Tagged: financial technology

April 12, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA recently announced it is offering a sustainable alternative for its products in Spain for both individuals and companies. According to BBVA, the solutions are designed to respond to society’s growing demand and to help customers make the best financial decisions that also help… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Marble, a U.S.-based digital wallet and loyalty platform for insurance, announced on Tuesday it is dropping its waitlist and opening its platform to any U.S. policyholder. The launch comes less than two months after Marble raises $2.5 million through its seed financing round.  Founded… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Flaist, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Monday the launch of its new AI tool, Eva, which helps credit unions, community, and regional banks better serve their existing customers and compete for new customers with larger financial institutions. Flaist stated it is on a mission… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just six months after announcing it secured $35 million through its Series B funding round, payments infrastructure platform Finix announced it has extended the funding round and raised a total of $75 million. Sequoia Capital led the round, with participation from Acrew Capital, Bain Capital… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Routable, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Wednesday it raised $12 million through its Series A funding round, which involved participation from Founders Co-op, Y Combinator, Box Group, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Founded in 2017, Routable claims to be the simplest way to send and receive business-to-business… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Wednesday the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio by adding entrepreneurs to its startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its Engage network. The additions are to provide access to expert engineers and specialists that may help customers deploy new services… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on Monday its new Global Fast Track Program, which is a business-driven program within Hong Kong Fintech Week (HKFW). According to InvestHK, the Fast Track program plugs fintech enterprises directly into Hong Kong’s diverse ecosystem of world-class regulators, business leaders,… Read More

August 10, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Billtrust, a fintech firm focused on B2B payment cycle management, announced on Monday the launch of its Business Payments Network (BPN) 3.0, which offers support for ACH and wire. According to Billtrust, the new version gives network participants the “flexibility” to automatically transact through the… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has formed a partnership with global identity verification provider, Onfido, to speed up, simplify, and unify its Digital Identity and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes. “By integrating… Read More

July 28, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based challenger bank Tide has teamed up with UK fintech DueDil to further improve its account opening experience. The partnership will reportedly see Tide using DueDil’s company intelligence platform, providing insights on over 50 million companies worldwide, to speed up mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC)… Read More

July 28, 2020 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has appointed former PayPal executive, Scott Weller, as its first CFO.  According to AltFi, Weller has worked across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. He also was previously… Read More

July 28, 2020 @ 9:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

True Link Financial, a U.S.-based fintech that is focused on financial services among senior citizens, people with disabilities, and recovered addicts, announced on Tuesday it secured $35 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Khosla Ventures and Centana Growth Partners. Founded… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Funding Societies, one of the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms in Southeast Asia, announced on Tuesday it was named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award last week in the Innovation in Technology category in the seventh annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. The online lender claims… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

China Finance Online Co. Limited (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with fintech-powered online access to securities trading services, wealth management products, securities investment advisory services, as well as financial database and analytics services to institutional customers, announced… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qupital, a Hong Kong-based trade finance platform, announced on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with leading global e-commerce platform eBay as one of its officially recommended Hong Kong financing service providers. According to Qupital, the collaboration will enable the Asian fintech to provide “quality,… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, for the development and delivery of payment solutions in an effort to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances. The… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group, the owner and operator of Alipay, has dropped the “Financial” part of its name and is set to rebrand to Ant Technology Group, according to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 2014 by billionaire Jack Ma, Ant Group describes itself as… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 9:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundbox, a B2B payments and credit network developed to enhance B2B commerce at scale, recently announced it has partnered with  LoanPro, a cloud-based loan servicing platform, to accelerate the development of flexible credit management capabilities. While sharing details about the collaboration, Prashant Fuloria, COO of… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based payments platform GoCardless announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with YayPay, a predictive account receivable (AR) automation solution. GoCardless claims that through the partnership YayPay will help its customers to get paid faster, improve cash flow, and significantly reduce payment… Read More

June 1, 2020 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard recently announced that 78% of all transactions across Europe are now contactless. The financial giant revealed it is committed to enabling 42 countries to raise their spending limits in order to help people everywhere benefit contactless pay. “With 89% of people asked agreeing that… Read More