March 4, 2021 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Thursday it received a New York Trust license to operate as an independent, regulated qualified custodian under New York State Banking Law. BitGo reported that the charter was issued by The New York State Department… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Pine Labs, an India-based merchant commerce platform, announced on Thursday it is expanding its services to Southeast Asia, thanks to key organizational changes. As previously reported, Pine Labs notably offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants to help… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Wednesday its payment technology Bitfinex Pay is now allowing online merchants a means of receiving contactless and borderless digital token payments. Bitfinex reported that the Bitfinex Pay widget can be integrated on to a website and users… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

nextmarkets, a Germany-based commission-free online broker, announced on Thursday it raised $30 million through its Series B financing round, which was existing investors Alan Howard and Christian Angermayer with his Cryptology Asset Group. DEWB also participated.  Founded in 2014, nextmarkets describes itself as a German fintech… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Scribestar, a UK-based SaaS platform that digitises and automates the documentation and compliance processes required for raising capital on stock markets, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2010, Scribestar claims its platform is… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinRise, a trading and investment firm, announced on Wednesday that following its Bitcoin ETFs trade developments, it is planning to expand its services in Canada. Coinrise describes itself as a premium online trading platform that offers professional services for a wide variety of online traders…. Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing and global retail banking platform Klarna announced on Wednesday it has expanded its open banking solution to eight more  European countries. The countries are  Portugal, Denmark, Luxembourg, Ireland, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia. According to Klarna, the solution processes more than 150 million transactions per year, offers third-party providers access to… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, announced on signed a definitive agreement to acquire AP Intego, a digital insurance agency that provides a suite of small commercial insurance products to small business software ecosystems in the U.S. Next Insurance reported that through… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Paynetics, a UK-based payment service enabler, announced on Wednesday it has formed a partnership with promotional campaign firm Benamic to develop its mobile first, digital corporate card program. Paynetics reported that the new app solution, with a rewards engine and Apple Pay and… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Xendit, an Indonesia-based digital payment infrastructure, announced on Wednesday it secured $64.6 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Accel with participation from YCombinator. Founded in 2014, Xendit is a fintech that provides payment solutions and simplifies the payment process… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  CoolBitX, a Taiwan-based blockchain security company, announced on Wednesday its products, Synga Bridge and Elliptic, have released an API solution and service to facilitate private wallet transaction information. According to CoolBitX, the Wallet Address Filter API is fully operational and ready for use as… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 9:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Wednesday that iCapital RF Adviser, a registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of iCapital,has been appointed investment adviser of the iCapital KKR Private Markets Fund. iCapital reported that the appointment expands the scope of… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  India-based banking group Axis Bank announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with chatting app WhatsApp to offer basic banking services to its customers. According to Axis Bank, the partnership will allow customers to seek information regarding their account balance, recent transactions, credit card… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Austria-based digital investment platform  Bitpanda announced on Tuesday it has joined forces with payment processing platform Contis to launch its new Visa debit card. Through the partnership, Bitpanda will be using Contis’ “zero balance” technology, which notably removed the need to liquidate assets… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. Crypto.com reported that the Formula One team signed a multi-year deal to bring exclusive experiences and opportunities to traders and fans of the sport. Kris Marszalek, Co-founder… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spreedly, a provider of a secure, agnostic, and flexible platform that welcomes all payments participants, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new partnership program built for gateways and other Payment Service Providers (PSPs).  According to Spreedly, the Partnership Program was created to further support… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 12:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

iFactor, a Romania-based hybrid B2B marketplace for alternative SME liquidity, has successfully secured its initial €625,000 funding target and is now nearing €715,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, iFactor describes itself as a fintech startup that is on a mission… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Horizon8, an Ireland-based fintech, announced on Tuesday the launch of its digital identity platform and mobile app, valid8me. According to Horizon8, valid8Me “transforms” the customer onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) document sourcing challenger for regulated companies across various industries, which includes accountancy,… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PayGround, a U.S.-based healthcare fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured $4 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Triventures, a venture capital fund investing in data-driven health startups, with participation from SixThirty, which invests in early-stage fintech and insurtech enterprise technology companies…. Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), a digital advertising platform, announced today its planned acquisition of Dosh, a cash-back offers platform, for $275 million in cash and stock.  Founded in 2016, Dosh’s mobile app notably delivers an individualized consumer experience, providing the “right offer” to the right person at… Read More