June 17, 2020 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Civic Technologies, the premier blockchain-powered identity and payment solution provider, announced on Wednesday its  Civic Wallet, previously only available in private beta, is now generally available. Civic claims that Civic Wallet offers a safer way to store and transact with digital identity and currency. Civic… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Buckle, a U.S.-based financial services group, announced on Wednesday it has Gateway Insurance Company (Gateway), including its 47 state insurance licenses. According to Buckle, Gateway was formerly an indirect subsidiary of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (Atlas), which provides auto insurance to the light commercial automobiles market… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Tuesday it has expanded its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with a customized application for drivers and delivery people who use Uber in the U.S. The Paycheck Protection Program is part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief,… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chipper Cash, an African fintech, has reportedly secured $13.8 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Deciens Capital. Founded in 2017, Chipper Cash describes itself as a venture-capital-backed Financial technology company that builds software to enable free and instant Peer-to-peer Cross-border… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced on Wednesday the launch of Open Banking for its more than one million retail and business customers in Ireland. According to Revolut, the new Open Banking feature allows retail customers in Ireland to connect their AIB, Permanent TSB, Ulster Bank,… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turnkey open banking platform provider, Token.io Limited, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with UK fintech Money Dashboard for a new integration of Token Pay on the Money Dashboard App. According to the duo, this integration enables thousands of UK consumers to initiate instant,… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital-only bank platform N26 recently announced the launch of its new N26 Business Metal, which is a premium business account for entrepreneurs, with 0.5% cashback. According to N26, the business bank account is for freelancers and the self-employed. “While N26 Business and Business You already… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after raising $3.4 million, UK-based international money transfer platform TransferGo reportedly raised $10 million through its latest investment round. The platform also expanded its services to 11 next markets. As previously reported, TransferGo claimed last year to be the first… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Credit Sesame, a personalized credit service and financial wellness company, announced on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Canadian challenger bank STACK. According to Credit Sesame, the acquisition marks the beginning of the company’s international expansion. Credit Sesame and STACK began a partnership in… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  F1 Payments, Cross River Bank, and RS2 Software announced on Tuesday they have joined forces to deliver payment processing services throughout North America. Through the collaboration, F1 Payments will utilize RS2’s global processing platform and Cross River’s sponsorship service to process payments for physical and virtual… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty announced on Tuesday it has lent more than £75 million to SME property professionals and has now funded the development of 1,000 homes that were worth almost £170 million, enabling over £60 million of spend on labor, materials, and services in… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Funderbeam, a Blockchain-powered platform for cross-border startup funding with an extensive information database, a primary market for fundraising, and a secondary market for equity and debt trading, recently announced the launch of its first index. According to Funderbeam, the Funderbeam Venture Index tracks all… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital assets exchange OKEx announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful. Through the partnership, the Paxful Kiosk will notably be integrated directly within the OKEx platform to allow new and existing users to benefit from a variety of… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Monday it has acquired Spain-based P2P payments app, Verse. Founded in 2015, Verse describes itself as a mobile app that allows users to share payments easily, instantly, and with no hidden fees. “Not only can you pay and receive money… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 10:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a little over two years after raising £616,170 through its Crowdcube campaign, UK-based restaurant chain, Stem + Glory, is now seeking £400,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Co-investor of the funding round is the Future Fund. As previously reported, Stem +… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Monday its payment network, RippleNet Cloud, has signed its first-ever bank customer, Brazil’s Banco Rendimento, which will join nearly two dozen financial institutions already running on RippleNet Cloud. According to Ripple, RippleNet Cloud allows… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NatWest announced on Monday it is developing behavioral biometrics technology that could replace banking passwords. According to NatWest, behavioral biometrics works by analyzing the unique ways a customer interacts with their device when making an online purchase. The technology then uses this information to confirm who… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based banking group Icici Bank announced on Monday the launch of its end-to-end fully digital facility, Insta Flexicash. According to ICICI Bank, the facility enables the bank’s Salary Account customers to get approval for overdraft instantaneously and in a paperless manner. “The facility comes handy… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced over the weekend it is discontinuing BTT airdrop for TRX holders. According to Binance, the BTT airdrop program was instituted by the BitTorrent Foundation in early 2019 to provide additional functionalities to TRX holders who can use BTT to improve download… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WhatsApp Payments, an in-chat payment feature that lets customers perform transfers through the messaging app to anyone in their contact list, announced on Monday it is bringing digital payments to WhatsApp users in Brazil. “The over 10 million small and micro-businesses are the heartbeat of Brazil’s… Read More