General News

September 25, 2021 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The peer-to-peer (P2P) market volumes for the first 8 months of this year are comparable to the GDP of the Maldives and Fiji, according to an update from Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash. The number of P2P investors is reportedly greater than the population of 52… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prodigy Finance, the Fintech firm that’s focused on cross-border lending for postgraduate international students, has finalized a funding deal from CPP Investments – which will see the institutional investor offer as much as $500 million of financing via its wholly-owned subsidiary CPPIB Credit Investments Inc….. Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia-based payments Fintech Xendit has announced that it plans to relocate its financial hub to Malaysia. As reported by Fintech News Malaysia, the Fintech Unicorn confirmed these plans during a speech by Finance Minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (which took place during… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Mastercard has announced the launch of Strive UK a project designed to assist micro and smaller firms adapt to the ongoing digital transformation. An initiative created by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, the program aims to empower SMEs in the UK to succeed in… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spicehaus says they are pleased to confirm the 10th investment of the Spicehaus Swiss Venture Fund. Fidentity offers automatic online identification of customers (KYC). The software can automatically match a live image or “selfie” with “the corresponding identification document.” Unlike other solutions in the market,… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

“Alisa”, the voice assistant from Russian tech firm Yandex, is now available for Russia’s VTB Bank (MCX: VTBR). She’ll be able to inform consumers about the products, tariffs and the banking platform’s services. She can also go over loan applications and offer advice or suggestion… Read More

September 22, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Plannuh, a software-as-a-service or SaaS firm automating core marketing leadership processes such as planning, financial management, and optimization of business outcomes, reveals that it has finalized a $4.1 million equity round that was led by Ripple Ventures. Existing investors Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage VC firm… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will meet on Monday, September 27. The Committee was created by Congress to support the Commission with advice and recommendations on rules, regulations, and policy matters relating to small businesses, which have been ignored… Read More

September 21, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro Group Ltd, a multi-asset investment platform that aims to empower individuals to grow their knowledge and wealth, reveals that it has appointed Michael Ptasznik to its Board of Directors. As mentioned in a release, Michael will be joining the eToro Board at “the closing… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Monzo says that it already makes it easy for clients to manage their spending and ensures that they have funds set aside for settling bills and adding to their savings. Monzo, which is under investigation for possible money laundering activity and posted… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BSO, in partnership with Geneva-based ImpactScope, a social enterprise providing carbon offsetting solutions to digital asset exchanges and crypto mining companies, now offers its cryptocurrency traders the means to calculate and offset the excess carbon emissions of their operations. The criticism of cryptocurrencies’ energy consumption… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling has shared important information about pensions. In order to mark National Pension Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, Starling teamed up with their partners in the Starling Marketplace, PensionBee and Penfold, to help consumers gain a better understanding of pensions. As… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Circle notes that at the beginning of July 2021, they had announced support for stablecoin USDC on the TRON blockchain, which is one of the largest open (or permissionless) blockchain networks. TRON aims to support a wide crypto ecosystem “popular within Asian… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered crypto Regtech firm Coinfirm reveals that it has finalized an $8 million Series A round. The company has also announced the appointment of Dr. Mircea Mihaescu as their new CEO. Coinfirm’s investment round has been co-led by SIX Fintech Ventures, which is the corporate… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 6:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact, the provider of payment and credential services for a connected campus, reveals that it has appointed Laura Newell-McLaughlin as Executive Vice President, Payments. Recently, Newell-McLaughlin worked as Chief of Staff to the CEO and was responsible for leading payments strategy, helping to implement and… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 4:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueAccord Corporation, which provides intelligent digital recovery and communication products and services, reveals that it has introduced Retain, a new, client-branded product that aims to address early-stage collection challenges for lenders and various other organizations with clients with “past-due delinquent accounts.” Using the firm’s patented,… Read More

September 19, 2021 @ 11:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 70% of UK SMEs claim that they’re beginning to bounce back following the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a survey performed by Capify, a small business lender backed by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS). The Capify survey, released earlier this week, found that the United Kingdom’s small… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Draper Esprit (LSE:GROW), a publicly-traded venture capital firm, has distributed an update on investment activity. Key to its results is the exit opportunity from Cazoo, a firm that was recently listed on the NYSE generating $1 billion in proceeds. Cazoo’s current market cap is around… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EY, an international consulting and tech firm, is working with Polygon on developing and implementing scaling and enterprise services for the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem. As part of this collaboration, EY and Polygon will be working cooperatively on Polygon Nightfall, a public, privacy-oriented Rollup. EY will… Read More

September 17, 2021 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Validis, the provider of open accounting data analytics, reveals that it has teamed up with Bank North, the recently accredited SME-focused virtual bank. Having acquired a UK banking permit (Authorization with Restrictions), Bank North is prepared to launch its first lending pod in Manchester this… Read More