Tagged: 2019

August 22, 2019 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global innovation platform Plug and Play announced on Thursday it has selected 123 startups to participate in their Fall 2019 accelerator batches. The selected companies will take part in a three month program revolving around the Brand & Retail, Cybersecurity, Energy & Sustainability, Fintech, Food & Beverage, New Materials & Packaging,… Read More

August 9, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online lending platform Funding Circle announced on Thursday the numbers of H1 2019, which are the results for the first six months of 2019, ending on June 30th. According to Samir Desai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Funding Circle, the online lending platform grew in revenue… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 4:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia has announced the winners of the 2019 Finnies Awards. As previously reported, there were 237 submissions this year, across all 19 award categories and the number of submissions was up 30%. This year’s event, which will be held in Melbourne for the first… Read More

May 26, 2019 @ 9:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Katipult announced last week its 2019 first quarter financial results for the three-month period ended March 31st. The company revealed that the first quarter 2019 is the fifth consecutive quarter of higher subscription revenues and marks its highest recorded subscription revenue and total… Read More

May 20, 2019 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

China-based consumer finance platform LexinFintech announced on Friday its first quarter 2019 unaudited financial results, which ended on March 31st. According to LixinFintech, Operational Highlights include: Total outstanding principal balance of loans1 reached RMB35.0 billion as of March 31, 2019, representing an increase of 64.7%… Read More

April 7, 2019 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Plug and Play announced today the 150 startups participating in their Summer 2019 accelerator batches. Entrepreneurs from each startup will take part in one of the following programs, which are Enterprise 2.0, Health, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate & Construction, and Travel &… Read More

March 7, 2019 @ 7:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendIt announced this week the finalists for its third annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards. According to the organization, this year’s event will take place on April 9th and bring together 400 Fintech influencers and innovators to celebrate outstanding achievement in 21 unique categories. The finalists… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 9:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Thursday it opened entries for the 2019 Finnie Awards. The organization claims that the Finnie Awards is Australia’s only industry-backed fintech awards and the event gives more than 100 fintech startups the opportunity to be recognized for their achievements. Fintech Australia revealed this… Read More

December 21, 2018 @ 10:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Capgemini and Efma announced on the inaugural FinTechVisor Race to the Top 2019, which is described as a competition that offers organizations an opportunity to pitch their business solutions to an elite panel of financial institutions and industry influencers. According to the duo, FinTechVisor Race to the Top 2019 aims to… Read More