Global

October 28, 2021 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

GenoCrowd has successfully closed on its first securities offering to provide financing for a building in Leipzig, Germany. GenoCrowd is a partnership platform between Raiffeisenbank im Hochtaunus and CrowdDesk. The online investment platform announced its first securities offering for the property this past August. GenoCrowd… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

BritYard, an online department store that exclusively offers unique British brands, is looking for growth capital on Seedrs. BritYard has set a funding target of £220,000 on a pre-money valuation of £1 million. Currently, BritYard has raised over £159,000 from 28 investors in the seed… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

PensionBee, a Fintech offering pension services, has integrated Plaid – a leading open banking provider. According to PensionBee, the partnership will expand the remit of Open Banking to include pensions, transforming the traditionally complex process. PensionBee previously offered open APIs but this will be an… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Zopa has agreed to power Tesco Bank’s online auto financing service. According to a note from Zopa, the partnership enables the Hire Purchase car finance online, helping customers to finance a car in as little as three minutes. Zopa notes there are around… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 9:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

dLocal, a tech-first payments platform that enables enterprise merchants to connect with  consumers in emerging markets, has introduced its latest developments for risk management. The first product in the stack is Smart Defense, which is described as an advanced, custom-built solution that combats fraud by… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zolve, a neobank enabling international access to financial services, has announced the closing of $40 million in Series A funding. Zolve‘s investment round has been led by Partners of DST Global, who have previously led rounds in Fintech firms like Robinhood, Nubank, Chime, Revolut, and… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has reportedly acquired BCS Consulting, a UK-based management consultancy that provides complex business change for financial services companies. With head offices in London, BCS Consulting’s 250 strong team joins Accenture’s U.K. Financial Services Strategy and Consulting practice, the announcement noted while adding… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 11:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Bosonic’s layer 2 blockchain infrastructure will be a clear player in digital asset markets because it addresses the key issues of counterparty credit and settlement risk, founder and CEO Rosario Ingargiola said. The company draws from Ingargiola’s two decades of experience with building algorithmic,… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), and Flywire Corporation (NASDAQ: FLYW)  announced a collaboration to automate and digitize B2B payments internationally. Through the partnership, Quadient’s Cloud-powered accounts receivable (AR) management and automation solution, YayPay by Quadient, will reportedly be extending Flywire’s virtual payment solutions to its B2B… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 10:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Banking software company Temenos today announced microfinance company Barko Financial Services plans to enter the retail banking market in South Africa with a new digital bank built on Temenos Transact and powered by The Temenos Banking Cloud. Barko will leverage the full front-to-back services, giving… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XDEFI Wallet introduced its utility token $XDEFI, which is reportedly the latest token to be created by Delphi Digital ($AXS, $YGG, $PERP). The $XDEFI utility token will aim to support the larger XDEFI Wallet ecosystem including funding various decentralized finance (DeFi) and NFT projects. Token… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

“We are making this country a modern science and technology superpower,” Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Autumn Budget 2021 was unveiled today as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak took the podium in Parliament to sell his vision. Once again, the Budget… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cream Finance, a decentralized lending protocol, has experienced a hack that may have caused a $117 million theft.   We are investigating an exploit on C.R.E.A.M. v1 on Ethereum and will share updates as soon as they are available. — Cream Finance 🍦 (@CreamdotFinance) October… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a top global investment crowdfunding platform, has received an investment from SoftBank. According to a note from the company, the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 will make a $25 million convertible equity investment into the company. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. As part… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based neobanking Fintech Bunq has introduced a domestic currency feature for digital nomads that is available via the firm’s banking app. Bunq clients are able to receive, convert, hold and spend in several different currencies without needing to exit the app. The first currencies that… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA and 500 Global have entered an agreement for 500 Global to implement an Intelligence Platform that would support BBVA’s ability to “identify new startups, technologies and emerging trends with the potential to impact the future of the most innovative industries, and by extension, the… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Logicbroker, the Cloud-powered digital commerce platform providing full drop ship and marketplace functionality to suppliers, retailers, brands, and 3PLs, announced that it secured over $135 million from K1 Investment Management. As noted in a release shared with CI, K1 is an investment company that’s focused… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 11:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The British Business Bank this week announced the Recovery Loan Scheme has passed a significant milestone, with 76 accredited lenders having offered more than £1bn to smaller UK businesses. Of the £1.06 billion of funding offered through 6,190 facilities so far, £822.8m has been drawn… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Transact, the payment solutions provider for a connected campus, announced the launch of its Transact International Payments offering that provides universities with an improved approach to accepting global currencies. Through a partnership with TransferMate, a regulated payments infrastructure-as-a-service, Transact will aim to support the processing… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow (Wednesday), the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunik will provide an update on the government’s 2021 budget plans. HM Treasury has already revealed much information on its tax and spending plans. While the Chancellor will have more to share, a good outline of… Read More