February 14, 2019 @ 8:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced on Thursday it has completed its acquisition of Orbium, a management consultancy and technology services provider to the financial services industry. As previously reported, Accenture revealed that the acquisition will further strengthen Accenture’s ability to provide innovative services to clients in the private-banking and wealth-management… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 8:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Thursday it has acquired global decentralized cryptocurrency exchange, StellarX. The acquisition of StellarX reportedly comes on the heels of Coinsquare’s December 2018 acquisition of BlockEQ, which will be rebranded to become the anchor wallet for the StellarX platform. According to Coinsquare, StellarX… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HubrisOne, a UK-based startup that is seeking to make blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and basic banking services available to all, is now seeking funding through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The campaign originally sought £60,000, has so far surpassed the initial target, and is now nearing £75,000…. Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Safe Solvents, a UK-based environmental technology company, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1 million from over 200 investors. The round was launched last month, originally seeking a minimum of £800,000. As previously reported, Safe Solvents was founded in 2015  and… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vela, a global multi-asset electronic trading provider, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with CoinRoutes, a provider of consolidated data, smart order routing & algorithmic trading for crypto investors, to provide the crypto-asset capabilities of the Vela products. Vela reported that through the partnership CoinRoutes… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mark Yusko, Jason Williams, and Anthony Pompliano’s assessment management, Morgan Creek Digital, announced earlier this week it secured more than $40 million for its crypto venture capital fund, which invests in both the blockchain and digital asset industries. Pompliano revealed the news on Twitter. This morning our… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial), a China-based tech company and the operator of Alipay, has reportedly acquired UK payments firm, WorldFirst, to further advance its global expansion efforts. This news comes less than a couple of months after Ant Financial began acquisition talks. It was… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa announced on Thursday it has appointed former Virgin Management CEO, Gordon McCallum as new Chairman as it prepares to take on Britain’s largest banks. This news comes just a couple of months after Zopa announced it has received authorization from both the Financial… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 7:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced on Wednesday it is introducing Kroger Pay, which is described as a mobile payment solution that securely combines a customer’s payment and loyalty card information to create a faster checkout experience. The company reported it is also launching a new… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Private lending syndication platform CrowdOut Capital announced on Wednesday it has opened a new office in Dallas and appointed Stu Bell as its new Managing Director, who has more than 20 years of experience in commercial banking and private equity.. This news comes just two… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 3:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payment technology provider Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Sage Pay, part of Sage Group (FTSE: SGE), to expand the range of card payment solutions available to businesses across the UK and Ireland According to the duo, this new… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 11:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirecard announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with Sony for digital payment technology. According to Wirecard, Sony is officially launching the wena watch range in the UK and Ireland and the fintech reported that by using its boon app for iOS and Android, customers… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a UK-based fintech, announced on Wednesday it raised $40 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by General Catalyst and Stripe. Founded in 2016, Rapyd describes itself as a mobile-first financial network that makes the world’s “favorite ways” to pay and be paid… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after revealing it has topped 500,000 in customers, digital-first challenger bank Tandem Bank announced in total customers have spent over £100 million on their credit cards and has paid £500,000 in cashback to its customers. Tandem reported since launching in February 2018, the… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 9:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash Financial Technologies, a New York-based fintech that specializes in order routing transparency, visualization, and customization solutions, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new suite of real-time analytics, visualization and reporting tools aimed at portfolio traders. According to Dash, the new tools are available in… Read More

February 13, 2019 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking platform Starling Bank announced on Wednesday it secured £60 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Merian Global Investors, including the Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (Merian Chrysalis). Starling Bank reported that it has raised further £15 million from its existing… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Software giant Oracle announced on Tuesday it accelerated adoption of Enterprise Blockchain worldwide. According to Oracles, while businesses around the globe have already enjoyed the benefits of the blockchain applications building on the Oracle Blockchain Platform, the company has added new features to the platform… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global Payables Platform Tipalti announced on Tuesday it surpassed $6.5 billion in annual transactions. The company reported that this milestone was reached as it has more than doubled new customer and business bookings in the second half of 2018 compared to the second half of 2017… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new and improved mobile app. The description of the app reads: “Bitfinex provides advanced services for cryptocurrency traders and liquidity providers. Traders enjoy real-time exchange trading and margin trading while liquidity providers… Read More

February 12, 2019 @ 12:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MetaBank announced on Tuesday the launch of its faster payments platform, which will enable its partners to disburse funds in near real-time. The banking platform also revealed that one of the first new offerings on this platform is Mastercard Send, a push payments service that powers a… Read More