October 27, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nium, a global financial technology infrastructure platform, announced on Tuesday it is expanding its services into Africa. According to Nium, the expansion will be led by newly appointed executive Dana Nino (Senior Vice President for Global Growth, Customer Success, and Partnerships) and will be supported… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

OpenPayd, a UK-based API-led banking-as-a-Service provider, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new FX-as-a-Service product, InstantFX. According to OpenPayd, InstantFX provides clients with real-time trading. “Our unique platform provides the FX experience of the future, delivered via a world-class API built by developers, for… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

European fintech Viva Wallet announced on Tuesday it is bringing Google Pay to its customers in 11 countries. According to Viva Wallet, customers who use Android smartphones can now simply download the Google Pay app and add their Viva Wallet Mastercard card. “Once they have… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital brokerage solution provider DriveWealth announced on Tuesday it secured $56.7 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Point72 Ventures with participation from Raptor Group, SBI Holdings, Inc., and Route 66 Ventures, LLC. DriveWealth also revealed it welcomed two new investors,… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paya,  a U.S.-based integrated payment and commerce solutions provider, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with business lending solution provider, Artis Technologies. Paya reported that through the partnership,  its payments technology will integrate directly into the Artis Connect and Artis Credit platforms,… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lendesk, a Canada-based mortgage fintech, announced on Tuesday it has acquired mortgage origination platform Finmo Financial Technologies. According to Lendesk, Finmo helps mortgage professionals offer their clients a truly digital experience. “Finmo’s proprietary Smart Docs algorithms allow brokers to automatically request necessary documents from their… Read More

October 27, 2020 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Tuesday its new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital trading platform, LTX, has been integrated with the Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS. According to Broadridge, the integration is part of a strategy to improve efficiency in the corporate… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 5:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the launch of its new premium accounts, UK digital banking group Monzo shared more details about its fist metal card, which is a feature of the accounts. As previously reported, the metal card is described as a single 16g sheet of steel, complete with… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with video game retailer, GameStop.  This news comes just days after Klarna announced its partnership with Etsy. While sharing details about the partnership,  David Sykes, Head of U.S. at Klarna, stated: “Recognizing… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FCA authorized e-Money Institution Ziglu is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £2.9 million raised. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target. The campaign also attracted over 1100 Seedrs investors…. Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Monday it has appointed Marco Bizzozero and Tom Slocock to Accelerate its Expansion in Europe and Asia.  iCapital reported that Bizzozero will join iCapital on December 1st as Head of International and a… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RaiseNow, an online charitable giving technology provider, recently announced it secured CHF 5.4 Million through its Series A+ funding round, which was led by SIX Fintech Ventures, with existing investor PostFinance and individual investors participating in the round. Founded in 2015, the RaiseNow platform supports… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 8:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PrimaryBid, an online funding platform that enables investors to gain access to placings of AIM-listed companies, it secured $50 million through its Series B investment round. According to PrimaryBid,  the investment follows a period of growth in 2020, which includes the platform offering retail investors… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 11:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Snoop, a UK-based smart money mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £5.7 million raised. The funding round launched last month and originally sought to raise £5 million. It has so far attracted more than 1400 Seedrs… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 11:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BitTorrent, Inc., a peer-to-peer protocols and products firm, recently announced it is set to acquire live streaming platform DLive.tv and migrate all BitTorrent related services to one unified ecosystem named BitTorrent X. According to BitTorrent, BitTorrent X “represents” the transformation of the BitTorrent platform. “BitTorrent… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 10:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube, one of the leading UK investment crowdfunding platforms, recently announced it has celebrated a  new milestone: now having one million members. The funding portal reported its community has made more than 800,000 investments, with £1 billion having been invested in campaigns. Founded in 2010,… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 10:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Coterie, a U.S.-based commercial insurtech, recently announced it has formed a new partnership with Intuit QuickBooks to deliver business insurance to QuickBooks customers through the QuickBooks Online small business platform. This news comes right now after Intuit Quickbook announced its collaboration with Next Insurance. Coterie… Read More

October 23, 2020 @ 11:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

@Pizza, a UK-based pizza brand, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £1.2 million raised from more than 1300 Crowdcube investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £820,000 funding target. As previously reported, @Pizza… Read More

October 23, 2020 @ 10:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Hoddle, a UK-based mobile banking app, announced recently announced it has made it’s beta launch debut. Founded in 2018, Hoddle describes itself as a banking app that helps users save money and “bank better.” The app connects existing accounts using open banking to gain… Read More

October 23, 2020 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vault12, a U.S.based personal digital asset security platform, announced on Thursday the launch of its Digital Inheritance offering. Vault12 claims that Digital Inheritance is the first solution suitable for all kinds of assets to offer a direct and secure way to ensure digital assets can… Read More