April 12, 2021 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    AppZone, a Pan-African fintech software provider, announced on Monday it secured $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by CardinalStone Capital Advisers with participation from V8 Capital, Lateral Investment Partners, Constant Capital, and Itanna Capital Ventures. Launched in 2008,… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Thirdfort, a UK-based Legaltech startup, announced on Monday it secured £1.5 million through its latest investment round. The funds come just a little over six months after Thirdford raised £1 million. As previously reported, Thirdfort stated it is enabling solicitors and licensed conveyancers to… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA recently announced it is offering a sustainable alternative for its products in Spain for both individuals and companies. According to BBVA, the solutions are designed to respond to society’s growing demand and to help customers make the best financial decisions that also help… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays recently announced it has appointed Helen Kelly as Head of Corporate Banking, Barclays Europe. According to Barclays, Kelly has more than 30 years of experience in banking with Barclays. She previously was Head of international Corporate Banking – Ireland and Country Manager – Ireland. Speaking… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 10:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Lendonomy, a social app that builds globally valid credit profiles on blockchain, has quickly raised its initial 150,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2018, Lendonomy is a mobile-based social network for money with the P2P lending core, designed specifically for… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 10:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Swipii, a Scotland-based marketing tool for local businesses, has successfully secured more than £800,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £750,000, has attracted over 400 Crowdcube investors so far. A total of £708,232 of the funds on the… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 10:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Supervest, a U.S. crowdfunding platform specifically for alternative investments, is now seeking funds through its crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest. The company describes itself as a technology platform created to bridge the gap between brokers, syndicates, and funding companies. “Supervest is an online, crowd-funding platform that… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than a year after raising more than £700,000 through its recent Crowdcube round, UK-based food brand Fullgreen (formerly CauliRice) has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, and has already surpassed its initial £600,000 funding target from nearly 500 Seedrs investors. As previously reported,… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trov, a U.S.-based insurtech company, announced earlier this week that it is expanding its presence in the UK by offering digital renter’s insurance. The company also revealed a new wave of consumers that will offer digital insurance that is powered by its technology, which includes… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Kavak, a Mexico-based e-commerce platform for buying and selling pre-owned cars, has raised $485 million through its Series D investment round, which was reportedly led by D1 Capital Partners, Founders Fund, Ribbit, and BOND. According to TechCrunch, the latest investment round brings Kavak’s… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based digital banking solution goHenry is reportedly integrating with Jitterbit, an API platform, as it continues its expansion into the U.S. as well as to adapt to the current COVID-19 precautions.  As previously reported, goHenry’s financial services, which is a debit card and app, is geared for the digital… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) a Canada-based digital payments and financial technology company, announced on Thursday its wholly-owned payments platform, Carta Worldwide, is extending its U.S. market deployment with an expanded debit card issuance service offering for challenger banks. Carta has reportedly partnered with LendingClub Bank, National… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay (ASX:APT), a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Adyen (AMS: ADYEN), a global payments platform, to offer its “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) service to retailers. The companies revealed that the first retailer… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    NYMBUS, a U.S. financial service platform provider, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with data and analytics company Segmint to enhance its’ customer-based transaction data across its entire suite of banking products and services.The collaboration comes less than two months after NYMBUS… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Thursday it has teamed up with CITI Innovation Labs to create cross-border payments from the U.S. to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean using blockchain and tokenized money. According to IDB, The LACChain Blockchain Network-enabled several disbursements… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Tred, a UK-based green debit card, has successfully secured its initial £400,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign has attracted more than 300 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2019, Tred claims to be the first UK green debit card that allows users track, reduce and offset… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, announced on Thursday it has acquired Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies. According to Envestnet, Harvest Savings & Wealth Technologies provides automated goals-based saving tools and wealth solutions to banks, credit… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Addepar, a U.S.-based wealth management platform, announced on Thursday the assets on its platform have increased to more than $2.5 trillion, adding more than $15 billion in assets a week on average since mid-last year. The company further revealed that it had its strongest… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fenris, a U.S.-based insurtech platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.7 million in new investment round, which was led by IDEA Fund Partners with participation from  Six-Thirty VC, CIT GAP Funds, and Rezon8 Capital. Founded in 2016, Fenris states its APIs deliver real-time insights na… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paymob, a Egypt-based payment platform, has raised $18.5 million through its Series A funding round, which was reportedly led by India-based VC firm Global Ventures with participation from Egyptian investment fund A15 and Dutch development bank FMO. The investment round notably comes less than a… Read More