April 6, 2020 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yapily, an open banking platform based in the UK, announced on Monday it secured $13 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Lakestar, an early investor of Skype, Spotify, Airbnb, Facebook, and Revolut, with participation from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and LocalGlobe…. Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Monday the launch of its mobile cheque deposit services. Starling Bank reported that customers may now “capture” an image of the cheque and its mobile app will “read the details” to place the funds into the account…. Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Medic Bleep, a UK-based secure and real-time medical communication solution, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round has already attracted nearly 275 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2015, Medic Bleep claims it enables doctors, nurses… Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 10:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fintech GeoDB has successfully secured more than £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which was launched last month with a mission to raise £1 million, has attracted over 600 Seedrs investors. GeoDB is now offering 6.25% in equity… Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 9:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut recently announced plans to move non-UK customers in Central and Eastern Europe in its newly licensed Lithuanian entity before the end of the Brexit transition period in December 2020. The company went on to share more details about its response to Brexit…. Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly arrested Russian rapper Maxim Boyko for cryptocurrency laundering. According to the Moscow Times, Boyok was arrested at a Miami condo this past weekend. The Affidavit submitted to support Boyko’s arrest revealed that the rapper “knowingly and intentionally conspire… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE) announced on Thursday it has acquired Yesler, a B2B marketing service agency. This latest acquisition comes less than a month after Accenture acquired ESR Labs, a Munich-based company that develops embedded software for German car brands and suppliers, and Mudano, which is a… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japanese-inspired food brand, Miso Tasty, has successfully secured its initial £350,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. The latest campaign comes less than two years after Miso Tasty raised £421,400 through its second Seedrs initiative. As previously reported, Miso Tasty was… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of Internet value-added services based in China, announced on Friday it is deepening its collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) through a $10 million donation to WHO’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, as well as an agreement to open… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian regtech company iComply Investor Services announced earlier this week the launch of its new $2 million COVID-19 relief grant, the iComply for Good Services Grant.  According to iComply, iComply for Good‘s purpose is to strengthen the resilience, continuity, and remote operations capacity of our community organizations… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 10:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial services giant JPMorgan recently announced it has established an electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading and pricing engine in Singapore. The launch was notably launched with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). JPMorgan reported that the new trading engine, which was first… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group NatWest announced on Friday it is continuing to offer support SME customers by waiving monthly hire fees for Point-of-Sale terminals from its payments product Tyl until the end of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. NatWest also revealed that is providing… Read More

April 3, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordic challenger bank Lunar announced on Friday it secured an additional €20 million through its extended Series B, bringing the funding round’s total amount to €46 million raised. Seed Capital Denmark reportedly led the investment round with participation from Greyhound, Socii, and Augustinus. Founded in 2015,… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propetly, a UK-based property investing marketplace, is now seeking to raise a minimum of £225,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is now offering 6.97% in equity at a £3,004,320 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2018, Propetly describes itself as a marketplace that… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SMBX, a marketplace for buying and selling small-business bonds, announced on Thursday the first two issuers for its small business rebuild bond program, which is running in tandem with the company’s regular Small Business Bond Program. SMBX reported that through the program offers small business… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HouseCanary, a U.S.-based fintech firm focused on providing a real estate analytics solution, announced on Thursday it has acquired real estate technology startup, Dropmodel. HouseCanary reported that this is the first acquisition since its secured $65 million through its Series C growth funding round. Founded… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has announced it is waiving the 3.5% credit card fee for crypto purchases during the next three months (April through June) as well as increasing rebates for essential purchases (food, groceries, and delivery) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported brands of… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sony Bank, a Japanese commercial banking group and a subsidiary of Sony Financial, a member of the Japanese electronics giant Sony, has formed a new partnership with remote banking transaction security specialist OneSpan. Through the collaboration, Sony Bank will use OneSpan’s mobile security suite to… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online payments company Skrill announced on Wednesday it is now offering its wallet and Quick Checkout solution free of charge to the many small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) around the world that are providing products or services supporting communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.  According to… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 8:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Flux announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Pleo, a smart payment card issuer to create an “invisible expensing” experience for businesses in the UK. Flux reported that once the service, which will launch in the summer, goes active, it will send… Read More