August 3, 2018 @ 9:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is set to introduce its own digital bank, UOB’s Digital Bank, which will be deployed in the bank’s key Southeast Asian markets as the Group accelerates and broadens the growth of its regional customer franchise. According to UOB, the Digital Bank… Read More

August 3, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FCA authorized payment institution Bank Account Based Blockchain (BABB) has successfully secured its initial 1.5 million equity crowdfunding target through Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month, just a few months after BABB raised $20 million through its sold-out initial coin offering.  BABB claims to be… Read More

August 3, 2018 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Square announced this week the launch of its Square Reader SDK, which is described as a complete toolkit that enables developers to reimagine the checkout experience for both sellers and buyers. The fintech firm reported that Square Reader SDK is a set of developer tools… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 6:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian bitcoin exchange platform CoinJar announced on Thursday the launch of its new CoinJar Digital Currency Fund. The platform claims that the fund is Australia’s first index-style cryptocurrency fund for wholesale investors. According to CoinJar, The Fund takes on the management and security of the assets… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, payment services Fingopay successfully secured its initial £750,000 funding target from more than 200 investors.  Created by Sthaler, in partnership with Worldpay, VISA, and Nets, the identity and payment service was originally designed… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Absa, a South Africa-based financial services group, announced this week it has teamed up with Samsung South Africa to offer customers early access to Samsung Pay before the service is commercially launched in South Africa.  Arrie Rautenbach, CE of Absa Retail and Business Banking stated that… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orig3n, Inc., a Boston-based biotech company and Chinese insurtech ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co., Ltd. (6060.HK), announced earlier this week they have formed a partnership to bring health tech solutions to Chinese consumers. According to Orign3n, ZhongAn will now supplement its insurance offerings with the… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Novae, a U.S.-based fintech and insurtech firm, announced on Thursday the launch of Novaeplatform, which is described as a user-centric, universal, cross-border, all-digital, white label loyalty platform for banks that enables consumers and merchants to redeem points from any device using any type of payment… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fintech MarketInvoice announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Barclays. The duo is collaborating with a mission to transform the way small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK manage cash flow and accelerate growth. As part of the partnership, Barclays has… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant Mastercard has teamed up with mobile-first solution fintech Entersekt to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and bills through the Nedbank Money App. The companies claim that this all-in-one, scan-to-pay feature is a market-first development… Read More

August 2, 2018 @ 7:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

INCOME LOCKER (INLOCK) announced on Wednesday the global launch of its cryptocurrency lending platform and opens whitelist registration for its upcoming token sale on September 15th. Founded earlier this year, INLOCK reported that founders seek to design a secure and transparent marketplace to serve as a… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a hybrid personal finance platform that merges blockchain tech and traditional finance, announced last week that users can buy, sell, exchange, and deposit XRP cryptocurrency using the Wirex mobile app. Founded in 2014, Wirex currently has 1.5 million customers in more than 120 countries… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Millennium Trust Company, a provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, recently announced the launch of its enhanced education platform on the Millennium Alternative Investment Network (MAIN). According to Millennium Trust Company, MAIN is a free research, education, and alternative investment… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate crowdfunding platform ArborCrowd announced on Wednesday its latest investment opportunity for investors to acquire equity interests in Cove West Hartford, which is a 200-unit apartment community in West Hartford, Connecticut. According to ArborCrowd, the six-building complex is ideally situated just 2.5 miles from downtown… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SharesPost, a private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research provider, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with  Lightyear.io, a software company that develops applications and infrastructure for the Stellar ecosystem, to implement Stellar Decentralized Exchange to SharesPost’s Global Liquidity and Settlement System (GLASS)… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pundi X (CURRENCY: NPXS) announced on Wednesday will make its debut in the Gulf and Middle East following a partnership with fintech company, ebooc. Pundi X reported that it will work closely with ebooc on developing digital payment gateway services for governments, financial institutions and major corporates in the… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radar Relay, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, announced earlier this week it secured $10 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Digital Currency Group, Distributed Global, Elefund, and Tusk Ventures. Radar Relay notably facilitates wallet-to-wallet trading using an open… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Stripe announced the launch of it Stripe Partner Program in order to amplify and help grow its platform as well as its plugin, and extend its partners. According to Stripe, thousands of companies work with the fintech to allow businesses and individuals to… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirecard, a Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions, announced on Wednesday it has launched of its digital payment product, secureEFT, in South Africa. According to Wirecard, secureEFT is an instant electronic funds transfer payment service that allows customers to make secure online… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced on Tuesday the eight fintech companies that have been selected for the fifth annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific 12-week mentorship program. According to Accenture, the 2018 program received a record number of applications from more than 160 companies. Accenture reported that… Read More