Tagged: fintech

March 9, 2017 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Thursday it is expanding into Europe by launching a new division and opening its London Soho headquarters. According to InvestCloud, the forming of its icMAC (Modeling, Accounting & Custody) division follows the firm’s $20 million acquisition of London-based Babel Systems,… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 11:00 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Helmed by CEO and Co-founder Gonçalo de Vasconcelos,  SyndicateRoom continues to pioneer the “investor-led” crowdfunding model in the UK. A serial entrepreneur and Judge Business School grad who was awarded the Best Dissertation prize and the Benavitch Scholarship for academic and professional achievements, de Vasconcelos cofounded SyndicateRoom with a… Read More

March 8, 2017 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

In celebration of International Women’s Day, UK global fintech membership association Innovate Finance has released survey results that highlights the experiences of women working in financial technology. Innovate Finance revealed according to the results, which were reportedly compiled with anonymous feedback given by female members of… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lantern Credit, a fintech company that works to solve systematic inefficiencies in the consumer credit industry, announced on Tuesday it is enhancing its proprietary machine learning engine, Beam AI, by acquiring the Abstract Regression-Classification (ARC) Machine Learning Library. The company noted that this machine learning… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global financial service research firm, Autonomous Research, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new fintech initiative, Autonomous NEXT, which is dedicated to innovation and technology for financial services companies. While sharing details about the new initiative, Lex Sokolin, Global Director of Fintech Strategy, stated: “We are… Read More

March 7, 2017 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New York-based fintech startup StackSource launched its real estate loan marketplace product during the 2017 LendIt conference, as part of the PitchIt @ LendIt competition. The company revealed: “StackSource’s new marketplace product lets commercial real estate owners and developers easily connect with bank and non-bank lenders…. Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 3:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (TSX:MOGO), a Canadian fintech company, announced on Friday it has been approved to trade on the OTCQX under MOGOF. Speaking about the financial milestone, Greg Feller, President and CFO of Mogo, stated: “The U.S. is the world’s largest capital market and has a… Read More

March 2, 2017 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over 48 hours after opening pre-registration for its upcoming equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, app-only bank  Monzo (formally know as Mondo) has attracted more than £8.8 million in interest. The company’s original target for the funding round was £2.5 million, and the funds from the… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 5:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startupbootcamp Fintech announced on Wednesday the launch of its new fintech program in Mexico City. The organization revealed that the program’s debut marks its expansion into the Latin American market and deepens our mission in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation beyond borders. Startupbootcamp also reported it has teamed up… Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

App-only bank Monzo (formally know as Mondo) announced on Tuesday it opened pre-registration for its new equity crowdfunding campaign. Originally seeking £2.5 million, the company has attracted more than £5.8 million in interest so far. As previously reported, Monzo launched its first crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube and raised… Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

France Fintech, the French Fintech association, announced it is set to host its second annual Fintech Revolution on March 28th. The event will be held at the la Gaîté Lyrique in Paris and will reportedly have over 1,000 participants. The organization revealed: “Having shown in 2016 the… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 4:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Wrexham Glyndwr University announced last week the launch its fintech undergrad program. According to the school, the new program will provide its students with the business skills that are needed to exploit opportunities within the fintech sector. While discussing the program, Claudius Tsang, Partner/Co-Head of… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian business media company Fintech Business announced the winners of the 2017 Fintech Business Awards, which recognized the outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship in the Australia fintech sector. The inaugural event’s description reads: “The inaugural Fintech Business Awards seeks to identify and acknowledge the leading individuals… Read More

February 27, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Freetrade, a platform designed to let users invest in stock markets around the world, has successfully secured its initial £300,000 funding target and is now nearing £560,000 through its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Freetrade describes itself as a mobile app that’s designed to let… Read More

February 25, 2017 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

KPMG published their quarterly Fintech report last week. The Pulse of Fintech Q4 2016, shares both quarterly and full year numbers for global Fintech investment. According to the report, investments and mergers value dropped from $46.7 billion in 2015 to $24.7 billion in 2016. KPMG… Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 7:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tech City UK announced earlier the week the 26 new companies that are joining its Future Fifty program. According to the London-based business management consultant, the Future Fifty program gives participants immediate access to a valuable peer network along with expert-led classes and workshops designed to… Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 3:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boston-based Trustivo announced on Friday the launch of a new platform, Digital Workplace, which is dedicated to the fintech industry. According to Trustivo, Digital Workplace offers the following: An integrated platform for both financial planning and financial counseling needs A digital social network designed for… Read More

February 24, 2017 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, fintech analytics platform, dv01, announced the launch of its Securitization Explorer, a new web portal dedicated to providing investors with increased insights into securitizations of consumer loans. According to dv01, with the launch of Securitization Explorer, it plans to leverage data, analytical, and… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 4:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm InvestCloud announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with the City of Boston and Boston Mayor, Martin J. Walsh, to launch a new family savings program, which creates savings plans for children’s education. According to InvestCloud, the Boston Saves allows families… Read More

February 22, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) announced it has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to launch a virtual fintech lab, the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab), as a way to help the financial health of overlooked populations, which includes low-income women, aging and disabled populations. This… Read More