July 30, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canada-based fintech and global digital investing service, Wealthsimple announced on Tuesday it has selected Xignite to power its new online investment manager feature, Wealthsimple Trade, which is described as a new stock-trading mobile app, available in Canada. Wealthsimple reported that it is using Xignite financial… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Monday it is offering a special graduate loan for Harvard Law School students through its new program, College Ave Harvard Law Program, which offers one low fixed rate (5.695% APR). “The College Ave Harvard Law Program loan… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech startup, WeSwap, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs with more than £2.4 million in funding secured. The company launched the campaign last month and quickly raised its initial £2.3 million funding target. It is offering 5.24% in equity… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Austria-based fintech Bitpanda announced last week it reached its latest milestone by surpasses one million users. As previously reported, Bitpanda claims to be Europe’s leading retail broker for buying and selling Bitcoin, Ethereum, IOTA and other cryptocurrencies. The platform has more than one million users…. Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tencent Holdings Limited, a leading provider of Internet value-added services based in China, announced on Monday its five-year partnership expansion with NBA in China. Tencent reported it will provide extensive NBA coverage on its platforms through the 2024-25 NBA season, including live NBA games, NBA… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

StashAway, a company that claims to be the first robo-adviser to receive a retail license in Singapore, announced on Monday it raised $12 million through its Series B funding round. Investors of the round include  Eight Roads and Asia Capital & Advisors! Eight Roads, the… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PumaPay, a blockchain payments system that provides an open-source “free-of-charge blockchain-based protocol” that decentralizes the transaction process, announced on Monday its cryptobilling solution, PullPayment Protocol, has secured PCI (payment card industry) compliance. PumaPay reported that its PullPayment Protocol aims to provide the flexibility of cryptopayments… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XBTO International Ltd. (XBTOI), a licensee of global crypto investors XBTO Group, announced on Monday the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has granted it a license under the Digital Asset Business Act. XBTO reported that XBTOI marks only the third firm to be granted this type of… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, announced on Monday it has teamed up with global asset prime broker BCB Group to enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts. Bitstamp reported that through the partnership it may support… Read More

July 29, 2019 @ 8:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical gold instantly through the Glint Debit Mastercard and Glint App, announced on Monday it is… Read More

July 28, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Abra, an all-in-one cryptocurrency wallet and exchange, announced on Thursday it is restricting services to U.S. users due to regulatory issues in the country. Explaining why the platform made the changes, the Abra team stated: “[Due to the regulatory situations], specifically, for Abra users in… Read More

July 28, 2019 @ 8:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glu, a UK-based cryptocurrency community platform, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is offering 3.61% through the funding round, at an £8,006,530 per-money valuation. Founded in 2018, Glu is the community for all the world’s cryptocurrencies and tokens. “Many of us… Read More

July 28, 2019 @ 8:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sync, a UK-based technology hub, announced last week it has formed a new partnership with global fintech Klarnato provide customers with interest-free payment solutions on Apple repairs and products, supporting their continued growth within the industry. Sync reported that the new partnership follows a significant… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 11:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a Malta-based digital assets exchange, announced earlier this week has donated $4.5 million worth of Bitcoin to its perpetual swap market insurance fund to encourage customer confidence in trading cryptocurrencies. OKEx reported that last year it introduced perpetual swap trading along with the new… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 11:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elemental Digest, a UK-based clean-tech manufacturing business that turns an international food and industrial waste problem into sustainable, high value-added end products with nutritional, economic and environmental benefits, is now seeking £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Through its description, the company stated:… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 6:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Cheers Paytech, a Singapore-based fintech startup, announced this week has partnered with Mambu to provide the core banking technology for all wallet accounts to fuel growth. According to Cheers, this new collaboration will facilitate the backend movement of funds within the Cheers Wallet Engine. Founded… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 6:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Killing Kittens, a UK-based female empowerment band that is leading a global movement through its events and social platform, has successfully surpassed its initial £300,000 funding target. The company’s funding round, which has attracted more… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

No1 Rosemary Water, a UK-based botanical beverage company, recently announced it has extended its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round is going an additional two weeks after the original closing date. The company revealed in an update: “Next week there are not one,… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based consumer finance platform LexinFintech announced on Friday it has been awarded the Best Lending Technology Initiative, Application or Programme in China by The Asian Banker. According to LexinFintech, The Asian Banker awards are generally viewed by executives as one of the most rigorous, prestigious and… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

German payments platform Wirecard announced on Friday it was partnered with Romanian e-retailer eMAG for a new payment solution. While sharing more details about the solution, Utku Ogrendil, Managing Director at Wirecard in Romania, stated: “Online shopping is growing fast in Romania and this is… Read More