July 5, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Edinburgh Napier University announced on Wednesday the launch of a new dedicated course for its Master’s degree in Fintech. The University reported that its Business School already has various courses to offer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and the addition of the new fintech… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Azimo, a European digital money transfer firm based in London and Krakow, has reportedly has added ten new countries to its services for customers in Nordic countries. This news comes just a little over a month after the company secured $20 million through its Series C… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neat, a digital bank based in Hong Kong, announced earlier this week it secured a $2 million investment from Dymon Asia Ventures and Portag3 Ventures. Founded in 2015, Neat offers two banking products, Neat Business and Neat Personal. All banking with Neat is done through its… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Banco Santander announced on Thursday it has signed a deal with Intellect Transaction Banking (iGTB) to implement iGTB’s Intellect Payments Services Hub (IPSH). According to Santander, iGTB’s IPSH directly upgrading the bank’s own infrastructure – and is an early example of European banks’ commitment to IT… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking firm Sberbank announced on Thursday that it and Google have provided online shops and their clients a new tool for paying for online purchases – Google Pay. Sberbank claims it is the first bank in Russia to support online payment of goods and services… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based decentralized venture capital group Iconiq Lab announced on Thursday its latest addition to its ICO accelerator program – Verv, the machine-learning startup behind the VLUX token. The firm confirmed that this new addition comes in as a move to acknowledge and further the universal need for renewable… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, U.S. blockchain trading platform Bittrex announced it has teamed up with fintech firm invest.com to open a new digital trading platform for customers in the European Union (EU). The companies reported that the platform will be launched under the invest.com brand name. Bittrex reported… Read More

July 4, 2018 @ 8:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, SoFi announced the election of Peggy Alford and Magdalena Yeşil to its Board of Directors. According to the online lender, Alford is the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Operations for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Previously she held positions at PayPal as CFO of… Read More

July 4, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Revolut, a digital-only bank that claims it is signing up over 120 businesses per day, announced on Wednesday it has signed up one million customers in the UK and saved them over $330 million in fees, as the London-based company continues to prep for global expansion…. Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian global payments provider Verrency announced on Tuesday is continuing to grow its global footprint, appointing Aaron Oliver as Commercial Director for Asia and the Middle East, based in Singapore. Founded in 2016, Verrency states its payments API platform has been designed to enable financial institutions to innovate more efficiently and effectively through a… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced on Tuesday the closing of its consumer credit receivables transaction with Synchrony (NYSE: SYF). PayPal reported that under the terms of the transaction, and related transactions with unaffiliated third parties, Synchrony acquired $7.6 billion in receivables, including PayPal’s… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after securing £2.5 million through its first Crowdcube funding round, online real estate agency, eMoov, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target in less than 24 hours after launching. The campaign’s debut comes just after… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, blockchain trade platform we.trade announced it has completed seven real-time customer transactions by 10 companies on its platform across five countries. Founded earlier this year, we.trade was established by Deutsche Bank, HSBC, KBC, Natixis, Nordea, Rabobank, Santander, Societe Generale and UniCredit to address the… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 12:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Australian fintech and open banking platform, Trade Ledger, announced the opening of its new European operation headquartered in London, and the appointment of two key management positions to help drive the expansion. The company reported that the expansion will boost Trade Ledger’s international traction and… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of Lithuania announced on Tuesday the launch of its new regtech feature specifically for e-licensing. The feature reportedly makes submission of information necessary to obtain an operating license quicker, easier and less expensive. “Currently the tool facilitates the process of applying for e-money and payment… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, has reportedly secured $108 million through its Series B funding round, which included investments by Tencent, Sequoia China, and Paul Bassat’s Square Peg. This news comes just a little over one year after the company raised 13 million through its Series A funding… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK marketplace platform for mortgages, LendInvest, announced on Tuesday its 2017 financial results, with the year ending on March 31st. The platform reported that the results revealed strong growth across all key metrics. LendInvest revealed that it currently manages more than  £820 million ($1.1 billion) on… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 8:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $20 million through its latest funding round, which was led by investment firm MARCorp Financial. Founded in 2015, PaySend describes itself as a UK fintech company and payments disruptor on a mission to change how money… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SwipeStation, a click and collect service that allows users to create an order from anywhere in sports stadiums and is proven to reduce service time at the bar from more than a minute to under 15 seconds, has successfully raised more than 400,000 through its… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the two year anniversary of Brexit, UK peer-to-peer lender Lending Works analyzed the economy, fintech, and peer-to-peer lending industry following the historic EU referendum. The online lender revealed: “Last week marks two years since the historic EU referendum, which saw the British people stun… Read More