April 23, 2020 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Thursday the launch of the Africa-focused social payments app for cash and crypto, Bundle. Binance reported that Bundle, which was founded by Yele Bademosi, formerly a director at Binance Labs, Bundle allows users to request, send, and receive cash or… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PalmPay, an Africa-based payment startup, announced this week it is waiving fees on all money transfers and has launched a new ₦100 million COVID-19 support fund. According to PalmPay, the waiving of fees offer is now available for any amount to any Nigerian bank until… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital lender Capital on Tap announced on Thursday it has joined forces with financial API provider TrueLayer to increase the speed of SME loan access. Capital on Tap reported that the integration will enable its customers to benefit from “open banking” by increasing underwriting… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banking and finance industry organization UK Finance announced on Thursday that its latest data revealed more than £2.8 billion has been lent to SMEs so far through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The organization reported that total lending under CBILS has doubled in… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Common Objective, a global B2B fashion sourcing and information platform, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Common Objective (CO) describes itself as an online platform that uses personalization and matching technology to connect buyers… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The UK Government has announced the 2020 winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in West of England. The award is given for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: Innovation: invention, design or production of goods; performance of services; marketing and distribution;… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 2:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Citizens Bank of Edmond announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with MX, a bank, credit union, fintech digital platform to launch a new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal for the bank’s small business customers. According to Jill Castilla, President and CEO of Citizens Bank… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

John Hancock Financial announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Clareto, a provider of digital solutions to acquire and aggregate electronic health data,  improve underwriting speed and efficiency of life insurance purchase processing. Through the collaboration, John Hancock will use Clareto’s network to obtain… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Wednesday it has achieved CarbonNeutral Company status. This announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Paysafe reported that the status is part of its ongoing commitment to the environment and has also been backdated to… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 11:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendsmart and Griffin Technologies, two U.S. fintechs that are building software for banks and credit unions, announced on Wednesday they have partnered to provide their customers a complete end-to-end solution for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which was created under the original CARES Act following the COVID-19… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HouseCanary, a U.S.-based fintech firm focused on providing a real estate analytics solution, announced on Wednesday it has reviewed 41 states with the highest listing and transaction volume in the weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. economy. According to HouseCanary, potential homebuyers were… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based payments platform GoCardless announced on Wednesday it has launched its first payment intelligence product, Success+ to help businesses tackle the problems caused by failed payments. According to GoCardless, Success+ uses machine learning to analyze trends from GoCardless’ recurring payments data and identify the ideal time… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tavant, a U.S.-based AI-powered digital technologies provider, announced on Tuesday its FinConnect platform, which is described as an intelligent lending data and enterprise mortgage services integration hub, has processed more than 10 million digital mortgage transactions in the past 12 months. The platform has also processed… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funding Xchange (FXE), a UK-based fintech that helps people and organizations find suitable business loans and funding options from its marketplace of more than 45 established lenders, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Experian to launch an online service for banks… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced last week it is restructuring to expand the fund’s investment mandate, the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”) has approved changes… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland based Fintech Incubator & Accelerator F10 announced on Tuesday 12 startups that have been selected for the first Batch of the Scaleup Program. According to the accelerator, more than 80 teams with market traction and revenue generation from various countries had applied to become… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ireland-based fintech Fenergo announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with IBM (NYSE: IBM)  to fight financial crime. The duo signed an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement that will allow the companies to collaborate on solutions that can help clients address the multitude of financial risks they… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Monday it has opened up the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to help large corporate banking clients that are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Barclays reported that through the program, which is backed by a UK Government guarantee, it will… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alan, a France-based independent digital health insurance platform, announced on Monday it secured €50 million through its Series C investment round, which was led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with participation from Index Ventures. The funding brings Alan’s total amount raised… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Branch, a U.S.-based insurtech startup, announced on Monday it is set to give back 15% of monthly insurance premiums to its auto policyholders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Branch, the compassionate initiative recognizes clients’ reduced driving due to shelter in place orders… Read More