June 18, 2019 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced it has formed a new strategic partnership with money transfer service, MoneyGram. Ripple has also taken a $50 million stake in MoneyGram in a push to deploy XRP. Ripple reported that through the new collaboration,… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM announced on Tuesday the launch of its enterprise blockchain platform’s latest version. IBM reported that its vision is a fully-flexible blockchain platform, built around a well-managed open source distributed ledger technology, that can truly run in virtually any computing infrastructure. It was revealed: “Clients… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tally, a U.S.-based financial automation company, announced on Tuesday it secured $50 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The funding round brought the total amount invested into the company to $92 million. Previous investors Kleiner Perkins, Shasta Ventures,… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Monday it has teamed up with Dufry to launched the first WeChat Pay facilities in Spain in travel retail operator’s World Duty Free stores at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport. According to BBVA, the move is a “hugely significant shift” within the… Read More

June 18, 2019 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Gozney, a British manufacturer of professional wood and gas stone ovens, has not only surpassed its initial £500,000, it has also raised more than £1.2 million in funding from nearly 475 investors. The… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Young Platform, an Italy-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, is now seeking 500,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Started in 2017 (launched in 2018), Young Platform is on a mission to make crypto accessible for everyone. “Our first step on this journey has been the development of… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Monday the launch of its new Android mobile app. According to PrimeXBT, the mobile app is the latest step in the trading platform’s continued growth and development.  “By offering mobile access to trading cryptocurrencies with up to 100x leverage… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin announced on Monday it has teamed up with fintech Simplex to enable international users to make USD deposits through debit or credit card. According to OKCoin, the feature is available to users outside of Europe, China and the U.S., with… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it has expanded its cooperation with German retailer, KaDeWe Group, to enable all digital in-store payments. Wirecard reported that through the expansion, it will now handle all cashless payments. “The Wirecard digital financial… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Symbiont, a smart contracts platform for institutional applications of distributed ledger technology, announced on Monday it has opened its new international headquarters in Amsterdam. This news comes less than six months after the company secured $20 million through its Series B funding round, which was… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a UK-based fintech, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with Starling Bank to launch of its Real Time Payments Express Service. The company reported that the new service will allow banks and corporates to send, receive, and track… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stashbee, UK-based marketplace for space and storage, has returned to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to raise £1.6 million, which has already been secured from more than 250 investors. This new funding round comes just one year after Stashbee secured £908,971 through its first crowdfunding campaign…. Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online payment processing provider Allied Wallet announced on Monday it has acquired Epayment, a Hong Kong-based fintech. The acquisition comes just a couple of weeks after Allied Wallet reported it has increased merchant revenue by as much as 60% for some merchants with its new… Read More

June 16, 2019 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK fintech Paysend is now nearing £4.4 million in funding from more than 530 investors. The funding round originally sought to raise £4.2 million, which was secured in three days. Founded… Read More

June 16, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment process platform Square announced last week it has formed a new partnership with the Ogden Raptors, which is a professional minor league baseball team and affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, to provide what it claims to be a faster and more convenient payment… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 10:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Mogo Finance Technology announced earlier this week it has formed a new partnership a new program with Trans Global Insurance to help customers of home furnishing retailer The Brick understand and combat identity fraud.  Mogo reported that customers of The Brick who enroll in… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Augmentum Fintech plc (LSE: AUGM) announced this week it has invested  £8.5 million across three companies that are in its portfolio. Founded in 2018, Augmentum Fintech claims to be one of Europe’ leading venture capital investors that is focused on the fintech sector. The company… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia has announced the winners of the 2019 Finnies Awards. As previously reported, there were 237 submissions this year, across all 19 award categories and the number of submissions was up 30%. This year’s event, which will be held in Melbourne for the first… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced this week that its product, Stripe Terminal, is now available to all users in the U.S. According to Stripe, Stripe Terminal is a set of SDKs, APIs, and pre-certified card readers that lets you extend your Stripe integration to accept in-person… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £3.7 million. Originally seeking £1.5 million, the funding round attracted more than 3300 investors. As previously reported, Money Dashboard’s app empowers over 100,000… Read More