December 13, 2018 @ 10:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenFinance Network (OFN) announced on Thursday it is moving from beta to full trading functionality and is claiming to be the first to launch a live, regulated security token trading platform in the U.S. According to OFN, one of the security tokens available to trade at launch is Blockchain… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 9:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Galileo, a U.S.-based payments processors and program management firm, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Robinhood to help power Robinhood Checking & Savings feature. According to the duo, Galileo’s highly customizable payments infrastructure has been integrated into Robinhood Checking & Savings, which earns 3% of… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kenya-based Fintech platform Lendable announced on Thursday the closing of an innovative secured dual tranche 36-month note program, called Multi-Originator Segregated Portfolio 2, or “MOP2.” According to Lendable, MOP2 is the second fundraiser of secured pass-through notes backed by consumer, SME, solar and productive asset loans originated by… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Entersekt, a mobile-first fintech solutions firm, announced on Thursday it has received EMVCo certification for its e-commerce authentication solution, the 3-D Secure 2 access control server. According to Entersekt, EMVCo is a payments industry consortium managing global specifications for secure card-based e-commerce transactions. Entersekt reported it has… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced on Thursday the launch of its mobile app for Android and iOS. As previously reported, Gemini was founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who are the former Olympic rowers that once sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole the idea for Facebook from… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just two years after successfully raising more than £400,000 through its first Seedrs campaign, the social marketplace for bicycle sharing, Cycle.Land, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and quickly secured its initial £100,000 funding target. As previously reported, Cycle.Land was founded in 2016 and received support from… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) announced on Thursday it has acquired Australia-based SaaS vender, Avoka, to further strengthen its Temenos Digital Front Office product, which has over 300 banking clients and has been recognized as a leader by top analyst houses such as Forrester and Ovum. Temenos has notably… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 7:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese cryptocurrency exchange CoinAll announced on Thursday the official listing of PumaPay (PMA), which started trading on the platform on December 10th. This news comes just days after PumaPay announced it is offering crypto-to-crypto conversion in the PumaPay Cryptocurrency Wallet. As previously reported, PumaPay provides an… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Crypto Invest Summit, the U.S. largest cryptocurrency and blockchain conference, announced on Wednesday it has partnered with the Litecoin Foundation, led by Litecoin creator Charlie Lee, to program the portion of the Builders’ Track devoted to Bitcoin, Litecoin and Lightning Network development at this spring’s… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BQT Technologies, LTD (BQT) announced on Wednesday it is set to present the SMASH Global Lifetime Achievement Award to Rocky IV actor, Dolph Lundgren. According to BQT, the SMASH Global will present the lifetime achievement award to Lundgren, as well as Lou Ferrigno, the original Hulk actor,… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Francisco fintech startup YayPay announced on Wednesday it raised $8.4 million dollars in funding to further its drive to bring automation to the back-office finance operations of mid-sized enterprises. The funding round was led by Information Venture Partners with follow-on investment from existing shareholders including Birchmere, QED, Fifth… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Wednesday it secured $4 million in convertible debt investments led by Akuna Capital with participation from Susquehanna Government Products, LLLP, CMT Digital, Recruit Strategic Partners, Galaxy Digital Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital and Devonshire Investors, the private equity group affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced on Wednesday its new cryptocurrency referral program. This announcement comes just days after the company reported its acquisition of BlockEQ, a cryptocurrency wallet on the Stellar network. According to Coinsquare, investors and everyday users alike can Earn Bitcoin for Life by referring… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, announced on Wednesday that Alibaba Cloud, Citi, Deutsche Telekom, we.trade and 12 more organizations have joined the project. This news came during day one of the inaugural Hyperledger Global Forum, which took place in Basel,… Read More

December 12, 2018 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ThinCats, a UK-based lending platform, announced on Monday it has teamed up with BAE Systems Pension for new £200 million program to provide UK SMEs with commercial loans. This news comes just a few months after ThinCats announced a new £300 million program with global asset manager, Insight… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lydia, the French mobile payments firm, announced on Tuesday it is now offering Google Pay to all its Android users. The new service will allow users to contactless pay for their items. As previously reported, Lydia was launched in 2013 and claims it has become an “essential” app… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plaid, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Tuesday that it is secured $250 million through its Series C funding round, which was reportedly led by venture capitalist and Internet Trends author, Mary Meeker. Plaid was founded in 2012 and focuses on enabling innovation and democratizing… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wealth Migrate, a UK-based real estate crowdfunding platform, has successfully raised more than £1.2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign, which was launched on Seedrs last month. The funding round quickly secured its initial target of £750,000 and has attracted nearly 350 investors. Established in… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 1:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset exchanges globally, announced on Tuesday through its collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation it now supports lumens (XLM), the native asset of the Stellar network, for its clients, which includes… Read More

December 11, 2018 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco BNI Europa and Edebex announced on Tuesday they celebrated the first anniversary of their partnership that makes available an online platform for the purchase and sale of invoices to Portuguese companies with working capital needs, offering an innovative alternative to financial credit and traditional… Read More