December 21, 2016 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, recently announced its latest portfolio investment was made in Tradeshift, a business commerce and supply chain finance platform. According to Santander InnoVentures, Tradeshift is used by a range of Fortune 500 companies, which includes  DHL and… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 4:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Malaysia’s largest bank, Maybank, announced it is expecting Maybank Samsung Pay to boost the number of customers using contactless payments among its cardholders by at least 100% by end 2017. The Maybank Pay launched in Malaysia this summer and already received nearly 40,000 installations… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit’s expansion plans continue. Less than a week after announcing it was expanding into Russia, Ethiopia, Uganda, Western/Central Africa and Pakistan, the digital money transfer service announced it was launching a new cash pick up service in Lebanon. Through its app or website, WorldRemit’s users in more… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cardlay, a front-end card management platform and cardholder application based in Denmark, announced it secured $4 million from a group of private investors during a funding round. The company stated it now form partnerships with banks to serve as a front-end platform and will assist… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, tech giant Microsoft announced it formed a partnership with AMIS and the Industry Technology Research Institute of Taiwan to create Asia’s consortium blockchain network on Azure. The company also revealed it is collaborating with banks such as Fubon Financial, Cathay Financial Holdings, MegaBank, KGI, Taishin,… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 12:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Kiwi-based crowdfunding platform Sportfunder announced it formed a partnership with Australian funding portal Pozible as it prepares to expand its Asia-Pacific region exposure. Sportfunder, which was founded in 2012 by Craig Williamson, is an international crowdfunding platform that is designed to specifically assist… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 11:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple of weeks after the devastating fire at Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse that claimed the lives of nearly 40 people, two campaigns on crowdfunding platform YouCaring that are dedicated to the victims of the events have raised more than $1.3 million. As previously… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 11:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lender ThinCats announced on Wednesday it appointed Jill Sandford and Damon Walford to the board of directors. According to the lender, both Sandford and Walford will be responsible for driving business growth, with a specific focus on originating loans and broadening the platform’s network… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zopa announced on Tuesday it was named a winner at both the AltFi Awards and F5 Awards. The peer-to-peer lender revealed it took home a number of prizes at AltFi and was dubbed Best P2P Lending Platform at the F5 awards. Sharing more details about the AltFi… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nonprofit crowdfunding platform RallyUp announced on Wednesday it was selected as the technology partner for new fundraising campaign, Nothing But Nets. This news was revealed on the heels of the funding portal’s successful $7 million online fundraising campaign on behalf of Nike and the Michael J…. Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate launched its own self-running crowdfunding campaign to sue former Ukip leader Nigel Farage after he reportedly referred the organization as an extremist group that “masquerade as being lovely and peaceful but actually pursue violent and very undemocratic means” while… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced the winner of its #GoBeyond Giving Challenge. The contest was launched last month on the funding portal for those in need, community improvement projects, or a charity. The $10,000 donation will go to Two Rabbits, a nonprofit international preschool program… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Evarae, a London-based luxury resortwear brand, is currently seeking £175,000 in expansion funds through its new equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and is offering 11.00% in equity. The company, which was founded in 2015, is making preparation to launch in Spring/Summer 2017 and is a creation of Georgia Thompson,… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Surrey Cook, the company behind the “Just Add Wine” product, recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with a mission to raise £87,000 in expansion costs. Founded just one year ago, The Surrey Cook’s Just Add Wine product helps create a new way cooks… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the news that BlueVine secured $49 million during its Series D funding round, the fintech startup announced it was launching a new scholarship program specifically for young entrepreneurs. The company stated its Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship program aims to motivate and support aspiring business owners… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after launching its mini bond on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, BrewDog has successfully secured nearly £6 million from more than 1850 investors. The brewery company originally sought to raise £500,000 (with a max of 10 million). As previously reported, BrewDog was founded… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced it teamed up with manufacturing and supply-chain advisory firm, Riverwood Solutions. While sharing details about the new partnership, the global crowdfunding platform stated: “For first-time entrepreneurs—or even business veterans—manufacturing a hardware product can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong is set to host the Next Money Fintech Final 2017 as part of the StartmeupHK Festival. The event, which is brought to the community by credit card giant Visa, will be held on January 18-19th 2017 at the PMQ and is expected to host… Read More

December 20, 2016 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, L’Atelier BNP Paribas announced the second season of its fintech & corporate accelerator. The four-month program was reportedly designed to help enable various businesses to embark on an open innovation project with specific strategic objectives such as the search for growth or internal… Read More

December 19, 2016 @ 5:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Indiegogo recently announced its schedule for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. The event will be held in Las Vegas on January 5th-8th. The global crowdfunding platform revealed in its “Indiegogo Zone” its team will offer one-on-one business coaching sessions and a talk shop with entrepreneurs… Read More