February 28, 2019 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Thursday the launch of its new corporate card specifically for e-commerce. As previously reported, Brex is on a mission to rebuild B2B financial products, starting with a corporate credit card for technology companies. “We help startups of all sizes (from… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 9:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ: HX) announced on Thursday its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2018. According to Hexindai, fiscal year refers to the 12 months ended on March 31st.  Hexindai reported that Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2019 Operational… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Business commerce platform Tradeshift announced on  Thursday a new app integration from TransferMate Global Payments. According to Tradeshift, the new integration makes it even easier than ever for global commercial buyers and sellers to digitally connect along every transaction phase. Tradeshift also reported that the solution… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Taulia, a U.S.-based working capital solutions provider, recently released its 2018 report, which revealed that the company experienced growth marked by numerous achievements, which includes accelerating $24 billion in early payments, doubling from $12 billion in 2017, and expanding its network by over 1 million… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform Republic announced on Thursday that SaaS platform, Baloonr, was named the winner of the second season of Meet the Drapers, which is a crowdfunding TV series that allows “regular” people to become investors.  Meet the Drapers is described as a reality TV show… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with Stratigis Capital Advisors Inc. (SCA), a Canadian investment boutique with extensive experience in managing Investment Funds. According to KoreConX, SCA is registered with the Ontario Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager, Exempt Market Dealer, and… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jaja Finance, a UK-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday it has seen its customer waitlist grow to over 6,000 people following the closing of its highly successful crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, which raised £4,957,534 in total. As previously reported, Jaja Finance was founded in 2016 and is… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Temenos AG (SIX: TEMN), the Switzerland based banking software provider, announced on Wednesday it has been selected by Al Rajhi Bank, a Saudi Arabia-based bank, to enhance its Islamic lending and financing product capabilities. The bank has opted for a complete renovation using Temenos T24 Transact as well as… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 is reportedly set to open a new office in Brazil at the beginning of March. The news comes less than two months after N26 secured $300 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by venture capital and private equity firm Insight… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-grown fintech Rely recently announced it has raised a seven-figure sum through its pre-Series A funding led by Goldbell Financial Services. Founded in 2017, Rely described itself as a ‘buy now pay later’ service that enables customers to buy what they want today and split the purchase amount… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Breathe Life, a Canada-based insurtech startup, has recently secured C$4.5 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Diagram Ventures with participation from Real Ventures. Founded in 2017, Breathe Life reports that its platform delivers a “modern customer-centric experience” with tools and… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange CoinAll announced on Wednesday it has listed TRON’s BitTorrent token. CoinAll also reported it has started an interactive cooperation with BitTorrent at the product stage. BitTorrent users are notably able to sign in to CoinAll through the BitTorrent website directly. CoinAll is also… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CrowdStreet, an online marketplace for direct equity investment in commercial real estate (CRE), announced on Wednesday the launch of its investor-friendly approach to investing qualified retirement account funds into commercial real estate offerings. According to CrowdStreet, the new option makes it easier than ever for… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Curve announced on Wednesday it has introduced a new purchase protection policy that can reimburse supported claims within 24-hours on eligible purchases of up to £100,000 made with a Curve card. According to Curve, the Curve Purchase Protection Policy covers all credit and debit card… Read More

February 27, 2019 @ 7:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a UK-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new mobile app, Aave Pay. According to Aave, the app allows users to pay bills with cryptocurrency through banking transfers. The app’s description reads:… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434) announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with  TBCASoft, Inc. to launch a blockchain-based “Identification & Authentication” Working Group under the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), the global blockchain consortium of telecom carriers. According to the duo, TBCASoft created a new foundation… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Curve celebrated the first anniversary of its launch across 27 European countries. As previously reported, Curve is on a mission to simplify the way people spend, send, see and save money. “We are focused on an ambitious opportunity fuelled by a couple of trends starting to play… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 1:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform SoFi announced on Tuesday it is set to launch cryptocurrency trading through its new partnership with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. According to CNBC, SoFi is planning to the crypto launch in the second quarter of 2019. While sharing some details about the launch, SoFi CEO… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 1:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech startup Kyriba Corp. announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Citi to launch a new API integration that gives clients access to faster payments, more transparency and better standardization in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Kyriba reported that the API integration… Read More

February 26, 2019 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EquityZen, a New York-based fintech firm that operates a secondary marketplace, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership, partnered with Hightower as an inaugural member of its Private Liquidity Network (PLN). According to EquityZen, Hightower’s PLN offers advisers a unique tool to support clients holding private company… Read More