March 22, 2018 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FINTECH Circle, a global community of fintech entrepreneurs, angel and VC investors, financial services professionals and fintech thought-leaders, announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to launch a range of FINTECH Education Courses for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…. Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 10:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NatWest announced this week it has beaten its sustainable energy funding target, providing £3.5 billion of lending to UK renewable energy and energy efficiency projects over the past three years. The bank reported it set a three-year target of £3 billion in 2015 and is now committed to… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

IT service provider Zensar announced on Wednesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based insurtech Cynosure, which focuses on providing Guidewire platform implementation services to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance carriers. The company reported: “This acquisition is a critical component of Zensar’s… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global internet and entertainment group Naspers announced on Thursday it is planning to sell up to 190 million Tencent Holdings Limited (Tencent) shares, equal to approximately 2% of Tencent’s total issued share capital, which would reduce its stake in Tencent from 33,2% to 31,2%. The… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced on Thursday it has teamed up with InvestorConnect to launch a new competition called PitchPerfect. The funding portal describes the competition as a “Dragons Den meets strictly come dancing for a fun and innovative pitching competition.” The event will take place on… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SixThirty, a global fintech venture firm based in St. Louis, announced on Thursday it has reached agreements with, BNY Mellon’s Pershing, Detalus, Enterprise Bank & Trust and World Wide Technology to join its roster of premier global financial services and technology partners. Founded in 2013, SixThirty… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit card giant Visa is set to launch a new $50,000 innovation contest in the fintech industry of Sub-Sahara Africa. This news comes just a few months after Visa announced the launch of its fintech bootcamps for African startups. The contest will run under the company’s… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Boston-based fintech FinMason announced it has appointed David Remstein as its first president and COO. According to FinMason, Remstein will be responsible for driving planning and managing the growth of the company in terms of personnel, clients, products, and geographies. The new president/COO… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 8:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Masthaven announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with financial service provider Intrinsic to expand distribution and enable more brokers to access to its products. Launched as a retail bank in 2016, Masthaven now offers savings and lending products. It has also… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendr, a provider of flexible working capital to small- and medium-sized businesses, specializing in business finance and factoring solutions, announced on Thursday the closing of its $25 million senior credit facility. MidCap Financial Trust served as the Administrative Agent for the transaction. According to to duo,… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

University Compare, a cross-platform higher education comparison service that helps universities and students connect, is now seeking £250,000 through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. Founded in 2012, University Compare displays university statistics, student reviews, and personalized choices to help students decide which course to choose when… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) announced it has opened its very own API developer platform. According to the bank, the RBC Developers platform will allow eligible external software developers, industry “innovators,” and clients to access select RBC APIs. While sharing more details… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 On Wednesday, Crowdcube announced it has joined forces with The Pitch as its Investment Expert Partner. The UK-based equity crowdfunding platform reported it will run investment readiness classes at The Pitch’s boot camps, along with sharing “learnings” about crowdfunding, work with angel investors and VCs,… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech, regtech, and insurtech incubator and accelerator F10 announced on Tuesday it has opened applications for its Prototype to Product (P2)Program Batch IV. The program revealed applications are currently being accepted and reviewed from tech startup firms, who were solving problems in the financial, banking,… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 12:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Motive Partners, an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry, announced on Wednesday it was opening of its new European Innovation and Investment Center in London. According to Motive Partners, the 14,000 sq. ft. space that will facilitate and drive collaborative… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Redemption Bar, a London-based healthy hospitality brand, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is now seeking  £300,000 through the funding round as it prepares for the opening of its two new sites in Covent Garden and Southbank Place, with a future goal of… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Carbon Negative Permeable Pavement System (CNPPS) Limited, an environmentally friendly technology company whose flagship product can potentially save billions in infrastructure expenditure, as well reducing global warming, is now looking to raise up to £100,000 through issuing up to 25% of equity in the company… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TeachPitch, a UK-based education technology company, announced last week it has decided to extend its latest equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. The company launched the funding round last month and quickly secured its initial £300,000 target. It is now nearing £340,000 thanks to more than 180… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the developer behind blockchain software EOS.IO, and fintech investment company FinLab AG announced they have teamed up to launch a $100 million joint venture to accelerate the development of EOS.IO projects in Europe. The EOS.IO software reportedly provides accounts, authentication, databases, asynchronous communication and… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 9:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase Wealth Management, a wealth management arm of CreditEase, announced on Wednesday it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Amundi Asset Management (Amundi), a France-based asset managing company. According to CreditEase, through this new partnership, the two companies will deepen their cooperation further in… Read More