Tagged: bulgaria

January 17, 2022 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Valentin Mihov, Co-founder, and Chief Investment Officer at Finexify, a boutique investment company that offers an opportunity to gain exposure to the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. The team at Finexify thinks that limited access to DeFi means “extraordinary” alpha with limited… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The announcement shared below was reportedly provided to AS Mintos Marketplace (Mintos) by Eleving Group, a cooperation partner of Mintos that provides various investment opportunities via Mntos.com. Following Eleving Group’s strategy to consolidate investments in its “best-performing markets, a decision has been made to exit… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During the market recovery following the Coronavirus crisis, European peer-to-peer platforms that emerged by 2017 have managed to rebound “at above-market growth rate,” according to a report from Robo.cash. The Croatian P2P lender noted that “calm upward trend is supported by a 2% increase in… Read More

July 9, 2021 @ 2:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The last generation ONE wallet, a newly-launched mobile wallet by Postbank Bulgaria, a member of the Eurobank Group, is the latest service created with assistance from global tech firm, Software Group . Based on Software Group’s Mobile Wallet platform, ONE wallet is a last-generation high-tech… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 8:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Insurify, an AI-powered insurance comparison platform that’s based in the U.S., announced on Thursday it has opened a new office in Bulgaria. The company also revealed it is growing its in-home insurance agency. Founded in 2013, Insurify stated its mission is to fix the broken… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 11:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stanimir Vassilev, Co-Founder at Management Financial Group (MFG), reveals that Settle is now live in Bulgaria. Vassilev confirmed that Bulgarians are now able to send and receive money “instantly for free” with this new Fintech app that requires “no top-up.” He also mentioned that local… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut is expanding its banking services in 10 new European markets. According to a release, customers in the following countries may now utilize the Revolut banking app: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Revolut, which currently claims over… Read More

February 19, 2021 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nina Stoyanova, Deputy Governor and Head of the Banking Department of the Bulgarian National Bank, has noted that digital technologies have significantly changed the financial services provision business, and the payment sector is “the leader in this trend.” Stoyanova notes that the overall speed of… Read More

October 4, 2020 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Propy, the US-Bulgarian blockchain-based platform for conducting real estate transactions, has reportedly received an investment from Tim Draper, the legendary venture capitalist who has launched and supported many successful businesses during his extensive career. Propy, which had conducted an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after launching its services in Latvia, PaySafeCard, an Austria-based fintech that is part of the Paysafe Group, has made its debut in Bulgaria. As previously reported, PaySafeCard claims it has become a global market leader in online prepaid payment methods and… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 11:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firms in Bulgaria are in need of a clear set of regulatory guidelines on the national and EU level in order to effectively compete in the evolving European market, according to the nation’s government officials. As first reported by See News, Bulgarian Fintech industry… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 11:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Payhawk, a corporate expense management solution provider that secured €3 million in seed funding in March 2020, has teamed up with Visa in order to issue business cards that offer 0.50% exchange rates. The Payhawk team says that by working with the payments… Read More

May 3, 2020 @ 11:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Judge Valerie Caproni has lifted the stay on a lawsuit filed against OneCoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes. An order recently signed by the New York District judge requires all concerned parties to provide a schedule, which will request the defendants to submit… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Phos, a Fintech firm that provides a software-only PoS to help vendors take payments directly via their phones without requiring additional hardware, has secured €1.3 million in capital. Phos’ latest round was led by Bulgaria-based New Vision 3, an early-stage venture capital firm (part… Read More

March 28, 2020 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bulgaria-based payment companies, Paynetics, and phyre, have both finalized investment rounds, which were led by the Bulgarian American Credit Bank and VC New Vision 3. Paynetics, which secured €2.5 million in funding, and phyre, which acquired €1.55 million in capital, were both established by Bulgarian… Read More

March 19, 2020 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based Payhawk, a corporate expense management company, has secured €3 million in seed funding. Founded in Bulgaria, Payhawk’s paperless expense management platform aims to improve the  corporate expense management process. The Fintech firm allows companies to add funds to employee cards and automatically process transactions… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 7:50 am By Cali Haan  |  

A draft bill designed to bring Bulgaria in line with anti-money laundering regimes in Europe and smooth the country’s bid to join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II) and Banking Union has passed first reading in the Bulgarian parliament, Kinstellar reports. According to the… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 3:14 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Two unnamed individuals were charged with fraud April 10th for their involvement with OneCoin, a multibillion-dollar global cryptocurrency pyramid scheme of  started by a brother and sister team in Bulgaria. Business Times reports that an investigation by the Singapore Commercial Affairs Department and the Singapore Police… Read More

March 11, 2019 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

On Friday, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney, part of the Department of Justice, issued a statement regarding ongoing Ponzi scam OneCoin stating that alleged perpetrator Konstantin Ignatov had been arrested at the Los Angeles airport. Ignatov was hit with charges of wire fraud conspiracy regarding the… Read More

March 8, 2019 @ 1:05 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning against a Bulgarian firm, “…claiming to be an FCA-authorised firm offering cryptocurrencies to UK consumers.” The FSA says the company is illegal and has been soliciting UK investors via email containing various… Read More