Global

August 7, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s easyMoney, the investment platform from Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s easy family of brands that claims that it has “never lost a penny on its loans,” notes that investment in individual savings accounts or ISAs “continues to grow despite low interest rates.” The company questions whether… Read More

August 7, 2021 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Sourced Capital, the home of property-backed peer to peer investing, notes that when you’re deciding to invest into property, selecting the appropriate location is a good place to begin, and the type of property investment strategy that Sourced Capital’s Borrowers choose… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

While there is a lot of discussion about digital assets, the world of Fintech and alternative investments also includes non-traditional assets like art, wine, watches, and more. Koia, a startup with a new investment app, is aiming to bring the world of alternative investments to… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Zinc, a mission-driven venture group, is looking to raise £33 million and it is raising funding on Seedrs. According to the offering page, Zinc has raised £26.75 million from 114 investors with more than a month left in the offering. Zinc is a venture group… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Chris Gonsalves, CEO at Community Gaming, a platform that combines social gaming, match automation, and blockchain payment technology to make organizing and competing in esports tournaments simple. Chris talked about how Community Gaming allows players to earn crypto and USD… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweet, the enterprise-focused NFT solution that aims to offer a user-friendly, consumer-first, environmentally “conscious” approach to providing digital collectibles, recently announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, which is described as an “influential force” in gaming. Of note is the news that Animoca recently raised… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearwater Analytics, a software-as-a-service or SaaS solution for investment accounting, reporting, and analytics, reveals that it has appointed Souvik Das as its new CTO. Das will be responsible for further developing the Clearwater Analytics’ SaaS platform with the latest modifications and enhancements. He has considerable… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance platform LendInvest has announced several changes to its Buy-to-Let offerings, including rate reductions across standard properties and HMOs. According to a note from LendInvest, the company has repriced its standard Buy-to-Let (BTL) products, with its two-year 65% LTV product now available at 2.85%,… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Ltd (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: CS) has shared its interim financial results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2021. The full report from European digital asset manager CoinShares, may be accessed via the firm’s Investor Relations site. As stated in the… Read More

August 6, 2021 @ 7:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tallinn-headquartered Fintech firm Income has finalized a seed round led by Tolaram Fintech, which is part of Tolaram, a Singapore-based enterprise with key investments in consumer products, Fintech solutions, as well as infrastructure and more than $1.2 billion in annual revenues. Estonia‘s Income says that… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

yellow.ai, a customer experience (CX) automation platform, “trusted” by over 700 enterprises internationally, reveals that it has acquired $78.15M through a Series C round, which was led by WestBridge Capital along with contributions from Sapphire Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures. As noted in a release shared… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

More than one billion payment cards are at risk of not being issued over the next 18 months due to a chip shortage, ABI Research reports. That total includes 347 million in 2021 and up to 740 million in 2022 “Although not necessarily getting the… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clara, the end-to-the-end or comprehensive solution for corporate spend management incorporated a new payment feature to its financial offering, becoming the “most complete” B2B spend control platform in the Mexican market. Through the new product, companies will be able to: Use Clara’s credit line to… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

  Leading online investment platform OurCrowd has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) – the government’s investment arm. The agreement makes OurCrowd the first Israeli business to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan since the country opened its Trade and Tourism… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 10:45 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

Brazil-based Nubank has led a $45 million Series B funding round in yet-to-be-launched Indian neobank Jupiter. Global Founders Capital, Matrix Partners, and Sequoia Capital also participated in the round along with existing investors Addition Ventures, Tanglin VC, 3one4 Capital, Greyhound, and Beenext. Founded by Jitendra… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

BitMEX, a crypto exchange known for active trading and derivatives, has noted in a blog post that Chainalsyis has removed it from its “High Risk Assesment” qualification. In the fall of 2020, Chainalsysis labeled Bitmex a High-Risk exchange following the announcement that the US Department… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest crypto platform, behind only Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of market capitalization, is set to undergo one of the most significant upgrades in its history. The major Ethereum blockchain network upgrade is set to take place in a few hours (at… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Santander UK is reporting the rollout of its CashFlow Manager App in the UK. The App is available for corporate and commercial banking accounts. Utilizing the Open Banking ecosystem in the UK, the app is described as enabling customers to have a single view of… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s leading Open Banking platforms, reveals that Clement Boulais has now joined the company as GM for France. Clement Boulais is an experienced commercial manager and Fintech expert. He’ll be working out of the firm’s Paris offices and will… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Austria’s Bitpanda, the digital investment platform which has managed to achieve Unicorn status, reveals that it will be investing €10 million during the next couple years into the newly established Blockchain Research & Development Hub. The new Blockchain Research & Development Hub could potentially attract… Read More