Global

July 18, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has announced a partnership with Fintech Capitual to provide “account individualization” in Brazil. Huobi is a prominent crypto exchange operating in 160 different countries reporting tens of millions of users. Capitual is a Brazilian payments gateway and “hybrid digital bank” that takes a… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK government has issued a proposal to provide guidance to fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The proposal will impact financial services as well as other industries. The government has also published an AI Action Plan with a mission to “maintain the UK’s position as a… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a world where everything is available on demand, being paid once every month is “an increasingly outdated way of doing things for many,” according to an update from Fintech firm Modulr. Leveraging the “unique” pay link between employer and employee to empower workers to… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

For those interested in how Go & Grow works, Bondora recently shared information about what makes it successful (mainly its portfolio distribution). Bondora has provided details on how the claims added to Go & Grow are distributed, the most common ratings, the “most popular” goal… Read More

July 18, 2022 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

This month PeerBerry repaid more than EUR 1.4 million of “war-affected” loans. As confirmed in a blog post, PeerBerry business partners are “repaying EUR 1,2 million of war-affected Ukrainian and Russian short-term loans.” An additional amount of “up to EUR 200 000 of war-affected real… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 11:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME) reveals pandemic restrictions had “little impact” on real estate investment from Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries into the UK. Based on in-depth interviews with experts from real estate services companies holding more than £60… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaMask, which is ConsenSys’ mobile app and browser extension wallet, recently celebrated its 6th anniversary. MetaMask has “achieved 6 digit growth in Monthly Active Users (MAUs) since its inception.” The fast growth of the last two years can be “attributed to the frenzy of interest… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

SquareBook, a digital auction platform for equity capital raising, is aiming to raise £300,000 on Seedrs. According to the offering page, SquareBook is offering equity at a pre-money valuation of £24.9 million.  The security offering is EIS qualified and approved for the Seedrs Secondary Market…. Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), which claims to be Europe’s largest digital asset investment firm with $1.5 billion in AUM, has announced the listing of their physically-backed staked Algorand ETP on Germany’s primary market Xetra. CoinShares Physical Staked Algorand (Ticker:… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SAP Fioneer, which claims to be a leading global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, recently announced the launch of a new vertical product strategy that significantly “reshapes its offering to customers.” Adopting a vertical approach, three platforms will “provide IT solutions tailored… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 9:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, a provider of non-dilutive capital, has “agreed more than $400 million in additional debt financing backed by i80 Group and an international banking group.” The financing will be used “to provide thousands of SaaS startups in the US and Europe with funding.” In less… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 7:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deci, the deep learning company harnessing AI to solve the AI efficiency gap, recently announced it has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round “led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Square Peg, Emerge, Jibe Ventures, and Fort… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Incode Technologies, a key player focused on identity verification and authentication for global enterprises, recently announced the expansion of its Serbian development center “to accelerate development of its privacy-centric approach to authenticating identities worldwide.” Incode’s steady growth rate is fueled by its latest cycle of… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mandala, which claims to be a “unique” Metaverse experience that promotes the intersection of technology, spirituality, sustainability and entertainment, is teaming up with Immutable X’s Layer 2 scaling solution on Ethereum “to build a multi-platform interoperable metaverse, leveraging NFTs to combine gripping storytelling with immersive… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ESG Book, which claims to be a global leader in sustainability data and technology, recently announced that Leon Saunders Calvert will join as its new Chief Product Officer, “effective in October 2022.” He will lead the expansion of ESG Book’s product suite, and “drive the… Read More

July 17, 2022 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut, the global financial super app, has surpassed 20 million retail customers worldwide, and is now “processing over 250 million transactions a month.” Both achievements come as Revolut “celebrates its seventh anniversary.” Revolut is continuing “to expand its global workforce, topping 5,000 employees globally.” Over… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Berlin-headquartered Insurtech firm ELEMENT has secured €21.4 million via a Series B round. The total funding secured by the firm now amounts to 88 million euros. ELEMENT is also reporting its “best” YTD results. The investment round has been led by the Versorgungswerk Zahnärztekammer… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 9:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cohort Go, an international education payments provider that “brings additional students, agents and essential student services to Flywire.” The acquisition will “build on Flywire’s existing education… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is expanding its Start Path startup engagement program to include seven early and late-stage startups “hailing from the United States, Canada and Latin America.” Carbon Neutral Club, Guava, oneKIN, Palla, SUMA Wealth, Truora and Yunit are the newest Start Path companies that… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 3:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investing money and paying with the investment at any time, “free of charge?” It is now possible, according to an update shared with CI. Berlin-based startup, UnitPlus, has launched (what it claims to be) the world’s first ETF investment product “with a seamlessly integrated payment… Read More