December 30, 2019 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PINTEC) recently announced it has formed an agreement with China Unicom to enable China Unicom’s payment platform Unicompay to offer handset financing services to its base of subscribers. According to Pintec, the digital handset financing solution allows customers to… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire RiskRecon, a provider of artificial intelligence and data analytics solutions to support companies in protecting their cyber systems and infrastructure. Mastercard reported that with RiskRecon’s pioneering scanning and evaluation technologies, organizations may… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jooycar, a Chilean insurtech that is seeking to disrupt the auto insurance and telematics space in Latin America, is reportedly set to launch in the U.S. this upcoming year. According to Contxto, Jooycar is looking to expand its customized car insurance service to the U.S…. Read More

December 28, 2019 @ 12:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Earlier this week, YouTube was reportedly accused of deleting cryptocurrency education videos through its video-sharing platform. Although the allegations appear to be accurate, Coindesk reported that YouTube called the video purge a mistake. Following the deletion of apparently millions of videos, YouTube notably restored… Read More

December 28, 2019 @ 12:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

B-North, a UK-based business lending company, has successfully secured nearly £2 million in funding through its Crowdcube campaign. The funding round originally sought to raise £1,750,000 and has attracted more than 365 Crowdcube investors so far.  As previously reported, B-North is on a mission to… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modular contemporary company nHouse is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £440,000 in funding secured from over 400 Seedrs investors. The company launched the investment round last month, originally seeking £400,000, and is offering 7.49% in equity at… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset ecosystem company Circle is planning to focus its efforts on stablecoins globally, dollars on public blockchains (USDC) specifically, in the upcoming year. Circle reported that its 2020 product roadmap sees this “focus” emerging first in the form of new global payment, custody, and… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Euronet Worldwide (NASDAQ: EEFT), a global fintech solutions and payments provider, recently announced it has teamed up with Visa to fuel and sustain the growth of fintech companies in the Asia Pacific region. According to Euronet, the partnership utilizes Euronet’s Digital Integrated Payment Cloud (DIPC)… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 10:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bahamas’ Central Bank announced earlier this week that it will introduce a digital version of the Bahamian dollar, starting with a pilot phase in Exuma later this month, and extending in the first half of 2020 to Abaco. According to the bank, this initiative… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech startup Hippo Insurance recently announced it has formed a new partnership with Home Point Financial, a national mortgage originator and servicer. Hippo reported that with its online application process integrated directly into the Home Point online mortgage platform, customers may now take advantage of… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Grady’s Cold Brew, Inc., a cold brew beverage startup based in the Bronx, is now seeking funds through its Reg CF round on crowdfunding platform, StartEngine. Founded in 2011, Grady’s Cold Brew describes itself as a New Orleans-Style cold brew that started as a bottled… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 1:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Privacy Coin Zcoin (XZC) announced on Thursday the launch of its new crowdfunding system (ZCS) in an effort to decentralizing funding and decision making of the project. The platform revealed: “The Zcoin team intends for the ZCS to serve as a transition from funding directly… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Salcombe Distilling Co., a UK-based luxury gin brand, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £1.1 million in funding secured. The campaign, which launched last month, quickly surpassed its initial £800,000 funding target. It has also attracted over 375… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Non-profit cancer research organization American Cancer Society is now accepting bitcoin donations through its collaboration with global blockchain payments provider BitPay. According to Coindesk, BitPay has handled more than $50 million in donations since 2017 for various organizations, including American Red Cross, BitGive Foundation, United… Read More

December 26, 2019 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The National Agency of Project Management in Uzbekistan announced earlier this week the first license for the implementation of cryptocurrency exchanges activities has been issued. The organization reported that in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated September 2,… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cowboy, a Belgium-based smart electric bike startup, has raised more than 3.3 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube so far. The campaign was launched earlier this month and quickly secured its initial £1.2 million funding target.  As previously reported, Cowboy’s is… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thyngs, a UK-based mobile technology platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target and is now nearing £355,000 through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round comes less than two years after Thyngs raised £301,310 through its Crowdcube campaign. As previously… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Winc, a modern winery platform, has successfully secured more than $2.2 million through its Tier II Regulation A funding round, which took place on equity crowdfunding platform SeedInvest.  Founded in 2011, Winc describes itself as a modern winery with a direct connection to the consumer,… Read More

December 24, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rakuten Wallet, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of Rakuten Group and operator of a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange business, announced on Tuesday it has launched a new service that enables users to convert Rakuten Super Points from Rakuten Group’s loyalty points program to crypto assets… Read More

December 23, 2019 @ 4:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded brewery BrewDog will close its latest mini-bond round with more than 3.4 million secured. The round was launched on Crowdcube last month and has attracted more than 1350 investors. As previously reported, the mini-bond notably comes just a few months after BrewDog USA filed… Read More