February 21, 2022 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

With the growth of virtual payments making a huge impact on how consumers shop and pay, payments specialist Blackhawk Network and retail software company LOC Software announced a partnership to offer touch-free mobile payment technologies to retailers. With these contactless payment options, Blackhawk Network and… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 5:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Cardano Foundation, the non-profit organization and custodian of the Cardano blockchain, recently announced that Fernando Luis Vazquez Cao will serve as a member of its board of directors. Fernando brings over 20 years of experience across the telecommunications, open-source software, and digital assets sector…. Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VoiceSage, a CPaaS communication and Fintech platform, and technology company, has raised €2,440,907 (or 97% of its €2,500,000 target)  from 221 investors via its crowdfunding campaign carried out through Crowdcube (with 17 days left in the sale). Voice Sage reports a €59,527,242 pre-money valuation, 4.03% Equity,… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Smart Lenders AM has announced the launch of the Lending Smart Fund 1, a debt fund targeting European platforms. In a public statement, Smart Lenders said that in Europe, apart from consumer and SMBs loans, the market is composed of new niches, like fractional payments… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

On the one-year anniversary of the Kalifa Review of Fintech, 70 Fintech leaders have published an open letter in support of the industry demanding the UK government do more to promote and support innovative financial services. The Kalifa Review was designed to be a roadmap… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance UK is pleased to contribute to the NASMA’s Student Money Matters initiative, the United Kingdom’s National Association of Student Money Advisers, to “provide 2.2M UK University Students with crypto-asset and blockchain education throughout 2022.” NASMA is a UK Government Body created “to look after… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 1:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tango Card, a digital rewards and incentives provider, announces Christine Habeeb has joined the firm as its first full-time Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel. Habeeb brings years of “deep and relevant domain experience and unique product collaboration background that has become so necessary in… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 11:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital asset firm BlockFi has added six new crypto-assets for their non-US clients via BlockFi International. They include Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX), Cosmos (ATOM), and Filecoin (FIL). The new assets will be available to buy, sell, and trade… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, a real estate investment marketplace catering to both non-accredited and accredited investors, has announced $118 million in new capital. The cash is divided up between $100 million in debt capital provided by Medipower, $5.8 million in equity from Medipower, along with $7.2 million in… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK’s LendInvest, a leading property finance platform, notes that January was a busy month for their bridging department. LendInvest, which recently topped £2 billion in AUM, also mentioned that their free valuation offer “drove enquiry and application growth as developers and investors… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

This is an interesting factoid. In a tweet, Funderbeam noted that Estonia claims the title of having the highest number of unicorns, per capita, in the world. 🦄 Estonia might soon have its 10th unicorn and already has the highest number of unicorns per capita… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Younited, the instant credit provider in Europe, is focused on accelerating its growth trajectory after a “record” 2021 and expects to reach 5 billion euros cumulative GMV in 2022. As noted in an update shared with CI, Younited achieved solid growth last year, with an… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PrimaryBid, a SoftBank-backed Fintech assisting retail investors with getting early access to IPOs, has secured $190 million in capital via the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with the participation from Molten Ventures and others. The London-based Fintech firm is focused on helping retail clients get improved… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 8:45 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Galileo, a Fintech payments company, recently shared a series of predictions for the trends that will shape payments in 2022. The payments space was undoubtedly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, with innovation accelerated out of necessity and towards a more human-oriented and connected finance industry…. Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cross-border payments Fintech Wise (LSE:WISE) intends to hire around 150 professionals for its Singapore business offices in 2022. Wise‘s management noted that this includes key roles focused on engineering, product development, design, analytics, compliance, payments and various other operations in order to support ongoing product… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Increff, an Indian supply chain SaaS firm providing inventory optimization solutions for e-commerce, fashion, and retail brands has secured $12 million via its Series B round. Increff’s investment round included contributions from TVS Capital Funds, Premji Invest, Binny Bansal’s 021 Capital, and 6 existing angels… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Fintech Deel notes that if your business holds money in stablecoin USDC, then you can pay your monthly Deel invoice for your team’s earnings in USDC “directly from your Coinbase account.” Deel‘s management recently confirmed that they are (reportedly) the first company… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 7:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TMX Group Limited (TMX) recently announced that it has closed an equity investment, “acquiring a minority interest” in SigmaLogic, Inc. (DBA ETFLogic), a US-headquartered Fintech and provider of analytics and portfolio tools to the wealth management sector and investment fund manufacturers. This investment follows the… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 6:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently joined forces with retail group Massmart in order to connect Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) to cost-effective e-commerce solutions, “enabling a safe transition away from cash.” During the latter half of last year- following the period of social unrest – SMMEs… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 6:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Are you interested in investing in wine? Art? Sports memorabilia? If you are, StartEngine is offering a wide range of alternative investments beyond debt and equity. If you are looking for some diversification into physical assets (unlike non-fungible tokens), StartEngine has been building out its… Read More