January 12, 2017 @ 1:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community, announced on Thursday it would be giving Pitch360’s winner a £10,000 prize. The organization revealed that the fintech startup competition aims to strengthen the global FinTech community by showcasing the hottest innovations in financial services… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedByMe Malaysia announced on Thursday it is kicking off 2017 with the P2P forum entitled “Let’s Talk about P2P Financing” that will gather nine Malaysian registered market operators from the equity crowdfunding and P2P financing space under one roof this coming January 19th at The… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 11:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CSI Kick Start, Inc., a fintech startup incubator founded by global payments innovator, CSI globalVCard, announced on Thursday its second annual application process for fintech startup funding is now open. The incubator stated it would be offering portfolio companies investments starting at $500,000, along with mentorship… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Thursday its CEO, Bundeep Singh Rangar, is set to join the NCFA’s Advisory Board as an advisor of global debt markets. According to Fineqia, Rangar has over 20 years’ combined experience in finance, banking, consultancy,… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Northwestern Mutual announced on Thursday it designated $50 million to launch the Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, which will be dedicated to engaged startups that’s technologies have the potential to transform how consumers experience and achieve financial security. According to the insurance company, the venture fund’s… Read More

January 12, 2017 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PwC announced earlier this week the opening of its new fintech accelerating program, Startup Collider, which is described as a new initiative for nurturing and promoting the Central and Eastern European start-ups. The company stated it will provide the start-ups with a workspace within PwC network,… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a month after launching its Invesdor campaign, WordDive has successfully closed the initiative after securing €1,274,100 from 658 investors. The AI-based mobile and online application for learning languages efficiently was launched in 2010 and stated that it combines the best of Finnish education know-how and game industry. WordDive… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KNOLSKAPE, a modern workplace experimental learning company, announced on Wednesday it was selected as the knowledge partner of the new fintech education program of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), a state in India. The company stated it would forming partnerships with universities in the state, along with… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its Seedrs campaign comes to an end, P2P lending platform Flender has secured 98% of its £500,000 funding target (more than £485,000) from 225 investors.  As previously reported, Flender is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after ringing in the new year, Kickstarter reflected on its crowdfunding platform’s 2016 successes. The funding portal revealed that more than 3.5 million of its community members from all over the world supported tens of thousands of independent creators. Kickstarter then… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform, iBAN, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with a mission to raise £100,000 to create its new crowdlending app, iBAN Wallet. iBAN, which was founded last year, stated its team focuses on lending well while making credit decisions based on significant due diligence… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

London-based ticket resale platform, Twickets, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £1.2 million in funding. The website launched the initiative in November originally seeking £700,000. Twickets has achieved more than  £2.7 million in ticket sales and 240,000 mobile app downloads since its launch in 2011…. Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community, announced on Wednesday it welcomed a delegation of leading voices from the digital finance community of Belgium led by the Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt in London for the launch of… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iZettle, a European fintech company, announced on Wednesday it secured €60 million during its latest funding round, which is made up of equity from existing investors in a Series D extension as well as debt funding from Victory Park Capital through its credit fund, VPC Speciality Lending… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 8:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced it has officially acquired CrowdRise, an online fundraising platform for charities and non-profits. According to GoFundMe, CrowdRise will now focus on fundraising for charity and fundraising for individuals will be directed to GoFundMe. The funding portal also noted that… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 4:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two months after Indiegogo teamed up with MicroVentures to launch its equity crowdfunding platform, campaigns on the platform have successfully secured $1 million in funding. There are currently five initiatives on the website. Indiegogo launched the new equity portal with MicroVentures on November 15th, which… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ridewithlocal, an online marketplace for adventure tourism that connects users directly to over 700 verified instructors globally in a range of activities, is seeking £400,000 during its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The platform, which was founded in 2015, already has more than 700 instructors… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with IBM to launch its blockchain-based asset custody system. As part of its work, the bank has also successfully executed more than 100 real business transactions on the blockchain since the system… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after securing $3,215,679 through its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, creators of the anticipated Bears vs. Babies, Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, announced they have created a free playtest and are now seeking volunteers for the test.  Playing the game is strategic and with one goal, to… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Canadian fintech platform, WealthBar, announced it surpassed $100 million in online investments. This announcement comes just as WealthBar completes its second year in business. The platform stated that during its two-year run its clients saved approximately $1.3 million annually in fees when compared to… Read More