March 12, 2018 @ 10:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global money transfer site TransferWise announced on Monday it has selected Wirecard as its debit card issuer. According to Transferwire, the debit card was privately launched in January to around one thousand existing Transferwire users, with a full public rollout planned for later this year…. Read More

March 12, 2018 @ 9:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube recently announced it has been the 2018 partnership of Virgin Media Business’ Voom Pitch Competition. The UK-based funding portal described the competition as a search to find the “most innovative and exciting” small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and Ireland. Since its… Read More

March 12, 2018 @ 8:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals announced over the weekend the winners of the 10th annual Accelerator Pitch Event, which took place March 10th-11th during the Startup & Tech Sectors Track at the Downtown Hilton Austin. The event’s organizers also reported in addition to the 10 winners… Read More

March 10, 2018 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  On Friday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced Amazon Launchpad has dedicated a page to “Funded on Crowdcube” to showcase all products that were made by the funding portal’s Funded Club. According to Crowdcube, Amazon Launchpad is now offering eligible Funded Club members various services… Read More

March 10, 2018 @ 9:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Estonian peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Investly has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through Seedrs. The equity crowdfunding round has so far attracted more than 375 investors.  As previously reported, Investly reportedly provides an invoice finance platform that allows users to upload invoices and get them paid with… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 9:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week independent brewer BrewDog announced the launch of its new Pink IPA in order to take on the global scourge of gender pay inequality and combating sexist marketing. According to BrewDog, the new be is satirically dubbed Beer for Girls, Pink IPA is… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 9:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Plug and Play announced the twelve startups that were selected for the new Plug and Play Cleveland Accelerator Program. The Plug and Play organizers revealed their selections just one week after nearly 30 startups competed for the program’s debut spots. As previously reported, the… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Intelligence Fusion (IF), a software-as-a-service business that provides the private and public sector with global situational awareness to protect people and assets, successfully secured its initial £400,000 Crowdcube crowdfunding target from nearly 250 investors. The company received £216,400 from a group of HNWs and an… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital challenger bank Varo Money announced on Thursday it is launching a 1.25% annual percentage yield (APY) on their savings account. the debut of the high-yield savings accounts comes just two months after Varo closed a $45M Series B funding round led by Warburg Pincus and The Rise… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitGuild, a new blockchain gaming platform led by gaming and virtual currency industry veteran Jared Psigoda, announced on Friday it has formed a partnership with TRON, a blockchain-based open-source global digital entertainment protocol. According to the duo, through this new partnership, BitGuild will release a set… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seed&Spark, the independent film crowdfunding platform, announced on Friday it is now accepting submissions for its Communal Nightmare Crowdfunding Rally, an initiativefor feature genre films that bring society’s nightmares to life. The funding portal has teamed up with 3311 Productions and The Orchard to award… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, British fashion brand, Archie Foal, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 from nearly 100 investors. Established in 2010, Archie Foal describes itself as a contemporary take on a British heritage fashion brand. It aims to… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on Friday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU to enhance fintech collaboration between the two authorities, with a view to strengthening co-operation between… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global Fintech Hub LATTICE80 announced on Friday it has strategically relocated its global headquarters from Singapore to London. The hub also reported that it is planning to expand into several cities globally, which includes London, New York City, and Seoul. This news comes just days after… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

solarisBank, a German digital-only bank, announced on Thursday it has successfully secured  €56.6  million through its Series B funding round. Participants from the round include current investors Arvato Financial Solutions and SBI Group, renowned global companies BBVA, Visa, Lakestar and ABN AMRO’s Digital Impact Fund (DIF) have… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 10:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest announced on Thursday it has provided a £5.5 million loan to experienced borrower, Ross Harper, to fund the development of 24 new homes in Glasgow, Scotland. According to the online lender, the development finance loan is funding the conversion of a Grade II listed former… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, global payments platform Veem announced it has formed a partnership with BlueVine, a provider of working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses. The companies reported that the new partnership will allow Veem’s US-based clients to finance their cross-border and domestic payments, and get access… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PeerStreet, an online platform for investing in real estate backed loans, announced on Thursday it has appointed Greg Galusha as Head of Commercial Real Estate. According to PeerStreet, Galusha brings more than 25 years of real estate investment management experience for both institutional and private capital. … Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sentbe, a digital money transfer operator in South Korea, announced this week it has teamed up with TransferTo, a global cross-border mobile payments network for emerging markets to offer its customers greater flexibility and reach to perform real-time money transfers from South Korea to more than 60 countries across… Read More

March 8, 2018 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The House Crowd, a UK property crowdfunding platform, announced on Thursday the launch of its new auto-invest service. This news comes just two months after the funding portal received full authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It was revealed: “If you are a regular investor in… Read More