December 21, 2017 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chip, an AI-powered automatic savings account mobile app, completed its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube with nearly £1.1 Million secured from more than 3200 investors. The campaign was launched last month, originally seeking £600,000. As previously reported, Chip is described as a savings app that is designed… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agility Scales, a Netherlands-based platform for guides making jobs better and easier, has successfully secured its initial €300,000 funding target through its Seedrs equity crowdfunding campaign from more than 150 investors. The company launched the funding round a couple weeks ago and is offering 6.61%… Read More

December 21, 2017 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atlas Cloud Enterprises Inc. (CSE:AKE) (XFRA:A49), a Canada-based growth-oriented, CSE-listed company focusing on the business of providing co-location and backup/redundancy IT, telecom equipment and cloud computing, announced on Thursday it has acquired MKH Electric City Holdings LLC, a Washington State company that owns a 6,600-sq…. Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 4:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Quovo, a fintech company that leverages data to provide insights alongside connectivity for financial accounts, announced on Wednesday it has launched Personal Finance Management (PFM) modules for financial institutions and enterprises. The modules notably allow end-users to measure their net worth over time, view a personal… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LoanBook, a Spanish marketplace lending platform, has successfully secured its initial £650,000 funding target from more than 200 investors through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. Founded in 2013, LoanBook claims to be Spain’s largest marketplace lending platform, with a 4-year track record of working capital lending to Spanish… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Prasos, a Bitcoin broker seeking to make Bitcoin investing mainstream, has successfully surpassed €2 million from more than 1,000 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor. The company launched the funding round last month and quickly secured its initial €750,000 funding target. Its maximum target is €2.5… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain platform Bitt announced this week it has launched its new Blockchain Mobile Money App, mMoney digital payment product, in Barbados. The company reported that the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) and several of its strategic partners participated in the soft launch, which marked the region’s first “digital dollar only”… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 1:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Polymath, a securities token platform, announced on Wednesday it has formed partnerships with three companies planning to launch and sell asset-backed security tokens using Polymath’s technology. According to Polymath, the three issuers, Corl Financial Technologies, Inc. (Corl), Ethereum Capital, and SeriesX, will each have their… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Honcho, a UK-based reverse-auction marketplace where insurers enter a competitive real-time bidding process to offer the best price to customers, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube seeking £650,000 as it prepares to launch its upcoming platform. The company revealed: “Honcho is a new mobile app… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ooma, Inc. (NYSE: OOMA), a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, announced on Tuesday it has acquired Butterfleye, Inc., an AI-powered video camera, and security platform. This news comes just a little over a year after Butterfleye secured $641,774 for its monitoring camera on crowdfunding… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finova Financial, a digital financial services provider transforming the future of global banking, announced on Tuesday the first stage of international expansion for the equity-linked token, JOBS Crypto Offering (JCO), through a partnership with Canadian online investment platform, FrontFundr. Finova revealed that its token will… Read More

December 20, 2017 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: FNTEU), a blank-check company formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with one or more businesses or entities in the financial technology industry, announced on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Intermex, a money transfer services company, for approximately… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online credit marketplace LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), announced on Tuesday it has appointed Patty McCord as the newest member of its Board of Directors, effective December 13, 2017. According to the online lender, McCord spent 14 years creating the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix and… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 3:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Delio announced on Monday secured £1 million through its latest funding round led by the Development Bank of Wales. Together with participation from new and existing private investors, the investment supports Delio’s ongoing expansion in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Founded in 2015,… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week GreenPath Financial Wellness and fintech startup EarnUp announced they have teamed up to launch Simple Payment Plan, which is described as a convenient service that helps consumers efficiently budget their money, save more, and pay off their debts faster. According to the duo, with the… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TSYS (NYSE: TSS), a global payments solutions provider across the issuing, merchant and prepaid industries, announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement to acquire fintech firm Cayan in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.05 billion. According to TSYS, the transaction is expected… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 1:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

International banking group Standard Chartered Bank announced on Monday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with digital financial service provider Ant Financial Services Group. The company reported that under the terms of the MOU it will combine its banking expertise and insights in emerging… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Society, a residential management company, says the number of UK renters between the ages of 25 and 34, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, Society is the brainchild of former founder and CEO… Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube set to close tomorrow evening, UK-based parking innovator JustPark has raised more than £2.6 million from over 2250 investors. The company launched the initiative late last month seeking £1.5 million, which was achieved within a matter of days. … Read More

December 19, 2017 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based online lending platform LendInvest announced on Tuesday the released of a special Christmas Markets supplement to the quarterly LendInvest BTL Index. The online lender revealed: “With the festive season now upon us, LendInvest has found the ten towns and cities that host the biggest and most popular… Read More