May 31, 2019 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, announced on Friday it has formed a new partnership with AI-powered savings app Chip. Money Dashboard reported that it has selected Chip as the place for users to store their spare cash. “For those who don’t… Read More

May 31, 2019 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PixelPin, a UK-based company that is dedicated to securing personal and business information without using a keyboard, recently closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a total of £1,467,762 secured.  As previously reported, PixelPin stated it is focused on the use of pictures. Using… Read More

May 31, 2019 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nanso Group Oy, the Finland-based company that operates fashion brands Nanso and Vogue is now seeking €700,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor. Founded in 1921, the company claims that Nanso is one of the most well-known fashion brands in Finland. Meanwhile, Vogue is an internationally… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 9:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Crowd For Angels announced last week it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australian tokenization platform, myStake. Crowd for Angels reported that myStake is described as an end-to-end share tokenization, registry, and investor relations platform that provides company shareholders transparency,… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Thursday the listings of Chainlink’s LINK, Ethereum Classic’s ETC, and WAVES Tokens on its Wallet and Card App. The tokens notably join a growing list of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the platform, which includes Bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH),… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 8:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Chinese e-commerce platform XBN to enable digital payments outside of China. According to Wirecard, XBN is on a rapid global expansion with a trading volume of more… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Thursday it is set to launch its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, PaySend was founded in 2015 and describes itself as a UK fintech company and payments disruptor on a mission to change how… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bento for Business (Bento), a provider of B2B payments solutions, announced on Thursday two new leadership team hires. Joining Bento are Paula Bachman as Chief Financial Officer and Tracy Hansen as Chief Marketing Officer. Bento reported it created these new executive roles amid an exponential… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Scotland announced on Thursday the fintech community in Scotland has now increased to over one hundred innovative firms focused on re-inventing financial services through new technology and data. According to the organization, this increase continues the momentum from the start of the year when… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced on Thursday it has provided more than $10 billion in funding through more than 650,000 loans to more than 225,000 small businesses around the world since providing access to its first loan more than five years ago. PayPal reported that its… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ChargeAfter, a global network that enables retailers to match their consumers with credit and financing offers, announced on Wednesday it secured $8 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Propel Venture Partners, with participation from PICO Venture Partners, the Plug and… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech lender PayBright announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Enstream, an digital identity and device authentication joint venture of Canada’s national mobile network operators,  to advance its client identity verification and authentication capabilities. “PayBright understands the importance of online security and fraud management in… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced on Tuesday it is now expanding PayPal support for our customers in Canada. Coinbase reported that its customers in Canada may now instantly transfer sale proceeds directly into their PayPal accounts. “Coinbase is committed to being the most trusted crypto exchange… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BondMason, an online savings and investments platform that sources investments from across the peer-to-peer (P2P) market for its clients, has reportedly announced it is officially shutting down its P2P lending business. Launched in 2015, BondMason claims it makes it easier for investors to target gross… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 12:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MetaProp recently announced the opening of applications for the 2019-2020 MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University, which is a PropTech accelerator program based in New York City. According to MetaProp, the 22-week boot camp connects up to eight PropTech startups from around the world to award-winning… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 10:53 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 Wednesday it has teamed up with Total Processing to enable businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments. According to PumaPay, Total Processing aims to help businesses avoid… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Rakuten Wallet, a subsidiary of Rakuten Group, a global company that operates an e-commerce site in Japan, to assure anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for the Rakuten’s highly anticipated cryptocurrency exchange. According… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Wednesday it has listed NEO, as well as Bitcoin Cash (BTC) on its Wallet & Card App. According to Crypto.com, the addition of the currencies brings the total amount of the cryptos on its site to twenty-two.  NEO… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Tuesday is supporting small and medium-sized merchants throughout Europe in their digital transformation by providing an expanded version of its SUPR online shop system. According to Wirecard, the system enables every retailer to set… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 4:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SeedLegals, a Legaltech platform for startup funding rounds, announced on Tuesday it secured $4 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by venture capital firm Index Ventures with participation from Kima Ventures, The Family and existing investor Seedcamp. Founded in 2017, SeedLegals… Read More