December 14, 2019 @ 1:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Metro Bank Plc recently revealed that it has teamed up with Canadian Fintech firm Sensibill in order to test out an app-based online receipt system made for small businesses. Metro bank notes that it’s inviting small business owners to take part in… Read More

 Tagged canada, Corey Gross, digital bank, digital banking, online banking, paul riseborough, sensibill, uk, united kingdom

December 13, 2019 @ 10:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FintechOS, an early stage company that seeks to accelerate the digital transformation of financial institutions, recently announced it has secured €12.7 million through its Series A funding round, which was jointly led by Earlybird’s Digital East Fund and OTB Ventures, with participation from existing investors Gapminder Ventures and Launchub. The… Read More

 Tagged financial technology, fintech, fintechos, investment, series a

December 13, 2019 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

OneConnect (NYSE:OCFT), a Fintech off-shoot of Ping An, listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today. The initial public offering raised around $260 million following a decision to slice the offer in half due to demand concerns. Ping An is one of… Read More

 Tagged china, initial public offering, ipo, nyse, oneconnect, ping an

December 13, 2019 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday its plan to open a tech hub in Berlin at the beginning of next year. Klarna reported that the new hub will enable it to further build out its product portfolio and services as well as better serve… Read More

 Tagged berlin, europe, financial technology, fintech, germany, klarna, payment processing, tech hub

December 13, 2019 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Friday it has appointed Paul Harrald, a founding member of SAV Credit, now New Day, to lead the new Curve Credit Business. According to Curve,… Read More

 Tagged appointment, credit, curve, new day, paul harrald

December 13, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill announced on Friday it is set to acquire VersaPay (TSXV: VPY),  a provider of cloud-based invoice-to-cash solutions including electronic invoice presentment and payment. According to the duo, Great Hill will indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding common… Read More

 Tagged acqusition, canada, fintech, great hill, versapay

December 13, 2019 @ 8:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TransferMate, a cross-border B2B payments technology solution, announced on Thursday it has extended its integration with cloud accounting company AccountsIQ to offer international payments for AccountsIQ clients. “While AccountsIQ customers can already benefit from the preferential exchange rates and lower fees offered by TransferMate, the… Read More

 Tagged accountsiq, integration, international payments, partnership, transfermate

December 13, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Germany-headquartered Wirecard, a payments platform, and France’s Orange Bank, a challenger bank, announced on December 11 that they’re extending their existing business relationship to allow Android users in France to make payments through Google Pay. Orange Bank claims that 17% of all mobile payments in… Read More

 Tagged banking, digital bank, france, germany, google pay, Orange Bank, wirecard

December 12, 2019 @ 9:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

If timing is everything, Bill.com (NYSE:BILL) nailed it. The payments and software provider completed its initial public offering (IPO) today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Bill.com floated 9.8 million shares at $22 each – raising over $210 million, but the price opened up… Read More

 Tagged bill.com, initial public offering, ipo, new york stock exchang, nyse, payments

December 12, 2019 @ 8:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Onfido, a global identity verification provider, announced on Thursday it has extended its partnership with European challenger bank bunq to offer users with a trusted identity verification onboarding experience. The duo further explained: “Onfido’s identity verification solution enables secure and simple onboarding for bunq users…. Read More

 Tagged bunq, challenger bank, europe, identity, onfido, partnership, verification