April 7, 2021 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SoFi, one of the most successful fintechs in the U.S., announced on Tuesday it has launched auto loan refinancing through its financial services product comparison platform, Lantern. SoFi reported it launched auto loan refinancing through its partnership with MotoRefi, an auto fintech startup on a… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Brim Financial (Brim), a Canadian fintech and certified credit card issuer, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Canadian Western Bank (CWB) to roll out its Platform as a Service (PaaS) and credit card infrastructure. According to Brim, the PaaS enables CWB to… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 1:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi), a U.S.-based fintech platform that powers banks to help the everyday consumer gain access to credit, announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with Mastercard, First Electronic Bank and Deserve to launch OppFi Card, which is a new mobile-first credit… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Avant announced on Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of Zero Financial and neobank Level. Avant reported the acquisition of Level will allow it to expand its reach by offering digital banking experiences to its American customers. According to Avant, Level offers cashback… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Obligo, a U.S.-based fintech startup that’s focused on the real estate market, announced on Wednesday has launched a lease renewal incentive program, which is designed for residential landlords to increase retention rates, minimize the cost of concessions and provide renters with immediate cash they can… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

US-based digital assets firm Gemini has joined forces with identity decisioning platform for banks and fintech companies, Alloy, to streamline identity decisioning for its credit card with cryptocurrency rewards. Gemini reported that through the collaboration, it will use Alloy to facilitate its onboarding process for credit card… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GROUNDFLOOR announced on Wednesday the launch of its new automatic investing feature, which allows investors to keep their money working and not miss out on future loan opportunities. .GROUNDFLOOR further revealed that auto investing enables investors to allocate specific dollar amounts that will automatically fund projects… Read More

April 7, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT), a blockchain-based e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology. announced on Tuesday it closed the registered direct offering of 5,737,706 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $6.10 per share on April 6, 2021. The gross… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BizBank, an Asian fintech, has reportedly launched its corporate expense card in Singapore. Founded in 2020, BizBank revealed that it is building a ‘Bank-in-a-Box’ for SMBs.  “Using our end-to-end platform, small businesses can digitize operations and spend more time on their core activities — revenue… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Yeo Messaging, a UK-based next-generation communication platform, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs.  Founded in 2017, YEO states its solution is for private messaging connecting businesses and people. “Our patented continuous facial recognition requires users’ ID as… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Mambu announced on Monday that Tandem Bank is now live on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) banking platform. Mambu reported nearly a year after signing, the implementation was officially finalized, followed by a four-month beta in late 2020 and a full rollout in early February 2021…. Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with two-time heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to raise funds for independent gyms throughout the UK, as well as co-brand glow-in-the-dark debit card. According to Revolut, gyms and leisure centers were not included in the UK… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinanZero, a Brazil-based online credit marketplace, announced on Tuesday it secured $7 million through its latest funding round, which was led by Swedish investors VEF, Dunross & Co. and Atlant Fonder. Founded in 2016, FinanZero claims that it simplifies the way to apply for all type… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Dwolla announced on Tuesday it has launched a new real-time instant payment option using the RTP Network. The company reported that the option will be powered by Cross River Bank and allows businesses to integrate with Dwolla’s payment API to connect with RTP-enabled… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 7:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Settle Group, a European mobile payments provider, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Currencycloud, a provider of B2B embedded cross-border solutions, to add foreign exchange and cross-border payments for its invoice financing and factoring customers across Europe. Settle Group revealed that the partnership will… Read More

April 6, 2021 @ 7:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday it now has 3.5 million customers.  To celebrate this new milestone, the platform is now offering double Cryptoback Rewards for the month of April.  As previously reported, Wirex is a UK FCA-licenced global digital payment platform that has… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Cora, a Brazil-based fintech, announced on Monday it raised $26.7 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from  Kaszek Ventures, QED Investors, and Greenoaks Capital. Cora reported that with the latest round of funding, it has… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capitect, a U.S.-based advisor technology platform, recently announced it has integrated with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase for digital currency performance reporting, billing, and rebalancing. Capitect reported that through the partnership its users are now able to connect directly to clients’ Coinbase accounts and vaults to pull data… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumio, a U.S.-based AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and eKYC solutions provider, announced on Monday it has joined forces with Microsoft for the rollout of its Azure Active Directory (Active AD) verifiable credentials to help provide self-service enrollment and fast onboarding of remote users. Jumio reported that… Read More

April 5, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SpotOn, a U.S.-based payments and software company, announced on Monday it has appointed Austin Trombley as Executive Vice President of Alternative Payments and Tommy Chang as Senior Product Director of Payments. According to SpotOn, Trombly is focused on giving SpotOn customers access to the most… Read More