General News

April 26, 2017 @ 10:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMason, a Boston-based fintech and investment analytics firm, announced on Tuesday it appointed three new staff members to its growing staff. The appointees were added to the data science, marketing, and sales departments. According to FinMason, Mark Carroll was appointed as director of data science, Bob Leaper… Read More

April 26, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdcube #FundedClub member and award-winning online marketplace for local food producing, Farmdrop, announced it raised £7 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by a previous investor, Atomico, which was founded by Skype co-founder, Niklas Zennström. This new round of funding comes… Read More

April 26, 2017 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has published its first quarter peer to peer lending data from its nine member platforms. The P2PFA reports that cumulative levels of lending neared £8.5 billion with loan originations in excess of £1 billion during the first… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 9:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, the association for UK’s global Fintech sector, is hosting a forum on cyber security during the inaugural Fintech Week in New York City. Entitled “The Threat is Real: Financial Services, FinTech and Cybersecurity” the event will take place on April 27th at the… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 6:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, NextGen Crowdfunding announced voting is now open for the season finale of its Crowdfunding Video Awards (CVAs). The award show’s season one kicked off on January 25th and had six rounds. The final six of season one are now competing, and the winner… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Kathleen Minogue  |  

Since publishing my article “ Why We Need to Address Crowdfunding Education Now ” on Crowdfund Insider last November, I am often asked what would be my first step to fix crowdfunding education. My answer is simple: I would start by teaching crowdfunding – not… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Ohio-based companies KeyBank, Progressive, The Kroger Co., Grange Insurance, Huntington, FifthThird, First Federal Lakewood, Root Insurance, and Safelite announced the launch of their new global fintech accelerator program, Fintech71. JPMorgan Chase will also be lending its thought leadership and industry expertise to the… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, healthcare tech startup, Patientory, announced the launch of its healthcare crypto-token currency. According to the company, the tokens will be used to power its network, which is described as a secure, closed loop distributed ledger system that connects all parties in the healthcare… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paladin fs, an IT banking contractor company, announced on Tuesday the launch of Quote Check, its newest service offering that helps bankers before signing a new service quote. This service will ensure that banks are being offered equitable terms and pricing nationally. While sharing details about the… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“Before 1970, the United States was in a radically different place.Our environment, our cities, our people: abused, dirty, and sick after years of neglect. President Nixon decided to change that. In 1970, the United States Environmental Protection Agency was enacted to protect the environment and the… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold its first “Twitter Chat” on investing wisely. According to the SEC, the outreach is part of  Money Smart Week and Financial Literacy Month. The Offices of Public Affairs and Investor Education and Advocacy will host the Twitter… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XY Planning Network (XYPN) announced on Tuesday it has opened application registration for its second annual Fintech Competition during its #XYPN17, which is a financial planning conference that is exclusively for advisors serving the generation X and Y markets. The event will take place in Dallas, Texas… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing and the IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation (ICBI), a part of IBM Research, announced on Tuesday they are collaborating to develop a module on fintech, which is set to better equip students with essential knowledge and skill sets in this area…. Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

SmartBiz Loans, an online SBA marketplace and bank-enabling technology, announced on Tuesday it added Five Star Bank to its technology network. The company stated its technology platform would match Northern California-based bank to the right customers in a fraction of the time, allowing the bank to originate… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 7:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LendKey, a leading lending-as-a-service provider for banks and credit unions, released its Student Loan Refinance Report, its second in a series that highlights borrower trends across banks and credit unions. This latest report focuses on the state of student refinancing including the borrower demographic, their… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 6:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to multiple new sources, MobiKwik and FreeCharge are considering an all-stock deal merger. Post-merger, the platform also anticipates an additional $200 million (nearly Rs 1,300 crore) injection from an unnamed Chinese investor. FreeCharge, part of online marketplace Snapdeal, has reportedly been seeking a buyer for some time, having recently… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 5:24 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In the context of the Horizontal Taskforce on Fintech and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), the European Parliament has mandated the European Commission to implement a pilot project in order to build up technical expertise and regulatory capacity. The European Commission intends to launch a call… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

BBD-FNB Ltd., a China based big data provider has created a “Global Crowdfunding Index” in partnership with Crowdsurfer and the Academy of Internet Finance (AIF) at Zhejiang University and headquartered in Hangzhou. BBD (Business Big Data) is a founding member of AIF. The Index is said… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays Bank recently selected the 10 fintech startups that will be participation in its second acceleration program, powered by TechStars, at its Africa’s Rise fintech innovation hub in Cape Town. According to TechStars, the second class’ applications extended to 52 countries across the globe and… Read More

April 24, 2017 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance announced on Monday its members will be joining a RegTech delegation to New York City this week, which is being organized by the Department for International Trade (DIT). According to the organization, this is DIT’s first RegTech mission to America and will be part of… Read More