November 30, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £1.37 million on Seedrs, UK fintech GeoDB has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its £2 million funding target from nearly 360 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, GeoDB is a big data marketplace that aims to… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 11:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fnatic, a UK-based esport brand, has successfully secured more than £1.4 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £1 million, has attracted nearly 3150 Crowdcube investors. Fnatic claims that it is one of the most… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 11:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Thursday that deposits and withdrawals for Bitcoin Cash Node (BCHN) have officially opened. Prior to this launch, Bitfinex announced the upcoming Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network protocol upgrade, and any associated hard fork, was schedule for November 15, 2020 at… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Primer, a UK-based fintech startup, has raised £14 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel. The investment round comes just a little over six months after Primer secured £3.2 million through its seed funding round, led by Balderton Capital…. Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 6:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pier, a Brazil-based full-stack insurtech, announced earlier this week it secured $14.5 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Monashees with participation from Canary, Mercado Livre, and BTG Pactual. Founded in 2018, Pier states it adopts artificial intelligence to bring a… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 6:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based environmentally-friendly product designer and manufacturer PALLITE is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £1.3 million raised. The funding round, which has attracted 1100 Crowdcube investors, made its debut earlier this month. Just a little over a year after… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

OKEx, a top 20 crypto exchange, announced on Friday it has restored its full range of services for its users by reopening withdrawals of all digital assets. OKEx reported that its team ran comprehensive security checks prior to resuming normal operations of the hot wallet… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian cryptocurrency platform Coinsquare announced earlier this week it has appointed Nicholas Thadaney and Wendy Rudd to its Board of Directors According to Coinsquare, the appointment news follow the confirmation of Stacey Hoisak as Coinsquare’s new Chief Executive Officer, and the appointments of Lawrence Truong as… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based renewable energy platform Ripple has made its return to equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs less than six months after raising £331,220 through its recently closed funding round. The company previously raised £859,787 on Seedrs as well.  As previously reported, Ripple was founded in 2017 and its… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PureFacts Financial Solutions, a global WealthTech provider of fees, reporting and AI-powered predictive analytics solutions, recently announced it secured CAD$20 million in financing from Scotiabank and Round 13 Capital. Founded in 2010, PureFacts uses its data aggregation capabilities to provide market-leading fee management and business… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Northmill Bank, a neobanking group based in Sweden, recently announced it has joined forces with open banking platform Tink. Northmill reported that the partnership will allow the bank to add another layer of intelligence to its credit assessments. While speaking about the partnership, Babel Poli,… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 3:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Hippo Insurance has joined forces with Kangaroo Home Security to bring customers flexibility and financial ease with home insurance. According to Hippo, the collaboration expands the suite of smart device kits available within Hippo’s expansive smart home program to include a… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 1:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kredivo, an Indonesia-based digital credit platform, announced on Tuesday it and Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (VPC), a private credit specialist, announced closed a committed debt facility of up to $100 million to fund consumer loans for Kredivo’s borrowers in Indonesia. Kredivo reported that the… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 1:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based international money transfer platform TransferGo has reportedly secured €5 million investment from Silicon Valley Bank. The new investment comes less than six months after TransferGo raised $10 million through its latest investment round. As previously reported, TransferGo claimed last year to be the first remittance… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Parallel Flight, a U.S.-based drone tech startup, has secured more than $760,000 through its Regulation A+ (Reg A+) funding round on StartEngine. Founded in 2018, Parallel Flight stated it has created patent-pending technology allowing drones to carry heavy payloads for over two hours. Its unmanned,… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysme, a UK-based fintech mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2018, Paysme describes itself as a super app delivering financial services to underserved small business communities to accelerate their transition to the digital… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyBird, a U.S.-based fintech gifting platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.4 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Network Ventures, with strategic participation from Chingona Ventures, Bridge Investments, Kairos Angels, Takoma Ventures, and Subconscious Ventures along with notable angel investors. Along with the investment, EarlyBird announced… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European fintech Viva Wallet recently announced it has bought Google Pay to customers in 18 countries. The company previously announced the service was being offered for customers in 11 countries. On October 27th, the service became available in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR), an online brokerage firm focusing on global investors, announced on Wednesday it opened its one millionth customer account. The company reported that since launching its flagship APP, Tiger Trade, six years ago, it has invested heavily in innovation and now… Read More

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

CertiK, a U.S.-based end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider, announced on Tuesday the launch of CertiKShield, which is a decentralized, membership-based plan to provide reimbursements for lost of stolen cryptocurrency assets of any blockchain network. According to CertiK, CertiKShield membership enables claimants to be reimbursed if their… Read More