October 2, 2018 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kontist, a Berlin-based challenger bank, announced on Tuesday it secured a Series A investment to expand the financial services available to freelancers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. The round was led by Haufe Group, one of Germany’s providers of digital workplace solutions and services with participation from… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 7:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lender LendInvest announced on Tuesday it has reduced its rates across its Bridging product range and introduced a new Bridge to Term transition service. LendInvest reported it has cut rates on its Residential and Commercial Bridging, Development Exit and Auction Finance products. The lender… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 4:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Smarterly, a UK-based platform that is seeing to help users save and invest directly from payroll, has successfully secured its initial £600,000 Seedrs equity crowdfunding target and is now nearing £700,000 from more than 250 investors. Founded in 2014, Smarterly stated it aims to turn the UK into… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing $2 million through its crowdfunding campaign on Wefunders, Hopsters Brewery has returned the funding platform seeking $4 million through its new Reg CF round for its upcoming Philadelphia location. Hopsters Brewery describes itself as a craft brewery with brew-your-own-beer experience, bar, and… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced last week the launch of its new match-making platform that’s specifically for fintech startups. Through the network, startups are now able to get in touch indirectly with the bank’s business units and offer technical solutions. “In an increasing competitive market, both the startup… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 12:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HackerOne, U.S.-based hacker-powered security platform, announced on Friday it now accepts bitcoin payments through global blockchain payments provider BitPay. According to the duo, BitPay enables HackerOne to receive international payments faster and more economically than traditional bank wires. HackerOne reported that its customers may skip costly, complicated cross-border wire… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 12:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IdentityMind Global, a SaaS RegTech platform that builds, maintains and analyzes digital identities worldwide, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with CipherTrace to provide digital currency risk assessment technology. The integration between the companies will allow virtual currency exchanges, ICOs, hedge funds, financial institutions, and… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Paysafe announced on Monday it is set to host its first global hackathon in five of its developer locations, which are Sofia (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Hyderabad (India), Montreal and Calgary (Canada). According to Paysafe, this hackathon is specifically created to identify new ideas,… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian bank Sberbank announced last week the launch of its new pilot project that will allow loans to be issued without proof of income. The bank reported that up to RUB 300,000 will be given per loan. Speaking about the project, Sergey Shirokov, Managing Director… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking solution goHenry has not only successfully secured its initial £2 million funding target through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube and is now nearing £4.6 million. The initiative has attracted nearly 1500 investors. As previously reported, goHenry was created by a group of parents that wished to help the… Read More

September 30, 2018 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced on Friday it has internationally expanded its partnership with Amazon Launchpad. According to the funding portal, the partnership with Amazon Launchpad was established in 2015 originally to increase the visibility of its successful crowdfunding campaigns (also known as Funded Club)… Read More

September 30, 2018 @ 1:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced last week it has selected 158 startups to participate in its Winter 2018 batches. According to Plug and Play, the selected startups will take part in one of the following programs: Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise 2.0, Health, Insurtech,… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 7:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AT&T announced earlier this week the launch of its blockchain solution suite. According to the telecommunication giant, The suite was designed to work with technology both IBM and Microsoft. Through the suite, enterprise customers may automate and digitalize their business processes using blockchain technologies. AT&T… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 7:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based cryptocurrency services platform Ethos announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with Voyager Digital, a new and licensed crypto-asset broker to develop a crypto trading and purchasing platform. According to the duo, Voyager Digital will be utilizing Ethos Bedrock as a self-custody option and integrating… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank, announced on Thursday it has acquired French fintech startup, Treezor. The latest acquisition comes just a few months after Société Générale acquired Lumo, the pioneering crowdfunding platform dedicated to renewable energies. Founded in 2015, Treezor is described as one of France’s pioneering Banking-as-a-Service… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Government of Canada announced earlier his week that Minister of Finance Bill Morneau has launched an advisory committee specifically for Open Banking. According to government officials, the committee is considered the first step in a Government of Canada review of the potential merits of… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish fintech iZettle announced this week it has partnered with the British Fashion Council to bring contactless payments to the London Fashion Week festival. All designer stands were reportedly equipped with iZettle readers, which allows customers to tap and pay for items using contactless and… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SFOX, a cryptocurrency prime dealer for high-volume traders and institutional investors, announced this week it has added trading support for cryptocurrency Litecoin (LTC) as part of its plans to become a premier institutional crypto asset management platform. Founded in 2014, SFOX is a platform that provides professional… Read More

September 28, 2018 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aave, a Switzerland-based tech company which specializes in the development of decentralized and hybrid blockchain applications, today announced the launch of Aave Venture. According to Aave, the new venture will invest in projects to help startups implement innovative ideas in their respective industries. The company… Read More

September 27, 2018 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radius Bank, a virtual bank focused on providing clients with banking solutions to better financial health, recently formed a new partnership with the MoneyPass network in order to expand its clients’ access to fee-free ATM withdrawals nationwide and increases their ability to deposit cash and checks into their accounts… Read More