March 29, 2024 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NewRetirement, a comprehensive, digital-first financial planning platform for consumers and enterprise partners, announced that it has closed its Series A round with $20 million in funding. The funding round was “led by Allegis Capital and joined by Ulu Ventures, Nationwide Ventures, Fin Capital, Frontier Venture… Read More

 Tagged funding, funding round, newretirement, retirement

March 29, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The National Association of Industrial Bankers (NAIB), the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and the American Fintech Council (AFC) filed a lawsuit in federal court this week, challenging a new Colorado statute they claim violates federal law by imposing interest-rate and fee caps on loans… Read More

 Tagged American Financial Services Association, american fintech council, Bill Himpler, colorado, Frank Pignanelli, National Association of Industrial Bankers, Phil Goldfeder

March 29, 2024 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay has invested in LaPay UK Ltd, a Fintech dedicated to facilitating international business growth for companies. LaPay holds an Authorised Payment Institution (API) License in the UK “with reference number 914920 and is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).” The strategic investment… Read More

 Tagged alchemy pay, digital payments, uk, united kingdom

March 29, 2024 @ 8:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Monzo, a UK-based digital bank, says it now can accept accounts from Limited Companies owned by other firms. These firms may now apply for a business account. In a blog post, Monzo explains that many Limited Companies are owned by individuals, but as the company… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, monzo, uk, united kingdom

March 29, 2024 @ 7:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

Bavest, a Frankfurt/Munich-based business-to-business fintech firm, has announced raising €1.1 million (about $1.2 million) in a pre-seed funding round, signaling strong market confidence in its innovative financial infrastructure solutions. The investment round draws support from a notable group of backers, including Bitpanda co-founder Christian Trummer,… Read More

 Tagged B2B Fintech, Bavest, funding round, germany, Startup Funding

March 28, 2024 @ 5:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FusionIQ, a firm focused on the delivery of cloud-based wealth management solutions with their all-in-one digital platform for financial advisors and institutions, announced the launch of its FIQ Market One on the FusionIQ One platform. The product marks a significant shift in the wealth management… Read More

 Tagged digital financial services, fusioniq, wealth management

March 28, 2024 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, has just reached the milestone of four million customers in Nubank PJ, which offers solutions for entrepreneurs. This number represents an increase of “around 50% compared to the previous year,… Read More

 Tagged brazil, digital banking, latam, milestone, nubank

March 28, 2024 @ 11:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ZayZoon, an Earned Wage Access (EWA) provider for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced it has raised US $15 million in an extension of its Series B financing. This investment round extension brings ZayZoon’s total Series B funding round “to 49.5 million USD.” The round… Read More

 Tagged earned wage access, financial services, investment round, ZayZoon

March 28, 2024 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, CI reported on a new circular issued by the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) warning international transfer firms to stop adding “junk fees” to the transfers and demanding greater transparency in the process. Misinformation in the industry is frequent, and some providers abuse… Read More

 Tagged cfpb, neobank, payments, rina wulfing, transfers, uk, united kingdom, wise

March 28, 2024 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) CEO Vlad Tenev has unveiled a new product and feature for the Fintech firm’s clients during a session in New York City. Robinhood notes that its New Gold Standard is yet another step forward in their company’s mission to “democratize finance for all… Read More

 Tagged credit card, digital financial services, robinhood