April 16, 2023 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LondonLink, which claims to be an established Crypto brokerage focused on curating risk-adjusted returns for “smart-money,” has so far raised 92% (£324,390) of its £350,000 target from 96 investors, with 25 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Seedrs. Located in London,… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, Inc., a commercial trucking insurance provider and fast-growing insurtech, announces the next phase of its Driver Safety Program, the company’s signature loss prevention initiative, “proven to reduce the frequency and severity of claims and improve road safety for America’s truckers and… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Assetz Capital, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading alternative finance providers, has announced that it has “funded a loan of £2.83 million for a new residential development in the affluent area of Purley, south London.” The loan has been “granted to a… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at LendInvest plc (AIM: LINV) recently shared its FY 2023 Trading Update. LendInvest, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading platforms for mortgages, announces its trading update “for the year ended 31 March 2023, ahead of its full year results announcement… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Treasures Center updated its branding strategy whereby, it will be known as “dtcpay” going forward “reflecting its commitment towards digital payments.” Since 2019, dtcpay’s mission is “to bridge the gap between digital assets and traditional finance and help businesses grow quickly by accepting payment… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment infrastructure, announces the appointment of capital markets veteran Brian Schwieger as its new Chair of the Board. Brian was previously working as “the Global Head of Equities and ETF trading at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), bringing decades of… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gretel, a Fintech on a mission to reconnect the public with £50bn in “lost savings” and investments, has raised 69% (£454,219.58) of its £650,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 113 investors via it crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube. Gretel reports a… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 4:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Built Technologies, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing construction and real estate software providers in the U.S., has announced a strategic investment from Citi through its SPRINT program. Citi SPRINT (Spread Products Investment Technologies), the strategic investing arm of Citi’s Global Spread Products… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have filed suit against Chargebacks911 “for unfairly thwarting consumers who were trying to dispute credit card charges through the chargeback process.” In a complaint filed in federal court, the FTC and Florida charged “that, since at… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The mobile bank N26 recently announced the appointment of Jan Stechele as Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of N26 AG and N26 Bank AG. In his new role, Jan Stechele will “oversee N26’s governance, compliance and risk functions in the interim and will take… Read More

April 16, 2023 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Phoenix Suns and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced that they have extended their partnership through the 2026 NBA season. PayPal will “continue as the Suns’ jersey sponsor and, as part of the enhanced multi-year deal, the organizations will now increase their focus on supporting small… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA Bank has announced its latest plan to become the “go-to bank” for the Web3 ecosystem, providing essential banking services to Web3 enterprises. In an effort to support this goal, ZA Bank has “become a Title Sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong Web 3 Festival… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alongside, a platform enabling broad based exposure to the crypto market in a single token (AMKT)—is using Chainlink Proof of Reserve on Polygon mainnet. Integrating the decentralized Oracle network “helps enable Alongside transparently verify the asset reserves underlying AMKT, which track the top 25 assets… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arch Insurance recently announced it has acquired Thimble, an insurtech platform for small business customers and agents. Thimble enables small businesses “to quickly get insurance coverage by the job, month or year using its award-winning app, website, or over the phone.” The acquisition “expands Arch’s… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 7:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coupa, a global player focused on Business Spend Management (BSM), and Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB), a digital-first, cloud-based bank provider, announced a joint initiative “to simplify payment processes between businesses and their global supply chains.” Making payments between businesses “is fraught with operational challenges… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, the private market investing platform, has announced Lea Stendahl has joined the company as Chief Marketing Officer. A seasoned leader and innovator in direct-to-consumer financial services, Stendahl “will be responsible for driving growth across the company’s key verticals.” Stendahl previously “served as the CMO… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

StartupOS users will be able “to get quotes for coverages from Vouch without having to leave the StartupOS platform.” The team are pleased to announce their first embedded insurance API partnership with StartupOS. As noted in a blog post, StartupOS users will be able “to… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ION Markets, a global provider of trading platforms, analytics, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announces the connection of its LatentZero order management system (OMS) to Trumid, a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform. The link adds connectivity to ION Markets’… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 2:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access to alternative investment products in the wealth management industry, announced a collaboration with HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) “to widen access to its climate technology venture capital strategy (climate tech VC) for wholesale clients.” Using its technology, iCapital… Read More

April 15, 2023 @ 1:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stripe now enables merchants to embed the acceptance of digital payments, “with a full suite of developer-first tools that makes the entire payments experience seamless.” Stripe is not only a key player within Fintech, but has also “grown to become one of the most valuable… Read More