Tagged: fintech

January 5, 2021 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Neat, a digital bank group based in Hong Kong, announced on Tuesday it has become a member of Visa and rolled out its new Neat Visa card. This announcement comes less than six months after Neat secured an additional $4 million extension of its… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  AvidXchange, a U.S. fintech that provides accounts payable and automated payment solutions to midsize businesses, announced on Monday it has acquired Core Associates, the makers of TimberScan and complementary AP solutions. AvidXchange claims that through the acquisition, it is now one of the foremost… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brighte, an Australia-based green energy fintech, recently announced it secured $100 million through its latest investment round. According to various media outlets, the round was led by Grok Ventures, the investment fund of Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes. Founded in 2015, Brighte describes itself as a… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 11:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based fintech that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has raised nearly €450,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round, which originally sought to raise €250,000, has so far attracted more than 355 Crowdcube investors. As previously reported, Gorvernance.com was founded… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, recently announced it has issued its restricted share unit (RSU) plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant options and RSUs to attract, motivate and retain directors, officers, employees, and consultants…. Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Tuesday more than 150,000 net new U.S.-based customers have used its platform during the last three months alone to send digital money transfers across borders. Paysend reported that following its stateside launch in September amidst the pandemic,… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 3:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    UK fintech GeoDB is set to close its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £2.4 million raised from nearly 550 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £2 million funding target.  As previously… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 3:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) recently announced it has a five-year extension to its partnership with Canada Post. The renewal, which runs through December 2025, allows MoneyGram customers to continue to transfer money and pay bills at over 5,000 Canada Post locations throughout… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Simplify Asset Management, a U.S.-based investment adviser, announced on Monday the launch of four exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for fintech, pop culture, robocar, cloud/cybersecurity. Founded earlier this year, Simplify was created to help advisors tackle pressing portfolio challenges with option-based strategies. “By accounting for real-world investor… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Robocash Group, a Singapore-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it has expanded its Buy Now Pay service UnaPay in the Philippines. Founded in 2013, Robocash Group specializes in non-bank lending with a focus on consumer lending both online and offline and marketplace funding. “We provide a… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Haru, a South Korea-based digital asset management platform and a service brand name of Block Crafters, announced on Wednesday its total transaction volume has reached the $100 million milestone within 15 months of its official launch. Haru also revealed that its user number has… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 10:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Governance.com, a Luxembourg-based fintech that provides technology-enabled governance solutions, has successfully secured its initial €250,000 through its recently launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round has so far attracted nearly 225 Crowdcube investors. Founded in 2015 by twin brothers Bert and Rob… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NextCar Holding Company Inc. (NXCR), a fintech and insurtech vehicle subscription platform, announced on Tuesday it has signed a letter of intent to form a partnership and receive a $400 million debt facility from Westlake Financial. NXCR reported that the $400 million debt facility… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pleo, a Denmark-based fintech startup, recently announced it has launched Google Pay functionality for its more than 13,000 European and UK customers. According to Pleo, customers will be able to immediately benefit from Google’s seamless contactless payment method, giving employees increased flexibility when making business… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 8:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S.-based tech giant IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) announced on Tuesday it has acquired Nordcloud, a European cloud implementation, application transformation, and managed services provider. The acquisition comes just days after IBM announced it acquired Expertus Technologies Inc., a Canadian Fintech company that assists… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 7:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Digital payments platform Wirex announced on Tuesday it has been named a principal member of the Visa Network in Europe. The company revealed it previously completed Visa’s FinTech Fast Track Programme and as a principal member, it will be allowed to issue Visa cards… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Netherlands-based banking group ABN AMRO announce on Monday its mobile has hits one billion logins. ABN AMRO reported that on average, customers logged in 390 times and more than four out of five clients used the ABN AMRO app in 2020.  Speaking about the… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Frank, a U.S.-based financial aid-focused fintech, is reportedly expanding its services to help students take online classes through its new service, called Classfinder. As previously reported, Frank was founded by fintech entrepreneur Charlie Javice and provides “smart, simple financial aid.” “We are revolutionizing financial aid… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 10:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Paysme, a UK-based fintech mobile app, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with nearly £300,000 raised from 165 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, Paysme describes itself as a super app delivering financial services to underserved small business communities to accelerate their… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 10:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RateGenius, a U.S.-based fintech company with a proprietary consumer-lending platform, announced on Friday it has funded approximately $8.5 billion in auto loans. RateGenius reported that nearly $1 billion of those loans were dispersed in 2020, even though 85% of the company’s team worked remotely for much… Read More