Samantha Hurst

Bitfinex Integrates Whale Alert Live Transactions Service on Social Network Bitfinex Plus

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Tuesday Whale Alert, a tracking service of cryptocurrency transactions from and to exchanges, is available on the social network, Bitfinex Pulse. According to Bitfinex, Whale Alert is claimed to be a vital information source in the digital asset space… Read More

Investment Portfolio Platform Strowz to Raise Funding on Seedrs

  Strowz, a UK-based investment portfolio platform, is preparing to launch its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Strowz states it uses advanced technology to actively manage investment portfolios so users can get the best returns for their money. “In 2019, we made… Read More

Rapyd Announces Expansion of Mass-Payout Platform Rapyd Disburse

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Monday it has made a major expansion of its mass-payout platform, Rapyd Disburse. Rapyd reported it has made significant investments in the Rapyd Global Payments Network in Europe and the Americas, and now offers… Read More

LGB Corporate Finance Arranges £20 million Medium Term Note Program for Simply Asset Finance

LGB Corporate Finance, a UK fintech that provides capital markets and M&A advisory services to companies, entrepreneurs, and financial sponsors, announced on Monday it has arranged a £20 million Medium Term Note (MTN) program for Simply Asset Finance, a private equity-backed specialist asset finance provider…. Read More

SoFi’s Lantern Paycheck Protection Program Offering Sees 43% of Applicants Matched With Network of Lenders & 24% Receive Approve From SBA

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Monday it has helped funnel more than $75 million in loan applications to lenders for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established by the CARES Act, through its extensive network of lenders and Lantern, the product comparison site operated by SoFi…. Read More

Nigerian Fintech Okra Secures $1 Million Through Pre-Seed Funding Round From TLcom Capital

Nigerian fintech platform Okra announced on Monday it has secured a $1 million pre-seed fundraise from Sub Saharan Africa focused tech venture capital firm, TLcom Capital. The funding will go toward Okra’s efforts to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. Launched… Read More

Global Payments Provider PaySafe Forms Partnership With Gala Technology For Multi-Channel Payment Solution

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, has formed a new partnership with a provider of cardholder not present payment solution- SOTpay, Gala Technology. The collaboration will reportedly provide Paysafe merchants with the ability to process PCI DSS compliant payment transactions across communication channels.  Speaking about… Read More

CoinEx Announces Global Strategic Partnership with Matrixport

CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced on Monday it has formed a global strategic partnership with Matrixport, a one-stop digital asset financial service platform span off from Bitmain. CoinEx reported that the partnership allows its users to access Martrixport’s over-the-counter (OTC)… Read More

Credibly Named Approved Lender For Paycheck Protection Program

Credibly, a small and medium-sized business lending platform, announced on Friday it has been named an Approved Lender for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). As previously reported the U.S. Senate passed $484 billion in new pandemic relief funds to provide additional funding to the PPP… Read More

Upbit Announces Expansion of Partnership With Chainalysis to Support Broader Asia Pacific Region

Korean cryptocurrency trading platform Upbit has reportedly expanded its partnership with Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, to provide support across the broader Asia Pacific (APAC) region. According to the duo, Upbit APAC will also use Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) to ensure safe, secure trading experiences… Read More

Overfunding: Mr Lee’s Pure Foods Co’s Seedrs Round Surpasses £1.75 Million Funding Target Days After Launch

Mr Lee’s Pure Foods, a UK-based foodtech that is creating premium health noodles-in-a-cup and soon to be launched instant Congee Asian rice porridges, successfully secured its initial £1.75 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.  As previously reported, Mr Lee’s claims to be a… Read More

NatWest Teams Up With Royal Bank of Scotland & Ulster Bank to Launch “Companion Card” For Carers to Support Vulnerable Customers

NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank announced earlier this week the introduction of a new “companion card,” which is described as a supplement to their existing current accounts that will enable vulnerable customers and those in extended isolation to give trusted volunteers a… Read More

Intelligent Digital Workspace Ayoa Now Seeking £1 Million in Funding Through Seedrs Campaign

Ayoa, an intelligent digital workspace for remote teams to manage meetings, build plans, and action tasks, is now seeking to raise £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Launched in 2019, Ayoa claims to be the first all-in-one tool for idea generation, collaboration,… Read More

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Launches Platform Dedicated to Helping Minority-Owned Small Business Gain Access to Second Round of Paycheck Protection Program Funding

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs announced on Friday the launch of his new platform, Our Fair Share. According to the Entrepreneur and Media Mogul, Our Fair Share is a platform built to help minority entrepreneurs and small businesses access to much-needed funding amid the economic devastation caused… Read More

Canadian Tech Incubator OneEleven Permanently Shuts Down Due to COVID-19 Economic Impact

OneEleven, a Toronto-based technology incubator, announced on Wednesday it has officially ceased operations due to COVID-19’s economic impacts. Established in 2013, OneEleven describes itself as home to a community of high-performing technology scaleups, with global locations that provide unparalleled access to peer networks, investment capital,… Read More

BitMex Announces Plans to Launch Ether Quanto Futures Contract

Next-generation cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX announced on Friday it is planning to launch an Ether (ETHUSD) quanta futures contract with up to 50x leverage May 5th. According to BitMEX, the first contract, ETHUSDM20, will expire in June. BitMEX claims that the contract will be the… Read More

Overfunding: Cheeky Panda Makes Seedrs Return & Quickly Doubles £750,000 Funding Target Prior to Going Publicly Live

Less than a year after raising £1,594,138 through its previous Seedrs round, The Cheeky Panda, a 100% ultra sustainable, low carbon, bamboo tissue product brand,  has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already more than DOUBLED its £750,000 funding target prior to launching… Read More

Western Union Announces Expansion of Global Real-Time Payments Network

Western Union (NYSE: WU) announced on Thursday the continued expansion of its Global Network for real-time money-movement and payments. Western Union reported that the Network has more than 550,000 agent locations across over 200 countries and territories (it now includes more than four billion bank… Read More

Mambu Announces Integration With Transferwise

Mambu, a Berlin-based SaaS banking platform provider, announced this week it has formed a new partnership with global fintech TransferWise. Mambu reported that its customers, challenger, and traditional banks may now access TransferWise’s technology infrastructure directly through its platform to offer inexpensive and transparent international… Read More

Stripe’s API “Stripe Issuing” Now Open to All U.S. Businesses

Payments platform Stripe announced on Thursday its Stripe Issuing, which is an API that allows users to create and control virtual and physical cards, is now open to all U.S. businesses. According to Stripe, Stripe Issuing was created to help businesses manage how funds get spent…. Read More

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