January 21, 2021 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Founded by Christian Wiens and Marius Simon in 2015,  Getsafe entered the UK insurance market about one year ago. The Germany based Insurtech has posted some information looking back at the last 12 months. In December, Getsafe secured a $30 million funding round led by… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Tom Blomfield, founder of digital bank Monzo and former CEO is departing the Fintech entirely at the end of January according to a report. Blomfield has been slowly exiting the Fintech in the last couple of years having passed the CEO title to another some… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

PPRO, a payments as a service provider based in London, has raised $180 million in financing led by Eurazeo Growth, Sprints, Wellington, and “one of the world’s largest asset managers” who remains unnamed. This most recent funding round arrives after six months when the company… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform Vertalo has partnered with Crowdcreate to boost investor reach for Broker-Dealers and issuers working with Vertalo. According to a release, Vertalo will provide access to over 45,000 accredited investors managed by Crowdcreate providing pre-verified investor data to issuers and broker-dealers raising capital… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance has published a note regarding Fintech investment in the UK. According to their numbers, the UK retains its title as the top investment destination in Europe for Fintech firms at with $4.1 billion in venture capital and growth private equity invested across a… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

As Bitcoin has rocketed to new all-time highs, it has sucked much of the oxygen out of the crypto news space. But Bitcoin’s rise has been joined by some other cryptocurrencies running higher – most importantly, the number 2 crypto Ethereum. In the last week… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

finleap connect, an open banking platform, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SIA, a European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, to deliver new open banking services to European Fintechs, banks and more, according to a release…. Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a top UK Fintech providing property finance, is adapting to the ongoing health crisis by scheduling its first virtual conference. The LendInvest Broker Day will host a series of online sessions led by speakers including LendInvest’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Director of… Read More

January 20, 2021 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has announced US dollar savings accounts for UK customers. According to a release, Revolut will offer interest rates of 0.65% AER for Metal customers, 0.50% AER for Premium customers, and 0.40% AER for Plus customers on US dollar funds. There is no… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gibraltar, an early entrant in the digital asset ecosystem, says it is adding to its already regulated digital ledger technology (DLT) framework with the development of a “10th Core Principal” for digital asset exchanges. A “Market Integrity working group” has been created to ensure that… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

FanVestor CF, LLC, a subsidiary of EdenLedger Inc. has received regulatory approval from FINRA to operate a registered funding portal. As a funding portal, FanVestor will be able to issue securities under Reg CF. Currently, an issuer may raise up to $1.07 million but a… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) commented on the need to regulate Bitcoin on a global level last week during a virtual event hosted by Reuters. Speaking at the Reuters Next conference, Lagarde pointed to the “funny business” affiliated… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

TWINO, a Latvia based peer to peer lender, is reporting €5.8 million in net profit for 2019. According to the company, TWINO Group earned €8.3 million in net income or a net profit of € 5.8 million “enhanced” by € 2.5 million  in “other comprehensive… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) says it has now received all the bank regulatory approvals necessary to complete its acquisition of digital bank Radius Bancorp. LendingClub said the deal should close on or around February 1, 2021, subject to completion or waiver of the remaining customary closing conditions. At… Read More

January 19, 2021 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has released Q4 earnings topping expectations with top-line revenue ahead of anticipated results. Shares in Goldman rose slightly in pre-market trading. Goldman has traded significantly higher since the beginning of 2021. Earnings per share for Q4 came in at $12.08 with full-year… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has partnered with BCB Group, to “better globalize” its offerings, according to a release. Huobi is a large digital asset firm based in Asia. BCB Group is a payment services provider that enables clients with European fiat the ability to send fiat to… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Konsentus, a firm that provides open banking identity and regulatory checking services to protect our customers and partners from the risk of fraud has acquired Open Banking Europe (OBE) S.A.S. from PRETA, according to a release. Details of the transaction were not provided. Open Banking… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Southeast Asian Fintech Grab may pursue an initial public offering (IPO) during 2021, according to a report. Fintech is expected to be a hot sector for initial public offers this year with two already being completed. Last week, Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) blew the doors off its IPO…. Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Gary Gensler, the former Commodities Futures Trading Commissioner Chair, has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to helm the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler previously led the CFTC during the Obama administration. Prior to the CFTC, Gensler spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs. He is… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a call for input on the consumer investment market that closed to comments last month, the UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued a report on how the regulator “works to protect consumers from investment harm” citing activity during the first 10 months of 2020…. Read More