June 12, 2018 @ 11:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radius Bank, a virtual bank focused on providing clients with banking solutions to better financial health, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Treasury Prime, a Y Combinator-backed startup, to create the Tailored Checking Account, a checking account designed for business owners. According to Radius, Tailored Checking Account… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 10:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WOOM, a Spanish startup that has created an app specifically to help women to get pregnant, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 funding target from more than 50 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month, but the… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 8:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ:  TREE) announced on Tuesday its subsidiary, LendingTree, LLC, completed its acquisition of Ovation Credit Services, Inc., a leading provider of credit services with a strong customer service reputation. The acquisition was announced last month. According to LendingTree Ovation Credit Services utilizes a proprietary software… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cappitech, the operator of regtech service platform, Capptivate, has successfully secured $4 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by 83North with participation from the co-founders ofMarkit. Founded in 2013, the company’s platform allows customers to automate submission and analyze their daily trades… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Enterprise Ireland, the government organization that’s responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises, announced on Monday the launch of its new €750,000 Competitive Start Fund for Fintech and Deep Tech start-up companies that have the capacity to succeed in global markets. According to… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after opening its new Poland office, Swedish crowdfunding platform FundedByMe announced the upcoming launch of its first Polish campaign, which is for the mobile app for scooters, Blinkee.city. FundedByMe reported that the Blinkee.city app has been up and running in eight… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 7:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2B payment platform PayStand announced on Tuesday it has expanded its digital platform in Canada in order to support domestic B2B commercial payments and continue the growth of its global payments infrastructure. The expansion into Canada comes less than one year after PayStand secured $6… Read More

June 12, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Timelio, an Australia-based online marketplace for invoice and supply chain finance, announced on Tuesday it has surpassed $250 million in invoice funding. Founded in 2014, the fintech firm stated its purpose is to improve the financial well-being of business owners by improving cash flow for… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 9:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Luge Capital, a new venture capital fund specifically focused on early-stage fintech companies and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions applied to financial services, announced on Monday it has completed a $75 million round of financing to begin operations. The fund reported that Initially, $50 million of the raised capital was… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 8:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, global fintech InvestCloud announced it has acquired London-based rplan Limited for $20 million. According to InvestCloud, rplan is a provider of client engagement technology to support investment propositions for web and mobile. The company’s client base includes four of the top eight UK… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ingle & Rhode, a jewelry brand that offers certified Fairtrade and conflict-free fine jewelry direct to the consumer, is now seeking £300,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2007, Ingle & Rhode creates engagement rings set with ethical diamonds and gems along with custom-made wedding… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University Compare, a cross-platform higher education comparison service that helps universities and students connect, has successfully surpassed its initial £250,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, University Compare was founded in 2012 and displays university statistics, student reviews, and personalized choices to… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Technology platform ClearCenter announced over the weekend it has formed a partnership with decentralized storage platform Sia to launch its new ClearSHARE blockchain-based storage platform. According to the companies, this new combined solution will provide an “easy-to-use, robust, and scalable” decentralized storage service backend. “The new ClearSHARE… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, a new source of information on Irish blockchain, Blockchain Ireland, was launched today by the Irish Blockchain Expert Group (IBEG). According to IDA Ireland, the new online platform will serve as the go-to source of information, assisting the promotion of Ireland as a… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 7:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Standard Chartered recently announced it is planning to apply for a virtual banking license in Hong Kong. According to South China Morning Post, Standard Chartered will be the first traditional bank to seek the license locally to operate fully online without any physical branches. Standard… Read More

June 11, 2018 @ 7:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD), a fintech company that’s based in China, announced on Monday its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program whereby Yirendai is authorized to repurchase its ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares with an initial aggregate value of up to $20 million. While sharing more details about the… Read More

June 10, 2018 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Notes, a growing coffee shop and wine bar concept, is now nearing £1 million from 630 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month and quickly surpassed its initial £600,000 funding target. The company previously raised a total of £908,400… Read More

June 10, 2018 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

It’s been quite a busy week for UK-based fintech Revolut. The startup celebrated two million users, revealed it was looking to apply for a U.S. banking license, sought to hire 100 new employees in Poland, and now has formed a partnership with QIWI to expand… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 8:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a U.S.-based global payments provider, announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with search engine giant, Google, to allow its prepaid business paysafecard to be accepted as a payment method in the Google Play Store. According to Paysafe, from now on, customers without… Read More

June 8, 2018 @ 8:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech and Alibaba-affiliated Ant Financial Service Group announced on Friday it secured approximately $14 billion through its Series C Equity Funding round, which includes an RMB tranche raised by the company from domestic investors and a USD tranche raised by Ant international Co., Limited, a wholly… Read More