December 1, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency and financial services platforms, has announced that it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex) — a US-headquartered retail-focused, regulated online exchange and clearinghouse offering derivative products… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 2:25 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

SunTec Business Solutions and Mambu this week announced a partnership with plans to integrate its complete revenue management solution with Mambu’s cloud banking platform. As part of this partnership, SunTec’s pricing, billing, and benefits management solutions will be available to banks for integration into the… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Wise (LSE:WISE), formerly doing business as Transferwise, has launched its “Wise Card” in Canada. Wise states that Canadians may now spend money around the world and shop online knowing they’re getting the best exchange rate along with low fees. Wise started as Fintech focusing on… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is out with a note that hammers traditional banks and their reliance on overdraft fees. Frequently the target of neobanks and other Fintechs, the overdraft fee has been criticized as the $30 cup of coffee when someone inadvertently makes… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto, is always a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Rocketing higher one week, only to tank the next, Bitcoin is not an asset for the faint of heart. Recently, Bitcoin hit an all-time high of almost $69,000. Within a few… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 10:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise digital documentation specialist Arteria AI has reportedly agreed to acquire the financial services business assets of H4, which is a contract lifecycle management platform. As noted by its management, Arteria AI builds data-centric end-to-end Contract Lifecycle Management solutions powered by AI. Their flagship platform… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading US-based securities crowdfunding platform, has acquired Seedrs – a top UK-based investment crowdfunding platform that operates across Europe. The deal brings together two of the most effective investment platforms in the online capital formation sector. Republic is a full-stack crowdfunding platform offering… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

From its earliest days, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) says that it has sharply focused on protecting their clients’ assets with the strongest, most robust security tech available in the markets. Over time, Coinbase‘s approaches have evolved, but their objective has always been the same: “to provide the… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of London has launched as the 6th principal clearing bank of the United Kingdom  with a mission to “lift communities and power the borderless economic infrastructure of the future.” Led by an executive team of industry pioneers and a board of international leaders,… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Co-operative Bank has reportedly invested £500,000 in Manchester-headquartered Fintech platform Bankifi as part of a large co-development deal. BankiFi is “putting banks at the heart of business.” As noted by its management: “BankiFi is a technology platform designed to make business banking better, enabling… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 1:46 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Assetz Capital has provided a £2.3 million commercial mortgage to Roseberry View Lodges. The capital infusion allows the luxury holiday site to refinance an existing development facility and fund five new lodges in North Yorkshire. In a statement, the company said the loan follows 18… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 10:39 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

GajiGesa, an Indonesia-based company that offers financial wellness solutions that include the Earned Wage Access (EWA) program, today announced a $6.6 million pre-Series A round. New contributors to the round include MassMutual Ventures, January Capital, Wagestream, Oliver Jung, Patrick Walujo, Chee-Yann Wong, RS. Bunda Group,… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Slice, a Fintech platform that provides card-based products to younger Indian consumers to help them build a solid credit score, has secured $220 million in capital via a Series B round that values the business at more than $1 billion. Slice‘s investment round has been… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 9:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Endowus, a digital wealth app based in the Fintech hotbed of Singapore, this week announced it has raised $27 million. The new capital infusion brings its total 2021 raise to $50 million. Prosus Ventures and EDBI led the round, with contributions from Z Holdings and… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London’s Clear Junction has announced that it’s offering solutions to Paynet which aim to support its vision for cross-border payments services from European markets into Moldova. Paynet is reportedly the first digital wallet platform operating in Moldova. It runs one of the most extensive payments… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 7:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

DNA Payments Group, an independent, vertically-integrated omnichannel payments platform operating in the United Kingdom and the EU, is pleased to confirm the appointments of Lloyd Hutchinson as the Group’s Chief Commercial Officer and Andras Mecser as Chief Financial Officer. A graduate of the University of… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 7:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Westpac is bringing its enhanced mobile app to Android clients, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to accelerate the adoption and usage of virtual banking services. The app from Westpac makes it quicker, convenient, and a lot more secure for clients to effectively manage their funds,… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 7:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Elucidate, the financial crime risk scoring firm, has announced its business expansion into the US markets with an office in Miami, as part of the company’s goal to firmly establish itself as the international standard for benchmarking financial crime risk. Its US head offices confirm… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 6:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank today announced it has completed the development of a proof-of-concept, with a global megabank outside of Korea, to improve the remittance process through the use of stablecoins. It is built on the Hedera network, leveraging stablecoins and focused on international remittances…. Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 4:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fundbox, the AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, has closed a $100M Series D funding round at a $1.1 billion valuation. This latest round was led by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), joined by existing investors Allianz X, Khosla Ventures, and The Private Shares… Read More