January 24, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Chinese takeaway Zing Zing is set to close its latest Crowdcube funding round with nearly £1.2 million in funding. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000. The campaign has since been extended in order to attract more investors.  Zing Zing was… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online lending platform SoFi announced details about its 2017 successes and plans for the new year. This announcement comes just after the lender named Anthony Noto as its new CEO and a director, effective March 1st. The 2017 milestone and accomplishments include: SoFi topped… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Convergencium, a Rwanda-based systems integrator and consulting organization, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic partnership with insurtech and investment technology company Agile Financial Technologies in order to sell, implement and support Agile Financial’s products and services in Rwanda and other countries in Sub-Saharan… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Unikrn, a high-tech betting platform for esports, announced on Tuesday it will begin distributing its weekly broadcasts to listeners of Dash Radio, DJ Skee’s digital radio broadcasting platform with more than 80 original stations and millions of listeners. The channel, “Unikrn Radio,” will focus on cryptocurrency… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after launching its second Seedrs campaign, Ireland-based tent brand Crua Outdoors has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £125,000 funding target thanks to nearly 150 investors. As previously reported, Crua Outdoors’ first equity round secured £85,371… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio insurtech Root Insurance announced on Tuesday it kicked off the new year by being available in four additional states. The company revealed it now offers insurance to nearly 30 million more drivers across Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentuc, y and Mississippi. Drivers in ten total states… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radius Bank, a full-service bank serving consumers through its virtual platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new card control app, Radius Card. The challenger bank stated the app was developed to allow users to set control preferences and combat fraud directly from their mobile… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TicketGuardian, a full transactional insurtech platform, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Events.com, a premier event management and registration platform, to offer ticket and registration insurance. According to the companies, the partnership leverages each company’s strengths; insurance technology and event management. “In North America, over 500… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery Ascot Brewing Company has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month seeking the funds for growth and development. The funding round has attracted more than 420 investors.    As previously reported, Ascot Brewing Company… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based fintech Yirendai announced on Tuesday it has connected to the Internet Finance Industry Credit Information Sharing Platform, which was established by the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA). Yirendai has also been selected by NIFA to participate in a pilot project to enable automatic queries and… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, loanDepot announced it is continuing the expansion of its mortgage and personal loan businesses by launching newly formed venture, mello Home, which connects pre-approved homebuyers with verified real estate agents in their local market and help consumers find and hire home improvement and other… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InMyBag, a London-based specialist tech insurer, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, InMyBag is described as the “savior” of mobile professionals because it protects devices and data from loss, theft, and damage through its insurance plans. “InMyBag offers insurance… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 6:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AutoGravity, a California-based Fintech on a mission to transform car shopping and financing, announced last week it surpassed $2 billion in finance amount requested in 2017. The company, which launched its platform in 2016, reported that it rapidly expanded from 100,000 users in its first… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wello, a Finnish clean energy company that provides a wave energy based solution called the Wello Penguin, has successfully secured its minimum €1 million funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor thanks to more than 275 investors. As previously reported, Wello, which was founded by Heikki Paakkinen, stated it… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anorak Technologies, a London-based insurtech startup, has successfully secured £4 million in seed funding from incubator, Kamet. Founded in 2015, the company claims it is building the world’s smartest independent insurance advisor with a mission to put customers back in control of their insurance needs. While sharing… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 1:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California blockchain startup Propy announced on Monday it has launched a pilot project in collaboration with South Burlington, Vermont city officials to utilize blockchain technology to record real estate conveyance documents. While sharing details about the partnership, Natalia Karayaneva, CEO of Propy, said: “The Propy… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

GiveGab, a fundraising and supporter engagement platform designed exclusively for nonprofits, announced last week it has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Kimbia, an online fundraising, crowdfunding, and event platform provider for nonprofits, higher education, and community foundations. While sharing details about the acquisition, GiveGab’s… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain-based loyalty ecosystem, qiibee announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with beverage brand Lattesso to help transform its customer loyalty program. According to qiibee, Lattesso will use blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to power its loyalty program throughout Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Benelux, and Russia…. Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on Monday details of its UK Fintech Awards 2018, which is organized in conjunction with the UK’s Department for International Trade. According to InvestHK, the Awards are open for submissions from January 22nd (today) and will close on February 23rd…. Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Switzerland-based incubator and accelerator F10 announced on Monday that co-operative bank Raiffeisen was the newest corporate partner to join its ranks. According to the program, Raiffeisen is Switzerland’s third-largest co-operative bank after UBS and Credit Suisse and it serves 3.7 million customers through its 930 locations… Read More