes for businesses so they can get paid… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NextCar Holding Company Inc. (NXCR), a fintech and insurtech vehicle subscription platform, announced on Wednesday it has partnered with data analytics and consumer intelligence provider J.D. Power to bring proprietary data solutions, vehicle valuation, and consumer sunlight to support and strengthen its vehicle subscription… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its services in North America by allowing money transfers from the U.S. to Canada. Paysend further revealed that the expansion will now allow U.S. residents to transfer funds to more than… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HUBUC announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with regtech ComplyAdvantage to integrate compliance and security screening technology to its banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform. HUBUC describes itself as an embedded financial service provider that allows businesses to integrate multiple payment capabilities from a single… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Bitso, a Mexico-based crypto platform, announced on Wednesday it has achieved unicorn status after raising $250 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Tiger Global and Coatue with participation from Paradigm, BOND & Valor Capital Group, QED, Pantera Capital, and Kaszek. The… Read More

May 5, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

      Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOGO) (TSX: MOGO) a Canada-based digital payments and financial technology company, announced on Wednesday it has completed its acquisition of Moka Financial Technologies Inc. (Moka). As previously reported, Moka (originally Mylo) is on a mission to help its users achieve their… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HoneyBook, a U.S.-based financial management platform for independent service-based businesses, announced on Tuesday it raised $155 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by Durable Capital Partners with participation from Tiger Global Management, Battery Ventures, Zeev Ventures, 01 Advisors, Norwest Ventures… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ParagonEX, a Isle of Man-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it is launching a fully customizable trading platform, allowing its broker clients. According to ParagonEX, the platform will allow each broker to have a unique appearance, as well as display “elements” of their choosing, thus not… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 1:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure that has served more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with FinTech Studios, AI-based news, market intelligence, and analytics provider, to provide industry, local and regional news,… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Tuesday the release of its Mastercard New Payments Index. According to Mastercard, the Index was conducted across 18 markets around the world and revealed that 93% of consumers will consider using at least one “emerging” payment method, such as cryptocurrency, biometrics,… Read More