August 21, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tipalti, a global payables platform announced on Tuesday it surpassed $5 billion in annual transactions, with over 3 million suppliers onboard on the platform. According to the company,  these milestones follow its more than doubled new business bookings in Q2 2018 versus Q2 2017 and became… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile wallet service provider Paytm announced on Tuesday it has launched its new AI Cloud computing platform in India. According to Paytm, the Paytm AI Cloud for India’ is geared towards Developers, Startups, and Enterprises. Paytm explained that the AI Cloud offers a suite of business-centric apps… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global investment platform, eToro, announced on Monday it has added IOTA, bringing the total number of cryptoassets available on the platform to 12. According to eToro, the cryptoasset aims to enable companies to explore and open up new business to business marketing opportunities by making every… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based banking platform SolarisBank announced on Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with digital marketplace for European loans CrossLend for fully automated loan securitization. According to SolarisBank, the partnership will allow the bank group to establish a so-called ‘Balance Sheet Light’ model, with loans being generated in… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment, announced on Tuesday it has added ShopOne as its newest commercial real estate client. ShopOne notably owns and manages shopping centers across the country. The company noted it has more than 50 retail… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Travelers, a U.S.-based insurance firm, has reportedly acquired a major stake in Canadian insurtech startup Zensurance. Founded in 2016, Zensurance claims it is leading the technology revolution in the insurance industry. The company, which uses data and analytics to identify most common risks, is able to… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

VITL, a UK-based personalized nutrition platform, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign round on Crowdcube with more than £1 million in funding. The campaign, which launched last money and quickly raised its £400,000 initial funding target, has attracted nearly 480 investors.  As previously reported, … Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital currency platform for payments and e-commerce Dash announced on Monday that more than 2,000 merchants around the world now accept its cryptocurrency for good and services. According to Dash, the number of merchants is up from 639 in February 2018 to its current total listing of… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, organizers of the music festival, Ultra Taiwan 2018, announced they have teamed up with Pundi X to allow the upcoming event to use blockchain for onsite transactions. According to the organizers, the exclusive partnership between  Pundi X and the Ultra Taiwan Festival will see over… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Korean blockchain project BOScoin announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Korea Cashback, Inc. The duo has teamed up to create a global travel platform, tentatively named Woti. BOScoin reported it is planning to introduce the distributed-network-based Human Identity… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne announced it celebrated its sixth anniversary of operations as total lending since inception approaches $500 million. Founded in 2012, SocietyOne reported its key mission to provide a better deal for borrowers and lenders. The lending platform claims it has been at the forefront… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 8:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payment platform Alipay announced on Monday the launch of its paperless tax refund service in South Korea. The firm reported that it teamed up with Global Tax Free (GTF) for the new service, which notably enables Chinese tourists to apply for and claims tax rebates on their mobile phone… Read More

August 19, 2018 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based payment services Fingopay is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £850,000 in funding, thanks to more than 450 investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly raised its initial £750,000 target.  As previously reported, FingoPay, which was created by Sthaler, in… Read More

August 18, 2018 @ 9:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Cambodia Fintech Association (CFA) announced its official launch on Wednesday. The organization revealed it is focused on the country’s fintech community, which are fintech startups, accelerators and VCs. According to its website, the CFA is on a mission to become the national, not-for-profit organization… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Securrency, a regtech firm that has created a platform designed to streamline regulatory compliance for token offerings, announced this week its intention to secure a license to operate a crypto-asset business with strategic partners under the  Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) crypto regulatory framework. The… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 10:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vertalo, a stakeholder registry and compliance platform for regulated security token offerings, announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with security token platform Polymath. According to Vertalo, the new collaboration will allow broker-dealers and issuers to offer state-of-the-art compliant tokens, as well as maintain a registry of… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The ICON Foundation, a decentralized network of blockchain communities, announced on Friday its sponsorship of a new accelerator program called ICX Station. According to ICON, ICX Station is designed to expand the power of the underlying ICON infrastructure, which is a scalable interoperable blockchain, as well as provide… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF), one of China’s largest consumer lending marketplaces, announced earlier this week the launch of its new share repurchase program, which allows the lender to authorized the repurchase of its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares with an aggregate… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlockEx announced on Friday inventors and intellectual property lawyers are now able to purchase LOCI’s LOCIcoin utility token directly in traditional fiat currency for the first time through its digital asset exchange platform. Founded in 2016, LOCI stated it is on a mission to change… Read More

August 17, 2018 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Ripple announced it has added three new exchange partners to its cross-border payments product, xRapid. According to Ripple, xRapid is powered by XRP and the partners allow xRapid payments to move from one currency (into XRP) and back into another currency quickly and efficiently. The exchanges added… Read More