Global

May 18, 2021 @ 6:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s Open Banking Fintech Tink has reportedly acquired German equivalent FinTecSystems. The latest acquisition by Tink should help the firm further expand its business operations across Europe. FinTecSystems aims to offer advanced data analytics, digital or online account checks, account aggregation and also supports Open… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered money app provider Ziglu, which was developed by Mark Hipperson, a founder of Starling Bank, and enables clients to purchase, hold and sell various digital currencies, is reportedly expanding its list of supported crypto-assets it offers with Chainlink (LINK). The addition of LINK, which… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Getsafe is an emerging Insurtech based in Germany with international aspirations. This past December, Getsafe announced a $30 million funding round led by Swiss Re – bringing the company to $53 million in total funding. It was recently reported that Getsafe is looking to raise… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor has announced a new securities offering for shares in Foodtech NEOH while simultaneously stating they are “setting new standards in digital financing in Germany.” In 2019, the Nordic equity crowdfunding operation Invesdor Oy merged with German SME finance specialist Finnest. Invesdor is now pursuing… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, an online lending platform that offers retail investors the ability to back loans secured by property, has closed its securities offering on Seedrs having raised €1,393,817 from 938 investors in just nine days on Seedrs – closing ahead of schedule. As was previously reported,… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yusef Jacobs, the 28-year-old Founder and Chief Executive at Graviti, aims to transform microfinance by allowing consumers to gain access to essential appliances. Jacobs believes that people who might not have a lot of funds will still pay for items they really need. Jacobs has… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who has a net worth of almost $150 billion (second only to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at $187 billion) at the time of writing, has clarified that Tesla has not sold any of its Bitcoin holdings. Musk confirmed in… Read More

May 17, 2021 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Manchester-based B-North, the challenger developing an SME lending bank for the United Kingdom, has hired five more professionals to support its finance and risk departments. David Travis has joined as B-North’s Secretary and General Counsel, Andrea Harrison will be serving as Head of Financial Reporting… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Paysend, a Fintech firm with the goal to develop the “next generation” of integrated global payment solutions that will save time, money and serve millions, has announced that it will be expanding its operations to the APAC region. Paysend reports reaching over 3.5 million… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The way in which payments are conducted has been gradually changing but the shift towards all-digital platforms has accelerated following the COVID-19 outbreak. As noted in a recent report from Juniper Research: “The number of and the success of online retailers has been growing, and… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LendInvest, a property finance Fintech, notes that embedding technology throughout their lending process has been “key to making your deals complete quicker and more efficiently.” During the past few months, LendInvest has been working on bringing its clients a broker portal that will see the… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The founders of Deribit, a crypto futures and options exchange, have reportedly invested $2.5 million into the operations of Attrace, which claims to be the very first “decentralized” referral network. Attrace aims to become a referral standard for “any tokenized asset on any blockchain in… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

High-performance, high-throughput blockchain developer Ontology (ONT) has published its Weekly Report, ending May 11, 2021. Ontology, which develops digital ID solutions and various other distributed ledger tech (DLT) applications, notes that ONTO and bloXroute announced a partnership to offer ETH “front-running” protection for wallet users… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Monzo has introduced new and improved invoices on Business Pro. The team at Monzo notes that they’ve made in-app invoicing “better” in order to give users more time “for what really matters (like running your business, being with family, or queuing for an… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 2:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut says your account has had “a spring clean.” Revolut Business has a “new look” and a more “personalized” experience. The Revolut team writes in a blog post: “We’ve updated our Revolut Business web app and the new, simpler navigation makes it easier… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based digital bank Starling notes that their overdraft can serve as a short-term “safety net” for eligible or qualified personal customers. The Starling Bank team writes in a blog post that if you don’t have enough funds in your account to cover essential payments or… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at blockchain analytics firm Elliptic revealed recently that they followed the Bitcoin (BTC) ransoms paid by Colonial Pipeline and other DarkSide ransomware victims. Dr. Tom Robinson, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Elliptic, regularly discusses crypto forensics, investigations, compliance, and sanctions. Elliptic clients are… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, recently published a detailed Breakdown of its Reserves. Tether Holdings Ltd has shared the breakdown of the different categories of assets that form “the basis” of Tether’s issued USDT token reserves (at March 31, 2021). Tether‘s management noted that… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 6:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Wise (previously doing business as Transferwise) is reportedly working on a Cloud-enabled educational project in order to assist with addressing the IT skills shortage in Estonia. Estonia, which is currently home to more than 1,100 startups and 7 unicorns, has… Read More

May 15, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The lending firms on P2P marketplace Mintos are preparing (or have already prepared) and posted their consolidated financial performance reports from last year. The Mintos team notes in a detailed blog post (dated May 13, 2021) that they’re bringing to attention the lending firms, as… Read More