Tagged: fintech

June 7, 2021 @ 7:06 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

Alibaba-backed One97 Communications, which owns mobile payments firm Paytm, has received a green nod from its board to go public. In a letter to all its stakeholders and employees having stock options, the company said it had received in-principle approval from its board to issue… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 4:17 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

American Challenger bank and personal finance app Dave has announced that it plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm sponsored by investment firm Victory Park Capital. With this, the banking app’s valuation has ballooned to $4 billion amidst a pandemic that… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 1:24 am By Priyanka Pani  |  

Swedish Fintech startup Klarna Bank AB is apparently considering a share listing in the U.S. market. According to a Bloomberg report, Klarna is likely to choose the U.S. market even as the U.K. authorities continue to scrutinize the buy-now-pay-later startups in the region.  In the… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

B2B fintech-as-a-service provider Rapyd announced on Thursday its new venture arm, which will focus on investing in early and growth-stage businesses that are delivering the next wave of financial services innovation. The company reported that the arm will be led by Joel Yarbrough, MD of Rapyd… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 8:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

   The Beans, a U.S.-based fintech startup announced on Thursday it secured $2 million through its investment round, which was led by Precursor Ventures with participation from Relay Ventures, One Planet VC, Swing Ventures, Oxford Angel Fund, and a group of notable angel investors. The Beans describes itself… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based payments platform Veem announced on Wednesday the expansion of its no-fees domestic payment services to Canada. The service, called Veem Local Canada, will include Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), which will give Canadian business owners a new, easy-to-use tool for payment options. According to… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Taulia, a U.S.-based working capital solutions provider, announced on Tuesday it has expanded its global footprint by growing its presence in both China and Singapore. Founded in 2009, Taulia claims to be a leading provider of working capital solutions. Through a combination of its… Read More

June 2, 2021 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Green Feather, a U.S.-based healthcare fintech and the creator of patient payments platform, Feather Pay, announced on Wednesday it raised $1.5 million through its latest seed investment round, which was led by Lawrence P. Huang, Co-Foudner of Ciena Corp. and Executive Chairman of Green… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Belvo, a Latin American fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured $43 million through its Series A funding round, which saw participation from Future Positive and FJLabs. Founded in 2019, Belvo enables financial innovators to access and interpret data from their end-users in an easy… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Sonali Sambhus to its Board of Directors. According to CommonBond, Sambhus currently leads the developer platform at Square.  CommonBond also revealed that Sambhus has two decades of experience building technology products, from… Read More

May 31, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    UK banking group NatWest recently announced it is encouraging small business customers to make a climate commitment and join the government’s Together for our Planet ‘business climate leaders’ campaign, which was launched by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Business & Energy Secretary. NatWest… Read More

May 30, 2021 @ 10:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with nearly £10m in funding from 11,795 investors. Curve also claimed it was the fastest ever company on Crowdcube to raise… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  MotoRefi, an auto refinancing startup on a mission to help consumers save on their car loans, announced on Friday it scored $45 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The latest investment round comes less than… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global fintech Circle announced on Friday it secured $440 million through its latest investment round.  Fidelity Management and Research Company, Marshall Wace, Willett Advisors, Intersection Fintech Ventures, Atlas Merchant Capital, Digital Currency Group, FTX, Breyer Capital, Valor Capital Group, Pillar VC, as well as Michael J…. Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Stripe announced earlier this week the launch of Payment Links. Stripe claims that Payment Links is the simplest way for businesses to create a full payment page with just a few clicks, and share the link with their customers, with no code required. “Payment… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 4:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Flexa, a global network uniting retail and blockchain technologies, announced on Wednesday its digital currency acceptance offering to include a suite of eCommerce plug-ins that enable merchants to accept digital currencies via their online retail channels instantly and with guaranteed zero fraud. Flexa… Read More

May 26, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced it is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £7.9 million secured from nearly 9700 Crowdcube investors. Curve reported that the… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 3:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sentieo, a U.S.-based financial research platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $20 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Ten Coves Capital with participation from  Centana Growth Partners and Studio Management. As previously reported, Sentieo is described as a modern financial research platform, utilizing machine learning… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, has officially launched its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which was announced earlier this month, has already secured more than £6.8 million from… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  LendingPoint, a data and technology platform dedicated to democratizing credit and accelerating commerce, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Ashish Gupta as its new Chief Risk Officer.  According to LendingPoint, Gupta will lead data science/AI, risk, fraud, and market modeling as well as pricing… Read More