May 25, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

hoolah, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Fintech, has partnered with BridgerPay – a payments platform that operates in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. According to a not from the company, hoolah is the first and only BNPL provider in Asia to partner with BridgerPay… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Monday, May 24, the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, part of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections.”  While the title of the hearing addressed… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pandora Finance has closed on a $2.4 million seed round, according to the company. The round was said to be oversubscribed by 5X. Pandora’s strategic investors in the funding include Zokyo Ventures, Exnetwork, Genesis Block, Spark Digital Assets, AU21, x21, NGC, A195, Protocol Ventures, Genblock,… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset ecosystem provider and transfer agent Vertalo has closed on a $5 million funding round. Existing investors Shasta Ventures, SputnikATX, Quansight Initiate, and Hampstead Park Capital joined new investors Naples Technology Ventures, Tezos Foundation, Collab+Currency, CMT Digital, Wedbush Capital, Wedbush Ventures, and others. The… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

One River Digital Asset Management has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the One River Carbon Neutral Bitcoin Trust. According to the S-1 document,  the seeks to be an ETF that trades on the New York Stock Exchange. The Trust’s… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the newly listed digital asset exchange, has received some good news this week as two big banks predicted that shares in the company should be going higher over the next twelve months. Yesterday, it was reported that JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington initiated coverage… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

CNBC’s annual Disruptor 50 Companies list includes 11 Fintechs with Robinhood leading the pack. Last year’s list included 12 Fintechs but this sector still tops all other categories. This really should come as no surprise to industry observers as innovation in financial services is forging… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 10:54 am By JD Alois  |  

SeedBlink, an online capital formation platform that claims to be the “fastest-growing investment platform in technology startups in Europe,” is seeking €3 million in a Series A round to expand services across Europe. SeedBlink said that €500,000 will be offered through equity crowding on their… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

A UK court has rejected a plan to address mis-selling by sub-prime lender Amigo (AMGO.L) causing shares to sink by 50%. Amigo offers loans to individuals from £2,000 – £10,000 over terms between 12 and 60 months, with a maximum APR of 49.9%. In 2020,… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 1:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Initiative Ireland has partnered with Fairfield Real Estate Finance in a project designed to lend €600 million to build 5,000 homes over the next three years. According to a release, the Irish marketplace lender was chosen by Fairfield as a joint venture partner to enter… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether (USDt) saw its market cap top $60 billion as crypto investors sought a safe haven during the most recent crypto crash. Currently, Tether is hovering below $60 billion as crypto markets appear to be recovering and Bitcoin has bounced by over 15% in the… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA) has joined with multiple traditional financial services associations to advocate on behalf of implementing an API structure to mitigate fraud on lending. In a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commissioner of the IRS and the… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

As has been widely reported, Marqeta, a top Fintech in the card issuance sector, will go public in an initial public offering (IPO) soon after its registration is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The initial S-1 was filed on May 14, 2021,… Read More

May 24, 2021 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Two payment Fintechs are expected to list shares on both the NASDAQ and NYSE this week. Flywire is expected to sell 8.7 million shares on the NASDAQ market under the ticker FLYW. Paymentus is expected to list 10 million shares on the NYSE under the… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 9:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate crowdfunding platform, is in the process of raising equity capital on SeedInvest right now. According to a recent email distributed SeedInvest, the offering is now its most funded Fintech offering ever listed on the crowdfunding platform. The email states that Groundfloor… Read More

May 23, 2021 @ 8:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global online investment platform for early-stage firms, has published the High Tech Jobs Index Q1 2021. According to the report, job openings at OurCrowd portfolio companies have risen by 50% year over year for Q1 2021. OurCrowd states that portfolio companies are seeking… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 7:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

This coming Monday, May 24th, the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets will hold a hearing entitled Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections. The Subcommittee is part of the powerful House Committee on Financial Services… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports are indicating that China continues to put the squeeze on cryptocurrency. Long ago, China officially halted crypto trading but the country has long been home to many crypto miners. In fact, according to the Cambridge Centre of Alternative Finance (CCAF)Bitcoin Mining Map, China… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a “Dear Chief Executive” letter to payment and e-money firms warning about adequate disclosure when it comes to affiliated risk and consumer money. Some Fintechs provide similar services as banks while not being fully regulated as… Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based SME finance platform Validus has announced the appointment of Alfred Aloysius as Head of Strategic Alliances. According to Validus, Aloysius has more than 25 years of supply chain experience having previously held management positions as Chief Procurement Officer at SMRT Corporation, and VP of… Read More