November 14, 2018 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after announcing its contactless debit card access to 15,000 ATMs nationwide, financial services giant Chase announced the launch of its new contactless Visa credit cards. The company reported that starting at the end of this year, customers will receive new contactless… Read More

September 4, 2018 @ 10:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jaja Finance, a UK-based fintech startup, announced on Monday the launch of its new mobile-first credit card, Jaja. According to Jaja Finance, the credit card, which is managed entirely through the Jaja app, is designed to liberate consumers by redefining the consumer experience, making credit cards simpler,… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that there was a breach on Ticketmaster’s ticketing platform, UK challenger bank Monzo reassured its customers that there is nothing to worry about in terms of credit card information. The fintech confirmed that breach issues on Ticketmaster began even as early as… Read More

February 12, 2018 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase, one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges in the world, tweeted out last week that certain credit card issuers were blocking transactions on its exchange. These bank based cards included; JPM Chase, Bank of America, Citi and Capital One. So what’s up with that? Well,… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 3:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, Crowdfund Insider reported that a Vantiv, a credit card processor, had stepped up to the plate to facilitate payments in purchasing crowdfunded securities. Vantiv was the first company to enter the emerging sector of finance. The hesitancy was due to the newness of crowdfunding… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 12:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pepper, a software platform that creates merchant branded apps to drive loyalty and increase customer spending, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target from more than 150 investors on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company, which was launched in 2015, is currently live in… Read More

November 17, 2016 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has launched its first advertising campaign that is aiming towards those in need of getting out of their credit card debt and looking for a fixed-rate, lower-cost personal loan. According to CNBC, The new 15 and 30-second campaign ad will appear on various video… Read More

October 4, 2016 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Indiegogo announced it now accepts credit cards for fixed funding crowdfunding campaigns. This news comes less than two weeks after the funding portal revealed it supports Apple Pay on the web. The Indiegogo team stated: “We know easy and secure payments are important… Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK money management app, Pariti, announced it has teamed up with peer-to-peer lending platform, Zopa, to help millennials pay off their credit cards. Pariti, which was authorized by the FCA this June, is currently seeking to be a “pioneer” a new “marketplace banking” model. Its app… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 9:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KoreConX, a free all-in-one solution that is disrupting the market by helping companies navigate the equity crowdfunding process and reduce risk, announced on Thursday that it is helping various Canadian equity and debt crowdfunding platforms accept new investments by credit card. The company revealed that Canada is… Read More