June 27, 2017 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than three years after successfully securing $2 million through its first crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, New York-based startup Bluesmart has returned to the funding portal to raise funds for its Series 2: Smart Luggage System. The line includes a carry-on luggage, a checked bag,… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boston-based fintech and investment analytics firm, FinMason, announced on Tuesday it has signed AlphaStreet as its first startup to its newly launched FinSpring Program. According to FinMason, AlphaStreet will be the first to leverage the program’s free access to FinRiver, a set of flexible and… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

dLocal, an award-winning fintech company that specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, announced on Tuesday it launched Marketplace Payments, a new payments product designed specifically for marketplaces whose buyers or sellers are based in emerging markets. With dLocal’s Marketplace Payments, companies can easily enable… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

dLocal, a fintech company specializing in cross-border payments for emerging markets, announced on Monday it has integrated WeChat Pay, AliPay, and UnionPay to its payment platform. According to dLocal, the three providers have collectively captured over 70 percent of the Chinese market, which notably translated into 2.9… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube announced it has formed a new partnership with hardware tech hub, Central Research Lab (CRL). Crowdcube revealed that through the partnership its Equity Coaches will “plug into” CRL’s learning program, with hands-on workshops, venture labs, pitch events, and founder talks…. Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cross-border payment platform Currencycloud announced on Monday it is teaming up with Hyundai Card to enable the launch of South Korea’s first mobile remittance service provided by a credit card company. The service will be established by Currencycloud and Hyundai Motor Group’s credit issuing arm… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, crowdfunding platform for social good, Kiva, announced it surpassed $1 billion in loans supporting borrowers around the world. The funding portal revealed more than 2.4 million entrepreneurs, farmers, and students globally have been able to launch and expand viable businesses or pursue an… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with Global Invest Her, an online funding community specifically for female entrepreneurs. The equity crowdfunding platform reported it is set to help elevate and educate female entrepreneurs and give them the best advice to better prepare themselves… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jumio, the creator of Netverify Trusted Identity as a Service (TIaaS), has today announced a partnership with Crowdcube alum and challenger bank, Monzo, to create strong identity verification for new and existing customers. The duo revealed that Monzo will be using Jumio to help verify customers whoa… Read More

June 26, 2017 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cloud software company Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB) announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement to acquire UK-based charity crowdfunding platform, JustGiving. The acquisition will notably enhance Blackbaud’s capabilities to serve both individual donors and nonprofits, expanding the peer-to-peer fundraising capabilities Blackbaud offers today through… Read More

June 25, 2017 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based Tåpped Birch Water has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target on Seedrs. The company launched the initiative earlier this month and has so far attracted more than 180 investors. As previously reported, Tåpped makes natural, healthy hydrating drinks from birch water, which is… Read More

June 24, 2017 @ 9:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santamanía‘s equity crowdfunding success on Crowdcube continues. The Spanish “urban craft distillery” has successfully surpassed £500,000 from more than 580 investors and still has over two weeks to go until the initiative closes. Santamanía’s spirits are notably sold throughout Spain and in 19 other countries in Europe, Asia-Pacific… Read More

June 24, 2017 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Lendy recently announced it has appointed three new senior hires to its growing team. Shane Lewin was named compliance officer, while Shaun Reynolds was appointed development finance support manager, and Pamela Guillamon was appointed international marketing manager. According to Lendy, Lewin previously… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) announced on Friday it is set to invite foreign companies to participate in the upcoming FinTech Business Camp Tokyo event. It was revealed: “TMG is preparing a new plan which can be termed the ‘Financial System Reform in Tokyo —… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New Zealand-based peer-to-peer lending marketplace Harmoney announced on Friday it has officially achieved $500 million transaction milestone in just under three years of operation. The online lender reported that 30,000 Kiwis have joined its community and have two challenger NZ owned banks, TSB and Heartland,… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 12:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Injeq Oy (Ltd), a Finland-based MedTech company, has attracted more than €1.1 million from over 450 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Invesdor . The company, which launched the initiative last month, sought to raise €825,000 to bring its smart Injeq IQ-Needle to the European medical device market…. Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 12:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign set to close on Crowdcube in less than two weeks, Powervault is close to securing 1 million from more than 600 investors.  The home battery system company, which was founded in 2012, currently has a pre-money valuation of more than £8… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EXMO, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in multiple fiat and cryptocurrency pairs, announced on Friday it has added Waves Platform to its list of offered coins. EXMO reports it will initially list the WAVES/BTC pair as well as USD and EUR fiat options. It also supports Russian… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dutch fintech firm Adyen announced on Friday it has received a pan-European banking license that allows it to bypass banks and process cross-border payments directly to its merchant customers. According to Adyen’s chief executive, Pieter van der Does, the Amsterdam-based company received the license in… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai (MASH), which was launched in January 2017, hosted its first batch’s graduation and demo day on Thursday. The event showcased a total of 14 startups that participated in the program. According to the program,10 out of the 14 startups have received new… Read More