October 5, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa announced earlier this week an agreement with Postmates, an on-demand delivery network, to enable real-time funds disbursement to their entire fleet. This new feature, called Postmates “Instant Deposits,” is facilitated by Stripe’s Instant Payouts feature, running on Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, and… Read More

October 5, 2018 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startupbootcamp Scale FinTech in Latin America, a joint venture between Startupbootcamp and Finnovista, celebrated this week the end of its first cohort during its Demo Day at FINNOSUMMIT Miami: a regional leading FinTech event, welcoming a total of 300 attendees. According to the venture, the… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain-based real estate marketplace QuantmRE announced on Thursday it has teamed up with global financial services technology Securrency to create the infrastructure to support its real estate trading platform and launch globally compliant stablecoin and cryptocurrency ecosystem EQRE. Founded in 2017, QuantmRE is seeking to become the… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 9:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trinkler Software AG, a blockchain development company founded by Reto Trinkler, who was recently named to the Forbes 30 under 30 of 2018, announced on Thursday the official launch of Agora Trade, which is a community-owned crypto-to-crypto exchange that offers non-custodial, cross-blockchain cryptocurrency trading with free off-chain… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer property lender CrowdProperty announced on  Thursday it has funded its 50th project. The latest milestone comes just a little over a month after CrowdProperty surpassed £20 million in funding for property projects. The 50th project raised £867,000 for a 24-bedroom House of Multiple Occupation… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit Karma announced earlier this week it is now offering car insurance in Texas and California. Credit Karma’s members in those states are now able to see what they could be paying for auto insurance based on what members like them are paying for the same coverage…. Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SALT, a U.S.-based Blockchain-Backed Loans provider for cryptocurrency holders, announced on Thursday it has updated its platform to include peer-to-peer cryptocurrency, Litecoin. This news comes just days after SFOX added the crypto to its cryptocurrency prime dealer platform.  Founded in 2016, SALT launched its lending platform in… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 10:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a UK-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, announced on Thursday the launch of Aave Lending, which is described as an efficient SaaS solution for the collateralization of loans. The blockchain application developer also reported that it signed its… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after publically launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, digital banking solution goHenry has successfully secured more than £5 million from over 2100 investors. The funding round made its debut last month and quickly raised its initial £2 million before making its public launch. As previously… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based challenger bank N26 has officially launched in the UK in setting up an interesting battle between other competing digital banks. The Fintech reportedly issued its first British accounts on Thursday. The launch of the UK accounts comes just a few months after N26 announced it… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockbonds Global PLC is a subsidiary of Norwegian fintech Blockbonds AS announced this week it has listed a £15 million debt offering on the Gibraltar Stock Exchange. Founded in 2015, Blockbonds reported it strives to democratize the access to financial markets for everyone in the world, by… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 3:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lumina, a digital assets prime dealer and financial platform, announced on Wednesday the launch of its service following the company securing $4 million in seed funding. Lumina reported that its mission is to help family offices and hedge funds around the world gain exposure to… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance announced on Wednesday the launch of its new diversity program, which is led by the Women in FinTech Initiative for 2018-19. While sharing more details about the program, Charlotte Crosswell, CEO fo Innovate Finance, stated: “We firmly believe that developing a more inclusive environment is at… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank, announced earlier this week the launch of its new Global Markets Incubator, which is dedicated to fintech companies that are specializing in market activities. According to the bank, through the incubator, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) adopts a… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online lending platform SoFi announced it has formed a new partnership with home improvement platform Kukun to offer advanced new tools to help homeowners gain a greater understanding of how much their home improvement project could cost and how it can affect the resale value of… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after securing its initial £22 million funding target, BrewDog’s Equity For Punks V campaign has successfully surpassed £23 million with the help from equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. BrewDog launched the campaign on the funding portal last month and has since extended the round for another… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

German insurtech Simplesurance has reportedly secured $11.5 million investment from multinational insurance company TMHD and  Franco-German financial group ODDO BHF. This news comes just a few months after Simplesurance raised $24 million during its Series C funding round, which was led by Allianz X.  As previously reported, Simplesurance was founded in… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Mylo Financial Technologies announced on Tuesday it is set to launch registered accounts and socially responsible investing through its new premium service, Mylo Advantage. According to Mylo, the newest offering furthers its social mission to help Canadians achieve their financial goals by delivering an effortless way… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Group, a China-based insurance and financial institution, announced on Monday it is working with SparkLabs again for its Ping An Cloud Accelerator program. The company reported it has opened applications for the program’s second cohort. According to Ping An, the accelerator was designed to… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after announcing its partnership with the National Construction Trade Association (NCTA), U.S.-based fintech Payscape has announced its new collaboration with the National Minority Trucking Association (NMTA). Payscape reported that through the partnership it and the NMTA will be able to provide members… Read More