November 26, 2018 @ 9:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ledger, a global leader in securing crypto assets, announced on Monday it has expanded its U.S. presence to New York City and appointed Demetrios Skalkotos to lead global business unit operations for Ledger Vault, which will be headquartered from the new office. Founded in 2014,… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NovoPayment, a enabler of digital financial services for the Americas, announced on Monday the expansion of its Developer Hub. This expansion will include new partner-integrated application protocol interfaces (APIs), enterprise customer functionalities and an enhanced user experience. Founded in 2004, NovoPayment enables digital financial and transactional services through… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 7:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after surpassing £40 million in online lending, UK based peer to peer lender in the property space, Proplend, announced on Monday it has now reached £50 million in online lending. According to the lender, all loans are commercial property backed, comprising a… Read More

November 25, 2018 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing £566,488 through its second Seedrs round, UK fintech CityFALCON has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform for the third time and already raised its initial £150,000 funding target.  As previously reported, CityFALCON has received awards from Twitter,… Read More

November 25, 2018 @ 9:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Undandy, a Portugal-based custom-made shoe company, has successfully secured its initial 1 million funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. The funding round was launched earlier this month and has attracted nearly 150 investors. As previously reported, Undandy, which was founded in 2015, offers fully customizable, handcrafted shoes… Read More

November 25, 2018 @ 5:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Progressa, a Vancouver-based financial technology company focused on helping sub-prime and near-prime Canadians seeking to improve their financial health, announced last week it is partnering with Alternative Credit Fund, a Vancouver-based specialty credit fund, to facilitate up to a $13 million forward flow whole loan purchase program… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing more than £1.1 million on Crowdcube, UK technology startup Verv has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a goal to raise a minimum of £350,000. As previously reported, Verv was launched in 2014 and has developed an intelligent energy… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 3:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

United First Partners (UFP), an independent Research, Brokerage, Advisory, and Investment group, announced this week the launch of its new venture, UFP Fintech. According to UFP, UFP Fintech invests in early stage Fintech, Proptech, and Legaltech startups. It was reported: “Under the leadership of the… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), a small business online lending platform, announced last week it has appointed Chandra Dhandapani, Chief Digital and Technology officer of CBRE Group, and Manolo Sánchez, former CEO of BBVA Compass, to its board of directors. OnDeck reports at her position at CBRE Group,… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Tuesday it is partnering with Paytm Canada to extend the payment options their customers have to securely and easily use their smartphones to pay for goods and services. According to Paysafe, Paytm Canada launched its first consumer-facing mobile application allowing… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 11:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Starling Bank announced last week it launched its in-app Marketplace for small businesses. According to Starling Bank, the new wave of Marketplace partners includes the launch of accounting software platform Xero and the latter will enable the bank’s 20,000 business banking customers to automatically… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yandex.Checkout, an online payments service based in Russia, announced on Wednesday its partners may now accept payments through Google Pay without any additional development required: the payment method becomes available to them as they send a request for it. This news comes just days after Yandex.Checkout announced it has integrated… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Denmark-based Saxo Bank announced on Wednesday the launch of its new platform for investors.  SaxoInvestor is described as a platform that gives the growing investor segment the opportunity to build long-term portfolios across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and SaxoSelect portfolios. According to Saxo Bank, the platform… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TrustED, an Australian-based company that offers an academic credential verification service on the blockchain, announced on Wednesday the launch of its blockchain-based platform set to revolutionize the process of how academic credentials are verified. The company reported that by leveraging blockchain technology it offers the ability… Read More

November 21, 2018 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Form3,  cloud-based platform for global payments processing, announced on Tuesday it secured $13 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by venture capital firm, Draper Esprit plc, with participation from existing shareholders Barclays Bank plc, Angel CoFund, and several individuals. Founded in 2016, Form3… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing €532,100 through its first Seedrs campaign, Homeit, a Portugal-based short-term rental platform, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to raise a minimum of €500,000. As previously reported, the Homeit platform offers an easy, fast, and reliable way to grant… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial & Risk business division of Thomson Reuters, announced this week it will be providing an automated Know Your Customer (KYC) application to cryptocurrency exchange, Binance. According to Refinitiv, the KYC solution will enable Binance to integrate the advanced functionalities of World-Check into their internal… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OrganiMark, a South Africa-based value chain engineering and category management company, has formed a new partnership with blockchain platform Sweetbridge to deliver trade financing for Sustainable Cotton. Established in 2008, the company describes itself as a value chain solutions provider that specializes in integration and optimization models… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and crypto assets across global markets, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Enterprise Solutions Working Group (EWG). According to the WSBA, the… Read More

November 20, 2018 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Intesa Sanpaolo announced on Tuesday it is bringing its customers Apple Pay, which is available on all credit cards, prepaid cards and XME Card debit cards issued by the Intesa Sanpaolo Group. According to the fintech, Apple Pay adds another important step to the digital transformation process… Read More