March 26, 2020 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fast, a U.S.-based online login and checkout experience, announced on Thursday it secured $20 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Stripe with participation from Index Ventures and Susa Ventures. Founded in 2019, Fast describes itself as a platform that enables… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 8:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Metal Pay, a U.S.-based digital money transfer service, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with TRON to make TRX tokens available to users through Meta Pay’s mobile app. Metal Pay reported that through the partnership TRON users can earn up to 5% cashback… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Tuesday the launch of the invoicing features for Crypto.com Pay merchants to generate and send invoices to customers who wish to pay with cryptocurrency. Crypto.com reported that merchants may generate crypto invoices free of charge using Crypto.com Pay…. Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinFit, a U.S.-based fintech that provides more than 80,000 American companies with a financial wellness benefit platform, announced on Wednesday it is now offering its services for free to any employer that wants to offer financial wellness resources for their employees during the COVID-19 outbreak. … Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group, the owner and operator of Alipay, announced on Wednesday it launched the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of its technology product OceanBase, a financial-grade distributed relational database that has been a key computing infrastructure for Alipay.  Ant Financial describes OceanBase as a highly… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced on Wednesday it is continuing its support of organizations combatting COVID-19 with the launch of a donation matching program to help feed local communities impacted in the U.S. The credit card giant reported that the program is part of its… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refinitiv, a provider of financial markets data and infrastructure that has served more than 40,000 institutions in over 190 countries, announced on Wednesday it has made a strategic investment in ModuleQ, a Microsoft partner for Office 365 and Microsoft Teams, as well as the ModuleQ… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Wednesday it is now offering a contactless limit raise across 29 countries as part of its commitment to enabling the increase in contactless payment limits across Europe. Mastercard reported that across Europe, it has “championed” several initiatives that have seen a dramatic… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 5:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Lendio announced on Tuesday it has joined companies through the U.S., including Biz2Credit, Credibly, Fundbox, Homebase, Kabbage, Funding Circle, Plaid, LendingTree, and Wisely, to send a letter to the U.S. Senate and House of Representative leaders to approve $500 billion in discretionary… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lending platform LendInvest announced its latest update regarding the deferments of BTL payments during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the online lender, landlords with a LendInvest mortgage who believe they will have genuine difficulties making their payments as a result of the COVID-19… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

XHUB, a cryptocurrency liquidity provider, announced on Monday it has formed a venture agreement with dual-chain blockchain protocol, ByteTrade. XHUB reputed that theoruhg the partnership, decentralized exchanges operating on the ByteTrade Open Network (BTON) blockchain and ByteBulls white label solution will have instant access to… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tide, an SME challenger bank, recently announced that its CEO, Oliver Prill, has called upon the UK government to do “whatever it takes” to help small businesses in the country during the Coronavirus pandemic. Prill reported that due to the outbreak, he and his team… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Tuesday it has acquired three startups to help enhance Brex Security, e-commerce product, and infrastructure. The acquisitions come just weeks after Brex announced the opening of its new and first-ever international office in Vancouver. As previously reported, Brex is seeking… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Tuesday it is expanding its presence in Mexico by forming a new partnership with Mexican financial institution Banca Afirme. The duo has notably worked together to implement and market payout products, branded as Afirme… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

As the world continues the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, UK challenger bank Monzo is reassuring its customers that its services are continuing to be safe and secure. According to Monzo, more than 4 million people are already using Monzo to manage their money…. Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coterie, a U.S.-based commercial insurtech, recently announced it secured $8.5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by RPM Ventures with participation from Allos Ventues, Western & Southern, Intercept Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital, and Sure Ventures. The company previously raised $3.15 million…. Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Northmill, a banking group based in Sweden, recently announced it has invested in a new cloud-based platform from CRM company Zendesk, Inc., which is being used by companies such as Airbnb and Uber. According to Northmill, the purpose of the investment is to give the… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 5:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Quin, a UK-based mobile medical app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £675,000 in funding secured. The campaign attracted over 250 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, Quin describes itself as a female-founded digital health startup that uses science,… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 5:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UnderPinned, a UK-based startup that is building a one-stop solution for freelancers and clients, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2018, UnderPinned describes itself as a platform that supports freelancers from all industries in… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Garanti BBVA, BBVA’s Turkish unit, announced on Monday it is responding to the coronavirus pandemic by implementing a series of proactive measures in order to address the outbreak, which has affected nearly 180 countries throughout the world. Garanti BBVA reported that the new measures are… Read More