October 18, 2020 @ 10:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Phlo, a UK-based on-demand digital pharmacy, has successfully secured raised more than £1.8 million from nearly 410 Crowdcube investors. The round achieved its initial £1.65 million funding target in a matter of days…. Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 10:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Upside Saving, a UK-based open-banking-marketing-platform connects Brands with consumers by offering frictionless cashback, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £330,000 raised. The funding round was launched earlier this month and has attracted over 315 Seedrs investors. As previously… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  FinTech Australia announced on Monday it has made several new board appointments and has elected Paypa Plane founder and CEO Simone Joyce as Chair.  The three new appointments include:  Marie Mortimer, managing director of Loans.com.au and  director of FinTech QLD.  Nathan Walsh, Co-founder and… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 10:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paya,  a U.S.-based integrated payment and commerce solutions provider, announced on Friday it is set to make its debut on Nasdaq this Monday (October 19th). Paya reported its common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “PAYA.” Paya claims… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 9:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than six months after securing £1.1 million through its previous Crowdcube campaign, Clim8, an App-based startup for sustainable investing, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has quickly secured more than £885,000 from nearly 785 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Clim8 is looking… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 4:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InsurTech NY, an insurtech community that is located in the New York metro area, recently announced its growth-stage InsurTech accelerator cohort. According to Insurtech NY,  the program will focus on growth-stage startups that have existing customers and range in funding stage between Seed and Series… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based insurtech startup Pie Insurance recently announced it has exceeded $100 million in cumulative written premium and surpassed $100 million in annualized run rate premium. As previously reported, Pie describes itself as a fast-growing insurtech startup that offers workers’ compensation insurance directly to small businesses. The company revealed it… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital banking group Varo Bank announced on Friday the launch of Varo Advice, which is a new product that instantly advances up to $100 to qualifying customers. “Designed to help customers proactively manage their finances, Varo Advance offers instant access to up to $100 cash right in… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Thursday the general availability of its newest developer tool, Terminal API. According to Square, the new API enables developers to connect Square Terminal, an all-in-one card payments device, to their POS, ERP, or practice management system, regardless of the platform or… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Backbase, a digital-first banking platform, recently announced it has built a new cross-business platform for Banco Caja Social. Backbase reported the new platform was built from its software and is to improve the user experience and online access for the bank’s customers.  Backbase also revealed… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 8:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Novum Group, a Singapore-based blockchain advisory and investment firm, announced on Thursday the launch of its new free trading bot, CryptoHero. According to Novum, CryptoHero is a free cryptocurrency trading bot that is simple and intuitive for crypto beginners to setup and run. “CryptoHero portfolio… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japanese fintech accelerator Plug and Play Japan held its six-day Fall Summit 2020 (Demo Day) for its accelerator program on September 28th. The program revealed that 161 international and domestic startups pitched to a total of 4,391 viewers during the event. According to Plug and… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 10:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Greenwood, a U.S. digital banking platform, announced on Thursday it saw 100,000 sign-ups during the first week of its launch. Founded earlier this year, Greenwood describes itself as a mobile banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. The startup claims to feature… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 3:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Renewable investment platform Abundance has now raised nearly £620,000 in funding through its latest Seedrs campaign. The funding round, which has so far attracted more than 475 Seedrs investors, launched last month and quickly raised its initial £350,000 funding target.  As previously reported, Abundance… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Thursday it is teaming up with cryptocurrency reward-earning platform Celsius Network to offer its customers easy access to Celsius’ rates for earning rewards on crypto holdings. The duo notably aims to “empower” the crypto community to stabilized the market… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech Circle announced on Thursday it has joined forces with Latin American crypto company Ripio to support the acceleration of USDC stablecoin adoption across Latin America. “To service increasing demand for USDC across the region, Ripio is working with Circle in order to implement… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with InComm Payments to enable cash bill pay and load solutions at participating retailers across the U.S. According to Rapyd, the partnership will empower participating billers and other consumer-facing providers of… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Secret Double Octopus, a passwordless authentication provider, announced on Thursday it secured a strategic investment from Standard Chartered Bank’s fintech investment venture arm SC Ventures. Founded in 2015, Secret Double Octopus describes itself as a passwordless authentication solution for the enterprise. The company states it… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Allfunds,  a Spain-based independent wealthtech and fund distribution platform, announced on Tuesday it is developing through its new company “Allfunds Blockchain” a new payment model to provide more efficient settlement processes in the investment fund industry. As previously reported, Allfunds claims to be one of… Read More

October 14, 2020 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayPal announced on Wednesday the launch of PayPal Pay in 3, which will enable UK businesses of all sizes to offer buy now, pay later payments without taking on additional risk, or paying additional fees. PayPal reported through PayPal Pay in 3, businesses can offer… Read More