Global

July 7, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Creditspring, the Financial Conduct Authority-regulated consumer credit solution provider, now claims around 50,000 members since it launched operations back in 2016. This is a key milestone for Creditspring, a company that aims to improve the financial wellbeing of 100,000 members by the end of… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Atom Bank, which claims to be the very first app-based bank, reports that it has surpassed £3 billion in residential mortgage completions. The Fintech has also reached £1 billion in total deposits into its Instant Saver accounts. Since launching operations in November 2016, Atom… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firms are having a banner year 2021. During Q1 2021, venture capital-backed Fintechs secured $22.8 billion, which notably makes it the largest-ever funding quarter for Fintech companies since 2018, according to data from CB Insights. Fintech funding growth has been taking place across the… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 1:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cirralto Limited (ASX: CRO) has committed to a binding share sale agreement in order to acquire Sydney-headquartered Fintech firm, Invigo Pty Ltd. with a completion date of July 12, 2021. The deal is currently subject to the fulfillment of conditions precedent under the SSA. The… Read More

July 7, 2021 @ 12:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The New Payments Architecture (NPA) will aim to offer various benefits for businesses and personal clients residing in the United Kingdom, which may assist with improving the way they control their professional and personal transactions while creating more innovation opportunities. The adoption of the ISO… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 11:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the Bitcoin hashrate (the amount of computing power securing the world’s largest cryptocurrency network) experiences its worst drop ever, the newly established Bitcoin Mining Council has revealed that global Bitcoin mining is now mainly being powered by “sustainable energy.” The report from the Mining… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 11:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new German law could affect Bitcoin’s price for the better, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark believes. German special funds may now invest up to 20 per cent of their funds in cryptocurrencies. If everyone does that, it represents a $415 billion inflow, Clark estimated…. Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the fast-evolving world of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts announces that it aims to improve its guest experiences by becoming the first international boutique hotel group to take virtual currency from any country as payment for hotel bookings. The… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 7:29 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Israel’s thriving high-tech ecosystem needs a recalibration if it is to continue as a global hotspot, OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said in an article published on LinkedIn today. At first glance, things look good given the record $10.5 billion in investment the sector attracted in… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 5:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tokenization platform Single.Earth today confirmed a $7.9 million seed funding round led by EQT Ventures, with participation from existing investor Icebreaker and Ragnar Sass and Martin Henk, founders of Pipedrive. The funding is earmarked for hiring and launching its marketplace for nature-backed MERIT tokens. Single.Earth is… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Booking.com reveals that it has formed a new internal Fintech division in order to support access to the firm’s global travel marketplace for clients and partners. As an international digital commerce firm with business operations in almost every country and city, Booking.com’s goal behind creating… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dozens, an established financial institution, is set to offer digital receipts with item-level data to clients via their banking apps. Customers that have activated Flux should get an automatic digital receipt in their transaction feed each time they make a purchase at a participating retail… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 3:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ethereum (ETH) could be a good buy at current prices for several reasons, PrimeXBT market analyst Kim Chua believes. With decentralized finance (DeFi) only to grow in popularity, it provides good support for ETH, given that 90 per cent of demand is from DeFi, Chua… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Global insurance technology company Inshur has raised an undisclosed Series B round led by JVP. Existing investors Viola Fintech, and MTech Capital also participated in this round. With the fresh funding, the company has raised $35M (approx €29.55 million) in total so far. The company intends to… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The British Business Bank has published final data on the COVID relief programs that saw £79.3 billion in government-backed loans distributed to 1.67 million businesses. The UK government created multiple lending schemes designed to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus. Both traditional financial services firms,… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The BitOoda team has shared their Weekly Hash report, dated July 5, 2021. The target Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate is down 28% (on weekend reset), the BitOoda team noted in their latest report. China’s Bitcoin mining ban is “playing out, resulting in target Hashrate falling to… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Previse has partnered with Pagero to offer early payment capabilities to its customers, giving suppliers on the Pagero network the option of a ‘pay me now’ button as soon as they generate an invoice, according to a company release. Previse is described as an AI… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty is reporting a £300 million institutional funding line agreement with a “new major investment manager.” The funding line is said to be a five-year agreement that complements CrowdProperty’s existing sources of capital. CrowdProperty is a property lending platform that provides access to capital for… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatia’s Robo.cash, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace, reveals that the month of June 2021 was quite stable and the company ended the first half of 2021 with confidence. As noted by Robo.cash in an update dated July 5th, 2021: “In June our investors funded loans worth… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EasyFi is a universal layer-2 lending platform focused on improving the landscape of lending and borrowing digital assets. It is an open network infrastructure that facilitates peer-to-peer and cross-chain asset settlements. In a first-of-its-kind in the DeFi space, users’ creditworthiness is being appraised by EasyFi… Read More