Tagged: fintech

January 12, 2017 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PwC announced earlier this week the opening of its new fintech accelerating program, Startup Collider, which is described as a new initiative for nurturing and promoting the Central and Eastern European start-ups. The company stated it will provide the start-ups with a workspace within PwC network,… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KNOLSKAPE, a modern workplace experimental learning company, announced on Wednesday it was selected as the knowledge partner of the new fintech education program of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), a state in India. The company stated it would forming partnerships with universities in the state, along with… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 10:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community, announced on Wednesday it welcomed a delegation of leading voices from the digital finance community of Belgium led by the Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt in London for the launch of… Read More

January 11, 2017 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

iZettle, a European fintech company, announced on Wednesday it secured €60 million during its latest funding round, which is made up of equity from existing investors in a Series D extension as well as debt funding from Victory Park Capital through its credit fund, VPC Speciality Lending… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Canadian fintech platform, WealthBar, announced it surpassed $100 million in online investments. This announcement comes just as WealthBar completes its second year in business. The platform stated that during its two-year run its clients saved approximately $1.3 million annually in fees when compared to… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FactSet, a provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications, announced on Tuesday the launch of the FactSet Global FinTech Index, which has been licensed to Nikko Asset Management as the benchmark for the Global Fintech Equity Fund. The company stated that its Global FinTech… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

German fintech platform Raisin announced on Tuesday at the end of 2016, it not only celebrate the 3-year anniversary of its Germany launch but also reached a milestone of €2 billion in invested volume. Dr. Tamaz Georgadze, co-founder and CEO of Raisin, stated: “Raisin is… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 8:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial hub for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, and global professional services company, Accenture, announced on Tuesday the launch of their FinTech Hive at DIFC Accelerator Program. The companies stated that the program is considered… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Verint Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNT) announced that Chinese fintech firm CreditEase, is set to use is Verint’s Speech Analytics, along with Call Recording, and Quality Management, as a way to support the transformation of its customer engagement platform. CreditEase reportedly stated that since it implemented Verint’s… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The University of Strathclyde, a Scottish public research university located in Glasgow, announced on Wednesday it is set to launch its Masters in Financial Technology (Fintech) as a way to support the digital transformation of Scotland’s financial sector. The University stated that the MSc in Financial Technology would… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FSS, a payment and fintech firm that is based in India, announced on Monday the launch its Payments Productathon, an exclusive payment-focused contest. The event is set to be hosted by FSS, in association with NASSCOM along with TiE and Chennai. According to FSS, the contest is… Read More

December 29, 2016 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Higher School of Economics in Moscow announced the second year of its fintech startup program HSE{Pro}Fintech. According to the business incubator, the official partner of the fintech section is Waves, a crowdfunding, community management, and national settlement depository. Higher School of Economics stated it the fintech startup… Read More

December 28, 2016 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc., (CSE: MOS), a Candian fintech startup that offers an all-in-one fully integrated EMV payment, card link couponing, and digital marketing system, announced on Tuesday it closed a third tranche equity private placement in the aggregate amount of $167,500 by issuing 3,350,000… Read More

December 28, 2016 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced it has teamed up with the Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to launch the Fintech Career Accelerator Scheme (FCAS) to meet the growing needs of the fintech industry in Hong Kong. According to both of… Read More

December 27, 2016 @ 3:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spanish banking group, BBVA, recently announced it has acquired, Openpay, a fintech startup and payment service provider (PSP) that facilitates e-commerce, including on mobile devices, for large businesses and SMEs.  According to BBVA, Openpay combines a cutting-edge, real-time platform that allows users to make card,… Read More

December 26, 2016 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credit China FinTech Holdings Limited, an integrated fintech service provider in China, announced on Friday it would establish its Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore by the end of the first quarter of 2017 to speed up the expansion of its business overseas. According to Credit… Read More

December 23, 2016 @ 2:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech platform for digital media companies, BillFront, recently announced it raised $35 million during a Series A Funding round. Investors who participated in the funding round included 4Finance, NIBC Bank, and FinLeap. BillFront, which was founded in 2015 and based in London, describes itself as… Read More

December 23, 2016 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Central Bank of Iran (also known as CBI) announced earlier this week that it is planning to launch its very own fintech regulatory body. According to the director of CBI’s Office for Innovative Technologies, Ali Kermanshah, the organization has been working on fintech regulations since 2012,… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Thursday it is teaming up with Xpress Money once again to launch instant money transfers to Bangladesh. The companies revealed earlier this week they were working together to offer instant remittances in Pakistan. According to WorldRemit, customers will… Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, recently announced its latest portfolio investment was made in Tradeshift, a business commerce and supply chain finance platform. According to Santander InnoVentures, Tradeshift is used by a range of Fortune 500 companies, which includes  DHL and… Read More