May 23, 2023 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Ballerine, described as a “first of its kind” open source risk decisioning Fintech, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by Team8, with participation from Y Combinator, Vera Equity, and investors from Brex, Trulioo, Venmo, Melio and Coinbase. Ballerine offers a platform that integrates… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital recently announced its institutionally funded lending strategy and its move away from retail funding of its lending. The 10-year old alternative lending platform has “continued to focus on its core areas of expertise including ground up residential housebuilding, residential refurbishment, and continued strong… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 9:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Mobile Bank N26 announced new insurance services for ‘You’ and ‘Metal’ personal and business account holders. With more customers using N26 as their everyday bank account, the new offering aims “to provide premium customers a comprehensive coverage plan to better protect against unexpected events… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 7:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AI Saas solution Successeve, launched by Qualys (QLYS) founder Gilles Samoun, announces a $2M seed round from private investors. The company, which claims that it is already profitable. will aim to “contribute the vast majority of the investment to deep tech, enabling the Boston and… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 6:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Frost, the “innovative” personal finance app, has announced the expansion of its automated provider switching tool ‘Save Assist’ to include broadband switching services. The announcement comes in response “to the recent 17.3% broadband price hike in April, as reported by Money Saving Expert, leaving consumers… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 1:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In one more step to increase security for customers, Nubank (NYSE: NU) announces two new tools: the Reporting Channel, which allows “the reporting of fraud or attempted fraud involving the company, and the Me Roubaram (I was robbed) feature, a site that Nubank customers can… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the “premier” provider of institutional digital assets trading technology, has acquired D3X Systems, a developer of institutional technology to support systematic investment strategies. The D3X platform “enables investors to apply the advanced portfolio engineering techniques, tried and tested in traditional capital markets, to digital… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Custody, an institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, and LMAX Digital, the regulated institutional crypto currency exchange operated by LMAX Group, announce a collaboration to deliver institutional-grade trading infrastructure and custody services for the European leading Alternative Asset… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trulioo, a global identity verification platform, announced the appointment of Erika Rottenberg to its board of directors. Rottenberg reportedly “brings extensive technology and business expertise to the Trulioo board and reinforces the company’s position as the platform global businesses turn to for growth, innovation and… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Topps Tiles, the UK’s tile specialist founded in 1963, is a “household name” with over 300 stores nationwide. The well-known retailer always aims “to provide an inspirational shopping experience and an unrivalled product range, coupled with exceptional convenience — a philosophy that crosses over onto… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the AI powered global payments network and shopping destination, has joined forces with Airbnb in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership to provide guests in the US and Canada with flexible payment options when booking their next stay. With Klarna’s seamless, sustainable and flexible payment solutions, “booking… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tilta, a Berlin-based Fintech, announced the successful launch of its greenfield lending solution on Mambu’s cloud banking platform. Powered by Mambu, Tilta can “enhance the payment experience for B2B merchants and their end customers, while closing the working capital gap on eCommerce marketplaces.” Tilta provides… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blend (NYSE:BLND) says they have always believed that their customers are “best positioned” to win in a downturn when “leveraging technology that helps save costs, grow market share, and innovate faster.” Today they are seeing this “play out in practice with their… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Insurtech Pie CEO, John Swigart, shared an important message with all “Pie-oneers.” Swigart noted that as Dax and him shared with the team earlier, during their all-hands meeting, they’ve made “the very hard decision to reduce their headcount by about… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 5:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayTabs, MEASA’s payment solutions provider, today announced a strategic partnership with FlapKap, MENA’s revenue-based financing platform. The collaboration between the two firms aims “to support new and existing PayTabs entrepreneurs, webpreneurs and small and medium e-commerce businesses (SMEs) based in the UAE to obtain a… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, recently announced that it is partnering with Airbnb in order “to power bank payments for Airbnb guests.” Airbnb guests can now use Stripe Financial Connections “to securely and instantly add their bank account as a payment method.” Once… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yves La Rose, Founder and CEO of EOS Network Foundation, wants to sue Block.One (B1). In an open letter addressing the EOS initial coin offering – which raised around $4 billion – La Rose expressed his frustration that Block One had used little of the… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Collateral UK, once a peer-to-peer lending platform that went into insolvency in 2018, has seen fraud convictions of its founders. According to the Financial Conduct Authority that filed the charges, Peter Currie was convicted of two counts of fraud and one of money laundering. His… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Teradata (NYSE: TDC) and FICO, the analytics software provider (NYSE: FICO), announced an agreement under which they plan “to bring to market integrated advanced analytic solutions for real-time payments fraud, insurance claims, and supply chain optimization.” Bringing data, analytics and insights together in one environment… Read More

May 22, 2023 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto brokerage LondonLink has raised £510,500 on a securities offering on Seedrs. According to the offering page, 140 investors participated in the sale of convertible security that holds a 30% discount to a future priced funding round. LondonLink securities are offered under the Seedrs Nominee… Read More