December 8, 2020 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Tuesday its plans to become net-zero carbon for operations by 2030, including its primary Scope 3 emissions. The company furthe revealed the launch of its Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative, where it has committed $10 million to support companies that help drive… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 10:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO), a subscription management platform provider, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with payments platform Stripe to accelerate the growth of Zuora’s new product, Subscription Economy. According to Zuora, the product integration will enable the provider’s customers to enhance their… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchange, a U.S.-based digital asset investing platform for professional wealth managers, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with U.S. fintech IRA Financial to enable IRA funds and select 401k plans to be invested in cryptocurrencies and digital assets, under the management of a financial advisor…. Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide €15 million of growth funding to Germany-based identity verification platform, IDnow. Founded in 2014, IDnow covers a wide range of use cases both in regulated sectors in Europe and for completely new digital business models… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 8:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  TransferMate, a cross-border B2B payment technology solution, announced on Tuesday its first two payments licenses in South America with approvals in Brazil and Chile. The latest expansion comes just a few months after TransferMate received its payments license in Mexico. Founded in 2008, TransferMate is a global B2B… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paris-based Société Générale S.A., a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, is reportedly set to close 600 of its branches by 2025. This is notably due to the merging of the banking group’s two retail bank… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based international money transfer platform TransferGo has teamed up with Mastercard to enable customers across 20 European countries to make international money transfers from any payment card or bank account directly to a Mastercard debit or credit card. Using Mastercard Send, TransferGo customers may now… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modulr, a Payments as a Service API Platform for digital businesses, announced on Monday the Alpha Launch of its Payments Dashboard and accountancy Pathfinder program, which gives accountants and bookkeepers manage and make payments for their clients. The Alpha Launch comes just days after digital… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, announced on Monday that Grayscale Litecoin Trust (OTCQX: LTCN), an investment vehicle that enables investors to gain access and exposure to Litecoin in the form of a security without the challenges of buying,… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 11:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pay Theory, a U.S.-based family tech startup, announced on Monday it has launched a new payment processing platform with the mission of making school fees and payments straightforward for all involved parties: families, educators, and administrators. Founded in 2018, Pay Theory describes itself as… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Investcorp, a global investment manager, specializing in alternative investments across private equity, real estate, credit, absolute return strategies, GP stakes, and infrastructure, announced on Monday it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Avira (or the “Company”) to NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  India-based banking group ICICI Bank announced on Monday the launch of its iMobile Pay app. ICICI Bank claims that iMobile is India’s first app that offers payments band banking services for all. “The app offers a unique combination of facilities of a payment app–… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payaut, an Amsterdam-based fintech, has raised €2.6 million through its seed funding round, which was led by LocalGlobe with participation from Finch Capital and Entrée Capital. Founded in 2019, Payaut offers any online marketplace a PSP agnostic solution that enables the platform to be… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Luko, a France-based insurtech, announced on Monday it secured $60 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by EQT Ventures with participation Accel, Founders Fund, Speedinvest, and Orange Ventures. Launched in 2018, Luko claims it has reinvented home insurance with social responsibility… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB /NYSE: DB) and Google Cloud announced on Friday they have finalized a strategic, multi-year partnership to accelerate the bank’s transition to the cloud and co-innovate new products and services. The duo claims this is the first partnership of this kind for… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fnatic, a UK-based esport brand, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.6 million raised. The funding round, which has attracted nearly 3600 Crowdcube investors, originally sought to raise £1 million.  As previously reported, Fnatic claims that it… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Just a little over a year after raising £690,453 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK property crowdfunding platform Assetz Exchange has returned to the investment platform and has already surpassed its initial £250,000 funding target. As previously reported, Assetz Exchange describes itself to be… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Worldline, (Euronext: WLN) a European payments and transactional services firm, announced on Thursday it has formed a new partnership with Finland-based fintech P3 Financial Group. According to Worldline, the duo will make P3’s Payment System as a Service (PSAAS) operational in a total of 13… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 10:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Telefónica to develop a consumer loan business, Movistar Money, in Columbia. The duo noted that Movistar Money will sell loans to more than 19 million Telefónica clients located in the country. “The new company will benefit… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

F1 Payments, a U.S.based fintech that’s focused on increasing business velocity for all constituents in the payment ecosystem, announced on Thursday it scored a strategic recapitalization and growth investment from an affiliate of York Capital Management. In conjunction with the transaction, Chad Anselmo, President, has been… Read More