September 16, 2018 @ 9:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kreditech, a Germany-based fintech that’s targeting the digital banking space, announced on Friday that its founder and former CEO Alexander Graubner-Müller is stepping down from his operational role as a managing director. Graubner-Müller reportedly co-founded Kreditech with Sebastian Diemer in 2012 and after initially acting as… Read More

September 15, 2018 @ 9:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based company that uses waste plastics to create strong, longer-lasting roads, MacRebur, has raised more than £2 million from over 1,200 backers. The round originally sought to raise £1.5 million and quickly secured the… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European financial group Nordea announced on Friday the launch of its open banking services in Sweden. According to the company, the open banking launch gives developers the possibility to begin building applications designed for both Finnish and Swedish customers. Nordea reportedly launched the Open Banking platform… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 8:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Ripple announced the National Commerical Bank (NCB) of Saudi Arabia has joined RippleNet. According to Ripple, NCB was the first bank established in the country and, as of today, it is one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East with more than… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced this week it has joined the HACERA Unbounded Registry as a founding member. According to IBM, the Unbounded Registry was built on blockchain technology, provides a decentralized means to register, look up, join and transact across a variety of blockchain solutions, built to… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Insurtech startup Hippo Insurance announced this week it has formed a partnership with zesty.ai, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled risk analytics platform for Property and Casualty insurance. Through the new partnership, Hippo is now able to leverage computer vision technology and property attributes zesty.ai offers into its data-driven… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Georgia FinTech Academy, a statewide talent development initiative, announced earlier this week it will now have two physical locations at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, executive offices on the university’s downtown campus and a professional education hub at its Buckhead Executive… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced earlier this week it has collaborated with  Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to launch Mastercard Track, which is described as a unique global trade platform that will simplify and enhance how companies around the world do business with each other. According to Mastercard, the new… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Scotland announced on Thursday it has teamed with Fife College and Fife Council to launch what it claims to be Scotland’s first “Fintech Skills Academy.” According to the organization, this new academy is set to provide highly skilled and qualified applicants for “an industry… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 10:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced on Thursday it is launching mobile wallets specifically for business cardholders. The banking group reported that starting this September, mobile wallets will begin to make its commercial clients’ lives easier through faster, more secure and more efficient business purchases… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 8:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Roostify, a U.S.-based digital lending platform provider, today announced it has launched its Roostify connected app on Salesforce AppExchange. According to Roostify, the app enables mutual customers to easily connect leads generated within the Roostify suite of lead generation tools to their Salesforce environment. The app… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based healthy snack brand Emily Crisps has successfully secured its initial £1 million funding target from nearly 240 investors. As previously reported, Emily Crisps was founded in 2013 by Emily Wong and Ale Ascani with a mission to change… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bloom Credit, a U.S.-based financial wellness platform, announced on Thursday it secured $3.87 through its seed investment round, which was led by Resolute Ventures with participation from Kindred Ventures and Slow Ventures. Founded in 2017, Bloom Credit was a graduate from the 500 Startups Batch 20… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based fintech MC Payments announced on Thursday the soft launch of Instapay, a B2C payment platform targeting Indonesian Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) market. According to MC Payments, the payment platform enables merchants and their customers to simplify payment transactions, by using social messaging apps such as Whatsapp and Line to… Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Scotland announced on Thursday that it has named Prudential UK its new strategic partner. According to the fintech organization, the strategic partnership reflects Prudential UK’s strong ongoing commitment to playing a lead role in the digitalization of financial services in Scotland and across the UK. … Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 9:20 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 Thursday it is planning to launch AlphaPoint Indexes, which represent the statistical performance of the broadest sector of cryptocurrency markets…. Read More

September 13, 2018 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after Varo Money received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national banking charter, the digital-only challenger bank announced it has teamed up with Temenos to help launch banking services in the U.S. According to Temenos, Varo… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced on Wednesday the new appointments to the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB). According to the Bureau, the newly appointed members include experts in consumer protection, financial services, fintech, community development, fair lending, civil rights, and consumer financial products and services… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Current, a U.S.-based fintech company, announced on Wednesday is now has 200,000 users that are using its smart debit card & mobile app service. Founded in 2015 (and launched in 2017), Current states it provides collaborative banking solutions, starting with a smart debit card and app… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand-based crowdfunding platform PledgeMe recently completed its latest self-running equity crowdfunding round. The campaign successfully secured its initial $500,000 and closed at a total of $633,819 from 270 investors. As previously reported, PledgeMe was launched in 2012 and claims to be the first project-based crowdfunding platform… Read More