November 14, 2019 @ 9:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Thursday its Coinbase Card now supports five new assets and ten new countries. According to Coinbase, the card is now available in a total of 29 countries, with customers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania,… Read More

November 13, 2019 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, announced on Tuesday it has rolled out its domestic money transfer service in the U.S. Xoom reported that through its collaboration with Walmart and Ria, U.S. citizens may now use its services to send money for cash pick-up typically… Read More

November 13, 2019 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Xfers, a Singapore-based payment processing gateway, to enable its users to buy and sell crypto in SGD by December 2019. According to Crypto.com, users will be able to instantly buy crypto… Read More

November 13, 2019 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing £2.4 million in funding through its Crowdcube round, Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn has launched a new equity crowdfunding campaign, this time on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking £3 million and is offering 1.96% in equity at a… Read More

November 13, 2019 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded brewery company BrewDog has launched its latest mini bond round through the equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The mini bond comes just a few months after BrewDog USA filed a form 1-A, which indicated its intent to raise capital via Reg A+. As previously reported,… Read More

November 10, 2019 @ 11:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global insurtech company Cover Genius announced last week it secured $10 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by King River Capital with participation from Belfer Family, Jasper Tans, Regal Funds Management, and Marinya Capital. Founded in 2014, Cover Genius claims to… Read More

November 10, 2019 @ 11:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global Fintech-as-a-service provider, announced last week the launch of its new Singapore platform to enable businesses to go cashless. Rapyd claims that the platform will bring greater convenience to local consumers and businesses, by enabling consumers and businesses to easily make payments electronically,… Read More

November 10, 2019 @ 9:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based Pundi X announced this weekend it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with artificial intelligence firm Borghese Ventures to explore the implementation of blockchain technology for private and public sectors based in Cyprus. Pundi X reported that with the MoU it and Borghese Ventures will… Read More

November 8, 2019 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bnext, a Spain-based mobile-first neobank, has successfully secured more than £2.6 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise a minimum of £1 million, was launched just weeks after the digital banking startup raised $25 million through… Read More

November 3, 2019 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modular contemporary company nHouse has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round comes less than a year after the company raised £302,800 through its previous Crowdcube initiative.  As previously reported, nHouse creates spacious, high-tech, and free “grand design” styled homes in a… Read More

November 3, 2019 @ 7:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment process platform Square announced on Friday it has completed the sale of food delivery service, Caviar, to DoorDash. Square reported that Caviar was sold to DoorDash on October 31st for $410 million in a mix of cash and DoorDash stock. “Caviar will be included in… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency in an IRS-approved retirement account, announced on Monday the launch of its new cryptocurrency and cash interest-earning program. According to Bitcoin IRA, the program was created through a collaboration with Genesis, a digital asset… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ZestFinance, an artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit provider, announced once Monday it has rebranded to Zest AI. The company reported that as it celebrates its tenth year anniversary, it remains committed in its original mission to make fair and transparent credit available to everyone…. Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City, announced on Monday it has opened applications for its 2020 class. According to its creators, the FinTech Innovation Lab is designed for entrepreneurs developing disruptive… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snap, a UK-based travel platform, is now seeing £1.1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, Snap states that it uses technology, and the power of its community, to aggregate travel demand and match it with spare capacity from independent coach… Read More

October 20, 2019 @ 9:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With the 2019 holiday season set to kick off in a couple of weeks, global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced that users may now purchase UK gift cards with the BitPay mobile app. According to BitPay, users may now use their crypto to purchase cards… Read More

October 20, 2019 @ 9:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Patch, a UK-based modern plant shop for “modern plant people,” has successfully raised more than £1.8 million through its Crowdcube campaign. The company launched the equity crowdfunding round earlier this month and quickly secured its £500,000 funding target. The initiative has so far attracted over… Read More

October 20, 2019 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anna Money, a UK-based fintech that specializes in SME business banking, has successfully secured £3.5 million in funding through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched last month and quickly surpasses its initial £3 million funding target. Anna stands for Absolutely… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 9:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IdentityMind Global, a SaaS RegTech platform that builds, maintains and analyzes digital identities worldwide, announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with Acuant, a global provider of identity verification solutions, to strengthen digital identity proofing.  IdentityMind reported that through the partnership Acuant’s identity… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 9:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days before it is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has raised more than £6.9 million through the funding round from nearly 5300 investors. The initiative was launched earlier this month and quickly surpassed its initial… Read More