May 19, 2020 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. insurtech Haven Life announced on Tuesday it is rolling out a new 100% no medical exam product that can be sold directly through partners. Haven Life reported that banks, advisors, insurance brokers, etc. may now offer the product, Haven Term Simplified, to clients who… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with E9Pay, a money transfer and payment fintech company based in Korea. According to MoneyGram,  the partnership enables E9Pay customers to connect to the MoneyGram platform and distribution network… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Wirex, a UK-based payments platform, announced on Tuesday it is diversifying its funding options by allowing customers in Russia to fund their accounts by allowing top-ups using domestic bank cards. According to Wirex, users may now link their bank-issued credit or debit card to… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TV.FIT, a UK-based fitness content subscription platform, has successfully surpassed its initial £1.4 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round launched earlier this month and has already attracted more than 200 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, TV.FIT describes itself as… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Almond Impact, a UK-based environmental startup, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its Crowdcube campaign. The company launched the funding round at the beginning of May and is offering 11.54% in equity at a £3,976,200 pre-money valuation. So far, the campaign has… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Monday it has exited its investment in the Sioux Falls Multifamily Portfolio, a collection of Class B apartment communities located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. ArborCrowd reported the decision generated a net internal rate of return (IRR)… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMason, a U.S.-based fintech and investment analytics provider that enables WealthTech platforms to accelerate development and time-to-market, announced on Monday it has launched the first phase of its fixed income analytics offering for the retail wealth management and asset management communities. FinMason reported that phase… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoinWorks, an Indonesia-based P2P lender, has reportedly secured $10 million in additional funding from UK lending platform Lendable. Founded in 2015, KoinWorks claims to be the leading P2P Fintech Lending in Indonesia and the first Indonesian P2P Lending company to be registered, as well as… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after raising £282,015 through its recent funding round on Seedrs, prop-tech startup Brickowner has launched a new campaign on the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £150,000 funding target. Founded in 2016, Brickowner stated it was… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Monday that more than 110,000 U.S. small businesses have been approved to receive over $3.5 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding through its online lending platform.  As previously reported, the Paycheck Protection Program is part of the… Read More

May 18, 2020 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset custody platform Koine announced on Monday it has received in-principle approval (IPA) to provide custody in relation to Virtual Assets in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). According to Koine, the IPA was granted by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM…. Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commerce.AI, a U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) powered system, has secured more than $1 million through its Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) campaign on StartEngine. Founded in 2016, Commerce.AI is on a mission to harness the power of artificial intelligence to change the way commerce is done…. Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gravitricity, a UK-based energy storage company, has successfully secured more than £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company originally sought to raise £100,000 through the funding round, which has attracted more than 1,000 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2011, Gravitricity states it is developing… Read More

May 17, 2020 @ 9:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lupe Technology, a UK-based consumer tech brand that’s created “game-changing” cordless vacuums, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £750,000 in funding. The company launched its funding round, which has attracted nearly 650 Seedrs investors, in March to raise… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Friday its MCO Visa card is now shipping to a total of 31 countries in Europe. The platform claims it is the only crypto card provider offering cards in Asia, the full EU, and the U.S. Crypto.com reported… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anyfin , a Sweden-based fintech startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans with a picture, announced on Thursday it secured $30 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by EQT Ventures with participation from Accel, Northzone, Fintech Collective and Global… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, television network brand True Royalty Television has raised more than £1.9 million from over 200 Crowdcube investors. The funding round originally sought to raise £1 million. Dubbed as the “Netflix for Royalty” by… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ontology (ONT), a “high-performance” public blockchain network that aims to provide a “distributed trust” platform, announced on Friday it has joined forces with German decentralized digital identity specialist Spherity to advance digital identity solutions. The platform reported that the partnership will see the integration of… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Friday it has joined forces with Nordic banking group Nordea to enable multiple banking for mobile app customers According to Tink, the integration will deliver a personalized financial overview for the… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paiblock, a Denmark-based blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) platform, announced on Friday it has extended in-app banking coverage to customer accounts across US banks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded in 2011, Paiblock describes itself as a blockchain-based and AI-capable payment and digital lifestyle platform… Read More