Global

April 22, 2020 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru is a peer to peer lender based in Estonia that has grown to over 46,000 investors from 106 countries originating more than €200 million in loans to date. The debt-based crowdfunding platform is now preparing to raise capital via Seedrs – and the offering… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 1:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Wednesday it has achieved CarbonNeutral Company status. This announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Paysafe reported that the status is part of its ongoing commitment to the environment and has also been backdated to… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Rangewell, a firm that works with UK SMEs and their advisors to help them find, compare, and apply for business finance, has published another 0pen letter directed to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rushi Sunik. Late last month, Rangewell published a different open letter addressing the… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The World Bank says that global remittances have sunk a whopping 20% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The projected fall is the sharpest decline in recent history. The cause is due to the rapid decline in wages and employment of migrant works that… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Fintech Curve has updated a feature known as “Go-Back-In-Time.” The feature enables users to move charges from one card to another within a two-week window. Today, Curve is announcing the ability to switch payments made up to 3 months ago. Curve says this… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The combined market capitalization of Ethereum (ETH)-powered stablecoins (digital assets pegged to major fiat currencies or other real-world assets) has surged by over 95% year-to-date. The total market cap of all ETH-based stablecoins stands at around $6.25 billion. Research conducted by The Block reveals that… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish Fintech firm Bokio, which provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced accounting tool for small businesses and freelance workers, has acquired €7.4 million in capital from existing investors. Bokio has also reportedly merged its business with Stockholm-headquartered competitor Red Flag. Bokio’s latest investment round received contributions… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France-based Fintech firm PayFit has upgraded its HR and payroll platform to allow UK companies to determine furlough and sick pay during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The updates to PayFit’s human resources software will give PayFit users the option to submit Coronavirus-related leave requests. The… Read More

April 22, 2020 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, the world’s largest crowdfunding venture investment platform, has announced it would lead a $12 million funding round in MigVax Corporation – a startup that is developing a COVID-19 vaccine. MigVax is affiliated with the Migal Galilee Research Institute, is pioneering the effort to develop… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based company, For Good Causes, has officially launched its services, which allow people to convert their loyalty points and rewards into a digital charity donation. UK-based charity organizations have begun to experience a significant increase in the demand for their services, following the deadly Coronavirus… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clare Reilly, head of corporate development at PensionBee, a London-based personal finance company, has noted that the present economic challenges and conditions could lead to individuals paying more attention to their retirement and pension plans. There’s been a significant decline in the amount saved in… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 7:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Heifer International, a nonprofit entity that aims to address issues related to global hunger and poverty, is the most recent organization to join the Facebook-led Libra Association. Heifer claims that the Libra stablecoin and payment system (under development) could help low-income farmers gain access to… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

On April 19th, Mindao Yang, founder of dForce, confessed that $25 million crypto had been stolen from his platform. In a blog post, Yang said Lendf.Me, the lending protocol of dForce, was attacked and a vulnerability was exploited to steal the digital assets. Today, it… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 9:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Pankaj Balani, CEO at Delta Exchange, an established digital assets derivatives trading platform. Delta offers cryptocurrency futures and derivatives trading across Bitcoin and major altcoins with up to 100x leverage. The company aims to support the ongoing growth and development… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

  SoFi, one of the largest Fintechs in the US, has entered the Asian market with the acquisition of 8 Securities in Hong Kong. The acquisition follows another purchase by SoFi earlier this month when the Fintech acquired Galileo Financial Technologies for $1.2 billion in… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Oneplanetcrowd, a crowdlending platform, has received € 1 million in growth finance from the European Investment Fund to support social entrepreneurship. The funding from the EIF came via the EU’s Employment and Social Innovation Programme Capacity Building Investments window. According to a statement by the… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Monday it has opened up the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to help large corporate banking clients that are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Barclays reported that through the program, which is backed by a UK Government guarantee, it will… Read More

April 21, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capgemini, a French multinational corporation that offers consulting, technology, and various professional services, has co-published a Fintech report with Efma, a global non-profit organization consisting of banks and insurance firms that facilitates networking between key decision-makers. The World Fintech Report 2020 notes that even though… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Curv, a company that provides crypto asset custody services to institutional investors, has established a business office in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) area. The office has been set up through a partnership with Crypto Garage, a firm that offers various financial instruments based on Bitcoin (BTC)… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission (EC) intends on publishing possible legislation for digital assets or crypto-assets in Q3 of 2020. This is according to a statement Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis on behalf of the EC. The reveal was squirreled away in a European Parliament question page. The statement… Read More