Tagged: financial management

July 17, 2020 @ 11:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Itiviti, an established technology and service provider to financial institutions across the globe, announced on July 16, 2020 that Diginex, a digital asset financial services and advisory firm, will be using the Tbricks automated solution to offer risk, P&L and portfolio management solutions to its… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 7:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Lanistar, an alternative financial services provider, has acquired £15 million in additional capital in order to support its upcoming commercial launch later this year. Established in 2019, the personal financial management company has received funding from family members of CEO, Gurhan Kiziloz, which… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vinay Pagaria, co-founder at Indian Fintech firm StockEdge, a company that helps India’s residents, particularly the younger generations, with learning more about how to responsibly and effectively invest their money in stocks and bonds, confirms that most or about 80% of the firm’s services are… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based banking challenger Chime Financial Inc. has introduced a credit card, called Credit Builder, which aims to work somewhat like a regular debit card by allowing users to spend only the funds that are currently in their accounts. The Chime Credit Builder Visa Credit Card… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Polish-British Fintech firm Symmetrical.ai, which provides “salary on-demand” services and other products to help people manage their finances, has secured €5.6 million (appr. $6.3 million) in seed funding, in order to bring “ethical” finance to employees. Maintaining financial wellbeing by effectively managing one’s finances remains… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Oakland, California based Fintech firm Even aims to improve the financial wellbeing of workers and also wants to help people become better money managers. PayPal Ventures, Valar Ventures, Founders Fund, and Marc Benioff have recently made investments in Even. Even claims it’s the only Fintech… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 2:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bruce Pannaman, co-founder at StorkCard, a London-based financial services firm that says it’s pioneering “life-stage finance” and transforming the “relationship that parents have with money,” revealed that lockdowns imposed due to COVID-19 have “accelerated trends” around mobile payments.  Pannaman noted: “It’s estimated that over 30%… Read More

June 12, 2020 @ 5:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada based Wave Financial, an established provider of financial management software for small business owners and entrepreneurs, has introduced Wave Money, a banking and bookkeeping solution for small companies. Wave Money doesn’t require users to pay banking fees. It has a built-in bookkeeping feature and… Read More

June 11, 2020 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

XP Investimentos XP Inc. (Nasdaq: XP), a company offering fixed income, equities, and private pension products, says it’s reevaluating its business plans, following the introduction of new Open Banking guidelines in Brazil. XP will reportedly be acquiring a majority stake in Fintech firm Fliper, an… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BuyShares claims that the Robo Advisors sector is expected to reach a valuation of $987.4 billion this year, which represents a 19.3% increase in only a year. As mentioned in a release shared with CI: “The last few months have witnessed a surge in the… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Republic Capital Group, a company focused on offering investment banking services to the registered investment advisors (RIAs), asset and wealth management communities, will reportedly make a strategic investment in Creativemass, a US and Australia based financial services software firm. Creativemass provides wealth management solutions via… Read More

June 5, 2020 @ 12:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based Fintech Wealthfront, a Robo-Advisor that had been focused on becoming a digital bank, has revealed that its checking account features are now live for the Wealthfront Cash Account. In statements shared with Crowdfund Insider, Wealthfront’s management noted that they’re on track to deliver what… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 9:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based financial services firm, ITI Capital, has introduced a digital wealth management solution for investors, which should help them better manage their finances, following the COVID-19 outbreak. ITI Capital said that its wealth management platform will provide detailed insights to users about their finances and… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stockholm-based Dreams is a Fintech firm that focuses on providing a consumer-based app to help people live sustainably by developing good savings habits. The company’s app and services aim to help users make better use of their income, make smart investments, pay off debts, and… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI Fintech LoanSnap has secured $10 million in capital from Accelerator Ventures, Morado Ventures, MANTIS, True Ventures, and Work Play Ventures. MANTIS is notably a technology investment company established by Grammy award-winning band, The Chainsmokers. Existing investors Baseline, Liquid21, OVO, Virgin, and Thomvest also took… Read More

April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based Stash, the developer of a micro-investment mobile app, has acquired $112 million in capital through a Series F funding round that was led by LendingTree. Several other companies took part in Stash’s latest round, including Breyer Capital, Goodwater Capital, Greenspring Associates, Union Square Ventures… Read More

April 27, 2020 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kolkata-based Fintech firm StockEdge aims to help India’s residents, particularly the younger generations, with learning more about how to responsibly and effectively invest their money in stocks, bonds, funds, and various other financial instruments. As the world struggles to cope with the economic challenges created… Read More

April 26, 2020 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

N26 Inc., the US-based subsidiary of digital bank N26 GmbH, one of the fastest-growing mobile-based banks in Europe, has published its global and US-specific research report, which reveals the impact that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had on the neobank’s finances. The all-digital bank reportedly… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

gohenry, the provider of a debit card and Fintech app with special parental controls for children between the ages of 6-18, has now surpassed the one million customer milestone. As noted in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider: “Following years of accelerated growth since its… Read More

April 18, 2020 @ 11:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart money app Snoop is launching its services, which aim to assist consumers with better managing their finances during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Established by Jayne-Anne Gadhia, a former executive at digital bank Virgin Money, the Snoop Fintech app leverages Open Banking standards and technology,… Read More