December 21, 2020 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MAXEX, a U.S.-based digital mortgage exchange, announced on Monday the launch of the first two programs in its new Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) business line. According to MAXEX, the initial programs are designed to support the growth of minority, women, and veteran-owned… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK banking group NatWest announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement with Metro Bank to acquire a £3 billion portfolio of prime UK mortgages. According to NatWest, the portfolio consists of owner-occupied residential mortgages with a weighted average current loan to value of… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Netherlands-based banking group ABN AMRO announce on Monday its mobile has hits one billion logins. ABN AMRO reported that on average, customers logged in 390 times and more than four out of five clients used the ABN AMRO app in 2020.  Speaking about the… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frank, a U.S.-based financial aid-focused fintech, is reportedly expanding its services to help students take online classes through its new service, called Classfinder. As previously reported, Frank was founded by fintech entrepreneur Charlie Javice and provides “smart, simple financial aid.” “We are revolutionizing financial aid… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysme, a UK-based fintech mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £300,000 raised from 165 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Paysme describes itself as a super app delivering financial services to underserved small business communities to accelerate their… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kvasir, a UK-based AI knowledge management software company, has successfully secured more than £1.3 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £1 million, has already attracted 655 Crowdcube investors. Krvasir is currently offering 42.33% in equity… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 10:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based Crypto.com announced on Friday Crossfire, the platform’s chain, is preparing for its Mainnet launch with a final dry run. According to Crypto.com, Crossfire marks an important milestone and final step in preparation for mainnet. “Participating Validators have the opportunity to compete with each… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 10:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateGenius, a U.S.-based fintech company with a proprietary consumer-lending platform, announced on Friday it has funded approximately $8.5 billion in auto loans. RateGenius reported that nearly $1 billion of those loans were dispersed in 2020, even though 85% of the company’s team worked remotely for much… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Ooono, a community-based co-driver that connects drivers across more than 50 countries, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly 1.4 million secured. The funding round, which originally sought to raise €250,000, has attracted 1460 Crowdcube investors. ooono describes… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 3:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Billtrust, a fintech firm focused on B2B payment cycle management, announced on Thursday it has appointed Gwenn Lazar as new Senior Vice President of Channel Development. Billtrust reported that through the role, Lazar will drive the company’s business development and channel management initiatives. Billtrust further… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinEx, a global and professional cryptocurrency exchange service provider, announced on Friday it is celebrating its third anniversary by unveiling an overall system and product upgrade named “Aegis.” CoinEx reported that the upgrade significantly improves the performance and security of its underlying platform, enhances the… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finicity, a Mastercard company and provider of open banking solutions, announced on Thursday it has signed a data access agreement with U.S. fintech Brex. Finicity repeated that through the partnership, it is extending its leadership in direct data access through the use of an application… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Razer Fintech, the fintech arm of Razer announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Rely, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) service provider, to offer BNPL services in Southeast Asia to merchants registered under Razer Merchant Services (RMS), its B2B (business-to-business) solution. According… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Openpay Group Ltd (ASX: OPY), an Australia-based Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider announced on Wednesday it has commenced the launch of its operations in the US market.  Openpay describes itself as a fast-growing, and highly differentiated player in global BNPL payment solutions. The provider… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2B fintech-as-a-service provider Rapyd announced on Thursday it has expanded its American leadership team by appointing LeAnne Hoang as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Robert MacColl as Head of Network Partnerships. According to Rapyd, Hoang brings a wealth of regulatory and compliance knowledge to… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Thursday it has launched an institutional-grade multi signature wallet solution. According to BitGo, the solution provides on-chain, multi-signature security fo Hedera’s HBAR token through its affiliate BitGo Inc. Additionally, BitGo Trust will provide insured,… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  HomeAdvisor, a digital home services marketplace operating business of ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ: ANGI) announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Affirm, a flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards, to offer easy to understand flexible payment options for HomeAdvisor customers. HomeAdvisor is claimed to… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateSetter, a leading UK based peer to peer lender, announced on Wednesday it has sold its £120m portfolio of property development loans to Shawbrook Bank. According to RateSetter, the acquisition follows the announcement in August that the lending platform was focusing on consumer finance. The… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 9:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Taxdoo, a Germany-based automated platform for financial compliance in e-commerce, announced earlier this week it raised $21 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by global venture capital firm Accel with participation from Visionaries Club, 20VC and existing investor HTGF. Founded… Read More

December 17, 2020 @ 8:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based payments platform GoCardless announced on Thursday it raised $95 million through its Series F funding round, which was led by Bain Capital Ventures. Founded in 2011, GoCardless is on a mission to take the pain out of getting paid for businesses with recurring… Read More