June 14, 2019 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking group Tinkoff announced on Thursday the launch of its new product, Oleg. According to Tinkoff, Oleg is a voice assistant for financial and lifestyle-related tasks. The product’s mission is to help users navigate within the Tinkoff platform and make customers’ lives simpler. “Oleg… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced this week it is now enabling the e-commerce channel for the IKEA Thailand’s online store. Wirecard reported that through the partnership, it ensures “smooth” digital payment transactions for IKEA Thailand and enables customers to conveniently… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital currency for payments and e-commerce platform Dash announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with cryptocurrency augmented reality (AR) mobile app, Aircoins. Dash reported that through the partnership, Aircoin users may hunt, collect, and send Dash cryptocurrency worldwide alongside other Aircoins users… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after raising £1.4 million through its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Cauli Rice, under its brand name Fullgreen, has returned to the funding portal to raise a minimum of £600,000. The company is offering 2.78% equity, with a… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 9:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glint, a UK-based fintech that enables physical gold to make instant payments using a debit Mastercard, announce on Thursday it completes £5 million private placement. The private placement comes nearly one year after Glint raised more than £2.1 million through its Crowdcube funding round. As… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Thursday the launch of its instant cashback scheme offering 1% on all purchases at some brands and retailers. According to Curve, the new program, which… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 announced on Wednesday it is now offering its banking service to 3.5 million customers worldwide. The company also revealed that it is a global employer with more than 1300 employees across 60 nationalities. “As well as headquarters in Berlin, offices in New… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Spring Labs, the company developing a blockchain-based platform designed to transform how information and data are shared globally, announced last week it raised $23 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by GreatPoint Ventures with participation from existing investors, including August Capital,… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helium, a P2P networking platform for IoT, has reportedly secured $15 million through its Series C funding round, which was co-led by Union Square Ventures and Multicoin Capital, with participation from existing backers Khosla Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), FirstMark, and Munich Re Ventures. Founded… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 7:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Billtrust, a fintech firm focused on B2B payment cycle management, announced on Wednesday that B2B payments processor and commercial card issuer, Comdata, has joined Business Payments Network (BPN), enabling their 30,000 buyer customers to send payments to suppliers on BPN. Billtrust reported that through the… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarnUp, a fintech startup that offers a consumer-first platform for automating loan payments, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed $10 billion in loans managed through its platform.  Launched in 2017, EarnUp Revealed it is looking to help consumers stay on track in making loan payments… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Intelligent headphone creator Kokoon has successfully secured its initial £1 million equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs. The funding round was launched earlier this spring and has attracted more than 400 investors. Kokoon describes itself as a digital platform helping people better use audio to help… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced on Wednesday the listing of its native token, OKB, on another leading cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex. Bitfinex will also list USDK, which is a stablecoin co-developed by OKLink, a blockchain technology company, and Prime Trust. “Empowering OKEx’s ecosystem, OKB allows OKEx users… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX announced on Wednesday that MintHealth, a global health platform, has chosen the KoreProtocol as its official protocol to be used in its Digital Securities Offering. According to KoreConX, MintHealth is a global, decentralized health platform that aligns healthcare stakeholders around the shared goal of… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing brand Klarna announced on Wednesday the expansion of its UK operations with a new office located in Manchester. According to Klarna, the new office will open in Summer 2019 and will be located at the Old Granada Studios, which is a payments and… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoneyNetint a Ripple partner and borderless commerce company, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with global payments company that is delivering acquiring solutions built by merchants for merchants, PXP Financial, to provide cross-border payment processing in the U.S. and EU. MoneyNetint currently offers… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has listed DASH to its Wallet & Card App. DASH joins a growing list of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the Crypto.com platform, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, TrueUSD (TUSD), PAXOS (PAX), and… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced on Tuesday the commercial launch of its new B2B Connect network. According to Visa, the platform was created to give financial institutions an ability to quickly and securely process high-value corporate cross-border payments globally. The Visa B2B Connect launch will… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly teamed up with Synchrony Financial to launch its new credit card. According to CNBC, the program, Amazon Credit Builder, lends to shoppers with no credit history or bad credit, who would otherwise be exempt from Amazon’s loyalty cards. Tom Quindlen,… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, announced on Tuesday it has listed its CEL Token on cryptocurrency exchange platform, Liquid.com. Celsius reported that it chose to list on Liquid as it is claimed to be one of the top ten global exchanges for… Read More