Tagged: banking

March 28, 2019 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the first three virtual bank licenses. Applications were opened at the end of 2018 as aspiring digital banks moved quickly to complete the process. The HKMA said the three licenses were granted to: Livi VB Limited, SC Digital… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

ZhongAn Technologies International Group Limited (ZA International) has been granted a virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). As part of the process of developing their digital bank, ZhongAn is reaching out to users to register for updates and to provide feedback… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 11:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a two year old Pittsburgh-based fintech platform, aims to enable growing businesses loans to be underwritten by its customers at reasonable rates and terms. Honeycomb Credit reportedly offers investors (customers of a certain business) an 8-14% return on their investment over a 36-60… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

ING Belgium and Netherlands accelerator program Fintech Village has announced their newest round of participants. According to ING, 121 Fintech startups applied but only 7 were selected. ING states that it wanted to address businesses that were more mature, more likely to offer innovations that… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital challenger bank Revolut has received an apology of sorts as the Telegraph has issued a correction regarding an article where the broadsheet made allegations regarding compliance challenges. Crowdfund Insider referenced the Telegraph’s report in an article here. The Telegraph’s correction stated they had “wrongly… Read More

March 6, 2019 @ 4:29 pm By Martin Baker  |  

Kinetic International is the new kid on the banking block. After years of diligent wading through a complex and often trying regulatory approval process, Kinetic CEO Michael Williams heads up the first international private bank that is both fully compliant with US banking regulations (it… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 11:59 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Bloomberg has reported that banking for cryptocurrency investment firms and trading platforms continues to be challenging, but absent from the article is a clear articulation of what innovation and value crypto really brings. The article also does little to interrogate the notion of “crypto assets.”… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech startup, Upgrade Pack, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £500,000. Founded in 2018, Upgrade Pack is described as a closed marketplace where airlines and hotels make discounted upgrades available to an exclusive membership consumer base. The company revealed: “Our… Read More

March 1, 2019 @ 4:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, digital bank Xinja closed its second crowdfunding round on Equitise having raised $2,589,781 from 1,568 investors. The round had set a top limit of The party isn’t over until the last Xinja sings 👩‍🎤👨‍🎤🎤(invests) 3⃣hrs to go peeps! Giddy up 🏇our crowdfund closes… Read More

February 25, 2019 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been growing chatter that Square (NYSE: SQ) may soon receive approval regarding their application to become an Industrial Loan Company (ILC) which is similar to a bank. The change of leadership at the FDIC has set a more positive tone for Fintechs and their… Read More

February 24, 2019 @ 6:57 pm By Hussein Ahmed  |  

Recent disruption in financial services has been driven by several factors – technologically savvy and connected customers, tighter government regulations, aggressive new Fintech market entrants and more. However, another potentially huge disruptor has been bubbling below the surface for several years now and is finally… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 5:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

ClearBank, a challenger clearing bank (the UK’s first new clearing bank in more than 250 years), has been awarded a grant from the RBS Alternative Remedies Package of £60 million. The grant is one of three from Pool A of the Capability and Innovation Fund that forms… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 4:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, it was announced that Fincross International will be the lead sponsor for the upcoming Security Token Summit taking place in LA this spring – as well as CIS. A relatively new company, Fincross is described as “a next-generation digital investment bank.” The digital investment bank… Read More

February 22, 2019 @ 2:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Nik Storonsky, the CEO and co-founder of digital bank Revolut, has told the UK Government to create specialised tech visas for professionals to ameliorate growing concerns of Brexit fallout. Revolut said it plans on doubling its workforce in the coming months as it expands services and… Read More

February 15, 2019 @ 1:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

An executive at HSBC has claimed the global bank’s new distributed ledger system for settling Forex trades is 25% more efficient than previous systems, Reuters reports. The system, HSBC FX Everywhere, is reportedly handling 3500-5000 foreign currency trades per day, though HSBC would not confirm what… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Nomo Banking, an App based banking service targeting freelancers, has added Raisin’s service to its platform. The bank will now offer its customers multiple options for overnight accounts and fixed-term deposits via Europe’s #1 deposit marketplace. Raisin currently provides access to over 65 different products… Read More

February 11, 2019 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, part of the Financial Services Committee, has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, February 13th to discuss the Cannabis industry and access to financial services. The Hearing, entitled Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Anna Money, a UK-based fintech that specializes in SME business banking, has received an £8.5 investment from tech investment firm, Kinetik. Founded in 2017, Anna, which stands for Absolutely No-Nonsense Admin, describes itself as a business current account for startups and small businesses. The company manages invoicing and comes… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, has scheduled a hearing for later next week to discuss the topic Cannabis and banking in a hearing entitled “Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses.” The Subcommittee is Chaired by New… Read More

February 6, 2019 @ 2:21 am By Cali Haan  |  

Three large banks in Japan, players in the country’s “crowded” payments market, have decided to abandon a cooperative pilot undertaken in 2017 to create a peer-to-peer remittance network, Nikkei Asian Review (NAR) reports. The three banks- Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group– will… Read More