January 3, 2020 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TradeUp, a mobile app that offers zero-commission stock trading, announced on Friday it has officially made its debut. The brokerage service, which is offered by broker-dealer Marsco Investment Corporation, is tailored for both the novices and experienced traders. It features no commission charges, no minimum… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StartEngine’s latest Regulation A+ (Reg A+) funding round has successfully raised more than $4.4 million from over 3,700 StartEngine investors. Founded in 2011, StartEngine claims to be the leader in Online Public Offerings (OPOs). StartEngine further explained that it helps individuals invest in private companies… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a Malta-based digital assets exchange, announced on Friday its USDT-margined futures trading has recorded an all-time high in trading volume with over $4 billion USDT (record of $41,877,476,728 USDT as of January 1st) after going live on November 14th, while USDT-perpetual swap trading has been a strong force to… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Receipt Bank, a UK-based digital bookkeeping platform, has secured $73 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Insight Partners, joined by Augmentum Fintech with participation from existing investors Kennet Partners and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). As previously reported, Receipt… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 10:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nayax, a U.S.-based fintech that is developing solutions for the machine industry, has reportedly secured $60 million through its latest investment round. The funding notably brings the company’s valuation to $400 million. Founded in 2005, Nayax revealed its cashless payments, telemetry, management, and BI solutions… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korea officials are reportedly causing some confusion with the latest drafted legislation that will tax individual crypto profits. According to Cointelegraph, South Korea’s officials stated that under current law, the government cannot impose income taxes on individual profits that are from cryptocurrency transactions. South… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Padoq, a UK-based enterprise app platform, is now seeking to raise a minimum of £850,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently offering 14.65% in equity at a £4,952,400 pre-money valuation. Founded in 2017, Padoq describes itself as a community network… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Following the celebration of the new year/2020’s, Coinbase’s Co-Founder and CEO, Brian Armstrong, revealed his thoughts about cryptocurrency’s progress over the past decade. He observed the following: Armstrong stated that Bitcoin did not fail, as many predicted. He stated: “It’s easy to forget, but… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 8:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Omnio, a UK-based fintech that offers banking and payment services for businesses, has reportedly secured €15 Million through its latest private placement funding round. The company offered 23,077 shares at a rate of €650 per offer share through the round. Founded in 2018, Omnio claims… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based CoinEx Chain Foundation announced on Thursday the launch of its new support program. According to the foundation, the program was designed to support more institutions and individuals to participate in the creation of CoinEx Chain’s ecosystem. “Every quarter, the Foundation will commit up… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-digital challenger bank Monzo announced this week an update about the U.S. Beta launch. The banking startup revealed that from August until November it ran small, in-person community events in San Francisco, NYC, Las Vegas, and LA. the company then gave 1,000 users early access… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AmmoSquared, an online digital management platform for ammunition, is now seeking funds through its crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder. Founded in 2015, AmmoSquared is on a mission to change the way 94 million gun owners think about and manage ammunition by combining the physical world of… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boerse Stuttgart Group recently announced that it and SBI Group will establish a partnership in Europe and Asia, including Japan, in the digital asset business. The duo will notably collaborate in order to create a truly global end-to-end ecosystem for digital assets, utilizing blockchain technology…. Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 8:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech BANKEX announced on Monday the launch of its new Telegram Token Exchange technology platform, TEX. According to Bankex, the Exchange displays and matches all trading orders for trades made with MainWallet ecosystem.  “The operating principle of TEX exchange is very simple and can… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Magway, a UK-based startup offers a sustainable transport solution that moves goods through small pipes, has secured its initial £750,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, Magway stated it has formulated a e-commerce delivery system that reduces congestion and pollution by… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nc’nean, a UK-based independent distillery that is on a mission to drive sustainability and innovation in Scotch whiskey, has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, Nc’nean, which comes from Neachneohain’​ the Queen of… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, recently announced its cryptocurrency predictions for 2020. The company’s executive team discussed their thoughts about digital currency and what they expect in the upcoming year. Sharing his thoughts, CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, stated: “I think… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online banking and payments company i2c announced on Monday it has partnered with borderless crypto and traditional currency payment platform Wirex to delivery a multicurrency travel card for the Asia Pacific region that supports more than 150 currencies. According to i2c, Wirex travel card and… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based insurtech Wrisk recently announced it has partnered with BMW Group Financial Services to offer MINI Flex Car Insurance. Wrisk reported that now all new MINIs will be sold with three months’ free insurance to eligible car buyers in the UK through the insurance product,… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard recently announced it has teamed up with Singapore currency exchange platform FXchange to provide outbound and inbound travelers in Singapore with digital payment options. Wirecard reported that the duo will be launching multi-currency Visa cards and a… Read More