Global

January 22, 2024 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender LendInvest Mortgages (AIM:LINV) says it will offer two new products: House Flip Bridge and Landlord Refurb Bridge. Both products aim to boost lending activity while providing borrowers the agility and speed they need to acquire and quickly flip homes. Both products are 85% LTV,… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alchemy Pay, a payment gateway that connects crypto with traditional fiat currencies for businesses, developers, and end users, notes that the approval of the Bitcoin Spot ETF signifies a significant step “towards the enhanced institutionalization of cryptocurrencies, paving the way for bitcoin to reach a… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldcoin claims that it was created to help build a more human internet and a more inclusive digital economy. That ethos aligns with the founding principles of Friends With Benefits (FWB), a new kind of social network DAO working with creatives and builders “to platform… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender ThinCats has received more funding from Fintex Capital. This is financed by Fintex Specialty Finance UK, the firm’s flagship discretionary investment fund. According to a note from the firm, Fintex has added to an existing mezzanine facility with ThinCats. Fintex has added £5… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 2:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) and iCapital, a wealth management Fintech, have announced a strategic relationship to provide Advisor Workstation users “with access to alternative investments and analytics for the first time.” The integration equips Advisor Workstation’s more than 170,000 users with alternative investment research and… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

  The British Business Bank says its Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) has supported £1 billion of finance offers to smaller businesses since its launch in August 2022. Launched in 2014, the British Business Bank is the UK government’s economic development bank. The Recovery Loan Scheme… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Spectrum Markets has become a member of the  German Federal Association of Investment Firms (Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen (bwf)) Spectrum Markets is a wholly owned subsidiary of the IG Group (LSEG: IGG). Regulated by BaFin, the company is a pan-European trading venue for securitized derivatives aimed… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech sector has not been spared from the “sweeping” downturn in the venture market, according to an extensive update shared by CBInsights. In fact, in 2023, funding to fintech startups “dropped off more severely than broader venture funding,” the CBInsights report noted. Based on… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business activity at UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded at the fastest rate for seven months in December, “led by renewed growth in the service economy.” Adding to signs of a steady turnaround in business conditions, new orders “stabilized at the end of 2023,… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following its launch in the Netherlands last year, smeGo aims to expand further in Europe and offer established SMEs “a full range of financial services and digital tools.” In 2024, smeGo says that it plans to “maintain the pace of its growth and is actively… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NAB has partnered with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to deliver a free cyber assessment tool in order “to help Aussie small businesses prepare for and bounce back from a cyber attack.” The tailored, self-assessment – available for all Australian businesses from now – “takes under two… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos recently revealed that it has officially launched operations in the German market, and they’re pleased to share more updates. Mintos claims that its focus remains simple, yet straightforward – “offering you accessible new ways to invest your money, so you can diversify your portfolio,… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 7:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eltropy, the digital conversations platform for community financial institutions (CFIs), has recently announced the launch of Lobby Management – a new capability to create better in-branch experiences. Part of Eltropy’s Unified Digital Conversations Platform, Lobby Management empowers in-branch associates “to manage customer flow effectively, all… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vertice, which claims to be the “only” integrated SaaS and cloud spend management platform, has recently announced a $25 million Series B following a year of revenue growth. The company reports that it has now “raised a total of $51 million since January 2022, upping… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robocash investors positively assessed the results of the past year, according to the latest market research and analysis. Almost a third of respondents claim that they now plan “to increase their investment portfolios in 2024.” Robocash analysts questioned investors in order “to find out how… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

2023 was a year of “recovery” for cryptocurrency, as the industry “rebounded from the scandals, blowups, and price declines of 2022,” according to an extensive update shared by Chainalysis. With crypto assets rebounding and market activity growing over the course of 2023, many believe that… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global financial technology company SumUp continues its efforts to support small businesses and recently unveiled several new product features. Since its founding in 2012, SumUp claims that it “has delivered a consistent stream of sector-defining products, all launched with SMEs in mind – helping them… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech Sumsub has reportedly joined the MENA FinTech Association (MFTA) in order to drive business growth in the MENA region, while “raising identity fraud awareness, and fostering innovation in the fintech sector.” This partnership highlights Sumsub’s commitment “to establishing and strengthening key industry connections and… Read More

January 21, 2024 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dataroid, which claims to be a foremost player of the digital analytics and customer engagement industry, supporting various industries with a notable emphasis on banking and financial services, has reportedly secured a US$2 million investment. Dataroid, a key player in the digital analytics and customer… Read More

January 20, 2024 @ 9:36 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Bharatsure, an emerging Insurtech startup based in India, has reportedly raised $1 million in a funding round anchored by early-stage venture capital fund Capital-A. The round also saw contributions from Grip Invest and a cohort of existing investors, including Inflection Point Ventures, Dexter Ventures, HEM… Read More