April 29, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DIFC FinTech Hive, a fintech accelerator that is in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, recently announced the launch of AccelerateHer, a mentorship programme which equips budding female professionals with necessary tools and experience to play a more active role in the… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Monday it partnered with Oxford Economics to launch a new report, called “Big Business of Small Business,” which revealed banks have been giving small businesses the “cold shoulder” one decade after the financial crisis, causing the businesses to fail… Read More

April 29, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tickr, a UK-based investment mobile app, is now seeking 500,000 through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2017, Tickr describes itself as an impact investment app that has broken down the barriers for people to save towards their future by investing in… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

International payment systems provider Vocalink, a Mastercard company, announced last week it has partnered with the Saudi Payments, a fully owned subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), to launch real-time payments in Saudi Arabia. According to Vocalink, the partnership will enable account-to-account payments… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo announced earlier this week the launch of its new customization premium feature, Monzo Plus. Monzo reported that it previously published a list of things it was looking to explore throughout 2019, including an option to allow users to purchase “add-ons” for their… Read More

April 28, 2019 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after securing £763,043 through its previous Seedrs round, real estate source platform, Infabode, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £100,000 funding target. As previously reported, Infabode reported that it connects its community of users… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced earlier this week it was listing Cosmo (ATOM) on its platform. Kraken reported it has enabled funding and trading. Clients are now able to place buy orders as soon as trading is enabled, but sell orders will not start appearing until… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Live&Loud, a UK-based company that matches up hospitality venues and music artists, aiming to make it easier than ever to book live gigs, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month and… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wello, a Finnish clean energy company that provides a wave energy based solution called the Wello Penguin, is set to close its equity crowdfunding round on Invesdor with more than €1.5 million from nearly 600 investors. The funding round was launched at the beginning of… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking group Sberbank announced on Friday it has redeemed first issue of its reatil investment-grade bonds. According to Sberbank, the yield of this issue depended on the performance of Gazprom’s American depositary receipts (ADRs) and was 20.14% for the maturity period (9.61% per annum). … Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, announced on Thursday the addition of 38 Silver members and five Associate members. Linux Foundation reported that the members help support the development of shared open source technology, while accelerating their own innovation… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based property crowdfunding platform Property Partner announced on Friday its latest report reveals that investment sentiment amongst its investors appears to be improving. According to Property Partner, 81% of the platform’s investors, who responded to a recent survey, are planning to maintain or increase the… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 8:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com recently announced it has added Paxos Standard’s PAX token to its Wallet & Card App, joining bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Binance Coin (BNB), XRP, Enjin Coin (ENJ), Basic Attention Token (BAT), and its own MCO and CRO tokens. … Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 10:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

James Watts, the co-founder of famous crowdfunding brewery BrewDog, has reportedly claimed that the uncertainty surrounding Brexit is causing negative effects on British businesses. According to the Independent, Watts stated that the Brexit process will cause “severe long-term damage” to the UK’s economy, as well… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, is reportedly seeking to raise $200 million as it prepares to list on the London Stock Exchange. Finablr describes itself as a global platform that brings together full-service Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions underpinned by… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced on Thursday it has collaborated with the Stellar Network and is set to launch a total of 26 fiat-backed stablecoins for its more than 2 million users and over 5000 business… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced on Thursday it has launched Stripe Billing in Europe. According to Stripe, Stripe Billing combines advanced machine learning, SCA compliance features, and granular tax modeling to help European subscription and Saas companies get paid faster. Stripe revealed: “With Stripe Billing, European… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinanZero, a marketplace for consumer loans in Brazil, announced on Thursday it secured $11 million through its Series B funding round. Participants of the round were Atlant Fonder, Dunross & Co, and Vostok Emerging Finance. As previously reported, FinanZero describes itself as an independent broker… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Thursday the addition of  Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its coin offering. According to Coinsquare, XLM is the first coin from the global payment system Stellar and is known for facilitating the transfer of funds instantly around the globe, and built… Read More

April 25, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Turnkey open banking platform provider, Token.io Limited, announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with global fintech Omnio Group to deliver open banking and PSD2 compliance to Omnio’s financial institution customers. The partnership announcement comes after Token’s recent collaborations with thinkmoney and Tandem Bank, both of which are… Read More