Global

October 20, 2021 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Lithuania is a European jurisdiction that wants to support innovation in financial services. As part of the European Union, the small baltic country has the opportunity to be more agile within the regulatory realm in contrast to larger EU member states. This past week, the… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

FV Bank, a challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has received a strategic investment from NGC Ventures.  The investment and partnership is expected to help drive FV Bank’s expansion throughout Asia. FV Bank said it raised USD $8 million as part of the funding round,… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Plaid, a top open banking platform, and Currencycloud, a multi-currency transfers Fintech, have agreed to a strategic partnership, according to a release. The collaboration between the two firms is expected to deliver new joint solutions to make it easier for firms in the UK, including… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Virgin Money has reportedly entered a contract with Hometrack in order to gain insight into the potential impact of climate change on its portfolio. Building on their business relationship, Virgin Money will aim to benefit from Hometrack’s Climate Change Risk analysis, which is offered via… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property investment platform CapitalRise announced on October 19, 2021 that it has now returned £66m in capital and returns to investors, “maintaining its unblemished track record of no investment losses or investment defaults since inception.” Of the total £66 million in redemptions, over… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 6:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced the launch of a new product range that offers reduced rates and fees for environmentally friendly properties. The move is described as the firm’s latest push to support sustainable landlords and reduce the environmental impact of the built environment…. Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth, LLC, a pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, has formed a partnership with Grupo Bursátil Mexicano (GBM), the investment platform and brokerage company that is streamlining the investing sector with the goal of democratizing investing in Mexico. By leveraging DriveWealth’s real-time fractional trading… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zero Co, has broken the Australian record for the fastest online securities offering to top $3 million in funding in just 47 minutes, according to a note from the company. Zero Co, an eco startup, is raising growth capital on Birchal. Zero Co went on… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plum, a fast-growing Fintech, has launched a securities offering on Crowdcube this week and the pitch has quickly topped £6.5 million backed by over 9750 individual investors. Plum is raising equity capital at a pre-money valuation of £90 million. Plum’s initial funding target was pegged… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jumio, the provider of AI-enhanced end-to-end identity verification, eKYC and AML solutions, announced another solid quarter, with new business growing over 130% in Q3 2021 from Q3 2020. As mentioned in a release shared with CI, this growth coves the globe and several different industries,… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TietoEVRY is announcing its new strategy to promote better customer value and growth via specialization. The technology industry is being transformed with the Cloud as the foundation, offering expansion opportunities for the firm. Expansion will mainly focus on Cloud-native services, data & software engineering and… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While the recent drop in the United Kingdom’s unemployment rate to 4.5 per cent is reflective of a strengthening economy, there are still vulnerabilities, financial industry representatives believe. Conister director Douglas Grant said while the data suggests a strong and recovering UK workforce, attention needs… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 9:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The convenience of contactless payments is outweighing consumers’ perceived security concerns, according to the latest Generation Pay research by Worldpay from FIS. Contactless payments have increased over the past year, with 55 per cent of all UK credit and debit transactions being made via contactless… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersource, a Visa solution, and Ebanx, an international payments Fintech that is focused on  Latin American (LatAm) markets, have entered into a partnership for handling payments in Brazil. Cybersource’s customers across the globe will have access to EBANX‘s payment services for  Brazil, and provide their… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a red hot sector of Fintech. Combine this with banking as a service (BaaS) and you see two dominant trends in the transition from legacy banks to Fintech everywhere with embedded services and on-demand finance. Research and Markets predicts… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Silver Lake, an international firm focused on technology investing, and Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced an agreement in which Silver Lake will “make a long-term strategic investment in Euroclear Holding SA/NV by acquiring ICE’s 9.85% stake… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Previse announced on October 18, 2021 the integration of Mastercard Cross-Border Services – an international push payments platform that allows funds to be sent seamlessly, securely and with “certainty” to any account – into Previse’s InstantPay platform. The collaboration will “enable… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FIBR, the connected virtual banking platform, has launched so that it can serve European SMEs, by combining the stability of a bank with the agility and technology of a Fintech service provider. Based in the Netherlands, FIBR is focused on lending to European SMEs. The… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech firm BondAval has raised a $7 million seed round led by UK-based venture fund Octopus Ventures. Bondval also received the backing of Expa, along with support from existing investors Insurtech Gateway and TrueSight Ventures and several entrepreneurs, including Tom Blomfield (Monzo and GoCardless), Charlie… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Following a Series A funding round of $20 million last year, payments Fintech Primer has closed on a Series B funding round of $50 million. According to a note from the company, Primer received a valuation of $425 million. ICONIQ Growth led the funding with… Read More