August 15, 2018 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

At the beginning of July, a new blockchain startup in Malta was announced. Malta, being one of the most crypto friendly countries around, has become host to multiple exchanges and blockchain startups. In an industry not known for being humble, Palladium was revealed as the… Read More

 Tagged banking, bittrex, icco, initial convertible coin offering, malta, pablo perez fernandez, palladium, rahul sood, security coin offering, unikrn

August 15, 2018 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech OpenFin announced on Wednesday it has appointed Deutsche Bank’s Head of Market Data, Risk, and Compliance, Stephen Wood, as its newly created Global Head of Enterprise. OpenFin reports that Wood brings to its team more than 20 years of financial services industry experience, along… Read More

 Tagged appointment, openfin, stephen wood, u.s., united states

August 15, 2018 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has announced the names of three Fintechs that have won their “Rent Recognition Challenge.” The competition was simple: find a way to incorporate rent within credit scores to make it easier for renters to gain a mortgage. The three firms are: Bud:… Read More

 Tagged bud, charlotte crosswell, creditladder, john glen, rent recognition challenge, rentalstep, uk, united kingdom

August 14, 2018 @ 11:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia has shared that the Victorian Government will increase its support for Fintech by signing on to be the major sponsor of Intersekt for the next two year.  Intersekt is billed as the leading Fintech event in Australia. “The Victorian Government and Minister Dalidakis… Read More

 Tagged brad kitschke, event, fintech australia, intersekt, philip dalidakis

August 14, 2018 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Progressa, a Vancouver-based financial technology company focused on helping sub-prime and near-prime Canadians seeking to improve their financial health, announced on Tuesday it secured $84 million through its latest equity funding round, which was led by Canaccord Genuity and Gravitas with participation from Eight Capital and Paradigm… Read More

 Tagged canada, fintech, investment, lending, progressa

August 14, 2018 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced the launch of its new product, joint accounts. This news comes just a little over a week after the fintech revealed new accounts specifically for 16-17-year-olds. Monzo reported that for the past month its joint accounts have been available… Read More

 Tagged challenger bank, fintech, joint accounts, monzo, uk, united kingdom

August 14, 2018 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

At the end of July, the US Department of Treasury published a wide-sweeping document on Fintech innovation in the US and what must be done to boost innovation in financial services. While much of the document addressed much needed regulatory reform and overlapping state and… Read More

 Tagged fintech charter, occ, office of the comptroller of the currency, peeriq, perspective, ram ahluwalia

August 14, 2018 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment, automated accounts receivable, cash application and collections management, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new mobile app for its accounts receivable platform, ARC. According to VersaPay, the new app further enhances users’… Read More

 Tagged fintech, mobile app, versapay, versapay arc

August 14, 2018 @ 3:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In July CipherTrace published a report on crypto theft and money laundering during Q2 2018 detailing a spike in crypto crime as thefts of digital assets via wallets and exchanges jump in value; as one may expect, money laundering is also a growing problem.  The CipherTrace 2018… Read More

 Tagged altcoin, altcoin.io, andrew gazdecki, crypto trading, cryptocurrency, decentralized exchange, wefunder

August 13, 2018 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Flux recently announced it has formed a partnership with itsu, an Asian-inspired fast food shop and restaurant chain, to deliver paperless receipts. According to Flux, itsu are launching a Flux receipts trial across all stores in the UK in a push to continue driving a sustainable and… Read More

 Tagged fintech, flux, itsu, partnership, uk, united kingdom