July 19, 2019 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LibertyX, a platform to buy bitcoin instantly at local stores, announced earlier this week it now services more than 1,000 bitcoin ATMS throughout the U.S. Founded in 2013, LibertyX claims to be America’s largest network of bitcoin ATMs, cashiers, and kiosks. “LibertyX offers a bring-your-own-wallet… Read More

July 19, 2019 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based fintech Wirecard announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ALDI Nord and ALDI SÜD Groups for cashless payment processing. “Within the scope of the partnership, Wirecard will process all credit card and international debit card payments at all ALDI… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 10:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Waves Platform, a global fintech startup, announced on Thursday the sale of the Vostok project. The company reported that its enterprise projects will now be developed under a new company department called Waves Enterprise. The Vostok sale comes just a few months after Waves secured… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 10:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, Commuter Club has successfully secured nearly £2.2 million in funding. The round quickly raised its initial £1,850,000 funding target, with the company currently offering 10.92% equity with a £15,089,864 pre-round valuation. As… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based fintech Wirecard announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with AUTO1 Group, a European digital automotive platform. According to Wirecard,  the agreement was created through SoftBank’s existing partnership with Wirecard and AUTO1 Group and will cover several products in the area of digital… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Thursday it has appointed Aaron Webster as its new Chief Risk Officer. Webster will notably be overseeing all of SoFi’s risk, fraud, and credit management frameworks, and will lead its credit risk and underwriting activities. Webster notably joins SoFi from… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a European digital-only bank, announced on Thursday a $170 million extension of its Series D funding round to $470 million. N26 reported that the extension drives the bank’s valuation to $3.5 billion, claim it to be the highest valued German startup. To date, N26 has raised more… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with British contemporary fashion brand Superdry. Through the partnership, Superdry customers are now able to Pay later or Pay in 3 in the UK, and later this month will be able to Pay in 4 in… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech and online provider of business valuation big data BizEquity announced on Thursday its new application, Enterprise RIO Guarantee, for financial service firms and their advisors. It was revealed: “BizEquity is committed to democratizing business valuation knowledge for the business owner, and to that end,… Read More

July 18, 2019 @ 7:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: CLDC), a non-bank financial corporation servicing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in China, announced earlier this week it has entered into a five-year strategic partnership agreement with Rui Xin Insurance Technology (Ningbo) Co., Ltd, a fintech company providing comprehensive insurance solutions…. Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 4:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Austria-based Insurtech startup bsurance announced this week it has named Fintech startup cashpresso, also from Austria, as a cooperation partner. Through the partnership, the digital insurance solution from bsurance will enable an automatic buyer protection for cashpresso. bsurance reported the insurance product is provided by… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SWIFT, a global member-owned cooperative and provider of secure financial messaging services, announced on Tuesday it has launched a multi-bank GPI payment initiation and tracking service for corporates. The company revealed in a blog post: “Built in conjunction with banks and corporates, we’ve introduced a… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

No1 Rosemary Water, a UK-based botanical beverage company, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £1.3 million in funding secured. The funding round made its public debut right after No1 Rosemary Water raised its £1 million funding target and has… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement of its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, blockchain-built rewards platform Koin Rewards announced its partnership with card linking API Fidel to build new rewards program for shoppers. Koin Rewards reported it is working with Fidel to build a community of merchants and… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global provider of real-time, any-to-any electronic payment solutions for banks, intermediaries, merchants, and corporates, announced on Wednesday it has formed an international relationship with Worldpay, Inc., a global provider in payments processing technology and solutions. According to ACI, the new collaboration… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based fintech Wirecard announced on Tuesday its new prototype of a Smart Mirror, developed by Wirecard’s Innovation Lab. The company claimed that the mirror is Germany’s first intelligent mirror through which consumers may also pay for items. “The unique offering offers a completely new customer… Read More

July 17, 2019 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with  Upserve, a restaurant management platform, to provide Upserve’s restaurant customers with online financing options from its website. According to OnDeck, more than 10,000 restaurants currently use… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

N26, a European digital-only bank, announced on Monday the launch of its new premium banking account, N26 You. According to N26, the account puts users at the core of everything, while building on an existing seamless, borderless banking experience. “N26 You expands on all the… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 3:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finix, a U.S.-based fintech startup that specializes in payments, announced on Tuesday it secured $17.5  million through its Series A funding round. Matt Harris from Bain Capital Ventures, which led the round, will be joining our board of directors. Founded in 2016, Finix claims to… Read More

July 16, 2019 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Whoomies, a France-based home-sharing mobile app, has quickly surpassed its initial €300,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Whoomies explained that it is focused on delivering digital tools to improve the shared living experience on both tenants and real estate owners. The company… Read More