General News

May 15, 2017 @ 10:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fermin Bueno, Managing Partner & Co-founder at Finnovista and Startupbootcamp FinTech Mexico City, recently posted a Fintech Radar for Peru via LinkedIn, in which he and his team identified 45 Fintech startups currently operating in Peru. The Peruvian Fintech ecosystem is currently experiencing extremely rapid growth, according… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 9:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

KPMG International has announced the acquisition of Matchi, a global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform that connects financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, with leading-edge financial services technology solutions and companies worldwide. The Matchi platform includes more than 700 curated fintech solutions and a database… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 6:36 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Indonesian P2P lender Taralite announced that it has a raised a US$6.3 million funding round from Japanese fintech conglomerate SBI Group, the valuation of the round was undisclosed, according to multiple news sources. Begun as as a lending platform that finances celebratory events such as weddings and Hajj… Read More

May 15, 2017 @ 6:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P lending platform RateSetter announces that Paul Manduca has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman. Manduca will join the Board on 1 June and will become Chair on 17 July, when current Chairman Alan Hughes’ three-year term expires. “Lending as an asset class has always been a virtual… Read More

May 14, 2017 @ 11:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Launched in 2015 with the personal approval from the Chinese President Xi Jinping, Silk Ventures is on a mission is to build the most advanced New ‘Silk Road’ for technology companies seeking to expand to China and for Chinese companies seeking to ‘go global’.  The… Read More

May 13, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundYourselfNow, a global cryptocurrency crowdfunding platform, announced earlier this week it is set to launch in the first quarter of 2018. The funding portal revealed: “The year 2016 saw over $200 million worth of cryptocurrency investments raised though the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) process. But… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 3:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Netherlands-based Rabobank announced it teamed up with fintech firm Signicat to launch their digital identity service provider (DISP) called Rabo eBusiness. According to the companies, this new service offers a range of online login, identity, signature and archiving solutions. It also provides “optimal convenience”… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The merger between the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates (CFIRA) and the Crowdfunding Professional Association is reportedly on hold. A merger between the two entities was publicly announced by a CFPA representative at an event in Washington, DC earlier this month. The announcement was followed by an email… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Assetz Capital announced on Friday it is extending the deadline on its 30-Day Access Account promotional rate from May 11th to midday on June 6th. According to the online lending platform, since the rate increase went live on April 13th, investors have had access to a target, capped return of 4.75% per annum… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 8:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Depending on when your weekend starts, whether on Thursday night or Friday afternoon or the more traditional Friday evening, you may be tempted to have cocktails every night made with guidance of The Aviary Cocktail Book after glimpsing at the extraordinary concoctions from Alinea creators and… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has signed a co-operation agreement with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. The intent of the agreement is to encourage collaboration that supports Fintech innovation. According to the document, the FCA and SFC will co-operate on information… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 7:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Paytm is now in talks with SoftBank to raise up to $1.9 billion in fresh funding, hiking its value to a cool $8 billion or more, according to multiple new sources. Paytm counts over 218 million wallet users; last month alone Paytm clocked 255 million transactions.  Founded… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 6:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s been a busy few weeks for the Flexiti Financial team, having added its first Advisory Board Members, Diane Brisebois and Rick Padulo last month. The Toronto-based a provider of point-of-sale financing and payment technology for retailers, announced the appointment of Jerome Peeters as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 3:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ameria, a German tech company which develops digital marketing and sales solutions for companies including HARIBO, MediaSaturn and Porsche has easily surpassed its original 700€K crowdfunding goal Companisto. Valued at 22,500,000€, Ameria has raked in over 1,380,904€ for 3.02% share offered. More than 851 investors have contributed to the… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lender China Rapid Finance (NYSE: XRF) that the underwriters of its previously announced initial public offering (IPO) have exercised in full the option to purchase an additional 1.5 million American depositary shares (“ADSs”) from China Rapid Finance to cover over-allotments. According to… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 12:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, the membership association for global fintech, announced on Thursday it sought support from UK Government, as well as political parties across the spectrum, for its Fintech Election Pledge. While sharing details about the Fintech Election Pledge initiative, Innovate Finance stated: “The United Kingdom’s digital… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate marketplace lending platform RealtyShares announced on Thursday that Edward Forst, former president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, was named the newest member of the company’s board of directors. According to RealtyShares, Forst oversaw 16,000 real estate professionals in 60 countries at Cushman & Wakefield. He joined… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, fintech firm FIS (NYSE: FIS), with The Venture Center, announced ten startups have been selected to participate in the 2017 VC FinTech Accelerator program. The selected companies will notably participate in a 12-week program that is designed to accelerate the development of their… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Beauhurst is out with a quarterly report on the status of equity crowdfunding in the UK. According to their numbers, the first quarter of 2017 saw 82 deals raise in excess of £47 million.  How does this compare versus year prior quarter? Good question. It… Read More

May 11, 2017 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset-based lender InterNex Capital (InterNex) announced on Thursday it secured $3.95 million during its recent oversubscribed seed funding round. Founded in May 2015 by former GE Capital senior executives and fintech experts, InterNex’s digital lending platform notably offers small and mid-sized businesses an optimized… Read More