Tagged: expansion

February 12, 2020 @ 9:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital payments company Payoneer announced on Wednesday it not only opened a new office Dublin, it has also been authorized as an Electronic Money (e-money) institution by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Payoneer claims its the twelfth company to be granted the license. Founded… Read More

February 10, 2020 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain software firm BitGo announced on Monday it is expanding its global presence with new custodial entities in Switzerland and Germany. According to BitGo,  BitGo’s Swiss entity BitGo GmbH is a member of the Financial Services Standards Association (VQF), supervised by the Swiss Financial Market… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 6:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Galileo Financial Technologies, a U.S.-based fintech, announced on Thursday it has expanded into Mexico by opening a new office in Mexico City. The expansion news comes just a few months after Galileo secured $77 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by… Read More

February 4, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UAE Exchange, a global money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, announced on Tuesday it has rebranded to Unimoni as it seeks to expand its brand network and introduce more products and services in Tanzania. The company reported that this rebranding in Tanzania, in… Read More

January 30, 2020 @ 8:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Thursday it has expanded its services to Australia. Klarna mobile app, which will be available on iOS and Android devices, will enable users to shop and pay with Klarna at any online retailer. Klarna also reported that it has… Read More

January 28, 2020 @ 3:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Western Union (NYSE: WU) announced on Tuesday that it and La Banque Postale, the banking subsidiary of France’s postal services’ operator, La Poste Group, is now planning to expand its digital payments. Western Union reported that the integration of its global cross-border, cross-currency digital money… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 7:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech Finastra announced on Monday it has expanded its services by opening a new office in Kfar Saba, just outside Tel Aviv. The company reported that the location will have more than 330 employees and offer more space for the team to grow as the company… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, announced on Friday it has expanded its payment processing in Africa. Through the expansion efforts, FIS will integrate technology from Flutterwave, a U.S.-based payments technology company with operations in Africa, into its Worldpay payment processing platform for… Read More

January 20, 2020 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Monday it secured €90 million through its latest investment round, which was co-led by Dawn Capital, HMI Capital, and Insight Partners. The latest funding comes less than a year after Tink… Read More

January 17, 2020 @ 10:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Getsafe, a Germany-based insurtech startup, announced on Thursday it has started its digital contents insurance expansion into the UK. The expansion of services comes less than a year after Getsafe secured $17 million through its Series A funding round, which was notably led by Earlybird… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the opening of its newest office location in Jacksonville, Florida.  According to SoFi, the office is located in the St. Johns Town Center and will fit up to 300 full-time staff, mainly focused on operations functions including member relations,… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 10:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Thursday it has launched its service in both Italy and Portugal. As previously reported, Tink provides partners ranging from big banks to individual developers with the technology to securely access financial… Read More

October 17, 2019 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysafe Group, a global payments provider, announced on Thursday it has launched its mobile pay service in the U.S. Paysafe reported that the solution was developed following strong interest from US small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in integrating mobile payment apps. Thirty percent of American… Read More

October 7, 2019 @ 4:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced on Monday it has launched its services in Malaysia. Stripe reported that businesses throughout the country may now easily accept and manage payments, as well as have access to the full Stripe stack, which includes Billing, Connect, Radar and Sigma. “More… Read More

October 4, 2019 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PayRue, a European based wallet focusing on exchange, transfer, and storage of cryptocurrencies, announced on Friday it has teamed up with global investment platform TokenMarket to continue its European expansion. PayRue reported that as part of the partnership, it has acquired TokenMarket’s decentralized crypto exchange… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InComm, a payments technology company, announced on Monday it has partnered with Mizuho Bank to expand its payment service J-Coin Pay to its retail network in Japan. InComm reported that through the partnership, a network of more than 18,000 retail locations, which including pharmacies, supermarkets,… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 9:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Unicorn and stealth bank Transferwise announced on Thursday it has brought TransferWire for Banks to the U.S. TransferWire reported that financial institutions of all sizes may now integrate with TransferWise and offer customers what TransferWire believe is cheaper, faster, transparent payments to more than… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio announced this week it has plans to double the sales force at its Lehi, Utah, and Woodbury, New York, offices. The lender reported that it has hired 80 employees in 2019 and intends to add another 40 sales representatives by… Read More

September 26, 2019 @ 7:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Block.one, the creator of the EOSIO (EOS) blockchain protocol, announced earlier this week it has opened U.S. operations at its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, which is located in the Washington D.C. metro area. According to Block.one, the new location is its fourth global site. As… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bithumb Global, the global platform for Bithumb, a South Korea- based digital asset exchange, has announced its plans of coming to India. Bithumb reported that it will now onboard Indian customers with a sign-up incentive along with the opportunity for Indian exchanges to become a… Read More