Tagged: events

April 28, 2021 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendIt Fintech announced on Wednesday the launch of its inaugural dealmakers event, Fintech Nexus. The event is set to take place in Miami as a live event in September. LendIt describes Fintech Nexus as a dealmakers event that is an exclusive, invite-only partnering event for… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Group announced on Wednesday new dates for the INCLUSION Fintech Conference, which will be September 24th to 26th. The event originally was set to take place in April 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was put on hold. According to Ant Group,… Read More

April 15, 2020 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission DG FISMA (The Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services, and Capital Markets Union is the Commission department responsible for EU policy on banking and finance) has scheduled a series of virtual roundtables tackling Fintech topics. The series is an outreach program that… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Monday it integrated with economy as a service fintech, Oveit. According to Crypto.com, the integration will see more than 3,500 offline and virtual events organizers utilize Oveit’s platform to accept cryptocurrency payments from over 1.5 million event attendants… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 7:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia announced on Monday it has postponed its 2020 Finnies Awards amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the organization, the Finnies 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…. Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week the Paris Blockchain Week Summit was rescheduled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Like many other event organizers, it is simply better to move dates than to hope for the best as the number of global cases grows. Originally, Paris Blockchain Week was scheduled… Read More

January 15, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial), a China-based tech company and the operator of Alipay, is set to host its upcoming fintech conference in Shanghai. Ant Financial reported that the INCLUSION Fintech Conference is an event that aims to bring together the global financial and… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Paysafe announced on Monday it is set to host its first global hackathon in five of its developer locations, which are Sofia (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Hyderabad (India), Montreal and Calgary (Canada). According to Paysafe, this hackathon is specifically created to identify new ideas,… Read More

March 22, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced on Thursday it has teamed up with InvestorConnect to launch a new competition called PitchPerfect. The funding portal describes the competition as a “Dragons Den meets strictly come dancing for a fun and innovative pitching competition.” The event will take place on… Read More

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

On Wednesday, organizers of the Crypto Invest Summit announced the event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 30th to May 2nd. The event will notably feature a robust agenda spanning a variety of cryptocurrency related themes such as investment analysis,… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 8:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, fintech and payments events organizer Money 20/20 announced the keynote speaker line-up for its Money 20/20 Asia event, which will take place in Singapore this upcoming March. According to Money 20/20, the event will recognize the defining influence of the pan-Asian payments, fintech… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 12:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

TicketGuardian, a full transactional insurtech platform, announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Events.com, a premier event management and registration platform, to offer ticket and registration insurance. According to the companies, the partnership leverages each company’s strengths; insurance technology and event management. “In North America, over 500… Read More

October 23, 2017 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, organizers of the third annual Crowd Invest Summit West announced the Summit is set to take place on May 1st through the 2nd at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The summit will feature an agenda of events that are equity crowdfunding themes including investment… Read More

October 9, 2017 @ 12:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendIt, one of the world’s largest fintech event companies, announced its upcoming event called the BlockFin Summit, which is described as a blockchain conference for the Financial Services sector with coverage of the Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Tokens. While sharing details about the event, Jason Jones, Co-Founder… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 11:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startup consulting firm Quesnay announced on Monday the launch of its inaugural Female Founders in Tech competition, which aims to address the gap in female leaders by recognizing and supporting female-founded startups that impact the financial services and/or insurance technology industries. Jennifer Byrne, president of Quesnay,… Read More

September 27, 2017 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding Platform StartEngine announced on Tuesday it is set to hosting the StartEngine ICO 2.0 Summit in Santa Monica on November 10th. According to the funding portal, the event will bring together industry leaders, former SEC attorneys, and companies planning to launch Initial Coin Offerings… Read More

September 14, 2017 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

One Spark announced on Wednesday it has extended its creator application deadline once again after the devastating Hurricane Irma ripped through Florida and the Carribean last week. The Creator application deadline until midnight, September 16th. Innovators and entrepreneurs may apply for the 2017 Innovation Festival… Read More

September 7, 2017 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

One Spark announced on Thursday it is extending the Creator application deadline until midnight on next Wednesday (September 13), to give potential Creators in high-risk areas time to prepare for the threat posed by Hurricane Irma. Innovators and entrepreneurs who wish to apply for the 2017… Read More

August 22, 2017 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dash, a payments-focused digital currency, announced on Tuesday it will host its first-ever conference, the Dash Conference, set for September 24th at the Oval Space in London, UK. According to Dash, the conference will serve as the precursor to the highly anticipated World Blockchain Forum… Read More

July 8, 2017 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than two weeks until its Crowdcube campaign comes to an end, Techstars alum and social planning app, PlanSnap, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 investment target from more than 400 investors.  As previously reported, PlanSnap describes itself as a frictionless social planning app… Read More