August 14, 2018 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The DEXON Foundation, the organization that guides in the development of the decentralized protocol platform, DEXON, announced on Monday it secured a $20 million through its private placement investment round, which was led by IDG Capital. As previously reported, DEXON was created by the leadership team… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Financing military veteran-owned small businesses lender StreetShares announced on Tuesday it has relocated its Virginia headquarters in order to accommodate the growth of its team. The lending platform’s headquarters will now be located at 1900 Campus Commons Drive #200 in Reston, Virginia. Founded in 2013, StreetShares describes itself as America’s… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ:HX) announced on Tuesday it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 20% equity stake in Musketeer Group Inc., an Indonesian online lending platform that offers consumption installment loans, for approximately $1.6 million, and simultaneously completed the acquisition.  As… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese insurtech ZhongAn Online P & C Insurance Co., Ltd. recently announced its wholly-owned subsidiary ZhongAn Technology has launched its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, ZhongAn Technology Intelligent Open Platform for Insurers, with AXA Tianping, a foreign property and casualty insurance company. According to ZhongAn,  the new platform… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment, automated accounts receivable, cash application and collections management, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new mobile app for its accounts receivable platform, ARC. According to VersaPay, the new app further enhances users’… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enterprise blockchain technology provider Axoni announced on Tuesday it secured $32 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners. The funding round included participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, Coatue Management, Digital Currency Group, F-Prime Capital, Franklin Templeton… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EY recently announced it has teamed up with the City of Vienna on public blockchains in order to validate and secure the city’s Open Government Data (OGD). According to EY, the OGD includes data such as public transport routes, train schedules, and surrounding communities’ voting… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Singapore-based multi-currency wallet and blockchain solutions provider Ethos announced last week it has integrated with digital bitcoin and other blockchain tokens marketplace, Shapeshift. The integration news comes less than six months after Shapeshift secured $10.4 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Flux recently announced it has formed a partnership with itsu, an Asian-inspired fast food shop and restaurant chain, to deliver paperless receipts. According to Flux, itsu are launching a Flux receipts trial across all stores in the UK in a push to continue driving a sustainable and… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a little over a week before its latest equity crowdfunding campaign is set to close on Crowdcube, online gallery marketplace Rise Art has successfully secured its initial £650,000 funding target.  The initiative has so far attracted nearly 250 investors.  As previously reported, Rise Art was founded… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Identity verification provider Onfido has formed a partnership with global remittance company TransferGo to help verify the identities of TransferGo’s users.  TransferGo currently offers transfers between nearly 50 countries and recently claimed to be the first remittance company to offer a cryptocurrency trading facility with… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Asian cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin recently announced the launch of its new institutional investor program. According to KuCoin, the program was created in order to encourage institutional investors on its platform participate more actively in trading activities. The exchange describes institutional investors as those that participate in… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Urban Massage, a UK-based wellness app that books on-demand massage at home, has successfully secured more than £2.6 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round recently launched, seeking a minimum of £2.5 million and has so far attracted nearly 400 investors…. Read More

August 12, 2018 @ 9:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after launching its own equity crowdfunding campaign, New Zealand-based PledgeMe has successfully secured its initial $500,000 funding target from more than 200 investors. As previously reported, PledgeMe was launched in 2012 and claims to be the first project-based crowdfunding platform in New… Read More

August 12, 2018 @ 8:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based premiere alcohol tea blend company Noveltea is now set to close its second equity crowdfunding on Crowdcube with more than £300,000 thanks to nearly 370 investors. The funding round, which was launched less than a year after Noveltea secured £217,800 through its first Crowdcube initiative,… Read More

August 12, 2018 @ 5:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Information technology and services giant IBM announced last week it has teamed up with integrated container logistics company Maersk to create blockchain shipping solution, TradeLens. The solution was notably developed by the duo to apply blockchain global supply chain. The companies also revealed, as part of… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scottish crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced earlier this week it has continued its global expansion with the launch of its first bar in Seoul, South Korea. According to the brewery, this new bar is located in the Itaewon region of the city. BrewDog reported that the Itaewon bar will… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 9:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fintech Glint announced on Friday it has decided to extend its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The extension news comes just after the funding round secured more than from £1.6 million from nearly 1,000 investors. As previously reported, Glint is on a mission to reintroduce… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qured, an on-demand health technology platform which provides affordable at-home healthcare at patients’ convenience, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £750,000 in funding from nearly 405 investors. The campaign launched in June and sought to raise a minimum of £500,000 in… Read More

August 10, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Holistic financial health platform Even announced on Friday it has opened its new office in Raleigh, North Carolina. This news follows the company securing $40 million through its Series B funding round. Founded in 2014, Even describes itself as a mission-driven technology company working to help Americans… Read More