March 12, 2020 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Klarna, a global payments and shopping provider, to launch a new enhanced joint payment solution specifically for merchants. According to the duo, all three Klarna shopping methods, Pay… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group Barclays announced on Wednesday its customers may now securely make payments from current accounts held with other banks from within the Barclays mobile app. This kind of feature will allow customers to take care of their money management all within one place…. Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing £421,400 through its second Seedrs campaign, Japanese-inspired food brand, Miso Tasty has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a mission to raise £350,000 in funding. The company is currently offering 12.46% in equity at a £2,037,500 pre-money valuation… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase recently announced its Coinbase Custody has launched a completely “refreshed” product experience with a new interface. The Coinbase team notably updated its read-only API endpoints, as well as started paying for client network withdrawal fees for assets supported on Coinbase Pro…. Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square recently announced the pricing of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. Square revealed that the notes will be senior,… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 1:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Purely Capital, which is headed by prolific film financier and producer Wayne Marc Godfrey, announced Wednesday the launch of its “entertainment fintech” receivables platform, which is backed by a $150 million institutional funding line from Finch Capital, an early-stage fintech venture capital firm that invests… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 11:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile payments company Paga earlier this week it has formed a partnership with Visa to accelerate its payment solutions. According to Paga, the Visa partnership is in line with Visa’s goal to drive alternative payment channels, such as mobile wallets, within its global ecosystem. The… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with small business platform Zero to help Airwallex’s small-to-medium business (SMB) customers seamlessly reconcile their domestic and international payments. As previously reported, Airwallex was founded in 2015 and is described as… Read More

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

Nexo Standards, a Brussels-based nonprofit organization for global payments, announced on Tuesday it has named Saudi Payments its latest Principal Member and the first in the association’s history from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  According to Nexo Standards, Saudi Payments is a wholly-owned subsidiary of… Read More

March 11, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of weeks after Securing more than $800 million from Japanese investors, Southeastern Asian ride-hailing services Grab has formed a new partnership with Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard. The companies revealed that through the partnership, they will see Wirecard… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 10:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MPower, a Zurich-based fintech startup, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 equity crowdfunding target on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative last month, which has so far attracted nearly 190 Crowdcube investors. Launched in 2018, MPower describes itself as an impact and fintech start-up addressing… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 9:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK fintech GeoDB’s funding round has already surpassed £1.2 million from 435 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, GeoDB was co-founded in 2018 by Chairman Francisco Gordillo and CEO Sacha Gordillo. The platform describes… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 3:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marqeta, a fintech unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card issuing platform, announced on Tuesday it has begun transacting in Australia. The company reported it will also be supporting two of its major global customers, Klarna and Doordash with their own expansions… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NorthOne, a Canada-based mobile banking platform for small businesses, freelancers, and startups,  recently announced its as secured $21 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Shiran Shalev from Battery Ventures, with participation from Redpoint Ventures, and Tom Williams. Founded in 2016,… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 12:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending, and borrowing platform, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Prime Trust, a custody and escrow platform providing services to both traditional and digital assets, to offer its retail and institutional clients custodial services from several global… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMkt, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of technology and infrastructure for the online lending industry, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Secure Payment Systems to integrate EZPAY Advantage, Secure Payment Systems’ retail and e-commerce consumer lending solution to FinMkt’s multi-lending consumer financing point of… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zurich UK, a company that provides a suite of general insurance and life insurance products to retail and corporate customers, announced on Tuesday it is now working with U.S. data group Carpe Data to improve claims processing efficiency and fight fraud. Zurich UK reported that… Read More

March 10, 2020 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech South, a Southeast event dedicated to financial innovation, announces 10 startups selected for the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) FinTech South Innovation Challenge’s 2020 class. According to FinTech South, the companies selected will participate in a four-week Education and Mentoring Program, which aims to… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Monday it has partnered with major Brazilian payment providers, including Dock, a banking as a service technology company, Banco Rendimento, and other local partners to support cash, bank transfers, e-wallets, bill payments, debit and… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Self-proclaimed Airbnb for boats, Borrow A Boat, has extended its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round launched last month, seeking £1.5 million and so far has raised more than £1.3 million. As previously reported, the Borrow A Boat platform was launched in… Read More