February 18, 2020 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credify, a Singapore based software development company offering Universal Identity and Trust System solutions to e-commerce and financial services companies, announced on Tuesday it raised $1 million through its latest seed investment round, which was led by venture capital funds BEENEXT and DEEPCORE. Founded in… Read More

February 18, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Tuesday it has signed a new agreement with Visa (NYSE: V) to help expand its worldwide business operations. Through the partnership, Rapyd will collaborate with Visa to offer fintech and payment services, in which… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 9:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Despegar (NYSE: DESP), an online travel company in Latin America, recently announced its Brazilian subsidiary Decolar launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with Visa Inc. and Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. for the Brazilian market. Despegar reported that a special feature of this new card… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ortharize, a UK-based business travel platform, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 equity crowdfunding campaign target on Crowdcube. The funding round has so far attracted nearly 175 Crowdcube investors. Ortharize describes itself as a b2b travel management self-service platform that enables users to book their… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wombat Invest, a UK-based investment app, has launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £250,000 at a pre-money valuation of £2.5million. The company is currently offering 9.07% in equity through the funding round. Founded in 2017, the fintech startup allows investors to… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 1:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT recently announced the launch of its new trading platform, PrimeXBT Turbo, which is notably designed to offer up to 90 percent profit in just 30 seconds. According to PrimeXBT, the PrimeXBT Turbo platform is claimed to be a first for the… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European peer to peer lender Robo.cash announced on Monday it now has 10,000 investors on its platform. Founded in 2017, Robo.cash describes itself as a fully automated investment platform operating within an international financial group comprising loan originators from Spain, Russia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Copper.co, a UK-based custodian for digital assets, announced on Monday it has raised $8 million through its Series A funding round to grow globally by expanding its commercial team and launching new products. Institutional investors in this round include international investment firm  Target Global, LocalGlobe, … Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, a leading platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Monday it celebrated being named one of the top 25 fastest growing companies by Deloitte. The platform revealed the exciting news last fall the ranking is based on fiscal-year revenue growth over… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propifi, a UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform, announced on Monday the launch fo its new innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) eligible investment opportunity. Propifi revealed that this is the first investment opportunity launched through its P2P platform that is eligible for IFISA investment and will enable individuals… Read More

February 16, 2020 @ 10:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boost Insurance recently announced it secured $14 million through its Series A funding round, which was led co-led by Coatue and Graycoft with participation from Tusk Venture Partners, Conversion Capital, and MetLife Chairman, Glenn Hubbard.  Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and IA Capital Group also… Read More

February 16, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) announced last week it has formed a partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play. The duo is reportedly joining forces to exchange “knowledge and ideas” that will benefit both the insurance and consumers. “This relationship will allow InsurTech start-ups… Read More

February 16, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FC Barcelona announced last week it signed a new global partnership agreement with a blockchain-based fan engagement platform for sports and entertainment, Chiliz. According to FC Barcelona, the agreement is part of Barça’s new digital and commercial strategy and will help the Club stay closer… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 11:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced earlier this week that Coinbase Custody completes two System and Organization Controls (SOC) examinations. The examinations, SOC 1 Type 2 (SOC 1) and SOC 2 Type 2 (SOC 2) were done for the period of July 1, 2019 to December… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 11:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Small business lending platform and fintech Numerated announced this week an expansion of its platform to support banks’ full suite of business banking products. The platform will now be offering pre-filled digital applications across business banking products, and a range of digital lending and account… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 10:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Toast, a U.S.-based restaurant management fintech platform, announced on Friday it secured $400 million through its Series F funding round, which was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, TPG, Greenoaks Capital, and Tiger Global Management with participation from Durable Capital Partners LP, TCV, funds and accounts… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japan-based crypto tech platform Bitcoin.com announced on Thursday the launch of Mint, a free token creation platform. According to Bitcoin.com, Mint was created to Mint to “drive blockchain adoption as it fuels the development of a vast new token ecosystem.” “Mint supports a specific type of… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio announced on Thursday it is set to host its inaugural Women in Business Empowerment Workshop. According to Lendio, the workshop designed to address the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs and will provide insight into what it takes to set up a… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after raising £1,496,600 in funding through its previous Crowdcube round, the self-proclaimed Airbnb for boats, Borrow A Boat, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise an additional £1.5 million in funding. The company is currently offering 20.00%… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flywire, a U.S.-based fintech firm that provides global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and commercial enterprises, announced on Thursday it has acquired healthcare technology platform Simplee. The acquisition comes just after the company raised $120 million through its Series E funding round, which… Read More