October 9, 2018 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, German blockchain banking group Bitwala announced it has teamed up with solarisBank to launch its new cryptobanking services. According to Bitwala, nearly 35,000 customers have already pre-registered to be among the first to get access to new service, which helps customers to manage cryptocurrencies with… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 9:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, the Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority announced it was opening applications for the second batch of the country’s Financial Technology Experimental Permit (FinTech ExPermit). Last year, the Authority announced the establishment of the FinTech ExPermit and opened the first batch of applications for… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European fintech hub B-Hive announced last week it has formed a partnership with data economy player Altares Dun & Bradstreet. B-Hive reported through the partnership, Altares aims to strengthen its position as a trusted partner for the financial services industry by bringing expertise into the B-Hive Fintech Ecosystem… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ground X, the blockchain subsidiary of the leading South Korean mobile platform, Kakao, announced on Monday the launch of its new blockchain platform, Klaytn. According to Ground X, the platform seeks to improve the inconvenient UX of existing blockchain platforms by allowing average end-users to… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, the independent film crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday its expansion into Canada. The U.S.-based funding portal confirmed it launched full access of its services to Canadian creators. Seed&Sparks reported included in the expansion is support for Canadian currency, compliance with local tax regulations and… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of America recently announced it is introducing a new feature that will allow clients to move notably easier between the banking group, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge, and U.S. Trust mobile apps without having to re-authenticate. Bank of America reported the new feature is part… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced last week that it submitted its P2P Compliance Self-Inspection Report to its local P2P regulatory office. According to the online lender, this new report is considered the first of three steps mandated in the… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian banking group Westpac announced on Monday the launch of its Mobile Cheque Deposit feature. According to Westpac, the new feature allows customers to upload a picture of the front and back of their cheque to the Westpac app and will usually clear and be in the… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based HDFC Bank announced on Monday the launch of its new Accelerator Engagement Program (AEP) under the Bank’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE). HDFC Bank reported through the new program, it will partner with leading start-up accelerators from across the globe to gain early access… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced last week it has added Dash to its list of currencies. BitGo also reported it now supports 85 coins and tokens as part of its list of digital currencies. The addition of Dash comes just a few months after BitGo announced its support… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile payments specialist CANCAN announced on Monday it has teamed up with international payments specialist WorldFirst to launch payments and marketing platform that enables Chinese payments methods Alipay and WeChat Pay across Europe. Founded in 2015, CANCAN enables payments and promotions globally through its omnichannel platform,… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based out of Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Monday it has selected 10 startups for its second batch. This platform, which is in partnership with Deutsche Bank, TechQuartier, BNP Paribas, Nets Group, Aareal Bank, DZ Bank, and Danske Bank,… Read More

October 7, 2018 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Insurtech announced earlier this week 17 startups will join Batch One of “Insurtech Europe powered by Plug and Play,” which is described as a platform that formally launched on November 14, 2017, by Plug and Play Insurtech and Insurtech Hub Munich. The corporate partners… Read More

October 7, 2018 @ 8:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hokodo, a London and Paris-based insurtech that provides B2B marketplaces and accounting platform with small business insurance through APIs, announced earlier this week it secured €1.9 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by European venture capital firm Anthemis. Founded earlier this year,… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after surpassing its £600,000 equity crowdfunding target on Seedrs, Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured more than £1.3 million from nearly 430 investors. As previously reported, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securrency, a global financial services technology infrastructure and products company, announced on Friday the launch of its new Compliance Aware Token (CAT-20 and CAT-721) standards, which are interoperable ledger-agnostic security token protocols. According to Securrency, the security tokens minted with the CAT protocols are self-governing and… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brex, a U.S.-based fintech that’s focused on creating corporate cards for startups, announced on Friday it secured $125 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Greenoaks Capital and DST Global. Along with the investment, Brex customers are now able to sign up… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after successfully securing nearly £1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, social trading app Pelican has launched a new funding round on Seedrs and quickly raised its initial £300,000 funding target. As previously reported, Pelican claims it is the only… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after announcing the extension of its Equity for Punks campaign on Bankroll, BrewDog USA launches new crowdfunding round on Crowdfunder, seeking a minimum of $10 million. As previously reported, BrewDog has more than 30 bars in the UK as well as 16… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Square announced the launch of Square Installments, which is described as a new tool to help customers bring in more customers and grow sales. Square reported that with Square Installments, customers have the freedom to pay for a large purchase by splitting it into… Read More