November 8, 2018 @ 9:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based private investment platform Fundnel announced on Thursday it has officially expanded into Malaysia. According to Fundnel, the launch was officiated by Norhizam Abdul Kadir, Vice President, Growth Ecosystem Development of Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) at a private event in the city center. Fundnel reported that Fundnel Malaysia will… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based company that uses waste plastics to create strong, longer-lasting roads, MacRebur, is now nearing 2.9 million through its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs. This news comes just days after the company announced it was planning to close the funding round on November 14th. The… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab announced on Thursday it has teamed up with KASIKORNBANK (KBank) to introduce GrabPay by KBank, a co-branded mobile wallet, as well as a suite of other financial solutions in Thailand. Grab reported that through the new partnership, it marks the expansion of its… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bezant Foundation announced on Thursday its key currency Bezant (BZNT) of its blockchain platform will be listed on South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb. Wallets are officially opened and the token is available for trading. Bezant describes itself as a Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) that aims to… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 7:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

INSIKT (pronounced “in-seekt”), a Lending as a Service (LaaS) company, announced on Thursday it has closed a private social impact bond issuance of $26 million as part of its mission to accelerate financial inclusion in America and invest capital into its low-income communities. Insikt reported that… Read More

November 8, 2018 @ 7:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LandlordInvest, a peer-to-peer lending platform for residential and commercial mortgages, is now seeking a minimum of £300,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2014, LandlordInvest is a fully FCA authorized secured peer-to-peer lending platform and is an ISA manager. The online lender provides a marketplace… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global blockchain payments provider BitPay announced on Wednesday it has appointed former Western Union and PayPal executive Rolf Haag as its new Head of Business Solutions. According to BitPay, Haag has nearly 20 years of experience in fintech and will be responsible for the company’s business to… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bitfury Group, a UK-based full-service blockchain technology company, announced on Wednesday it has closed its $80 million USD private placement with global institutional and corporate investors. According to Bitfury, Bryan, Garner & Co. acted as sole financial advisor and placement agency of the syndication. The… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based crowdfunding platform Nvsted announced on Wednesday it launched a new investment campaign for CentriCrude, a technology startup that is on a mission to recover and resell previously unused crude oil. The funding round is seeking up to $1.3 million. According to Nvsted, CentriCrude’s leadership believes that… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia- based fintech startup INAMO is reportedly testing out its contactless wearables in the U.S. Founded in 2016, INAMO reported it is now seeking to transform the way payments are being made by developing wearable payment devices to make contactless payments faster and simple. “Our waterproof… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blocktech, a U.S.-based blockchain technologies company, and announced on Wednesday it is now partnering with the French University of Armenia (UFAR) to launch Armenia’s first academic Blockchain Lab. According to the duo, this new lab will conduct interdisciplinary research into the crypto-economic implications of blockchain technologies, in collaboration with the university’s… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlockEx, a UK-based blockchain startup, announced on Wednesday it now provides support for Stellar based digital assets across its trading exchange network. According to BlockEx, Stellar is an open-source protocol for exchanging money or tokens using blockchain technology. It uses Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to connect… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Payscape announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with CardFlight, a mobile POS and SaaS payment technology company, to offer CardFlight’s leading payment acceptance solution, SwipeSimple, to merchants across the U.S. Payscape reported that with SwipeSimple it will be able to offer merchants a broad range of… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 is bringing its services to Denmark, Norway, Poland, and Sweden. This news comes just weeks after the fintech officially launched in the UK. As previously reported, N26 was founded in 2013 and stated it has redesigned banking to make it simple, fast and contemporary…. Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jaja Finance, a UK-based fintech startup, surpassed its initial £3 million funding target on equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. The funding round has attracted more than 750 investors. As previously reported, Jaja Finance was founded in 2016 and is on a mission to create “beautiful simplicity where there is… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based current accounting and tax platform Coconut has quickly secured its initial £500,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. Founded in 2016, Coconut describes itself as a current account that takes care of a user’s accounting and tax. The platform is designed specifically for freelancers,… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new crypto wallet. This news comes just days after eToro added the Binance Coin (BNB) to its product range. eToro reported that the eToro wallet is a mobile application available via Google Play and the… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitstamp, a Luxembourg based crypto exchanged, has teamed up with global independent provider of exchange Cinnober Group for its trading system upgrade. According to Cinnober, Bitstamp is replacing an in-house developed matching engine with Cinnober’s TRADExpress Trading System in a move to increase capacity and capabilities of its marketplace…. Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AlphaPoint, a U.S.-based blockchain company focused on enabling institutions to launch, scale, and operate digital asset networks and exchanges all over the world, announced on Tuesday it has integrated exchange-independent stablecoin TrueUSD (TUSD) into its exchange technology network.   AlphaPoint reported that the integration will enable its… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coinsuper, a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with Weever FinTech, the crypto trading arm of CASH Financial Services Group (CFSG, SEHK: 510). This news comes just after Weever launched its new platform. Founded in 2017, Coinsuper is described as… Read More