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Personal Finance App Clarity Money Launches on Android & Web

Clarity Money, the personal finance app that acts as the “Champion of Your Money,” announced on Tuesday the launch of its app on the web and Android devices. This news comes less than two months after Clarity Money confirmed it reached 500,000 users through its iOS app…. Read More

Village Capital Teams Up With PayPal For New Fintech Africa Program

Village Capital, in partnership with PayPal, recently announced it is accepting applications for its Fintech Africa 2018 program. Founded in 2009, Village Capital is a global venture firm that discovers, developed, and invests in entrepreneurs. Since its launch, the company has been working with early-stage investors,… Read More

European Fintech N26 to Launch in the UK in Early 2018

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced on Friday it is launching its services in the UK in early 2018. This news comes after the fintech startup announced plans to launch in the U.S. next year. UK customers may now get early access by signing… Read More

Banking Platform Cashaa Teams up with Agrello to Offer Borderless Financial Products

UK-based next-generation banking platform Cashaa announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Agrello to support a series of decentralized global financial products. Cashaa stated that Agrello provides smart contract agreements, which enables to the platform to expand its range of financial services. Products… Read More

UK Fintech Cashplus Announces Banking License Plans

UK-based fintech Cashplus announced on Thursday it is currently seeking to receive its banking license. The company, formerly known as Advanced Payments Solution, now seeks to evolve the current banking system. It offers financial services, prepaid cards and accounts, business accounts and consumer debit accounts…. Read More

Fintech Broker Firm Robinhood Launches New Platform With Research & Discovery Tools

California-based fintech broker firm Robinhood announced on Wednesday the launch of its new platform, Robinhood for Web, which features research and discovery tools. The platform’s debut comes less than a year after the company secured $110 million during its recent Series C funding round, which was led… Read More

Asian Fintech EMQ Announces Partnership With Global Mobile Payment Company QFPay

EMQ, a fintech company with an extensive payment network in Asia, announced on Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with QFPay, a global mobile payment and big data technology company from China, to deliver a secure and scalable infrastructure for mobile payments in the… Read More

Monzo Announces New Feature: Monzo-to-Monzo Payments

On Monday, UK-based fintech startup Monzo announced the launch of its new feature, Monzo-to-Monzo payments. This news comes less than a week after Monzo announced customers are now able to use Android Pay for their accounts. According to Monzo, the Monzo-to-Monzo payments allows users to send money… Read More

French Investment Bank Natixis Acquires 50% Stake in Fintech Company Dalenys

Natixis, a French corporate and investment bank, has acquired 50.04% stake in Dalenys, a fintech company that offers Payment Marketing solutions that aim to increase revenues for online and point-of-sale merchants. The companies revealed that an agreement relating to this sale was announced earlier this summer and… Read More

European Fintech N26 Announces U.S. Launch in 2018

N26, a digital-only challenger bank based in Germany, announced this week that it is planning to launch in the U.S. this upcoming year. The news comes less than two months after the company installed Mambu’s software to power its online banking service. According to TechCrunch, N26’s Co-Founder and… Read More

Update: Fintech Startup Zazu Secures £150,000 on Seedrs

UK-based fintech startup Zazu has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target during its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The initiative was launched earlier this month, seeking the funds for the company’s new digital-only bank in Africa. As previously reported, Zazu, which was founded in 2015, was launched through… Read More

London Fintech Curve Introduces Xero Accounting Software Services to Cardholders

Less than a month after announcing its partnership with Xero, London fintech startup Curve introduced its cardholders to the online accounting software services through its iOS and Android apps. As previously reported, the companies are looking to remove much of the friction involved in account filing… Read More

ING Launches €300 Million Fintech Fund

On Wednesday, ING announced the launch of ING Ventures, a €300 million fund that aims to invest in fintech companies. The company revealed that the fund was created to accelerate the pace of innovation and will expand the existing portfolio of investments in the next four years…. Read More

Fintech Startup Credit Sesame Secures $42 Million in Equity & Venture Debt Funding

Credit Sesame, a personalized credit service and financial wellness company, announced on Wednesday it secured $42 million in equity and venture debt funding. According to the fintech startup, the funding comes from existing and new investors including Menlo Ventures, Inventus Capital, Globespan Capital, IA Capital,… Read More

Monzo Update: Android Pay Has Finally Arrived

Just a couple months after rolling out its current account preview on its Android mobile app, challenger bank Monzo announced its customers can now use Android Pay for their accounts. It was revealed on Tuesday: “If you have a Monzo current account, you can now… Read More

AutoGravity Announces New Collaboration With Global Lending Services

AutoGravity, a California-based Fintech on a mission to transform car shopping and financing, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Global Lending Services, a South Carolina-based auto finance company. The collaboration was established to provide access to finance offers through the AutoGravity digital platform. Qualified… Read More

London Fintech Divido Announces Germany Expansion

London-based fintech startup Divido announced on Monday it has expanded into Germany. Founded in 2014, Divido describes itself as a young, fast growing, technology company in the process of changing the old school financial services sector. The company revealed that it allows merchants to offer their… Read More

Trigger Finance Announces New York City Office Following Circle Acquisition

Mobile investing platform Trigger Finance announced last week it has moved its New York City office. This news comes just after the company was acquired by Circle. Founded in 2015, Trigger describes itself as a mobile-first investing platform that encourages rules based investing for every DIY… Read More

Wells Fargo Accelerator Program Attracts Four Fintech Startups

Wells Fargo announced on Monday four early-stage fintech companies,  Edquity, Hurdlr, Redrock Biometrics, and SimSpace, are the latest startups to join the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The banking giant revealed that it started the non-exclusive, six-month program a little over three years ago to join startups in… Read More

Israeli Fintech PayKey Raises $10 Million During Series B Financing Round

Israeli fintech company PayKey announced on this week it has secured $10 million during its Series B financing round, which was led by MizMaa, with the participation of other investors including SBI Group, Siam Commercial Bank’s financial tech subsidiary Digital Ventures, SixThirty and FinTech71. This investment… Read More

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