October 1, 2022 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fast-growing fintech SaaS provider Toqio revealed that it has closed €20 million in funding “to become the platform of choice for creating new fintech solutions.” The €18.7M Series A investment round was “led by AlbionVC and includes Aldea Ventures, as well as previous investors Seaya,… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced that it is “organizing its business units into three divisions: Market Platforms, Capital Access Platforms, and Anti-Financial Crime.” This new structure will “align the company more closely to the foundational shifts that are driving the evolution of the global financial… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 11:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Ireland Group has apologized to customers for “a wide range of failures in relation to the tracker mortgage issue.” This includes “an apology for the failures which led to customer harm and detriment, and for the length of time it took to recognize… Read More

October 1, 2022 @ 10:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PCI Pal (LON: PCIP), the global provider of secure payment solutions, has announced that its solution, PCI Pal Digital, has been “selected by Virgin Atlantic to support the airline’s international omnichannel strategy.” The airline’s decision to update its existing PCI compliant payment handling system, and the… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 6:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges today in regard to an alleged crypto pump and dump scheme involving a digital asset DIG (Dignity). The SEC’s charges are against Arbitrade Ltd., a Bermudan company, and Cryptobontix Inc., a Canadian company, and their principals: Troy… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The independent venture capital platform for transformative real estate technologies PropTech1 (PT1) is starting fundraising for Fund II. Thanks to the renewed participation of numerous investors from the first fund as well as well-known new investors, the minimum threshold for a first closing totaling €30… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoverTree, an Insurtech MGA based in Michigan, partnered with Socotra, the core platform provider of choice for innovative insurers, “to launch easy and affordable insurance for owners, renters, and landlords of manufactured homes.” With Socotra, CoverTree can now “automate 92% of its applications with straight-through… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Upstream has announced another reporting company trading on the blockchain-enhanced marketplace following the news that ShiftPixy (NASDAQ: PIXY) added its shares to Upstream. Jupiter Wellness  (NASDAQ:JUPW) a company that offers over-the-counter health treatments, will trade as a digital security. Jupiter is a micro-cap with a… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 1:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) keeps battling the courts, the courts keep telling the SEC to hand over the “emails and drafts” pertaining to the speech given by former SEC Corporate Finance Director William (Bill) Hinman discussing crypto in June of 2018. In… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Immutable X, an NFT minting and trading platform and the “first” Layer 2 rapid-scaling solution on Ethereum, is partnering with StarHeroes to bring the skill-based space shooter game into the Immutable ecosystem and “to further accelerate the adoption of web3 games.” Since starting development in… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

QED Investors, one of the top VC firms focusing on Fintech, has acquired boutique search firm Lingua Franca Search. QED already held a majority stake in the firm, but the company increased its ownership as part of a strategic focus of investing in firms providing… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Payments provider PayU has distributed a survey that queried US consumers that claims there is a big opportunity for international merchants to capitalize on US consumer demand not being met domestically. According to PayU: 48% of Americans who have bought online from retailers based abroad… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), have issued a statement warning the public about entities offering crypto derivatives and Forex investments without authorization. The regulators maintain a “black list” of websites that is periodically updated that… Read More

September 30, 2022 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Strike, which claims to be the world’s leading digital payment provider built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced it has “raised an $80 million funding round led by Ten31 and joined by Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Wyoming, and other investors, with participation… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nova Credit, which claims to be one of the world’s leading consumer-permissioned credit bureaus, announced that it has partnered with HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) in order “to provide the bank with global access to its cross-border credit data product, Credit Passport, creating more opportunities for credit… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grover, the consumer-tech subscription platform, has finalized a new €270 million debt financing facility with M&G, the international asset manager. With the fresh capital, Grover will “expand its product inventory to serve rising demand from customers in existing markets such as Germany, Spain, Netherlands, and… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Eventus, a global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced that SpiderRock Technology Services, a “high-performance” algorithmic execution and risk management technology provider to institutional trading clients, as well as agency broker-dealer and market data provider, has “deployed the Validus… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BTRS Holdings Inc. (Billtrust) (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable automation and integrated payments leader, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by EQT X fund (EQT Private Equity), part of EQT, a global investment organization, “in an all-cash transaction… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quaint Oak Bank and Teslar Software announced their partnership to enhance the bank’s commercial lending strategy. The $750 million-asset community bank will “leverage Teslar’s full suite of automated workflow and portfolio management tools to improve the lending process for both lenders and borrowers.” William Gonzalez,… Read More

September 29, 2022 @ 7:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capchase, a provider of non-dilutive financing to SaaS companies, has announced a new integration with Xero, the global small business platform. Through this integration, UK small business customers will be able “to apply for growth capital via the Capchase app in the Xero App Store.”… Read More