November 22, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital-only bank platform N26 recently announced it is bringing Google Pay to customers in Austria, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Portugal. The company made Google Pay available to customers starting in 2018, with the first launches in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, and Spain…. Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Travala, a service that lets users pay for hotel reservations with digital currencies, is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £1.1 million raised. The funding round, which originally sought to raise £500,000, has attracted more than 800 Crowdcube… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Twin Science & Robotics, a new educational experience that up skills children with physical and digital products, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £1.2 million raised. The company’s funding round made its debut last month and has attracted more… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wemlo, a U.S.-based fintech that’s focused on mortgage loan processing, announced on Friday the launch of its new AI technology called Athena. According to Wemlo, Athena is a virtual assistant AI developed to empower and improve loan processing by identifying discrepancies within a mortgage loan… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Juni, a Sweden-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday it secured €2 million through its Seed funding round, which was led by Cherry, an early stage European venture fund. The company reported that it was created by a group of marketers and fintech entrepreneurs tired of “modern”… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Chipper Cash, an Africa-based cross-border fintech startup, has reportedly secured $30 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Jeff Bezos’ personal VC fund, Bezos Expeditions. This investment round comes less than six months after Chipper… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Scotiabank announced earlier this week the launch of its new artificial intellignce (AI) platform. According to the Canadian banking group, the platform provides customers with intelligent and personalized financial advice. It also enables the bank to provide what it believes to be fast, relevant advice… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Friday plans to launch its unsecured Visa credit card program and offering, the Vert Card. According to XTM, the program uses an intuitive mobile app to collect customer data and… Read More

November 20, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has reached a record 11 million customers in the U.S. Klarna reported that the latest milestone represents a 106% increase year over year and a rapid climb from the 10 million reached only three weeks before. Founded in… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group NatWest recently announced the rollout of its Citizens Advice Service. According to NatWest, the service was created to identify and tackle the root cause of a relational, environmental, or social vulnerability, before it turns into financial difficulty. While sharing more details about… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced on Thursday it has officially completed its acquisition of Finicity, a real-time financial data and insights access provider. Mastercard previously revealed it was in talks to acquire Finicity for $825 million, with existing Finicity shareholders having the potential for an earn-out… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) announced on Thursday it has entered into a multi-million risk retention financing agreement with fintech unicorn SoFi. According to SVB, the agreement provides financing to be used for SoFi’s risk retention bonds as part of their asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance requirements. SVB… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has expanded its in-store payment services to more than 60,000 stores nationwide, including various popular retail brands such as H&M, O.N.S. Clothing, The North Face and Timberland. According to Klarna, customers are now able to make purchases… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Travala.com, a blockchain-based travel booking service, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with cryptocurrency payments platform BitPay to power Travala.com’s new Travel Gift Cards. According to Travala.com, the collaboration will enable cryptocurrency holders to purchase gift cards redeemable for over three million travel products… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NestEgg, a U.S.-based residential rental property management startup, announced on Wednesday not only did it raise $7 million through its Series A investment round, but it also is planning to launch an interest-free payment service.  Founded in 2017, NestEgg describes itself as an all-in-one platform… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Green Dot Corp. (NYSE: GDOT), a fintech and registered bank holding company, announced on Thursday it is joining forces with Google Pay to offer Plex Accounts to customers. Green Dot describes Plex Account as a “safe, simple, and helpful” new option for transacting and managing money…. Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Assurely, a U.S.-based insurtech that provides embedded insurance as a service, recently announced its closed its seed round, which was led by ATX Ventures. The company reported that the investment round brought its total funding to just more than $3.7 million. Founded in 2016,… Read More

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

Addepar, a U.S.-based wealth management platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $117 million through its Series E funding round, which was led by WestCap Group with participation from 8VC. Founded in 2009, Addepar describes itself as a wealth management platform that specializes in data aggregation, analytics,… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marqeta, a fintech unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card issuing platform, announced on Tuesday it has formed a global card issuing partnership with Uber. Marqeta reported that the partnership is considered a critical financial infrastructure for its global expansion. The company… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 1:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech firm Nutmeg announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with JP Morgan Asset Management to launch Smart Alpha portfolios. Nutmeg reported that Smart Alpha portfolios are underpinned by the duo’s shared commitment to sustainable investing.  “Today, Nutmeg and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have joined forces to create a truly pioneering product that… Read More