Tagged: digital

May 27, 2020 @ 10:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Siebert, a national broker-dealer and provider of financial services, announced on Wednesday it has appointed InvestCloud to design and implement its complete digital transformation. Siebert reported that through the partnership it will implement InvestCloud’s full suite of applications, ranging from intuitive client-facing portals and mobile… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Genesis, a digital currency trading and lending platform, recently announced it has acquired Vo1t, an insured digital institutional custody service. Genesis reported that the acquisition will supplement its current services, which include global over-the-counter trading and institutional lending. The acquisition will also enable Genesis to… Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 5:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xpension, a German digital corporate pension and life insurance brand, announced on Monday it secured €25 million through its Series C funding round, led by HPE Growth with participation from  Cinco Capital, led by Lars Hinrichs (Founder of XING and Chairman of Xpension), and Armada… Read More

March 13, 2020 @ 8:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Starling Bank, a digital-only bank, has been voted ‘Best British Bank’ for a third consecutive year at the British Bank Awards. Other Fintechs were on the list too. Revolut, another digital bank, was recognized as the “Innovation of the Year.” Monzo was noted as offering… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 9:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agora Services, a digital platform banking solutions provider, announced on Thursday it secured $2 million of funding to fuel its growth and sales and deploy its first clients. The company also revealed that it opened its headquarters in Atlanta. The company describes itself as a… Read More

February 20, 2020 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform,  announced on Thursday the launch of its international mobile money account, the Global Account. According to PaySend, the Global Account’s main goal is to help consumers save up to £2 billion in currency conversions when spending money abroad or… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK challenger bank Monzo addressed recent issues concerning its bank transfer services. The digital banking platform reported that on May 30th, around a quarter of bank transfers into Monzo accounts were failing or delayed by several hours and bank transfers from the Monzo accounts were… Read More

May 19, 2019 @ 9:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £775,000 in funding from 450 investors. The funding round was launched last month, originally seeking a minimum of £700,000. As previously reported, MarketsFlow is described as a… Read More

May 6, 2019 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow has successfully secured its initial £700,000 funding target through equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The funding round was launched less than two years after MarketsFlow secured more than £450,000 through its previous Crowdcube round. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched in… Read More

May 1, 2019 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after raising more than £450,000 through its Crowdcube round, digital wealth management platform MarketsFlow has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform to secure an additional £700,000 in funding. As previously reported, MarketsFlow was launched in 2017 by technologist and entrepreneur Tom… Read More

July 24, 2018 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital challenger bank Monese has successfully attracted 500,000 sign-ups to its banking platform. Founded in 2013, Monese is licensed and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It describes itself as an award-winning banking account that users can open instantly on their phones. The company claims… Read More

July 17, 2018 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Hungarian commercial bank MKB Bank announced implemented Oracle FLEXCUBE to become fully digital. According to MKB Bank, the core banking solution has been adopted by more than 600 financial institutions around the world, as part of a broader restructuring project to streamline its… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) announced earlier this week the launch of Citizens Access, a nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank. According to the banking brand, this new online platform offers compelling deposit products to serve an increasing number of digitally-savvy customers who value the unique benefits… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, U.S. blockchain trading platform Bittrex announced it has teamed up with fintech firm invest.com to open a new digital trading platform for customers in the European Union (EU). The companies reported that the platform will be launched under the invest.com brand name. Bittrex reported… Read More

June 5, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kony, Inc., an enterprise mobility and digital applications company, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new digital banking solution, Kony DBX. This launch of the solution comes just a little over six months after the expansion of Kony’s digital banking marketplace. According to Kony, the Kony DBX… Read More

June 1, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chime, a U.S.-based app-only bank, recently announced it has surpassed one million bank accounts. Founded in 2013, Chime is on a mission to help its members lead healthier financial lives. The company’s service is described to help customers avoid feeds, save money automatically, and improve their… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese fintech and Alibaba-affiliated Ant Financial Service Group announced on Wednesday it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. to support the bank’s digital transformation with Ant Financial’s technological capabilities. Ant Financial reported that the agreement is the third of its… Read More

May 28, 2018 @ 8:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, fintech firm Crédit Mutuel announced the extension of its partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to devise new ways of working to better serve the bank’s 12 million customers. Crédit Mutuel reported it has selected IBM Cloud, Watson and advanced cybersecurity technologies to fundamentally change… Read More

March 23, 2018 @ 10:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

App-only banking start-up Fiinu, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The initiative was launched last month and sought the funds for a 6.67% equity stake at a pre-money valuation of £7 million. As previously reported, the aspiring digital… Read More

March 19, 2018 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, UK-based challenger bank Monzo announced it has achieved half a million current accounts. The company launched its current accounts in October last year and since then, thousands of users have upgraded their accounts or signed up to start using Monzo’s banking products. “This… Read More