October 12, 2020 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech AccessFintech recently announced it secured $20 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Dawn Capital, with participation from J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank. The round brings AccessFintech’s total capital raised to date to $37 million since… Read More

October 12, 2020 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia-based marketplace lender SocietyOne announced on Monday it has successfully flattened a 2000 per cent spike in hardships caused by COVID-19 after developing and implementing a tech solution in less than 5 days to manage the surge of hardship requests. The lender noted prior to… Read More

October 12, 2020 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alchemy Pay, a hybrid digital and fiat payment solutions provider, recently announced it will be launching its hybrid fiat and cryptocurrency payment services for e-commerce merchants on Shopify through its new partnership with QFPay,  a fiat payments provider with more than 1.2 million merchants. “Shopify… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paxful, a leading peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace, recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Transfero Swiss AG, the largest digital asset management firm in Latin America and the owner of Brazilian Digital Token (BRZ), a stablecoin pegged to Brazilian Real. According to Paxful,BRZ’s price… Read More

October 11, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, recently announced it has appointed Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region. According to Gemini, Meehan will oversee Gemini’s strategic compliance and regulatory relationships in the region, maintaining Gemini’s commitment to… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 10:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Yayzy, a UK-based sustainable banking app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £625,000 in funding secured. The round launched last month, originally seeking £200,000, and has attracted 865 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, the Yayzy team has… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meniga, UK-based AI-powered digital banking solutions announced on Friday it has expanded its services to the U.S. The U.S. launch comes less than six months after Meniga secured €8.5 million through its latest strategic investment round, which was led by French banking group Groups BPCE with… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SoFi, one of the most successful Fintechs in the U.S., announced earlier this week it has joined forces with T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services for new financial wellness offerings. The duo noted that these offerings are a comprehensive suite of financial wellness resources, including… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) announced on Thursday it is set to acquire Eaton Vance, an advanced investment strategies and wealth management solutions provider with more than $500 billion in assets under management (AUM), for an equity value of approximately $7 billion. Morgan Stanley reported… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking group Tinkoff announced earlier this week it has launched a financial messenger built into its mobile app that allows users to chat while making financial transactions. According to Tinkoff, customers will be able to share bookings, payments, and gigabytes of traffic soon, as… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marqeta, a fintech unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card issuing platform, and Mastercard announced on Thursday they have extended global partnership to expand into new geographies, open access to new products, and launch additional card programs together. The duo reported they… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut has formed a new partnership with Fireblocks, a platform for securing digital assets, to securely expand its cryptocurrency services to 13 million global retail users. Revolute will be using Fireblocks’ MPC-based wallet and network infrastructure to support the introduction of services. “As… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wirex, a UK-based payments platform, has secured more than£2.7 million raised through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which quickly secured its initial £1 million minimum target, has so far attracted nearly 5260 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Wirex is a UK FCA-licenced… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bloom Credit,  a U.S.-based API platform company that helps businesses integrate with credit bureaus for access to scores, monitoring, and furnishment products, today announced it has raised $13 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Allegis NL, with participation from Resolute Ventures, Slow Ventures, and Commerce… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 3:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced on Thursday the launched Line of Credit, a new beta service on RippleNet that allows customers using On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) to source capital on-demand to initiate cross-border payments at scale using the digital asset XRP…. Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday its service Revolut Junior has launched a new feature called Goals, which offers an “easy and fun way” to learn about savings. According to Revolut, Revolut Junior is designed for young people ages 7 to 17 years old and… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based cryptocurrency exchange platform coinpass recently announced it has crypto asset trade association, CryptoUK.  Founded in 2018, coinpass aims to deliver an on-ramp platform and trading experience that enables novice and professional traders and businesses to use its trading platform as a way to access… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 8:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Petal, a credit card startup pioneering “Cashflow Underwriting” as an alternative to traditional credit scoring, announced on Thursday the launch of its new no-annual-fee Visa credit card, Petal 1. The new card is paired with a mobile app that will “deliver” various features, tools, and… Read More

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

U.S.-based online lending platform VIVA Finance announced on Thursday it secured $2.3 million through its latest seed funding round, which was ledgy Acumen Fund. The company’s total amount raised is now up to $3.5 million. Formed in 2019, VIVA describes itself as an online lending… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Alkami), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions, announced on Tuesday it has acquired fraud prevention provider, ACH Alert. Alkami reported that the acquisition extends its omnichannel platform to include enhanced fraud prevention and secure money movement functionality…. Read More