August 28, 2018 @ 12:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securities token platform Polymath announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with SEC qualified custodian Prime Trust to provide solutions for security tokens utilizing the ST-20 standard. The partnership with Prime Trust comes just days after Polymath announced its collaboration with V Stock Transfer, a stock… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoftBank’s Vision Fund is reportedly looking to invest $100 million into Chinese insurtech startup, ZhongAn. The upcoming investment comes just weeks after ZhongAn announced the launch of its new its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, ZhongAn Technology Intelligent Open Platform for Insurers. ZhongAn, which was launched by Ant Financial,… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modo, U.S.-based payments technology startup focused on creating interoperability between payment systems, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Etihad Airways to co-create a loyalty solutions program. According to the fintech, this new program is for the airline industry as part of the FinTech… Read More

August 28, 2018 @ 8:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global innovation platform Plug and Play announced on Monday it recently celebrated the third anniversary of its Plug and Play China program. The organization reported that the program has invested in over 200 startups and accelerated more than 500 startups across a total of eight… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Irish peer-to-peer lender Flender has reportedly raised €10 million through its latest funding round to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Flender, which was launched in early 2017,  is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Registration Number 657861. The online lender is now on a… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 4:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company that was founded by American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist Warren Buffett, is reportedly set to buy a small stake in One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of mobile wallet service provider Paytm. According to India’s media outlet… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdstacker, a UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, recently announced it has exceeded £50 million in funds raised for UK businesses that are featured on its portal. According to the online lender, 100% of the P2P lending funds raised for British businesses through Crowdstacker has come directly… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Propifi, an upcoming UK-based peer-to-peer (P2P) property crowdfunding platform, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 funding target through its Crowdcube equity crowdfunding round. The campaign has so far attracted more than 300 investors. As previously reported, Propifi is on a mission to provide a new, easy… Read More

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

Elastos (ELA), a China-based blockchain-powered Internet infrastructure, announced on Monday it has formed a merged mining partnership with Bitmain Technologies, a consumer-grade ASIC miner. Elastos called the new collaboration monumental for both miners and future users of the platform, as it guarantees the security of… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. Fintech FinMason announced on Monday it has integrated with Orion Advisor Services (Orion), a portfolio management solutions provider for registered investment advisors, to power Orion’s native Monte Carlo capabilities. According to FinMason, through Orion’s Insight dashboard, Orion users may now access the power of FinMason’s institutional-grade… Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is set to launch its digital finance service into Brazil. Wirecard reported that Wirecard Brazil, which will allow transfers, bill payments, card usage, and loans, is set to make its debut this October…. Read More

August 27, 2018 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LumoXchange, U.S.-based fintech payments company, announced on Monday the launch of its money transfer service to the Philippines. The company reported it has built a platform that allows users to compare exchange rate offers from the leading banks in the Philippines and send money. Users… Read More

August 26, 2018 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Independent financial advisory organization, deVere Group, recently announced the launch of its investment mobile, deVere Core. According to deVere, the deVere Core app was created due to a “seismic shift in client expectations.” deVere Group founder and CEO, Nigel Green, stated that the new app is… Read More

August 26, 2018 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rise Art, a UK-based online gallery marketplace, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly £700,000 from more than 330 investors. The latest funding round comes just a little over two years after securing £520,000 in funding through its first Crowdcube… Read More

August 25, 2018 @ 12:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its highly successful Crowdcube campaign set to close next week, UK-based fintech Glint is set to close the funding round with nearly £1.8 million thanks to more than 1,200 investors.  As previously reported, Glint was founded in 2015 and is now on a mission… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 11:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week after launching its latest equity crowdfunding round on Seedrs, Short-term peer-to-peer lending platform Welendus has successfully secured its initial £850,000 funding target. Founded in 2015, Welendus seeks to redefine the short-term lending market by launching a peer-to-peer short-term lending platform… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (CEFIF), the U.S.-based Fintech Fund of the Chinese fintech CreditEase, recently led $62 million Series C round investment for consumer credit platform, Upgrade. According to CreditEase, Upgrade, which was launched in 2016 by Renaud Laplanche, former co-founder of Lending Club and the… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe, a multi-national investment crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday it has appointed Ingmar Rentzhog, the founder of Swedish communication agency Laika Consulting AB, to its board. This news comes just a few months after FundedByMe acquired Laika.  According to FundedByMe, Rentzhog founded Laika Consulting AB in 2014… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Queen City Fintech Accelerator announced the six members of its accelerator program’s ninth class. According to Queen City Fintech, more than 100 companies applied from 35 U.S. states and 20 countries.  The accelerator runs from September 4th to November 14th and will conclude at the… Read More

August 24, 2018 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced on Thursday it received its e-money license from the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The company claims it is only the third crypto-friendly company in the world to receive this type of license,… Read More