April 30, 2020 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mambu, a German SaaS banking platform provider, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Tide, a UK-based business banking platform to power Tide’s revolving credit facilities and overdrafts for SME’s. Mambu reported that through the partnership it will help Tide scale and focus… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Galileo Financial Technologies announced on Thursday it has received its Mastercard certification in Mexico and has formed a new partnership with Mexican fintech Klar. The announcements come just weeks after SoFi acquired Galileo for $1.2 billion in both cash and stock. Galileo also… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flutterwave, an African fintech firm, announced this week the launch of its new e-commerce platform “Flutterwave Store.” The platform was created for African merchants to create digital shops to sell their products online. According to Flutterwave, the Flutterwave Store allows merchants to upload products, set… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ClearScore, a UK credit checking service, announced on Thursday it has launched ClearScore Protect, a free anti-fraud dark web monitoring service. Along with the service, ClearScore released nationally representative research that reveals a third of adults in the UK have been victims of online fraud…. Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Covered by SAGE, a modern, tech-enabled Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance brokerage, announced this week it secured $6 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by NFX with participation from Tectonic Capital and Treasury, the fintech platform launched by Acorns and Betterment Co-Founders…. Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with neobanking group Bambu to power a new digital solution for the U.S. unbanked and underbanked. According to FIS, Bambu has created the solution to provide banking for underbanked Hispanics… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atterley.com, a UK-based marketplace for independent fashion retailers, is now seeking a minimum of £400,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.  Founded in 2012, Atterley.com’s mission is to bring together discerning fashion consumers and the inventory fo the “best” boutiques and independents around the… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ownera, an emerging digital securities network, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Anthony Woolley as Europe’s Head of Business Development. Prior to joining the network, Woolley was the UK Chief Innovation Officer for the publicly traded French multinational investment bank and financial services firm Societe… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer announced on Wednesday it has released the results of its annual Crypto-Confidence Index, which confirmed that confidence in cryptocurrency increases across European populations year-on-year despite ongoing coronavirus crisis. According to BitFlyer, the index was built from a consumer poll of 10,000… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 12:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending, and borrowing platform, recently announced that more than 50,000 BTC have been deposited into Celsius apps since its launch in August 2018. This latest milestone comes just months after Celsius reported crossing 20,000 BTC deposits in its first year. Founded… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Novae, a U.S.-based fintech and insurtech firm, has formed a new partnership with Latin American airline loyalty program LifeMiles to launch a new travel protection program called Miles Care. According to the duo, the program will enable travelers’ protection for trip cancellation and interruption, delayed… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Wednesday it has listed its common shares for trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Boerse AG) under the “7XT” symbol. XTM reported its shares will now be cross-listed on the… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Skew, a UK-based crypto data provider, announced on Wednesday it secured $5 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Digital Currency Group, as well as existing investors Firstminute Capital and Seedcamp. Founded in 2018, Skew claims to… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Samsung announced on Monday that TRON now has a dedicated section in the Samsung Galaxy store that features apps built using its blockchain. According to Samsung, app store users in the U.S. and Europe who are using Samsung smartphones are able to experience the “next-generation… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based out of Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Tuesday the ten startups selected for its fifth batch. The platform revealed that after screening applications from all over the world and intensive weeks of reviewing preselected startups with the partners,… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Saurus, a UK-based digital banking startup, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 equity crowdfunding target through its Seedrs campaign. The company is looking to aiming to launch its mobile app in the third quarter of 2020, Saurus states it is on a mission to… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Lendio announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with wellness industry technology platform, Mindbody, to expedite relief funding through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to small businesses that are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Lendio, Mindbody’s software solution links hundreds… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Electric Dutchman, a sustainable Dutch automotive company, is now seeking €550,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, Electric Dutchman stated it was created with the aim to disrupt the world of B2B lightweight urban mobility. The company’s product was designed from scratch,… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DASH Regulatory Technologies, a regtech-focused affiliate of capital markets technology and execution services provider DASH Financial Technologies, announced on Tuesday the launch of DASH 360R, the next-generation of its industry-leading LDB platform for U.S. regulatory capital calculation and reporting compliance.  DASH revealed that with the… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Tuesday it has received the report on the special investigation by the auditing company KPMG that concluded there is no incriminating evidence founded for the publicly raised accusations of balance sheet manipulation. Wirecard reported… Read More