February 21, 2019 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Neptune Flood, a data-driven flood insurance company, to launch a new online home and flood insurance solution. Launched in 2017, Neptune Flood allows users to quote and buy flood insurance in under two minutes, removes the… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OneConnect, a subsidiary of China’s insurance giant, Ping An, announced on Thursday it has commenced operations in Indonesia to enable local banks and financial institutions to accelerate their efforts in digitization of financial services and move towards a more inclusive financial industry. This news comes just a few months… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Student loan marketplace, College Ave Student Loans, announced on Thursday it secured a $65 million credit facility from Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners.  College Ave Student Loans claimed the credit facility is another marker for it as… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capitalise.com, the FCA regulated financial marketplace for accountants announced on Thursday it secured £3.5 million through its Series A investment round, which was led by QED Investors and supported by existing investor Hambro Perks, as well as Gauss Ventures. Founded in 2014, Capitalise.com stated it helps… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 8:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the launch of its Coinbase Earn Page, which allows users to earn Zcash (ZEC). According to Coinbase, Zcash is a cryptocurrency that uses recent advances in cryptography to give users the option to protect their financial privacy when transacting with cryptocurrency. Zcash does this… Read More

February 21, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

hTrunk, an India-based company that provides big data and analytics solutions to the banking industry, announced this week it has been acquired by banking software firm Temenos. Founded in 2015, hTRUNK stated its product enables smarter data application development on Apache Hadoop leveraging Apache Spark as… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 4:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender RateSetter recently announced its ISA has exceeded expectations in its first year, having attracted £175 million of subscriptions, and currently accounts for one-fifth of the platform’s £830 million funds under management. RateSetter unveiled its ISA in February 2018. It allows investments in peer-to-peer loans to… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, announced on Tuesday it is set to begin trading for BitTorrent (BTT). According to Bitfinex, BitTorrent (BTT) token was introduced by Tron Foundation and BitTorrent. It is a TRC-10 token designed to facilitate transactions between users and service providers within… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayJoy, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Wednesday the global availability of its Lock API. PayJoy reported that the API allows PayJoy’s lending partners to secure financing with compatible smartphones. As previously reported, PayJoy reported it has helped tens of thousands of underbanked consumers in emerging markets,… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

October, the European lending marketplace formerly known as Lendix, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed €100 million in loan repayment. The online lender reported that since its launch more than €250 million has been lent to European companies and nearly 40% of this amount has already been… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Tirol Werbung, the tourism organization of the Austrian state of Tyrol, are launching a new China Pay Initiative together with partners Innsbruck Tourism, Kitzbühel Tourism, the Kufsteinerland Tourism… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain security company CipherTrace announced on Tuesday it secured $15 million venture capital investment. The latest funding round was led by Aspect Ventures and includes other notable investors such as Galaxy Digital, Neotribe Ventures, and WestWave Capital. As part of the investment, Aspect’s Mark Kraynak will… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa announced on Wednesday its new research revealed that millions of people across the UK do not know the rate of interest on their Cash ISA, which means billions of pounds are potentially languishing in accounts earning little or no interest… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinField, a Canada-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new cryptocurrency exchange software licensing program. Founded in 2017, CoinField offers users a multi-layer and secure trading platform to trade digital assets such as bitcoin, ethereum, litecoin, ripple, dash, and bitcoin cash. “CoinField is… Read More

February 20, 2019 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo is now set to provide wallet and custody support for TRON (TRX) currency later this year. TRON will reportedly be joining Bitcoin, Ethereum and more than 100 other cryptocurrencies. While sharing more details about the launch on BitGo, Justin Sun, founder of TRON… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Tuesday the launch of its new business mobile app. This news comes nearly one year after Revolut debuted its Revolut for Business. Revolut reported that through the mobile app, users may do the following: Track corporate card spending in real-time View card… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lending platform Assetz Capital recently surpassed its £700 million lending milestone. According to AltFi, This news comes less than a year after the online lender surpassed £500 million in lending. Founded in 2012, Assetz Capital describes itself as a provider of alternative funding sources to SMEs… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase announced on Tuesday it has acquired blockchain intelligence platform, Neutrino. Founded in 2016, Neutrino stated it is focused on developing a comprehensive platform for analyzing, tracking, and investigating bitcoins’ blockchain and other virtual currencies.  “Using proprietary technologies, Neutrino develops solutions for monitoring, analyzing,… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it has partnered with German furniture retailer,  Segmüller, to provide a mobile payment solution. Through the partnership, Segmüller now offers its customers the opportunity to pay invoices with their mobile devices or credit cards when they… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Tuesday it has issued its first blockchain-supported structured green bond for MAPFRE. According to BBVA, the bond is a private placement in which MAPFRE invested €35 million six-year term bond linked to the evolution of the five-year euro swap rate. It was revealed: “With this bond… Read More