December 23, 2020 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Datasite, a U.S.-based SaaS technology provider for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) professionals, announced on Wednesday it has completed its agreement to be acquired by funds managed by CapVest Partners LLP, an international private equity firm. Datasite reported that the transaction, which was first announced on… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  SEBA Bank, a Switzerland-headquartered digital asset bank that holds regulatory licensing, announced on Tuesday approved at its Extraordinary General Meeting the completion of its Series B capital increase. Founded in 2018, SEBA claims it is a licensed and supervised Swiss bank providing a seamless,… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 11:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitwise Asset Management, a provider of crypto-asset index and beta funds, announced on Wednesday the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (OTCQX: BITW) (the Fund) has liquidated its position in XRP. Bitwise revealed that on Tuesday, December 22nd, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Haru, a South Korea-based digital asset management platform and a service brand name of Block Crafters, announced on Wednesday its total transaction volume has reached the $100 million milestone within 15 months of its official launch. Haru also revealed that its user number has… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based fintech that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has successfully secured its initial €250,000 through its recently launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round has so far attracted nearly 225 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2015 by twin brothers Bert and Rob… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  InvestSuite, a Belgium-based B2B wealthtech, has raised €3 million through its latest investment round. Founded in 2018, Investsuite describes itself as a European fintech company that provides automated investment solutions to help financial institutions retain their clients by addressing their rapidly-evolving digital needs and… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plastiq, a U.S.-based intelligent payments solution for small businesses, announced on Tuesday it has expanded the scope of its payments platform to include U.S. cash payments, in addition to credit card payments. The cash payments feature enhances Plastiq’s existing credit card payment offerings to provide… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Tuesday it has selected Bison Trails to provide Validator node infrastructure support on the Crypto.com Chain. The collaboration with Bison Trails comes just days after Crypto.com announced Crossfire, the platform’s chain, is preparing for its Mainnet launch with a final… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Quontic, a U.S.-based adaptive digital bank, recently announced it is launching Bitcoin Rewards Checking accounts. Founded in 1997, Quontic describes itself as a adaptive digital bank that empowers its customers financially while embracing their diverse circumstances. “Quontic’s mission to break the system for financial… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NextCar Holding Company Inc. (NXCR), a fintech and insurtech vehicle subscription platform, announced on Tuesday it has signed a letter of intent to form a partnership and receive a $400 million debt facility from Westlake Financial. NXCR reported that the $400 million debt facility… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Liberis, a UK-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured £70 million in financing from long-term partners British Business Investments, Paragon Bank, BCI Europe, as well as financing and venture debt from new partner Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The newly acquired funds brings Liberis’ total… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Contour, a Singapore-based blockchain network, recently announced it a completed pilot transaction between Tainan Spinning and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation. Contour reported CTBC Bank, a founder bank of Contour, was the advising bank in the LC transaction, supporting Tainan Spinning. The importer, Century… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pleo, a Denmark-based fintech startup, recently announced it has launched Google Pay functionality for its more than 13,000 European and UK customers. According to Pleo, customers will be able to immediately benefit from Google’s seamless contactless payment method, giving employees increased flexibility when making business… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 8:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S.-based tech giant IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) announced on Tuesday it has acquired Nordcloud, a European cloud implementation, application transformation, and managed services provider. The acquisition comes just days after IBM announced it acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Canadian Fintech company that assists… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday it has been named a principal member of the Visa Network in Europe. The company revealed it previously completed Visa’s FinTech Fast Track Programme and as a principal member, it will be allowed to issue Visa cards… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based renewable energy platform Ripple is now nearing £375,000 in funding through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The investment round, which was launched last month, was originally seeking £350,000 and has so far attracted more than 780 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, Ripple was… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  battleface, a UK-based insurtech that specializes in travel insurance, recently announced it secured $12 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Drive Capital.  Founded in 2017, battleface offers travel insurance that covers emergency medical treatment, evacuation, and accidents. “Our core… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 1:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Zego, a UK-based insurtech, recently announced it has received a European broking license as part of its plans to expand throughout Europe. The company revealed that the license, which was award but the Dutch regulator AFM, will enable it to work with EU-based insurance… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 11:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Enviva, a global energy company that specializes in sustainable wood bioenergy, announced on Monday it has joined forces with blockchain company GoChain to launch a new pilot program designed to enhance the traceability of sustainable biomass. According to the duo, this pilot program identified… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 11:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, announced on Monday its integration with NPIL’s/NPCI’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a real-time payment system facilitating inter-bank transactions in India. Xoom reported that Non-Residential Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) living in the U.S., Canada,… Read More