February 19, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Tuesday the launch of its new comprehensive insurance protections for cryptocurrencies and digital assets held in its Business Wallet and Custody offerings. According to BitGo, the launch of the insurance comes just after an assessment of its hardware, software, and psychical security…. Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ternio, a U.S.-based blockchain firm, announced on Tuesday it has been named a new Amazon Advanced APN Technology Partner. As previously reported, Ternio provides a highly scalable blockchain framework called Lexicon to enterprise business clients. According to Ternio, Lexicon is independently verified at over 1 million transactions… Read More

February 19, 2019 @ 7:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

nsKnox, a provider of corporate payment protection solutions, announced on Tuesday it secured $15 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Viola Ventures and M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, with the participation of Discount Capital, the investment arm of Israel Discount Bank, and previous… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitmain Technologies, a China-based consumer-grade ASIC miner, announced on Monday the launch of its next-generation 7nm ASIC chip, BM1397. According to Bitmain, the new chip achieves new feats in performance, chip area and energy efficiency for mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH),… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Personal finance media platform DollarsandSense.sg has acquired the Singapore-based fintech startup, fundMyLife, Reuters has reported. Founded in 2017, fundMyLife describes itself as a platform that intelligently connects consumers with financial advisers based on the financial planning questions that they ask. “fundMyLife connects your financial planning questions to the… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital challenger bank Monese announced on Monday its current account integration with Avios. According to Monese, users may now link their British Airways Executive Club account to effortlessly track and manage Avios balance, straight from Monese app. Once connected, Avios will appear as a separate account… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based commercial-scale portable solar power systems startup, Renovagen has successfully secured its initial 350,000 funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The round came less than three years after Renovagen raised £985,840 through its second Crowdcube round. As previously reported, Renovagen revealed it has developed and manufactured… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance announced last week it is set to delist a couple cryptocurrencies. Binance reported it periodically reviews each digital asset it lists to ensure that it continues to meet the high level of standard it expects. The platform then explained: “When a coin or token… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 10:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based payments platform GoCardless announced on Monday it secured $75 million through its Series D investment round, which was led by new investors Adams Street Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors: Accel, Balderton Capital, Notion Capital, and Passion Capital…. Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinbase partner Shift Card is reportedly shutting down its debit card services on April 11th. According to Bitcoin.com, the Shift Card was launched in 2015 and allowed customers to spend cryptocurrency that is connected to their Coinbase accounts. Customers notably received an email that explained… Read More

February 18, 2019 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain fintech company, Blackmoon, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with FintechSauce Investment Advisory, a group of industry professionals whose goal is to build a more efficient, transparent, and liquid capital market to power the innovation economy, to create a branded Exchange Traded… Read More

February 17, 2019 @ 10:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced last week it was selected by Ripple to provide multi-signature security, advanced treasury management and additional enterprise functionality for XRP, which is the digital asset native to the Ripple Consensus Ledger (RCL). It was revealed: “Ripple is a perfect partner for BitGo… Read More

February 17, 2019 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after raising more than £1.2  million through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based plug socket brand Den has returned to the funding portal and has already secured its initial 200,000 funding target. As previously reported, Den was founded in 2013… Read More

February 17, 2019 @ 9:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Three Joes, a UK-based sourdough pizza restaurant chain, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £500,000 in funding from more than 400 investors.  As previously reported, Three Joes revealed it opened a pilot Three Joes sourdough pizzeria in Farnham, Hampshire in August… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Arro Money, a UK-based authorized current account provider that offers accessible accounts to both individuals and businesses, is now seeking £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Arro Money stated it is on a mission to create the most straightforward current… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 11:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced on Friday it has added three senior financial services executives as members of its management teams in Risk, Partnerships and Marketing. This news comes just days after OnDeck announced the closing of its $85 million corporate revolving credit facility… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Bit Mon Ex recently announced it has teamed up with Bittrex to launch its digital asset trading platform in Mongolia. Bit Mon Ex claimed that through the partnership, Bit Mon Ex will use BitFinex technology to offer customers a secure, reliable, and advance… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Thursday it opened entries for the 2019 Finnie Awards. The organization claims that the Finnie Awards is Australia’s only industry-backed fintech awards and the event gives more than 100 fintech startups the opportunity to be recognized for their achievements. Fintech Australia revealed this… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 recently announced it has introduced premium N26 Black account in  Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Sweden. According to N26, N26 Black targets frequent travelers and it removes the “uncertainty” of exchange rates and transaction costs encountered through foreign travel and provides customers with free… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced earlier this week it now has more than 500,000 customers. The company also introduced money transfer services to more than 30 European countries.   As previously reported, PaySend was founded in 2015 and describes itself as a UK fintech company… Read More