September 17, 2020 @ 2:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boring Money, a UK-based startup that helps users make better financial choices by offering investment/pension guides, quickly surpassed its initial £300,000 funding target and is now nearing £730,000 raised through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2015, Boring Money states it blends quantitative… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WireBarley, a South Korean fintech focused on global remittance services, announced on Thursday it secured $10 million through its Series B funding round from  Magna Investment, Shinsegae I&C, and Dt & Investment. WireBarley describes itself as a money transfer startup that provides fully contactless financial… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play, announced on Thursday it selected 147 new startups into its winter 2020 batches. According to Plug and Play, the startups were selected to join one of the following programs that will run through November 2020: Energy, Fintech, Health, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate &… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pleo, a Denmark-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday it is now offering Apple Pay to its European and UK customers. Pleo reported the new capability will allow its business users to sync their Pleo credit card with Apple ePay and make payments from their Apple… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Policygenius, a U.S.-based online insurance marketplace, announced earlier this week it offering Lincoln TermAccel, which is a new life insurance product from Lincoln Financial Group. Policygenius claims that Lincoln TermAccel provides customers with a new way to access life insurance conveniently and quickly. PolicyGenius also… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Wirex, a UK-based payments platform, announced on Thursday it is firing a “warning shot” at its competitors by launching a comprehensive product overhaul, along with a new Mastercard. According to Wirex, the overhaul kicked off with the release of new features, which includes five… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less then a year and a half after raising £120,568 through its previous equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, real estate source platform, Infabode, has made a return to the funding platform to raise an additional £300,000. As previously reported, Infabode connects its community of users… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Jetty, a U.S.-based fintech on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone, announced on Wednesday the launch of its offering, Unlock Deposit, which allows renters to free up their cash deposit in exchange for a small, one-time or… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ACAP, an SBA-approved non-bank lender and national loan aggregator of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, announced on Wednesday it has signed a new deal with Biz2Credit to utilize the Biz2X PPP Forgiveness Platform. ACAP reputed that it and its servicing team The Loan Source will… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 2:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investment bank, wealth manager, and Oppenheimer Holdings subsidiary, Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. announced on Wednesday it has formed a strategic alliance with global fintech firm, InvestCloud. Oppenheimer reported that the partnership will accelerate the buildout of its digital experience platform for the firm’s financial advisors… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments platform Veem announced on Wednesday it secured $31 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Truist Ventures, the corporate venture capital division of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners, AB Ventures, Paper Excellence, and Myer… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chipper, a U.S. social impact fintech, announced on Wednesday the launch of Explore, which is a feature designed to transform the way student loan borrowers navigate the complex repayment process after the CARES Act expires in December. According to Chipper, the feature enables borrowers to… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xignite, a provider of market data cloud solutions for financial institutions and fintech companies, announced on Wednesday it recently enhanced its Bond Master API. Xignite offers several APIs that provide real-time, delayed, historical fixed income pricing and reference data for corporate and agency debt bonds…. Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 7:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based in Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Wednesday the eight startups selected for its sixth batch. Plug and Play reported that the platform has grown its partner base to 13 Financial Institutions since its inception in May 2018…. Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoneyLion, a U.S.-based consumer digital finance platform, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new thematic investment solutions. MoneyLion reported that through thematic investing, its members may now invest in portfolios that reflect their personal preferences and interests, which includes clean energy, artificial intelligence, and… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global cross-border payments company WorldRemit announced on Tuesday it has launched The WorldRemit Transfer Tracker mobile App. According to WorldRemit, the app is for recipients of money transfers, which allows them to track their remittances. WorldRemit reported that the Transfer Tracker App has a “track… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Square announced on Tuesday the launch of two new features, On-Demand Pay for employees, and Instant Payments for employers. The company claims that the features will enable Square Payroll customers and their employees to more easily and effectively manage their cash flow. “The… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, announced on Tuesday it has launched its card payment acceptance solution in the UK and Europe. Airwallex claims that the solution allows merchants to accept card payments around the world seamlessly and securely. The launch is notably a key part… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Visa Canada announced on Tuesday the expansion of the “Click to Pay” feature in Canada. According to Visa Canada, the feature helps consumers make secure, swift purchases across various merchants and platforms, which is now more important than ever before given the world’s accelerated shift… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarnUp, a fintech startup that offers a consumer-first platform for automating loan payments, announced on Tuesday received a $150,000 grant from social-impact investor Acumen America’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to provide emergency relief funds to selected EarnUp customers who were adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. EarnUp reported… Read More