November 23, 2023 @ 8:35 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Lendela, a Singapore-based digital loan matchmaker, has announced raising $5 million in funding anchored by Chocolate Ventures, a venture investment firm started by Singlife founder and former group CEO Walter de Oude. The Series A funding round was also backed by Lendela’s seed investor Cocoon… Read More

 Tagged fintech, lending, online lending, singapore, singlife

November 23, 2023 @ 7:40 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Lending platform Dnaneer Financing Co, has reportedly received authorization from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to operate a crowdfunding platform in Saudi Arabia. The authorization gives the company the go signal to offer debt-based crowdfunding solutions in the Kingdom, making it the eight fintech firm… Read More

 Tagged crowdfunding, SAMA, saudi arabia, saudi central bank

November 23, 2023 @ 2:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, today announced a partnership with Alaska Airlines that introduces Tap to Pay on iPhone as the primary checkout option during a flight. Using Stripe, more than 7,000 crew members will be able “to accept contactless payments for food… Read More

 Tagged alaska, checkout, eileen o’mara, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, infrastructure, iphone, stripe, tap to pay, united states, us

November 23, 2023 @ 1:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Nubank (NYSE:NU) Cripto crypto currency trading platform is currently evolving, and is announcing today five new options for Nubank customers. Over the next few weeks, gradually, the user base “will gain access to the digital currencies Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX), Stella Lumens (XLM), Arbitrum… Read More

 Tagged brazil, crypto trading, digital banking, digital financial services, financial services, latam, latin america, nubank, South America

November 23, 2023 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Black Friday sales are fast upon us and while “nearly two thirds (62%) of consumers say they plan to take advantage of the discounts, nearly a third (29%) of people who have shopped over Black Friday in the past have regretted their purchases.” Buyer’s… Read More

 Tagged banking challenger, challenger bank, digital commerce, europe, financial services, insights, online shopping, rachel kerrone, research, shopping, starling, starling bank, survey, uk, united kingdom

November 23, 2023 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Xero, the global small business platform, has launched several updates to its practice tools at UK Roadshow, including “a new tax manager feature in Xero HQ, an important feature in its plan to more seamlessly connect Xero Practice Manager (XPM), Xero HQ and Xero Tax.”… Read More

 Tagged europe, small businesses, smbs, sme's, uk, united kingdom, xero

November 23, 2023 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AvidXchange, a provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today announced the recent release of a white paper titled, “2024: Anticipating Tomorrow’s Trends.” The report highlights the findings of a September 2023 survey of 500… Read More

 Tagged accounts payable, ai, ap automation, artificial intelligence, avidxchange, digital financial services, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, middle market businesses, payment solutions, research, software applications, survey

November 23, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One year ago, OakNorth – the UK digital bank has acquired a 50% stake in ASK Partners (ASK), a specialist lender that reportedly has enabled over £1.4 billion of lending through its platform “where institutional partners, family offices, and high net worth individuals provide funding.”… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, europe, oaknorth, oaknorth bank, uk, united kingdom

November 23, 2023 @ 9:24 am By Michael Wong  |  

UK-based PaymentSense is planning to apply for an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland, the Irish Independent reported. PaymentSense, known for providing merchants with card terminals for contactless payments, is already established in Ireland. However, the approval of its e-money license application would… Read More

 Tagged e-money, fintech, ireland, payments, paymentsense, united kingdom

November 23, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitpanda says they’re always looking for new ways to make investing even more simple and secure. Bitpanda is now pleased to announce that – if you are resident in Germany and Austria – you can now “make free deposits to your Bitpanda wallet using PayPal.”… Read More

 Tagged austria, bitpanda, digital financial services, europe, investing, investment platforms, paypal