July 9, 2019 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Much Better Adventures, a UK-based traveling platform, has closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £1.2 million. The platform launched the funding round last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target. As previously reported, Much Better Adventures claims it offers… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on Tuesday it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of open hybrid cloud technologies provider Red Hat for $190 per share in cash, which represents equity value of approximately $34 billion. IBM reported that the acquisition it… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is now offering online flexible payment solution support for German supermarket chain, getnow. It was revealed: “Thanks to Wirecard, getnow is able to offer its customers a flexible variety of digital payment… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gozney, a British manufacturer of professional wood and gas stone ovens, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.7 million in funding. The funding round was launched last month and has so far attracted over 800 investors. As previously… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bill.com, a business payments and software platform provider, announced on Tuesday it now supports more than 70 countries and 50 currencies worldwide. According to the platform, its international payments services help companies solve the obstacles historically presented by cross-border payments while offering a cost-effective and… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NiYO, an India-based digital banking startup, announced on Tuesday it secured $35 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Horizons Ventures and Tencent with participation from existing investor, JS Capital. Founded in 2015, NiYO aims to create a technology-enabled and value-added… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Velocity Markets, a company that provides technology solutions to investors in the digital asset markets, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new digital asset platform, ShortHop, in Washington, California, and Illinois.  According to Velocity Markets, users are currently able to acquire and trade BTC,… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Overstock subsidiary (NASDAQ: OSTK) tZERO announced on Tuesday it was teaming up with producers of Atari: Fistful of Quarters to tokenize the upcoming motion picture. tZERO claims that this will be the first time the film industry to use blockchain technology, which marks a milestone… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Temenos AG (SIX: TEMN), a Switzerland-based banking software provider, announced on Tuesday it has been selected by Bank of Kigali to power the bank’s digital transformation strategy. Temenos reported: “With Temenos’ packaged and upgradeable banking software, Bank of Kigali Plc will gain business agility and… Read More

July 9, 2019 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Tuesday the completion of the acquisition of Transfast, a global payments company with significant cross-border network reach. Mastercard reported that it originally declared the intent to buy Transfast earlier this year and that the acquisition builds on its strength in payments and… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HSBC announced on Monday the launch of its new Next Generation Virtual Accounts to help wholesale clients increase their cash management efficiency by consolidating bank accounts and centralizing transactions. HSBC reported that through the accounts clients may consolidate hundreds of bank accounts into a handful… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sensibill, a Canada-based fintech startup, announced on Monday it secured $31.5 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by AI-focused venture fund Radical Ventures. Founded in 2013, Sensibill notably works with global financial institutions to solve their customers’ point of management receipt… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finitive, a fintech platform that connects institutional investors with alternative lending investments, announced on Monday its client Platinum Auto of Tampa Bay secured a $100 million credit facility through its platform. Platinum notably purchases auto loan contracts from a network of over 300 auto dealers… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 1:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced on Monday it has formed a new integration with Xero and FreeAgent for its business accounts. Monzo revealed in a blog post: “We’ve heard that other accounting tools, are important to you too, which we’d love to work on in… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mbanq, a U.S.-based digital core and Banking as a Service (BaaS) provider, announced on Monday it has acquired online and mobile banking platform AgilityFour from fintech investor Park Capital. According to Mbanq, AgilityFour provides technology that integrates next-generation web and mobile banking solutions into a… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Monday the general availability of its Stock Bits feature for SoFi Invest, offering the ability to buy and sell fractional shares with as little as $1 in over 50 popular stocks and ETFs ranging from Apple and Amazon, to Alphabet and… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based digital banking platform Starling Bank announced on Monday it has formed a partnership  CreditLadder, a UK-based rent recognition platform, in a move that will help thousands of Starling customers improve their credit score and get on to the property ladder. “CreditLadder will enable Starling… Read More

July 8, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Soldo, a London-based fintech startup, has reportedly secured €54 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Battery Ventures and Dawn Capital As previously reported, the multi-user spending account was created as a way to control of where funds are going. The… Read More

July 7, 2019 @ 10:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain project Tezos Foundation announced last week that Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Latin America’s largest standalone investment bank, together with Dalma Capital, a prominent Dubai asset manager, will be using its platform for Security Token Offerings (STOs), including the ongoing REITBZ STO. Tezos reported that… Read More

July 7, 2019 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital completed its equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs with nearly £1.9 million in funding. The campaign was launched earlier and quickly raised its initial £1 million. It also drew in more than 1,000 investors during its run.  Assetz Capital is… Read More