May 6, 2019 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kyyba Innovations, an innovation and collaboration eco-system, announced on Tuesday is set to launch the second series of “Detroit Fintech Challenge” to identify game-changing innovations in the financial services industry. As previously reported, Kyyba Innovation has teamed up with TechTown Detroit for the program. The… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £639,904 through its previous Seedrs funding round, Pointvoucher, a mobile gaming plug and play market platform, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise £800,000. As previously reported, Pointvoucher was founded in 2015 and reportedly facilitates the connection between consumers… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Monday the finalists for the 2019 Finnies. According to the organization, there was a total of 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… Read More

May 5, 2019 @ 10:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Thursday its 2019 first quarter financial results. According to OnDeck, net income of $5.9 million, Adjusted Net Income of $8.3 million and gross revenue of $110.2 million. “Net income was $5.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and decreased from the… Read More

May 5, 2019 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ripple, a UK-based renewable energy platform, is now seeking £750,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Ripple reported that its vision is a renewable energy future owned by people, not companies. “People want to reduce their carbon footprint and they want… Read More

May 5, 2019 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after securing €1 million through its previous Crowdcube round, Spanish nanotechnology company Nanusens has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has surpassed its £200,000 initial funding target. The funding round is now nearing £350,000 from more than 400 investors. As… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 11:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PixelPin, a UK-based company that is dedicated to securing personal and business information without using a keyboard, has quickly surpassed its initial £1,394,989 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2011, PixelPin stated it is focused on the use of pictures. Using pictures… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 11:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced earlier this week its Coinbase Wallet service is now supporting Dogecoin (DOGE). According to Coinbase, the new Wallet update with DOGE support will roll out to all users on iOS and Android over the next week. “Wallet also supports the DOGE… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) announced this week the launch of its new Incubation Program with 12 blockchain startups in Zug, Switzerland. The organization reported that out of 500 applications, 12 startups were selected and have relocated to Zug for the ten-week program. According… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced earlier this week it was launching its services in Sri Lanka. Those who are interested in money transfers to Sri Lanka you can send funds from Europe, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, Mexico and other countries available on… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Jumio announced on Thursday it has joined forces with UK challenger banker Monzo. Jumio reported that it has been Monzo’s primary identity verification solution since 2017 and the companies have worked together to offer an easy-to-use, intuitive mobile onboarding experience for Monzo’s customers,… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a Malta-based digital assets exchange, announced on Friday it has listed its native token, OKB, on CoinMarketCap. The crypto websites have also announced their partnership.  Together with the 11 exchanges that are in collaboration with CoinMarketCap, OKEx is dedicated and opened to working with… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 9:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indio Technologies, a California-based insurtech platform for brokers, announced on Thursday it secured $20 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Menlo Ventures with participation from 8VC.  As previously reported, Indio was founded in 2016 and describes itself as a technology… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Thursday the ten portfolio companies that were selected to participate in the fourth annual FIS Fintech Accelerator program. According to FIS, the companies will participate in a rigorous 12-week program designed to accelerate the development… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Checkout.com, a global payment solutions provider based in the UK, announced on Thursday it secured $230 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by growth investors Insight Partners and DST Global. Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, Blossom Capital, Endeavor Catalyst and other… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 2:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain technology firm Fineqia International Inc. announced on Thursday it has invested in Wave Financial Group, LLC (Wave), a blockchain-focused company. According to Fineqia, Wave undertakes early-stage investment, asset management, treasury management and strategy consulting to enhance the adoption of blockchain technologies worldwide. “Wave draws… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ganapati Group company, GanaEight Coin Ltd (G8C) announced earlier this week it hosted a blockchain event at the House of Commons in London’s Houses of Parliament. According to G8C, the event followed the Blockchain Expo Global event at London’s Olympia Grand on the Thursday and… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based Pundi X announced on Thursday it is planning to launch its platform called Open Platform for developers and companies to list digital tokens within XPOS, XWallet, and XPASS. According to Pundi X, the platform will also allow the creation of customized XPASS cards within… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

HYPE Sports Innovation, a sports innovation platform, announced on Thursday it has launched a new blockchain accelerator specifically for the sports industry. Led by Bernd Wahler, former CMO of Adidas and ex-President of VfB Stuttgart, HYPE is promoting their twelfth accelerator at two boot camps… Read More

May 2, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plum, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for personal finance, announced on Thursday it has achieved 433% user growth in one year, growing from 75,000 to 400,000 users, and has attracted a $4.5 million investment that brings total investment in the firm to $6.3 million. The… Read More