Global

May 4, 2023 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE: LMND) has released its first quarter 2023 financial results. The Q1 2023 financial results were shared by Lemonade in the Letter to Shareholders and can be accessed via the company’s investor relations section. As covered, Lemonade reportedly “offers renters, homeowners, car, pet,… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has increased its benchmark rate by 25 basis points following a similar move by the US Federal Reserve. In a statement, the ECB said the inflation remains elevated, and the Governing Council concurs with its prior assessment of the… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ingka Investments has made a minority investment together with Creades in Swedish based credit information startup called Kreditz, a Nordic market leader in credit scoring and verification services based on Open Banking and PSD2 data. The investment is “part of Kreditz’s latest funding round with… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The transformation of the venture capital industry over the past year has been “stark,” according to a recent update shared by Carta. Carta writes in a blog post that the total venture capital “raised by startups plunged 80% from Q1 2022 to Q1 2023.” Venture… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Allica Bank claims it is one of the “fastest” UK Fintechs to hit profitability – “becoming monthly profitable in June 2022, less than three years after securing a banking license – and achieving a £3m pre-tax profit in the second half of the year.” Allica… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CYTRIO, a next-generation data privacy compliance company, introduced a comprehensive data privacy UX platform that includes consent and preference management, do not sell my information, Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) management, and policy templates in one data privacy compliance platform. Businesses of all sizes “can… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Appdome, the mobile app economy’s one and only Cyber Defense Automation platform,  announced that it has released a pre-built integration between its platform and GitLab, the scalable enterprise DevSecOps platform for software innovation. The new integration is “part of Appdome’s Dev2Cyber Partner initiative to accelerate… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 10:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In Q2 2021 Fintechs Hit Peak Valuation of 20X Revenue  Financial technology revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245 billion to $1.5 trillion by 2030, according to a report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. At the same time, since April… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LHV Bank, a provider of Banking Services and SME Lending solutions, announces it has been authorized “as a credit institution by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), becoming the first institution to receive a banking licence without restrictions in 2023.” This milestone achievement “allows LHV Bank… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On April 25th, 2023, the FBI’s Detroit Field Office, with assistance from the Virtual Currency Response Team (VCRT), the Cyber Police Department and Main Investigation Departments of the National Police of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, reportedly “conducted coordinated, court-authorized activity involving… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bits Technology, the Stockholm-based startup that focuses on business and customer identity, announces a new €4 million seed funding raise that will help the company further its mission of reshaping how future fintech products are built. Bits will use the funds from the investment round… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Bank (ETR: DBK) announces that it has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended all-cash offer for the acquisition of Numis Corporation Plc. Numis is a UK corporate broking and advisory house “providing strategic advice and capital market connectivity to 166 retained… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Building from its acquisition of anti-money laundering (AML) specialist company, Complytron, SEON has announced the appointment of Matt DeLauro as the company’s new CRO. The hire, “which represents the culmination of a six-month process, forms part of the company’s plans to continue investing in its… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Future of Jobs Report 2023 suggests that “almost a quarter of jobs (23%) are expected to change in the next five years through growth of 10.2% and decline of 12.3%.” According to the estimates of the 803 companies surveyed for the report, employers “anticipate… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 7:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Backbase, which claims to be the global leader in Engagement Banking, has released a new report titled, “Banking Disruption: Australians’ Shift in Focus towards Credit Unions, Mutuals and Second Tier Banks”, which highlights the ways Australians are engaging with the top 10 banks online and… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the United States continues to pursue a rule-upon-regulation strategy that undermines public listings, increasing cost and compliance requirements, the UK is looking to improve the number of public firms by simplifying its listing rules. The policy objective has been discussed for years, and today… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 3:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Splitit (ASX: SPT), which claims to be the “only” white-label service allowing customers to pay by installments using their existing credit on their payment card at checkout, has announced a new super-fast white-label payment experience, SplititExpress. This experience “enables checkout in under 2-seconds and also… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Banking as a Service Provider Griffin, has appointed Marina Gorey as Chief People Officer. Griffin states that this marks a new phase for the Fintech, which was recently authorized, subject to restrictions, as a UK bank by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). David Jarvis, CEO and… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The trading window for securities issued on the Seedrs platform is currently open, with 690 different securities potentially available for trading. The monthly trading opportunity is open for the next six days. While starting slowly, the secondary market has continued to inch higher, providing investors… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, digital asset fund flows delivered $72 million in outflows – the second consecutive week of exits. Speculation is that a looming Federal Reserve rate hike has cooled the digital asset market. According to the report by CoinShares,  Bitcoin saw the majority of outflows… Read More