Tagged: fintech

December 10, 2020 @ 11:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Xspaced, a U.S.-fintech startup that specializes in rental payments, announced on Thursday the launch of its new feature, FlexRent. According to Xspaced, FlexRent allows tenants to split their rent payments into smaller payments over the month to align their monthly rent with their income… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Boast.ai, a U.S.-based software innovator whose flagship product automates the complex process of claiming R&D tax credits in the US and Canada, announced on Thursday it secured $23 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Radian Capital. Founded in 2011, Boast.ai… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Southwestern Asian banking group DBS announced on Thursday it will set up a digital exchange. The exchange will notably allow institutional investors, as well as accredited investors, to tap into a fully integrated tokenization, trading, and custody ecosystem for digital assets. DBS further revealed that… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Canadian banking group Scotiabank announced on Wednesday it is offering real-time payments for all business banking customers using flexible routing options like an account number or email address, using Interac e-Transfer for Business. According to Scotiabank, transactions are processed in real-time, with confirmation of… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Tuesday it has completed its 2.0 Fintech Platform after a year of development. According to XTM,  the enhanced platform and mobile app have every feature you would expect in a neo… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    UK fintech GeoDB has successfully secured £2,3 million through its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, which has attracted nearly 400 Seedrs investors. The funding round was recently launched and quickly secured its initial £2 million funding target.  As previously reported, GeoDB is… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 8:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payaut, an Amsterdam-based fintech, has raised €2.6 million through its seed funding round, which was led by LocalGlobe with participation from Finch Capital and Entrée Capital. Founded in 2019, Payaut offers any online marketplace a PSP agnostic solution that enables the platform to be… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 5:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

F1 Payments, a U.S.based fintech that’s focused on increasing business velocity for all constituents in the payment ecosystem, announced on Thursday it scored a strategic recapitalization and growth investment from an affiliate of York Capital Management. In conjunction with the transaction, Chad Anselmo, President, has been… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 2:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BHIVE announced on Friday its fintech entity, BHIVE Investech, has received $1 million investment commitment from a combination of current and fresh investors. According to BHIVE, BHIVE Investech is an asset-light fintech company that aims to democratizing the commercial real estate market by providing… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 2:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virgin Money announced earlier this week it has formed a new API integration partnership with technology source platform Twenty7Tec. Through the collaboration, the duo will streamline the search and application process for intermediaries by removing the need to “re-key” data in multiple places. “The integration… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 4:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Thursday its plan to offer micro-credit to its Today Cardholder community. According to XTM, the Today program has been adopted and rolled out to thousands of hospitality, personal care, and… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ReceiptHero, a Finnish fintech, announced on Thursday it secured €2 million through its latest seed round, which was led by Lifeline Ventures, Superhero Capital, and Vidici Ventures Founded in 2018, ReceiptHero describes itself as an open digital receipt system that sends digital receipts from… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK fintech Dot Investing recently announced the launch of its new digital investment platform. According to Dot Investing, the platform allows individual investors to invest in top private and alternative asset funds, including private equity, VC and hedge funds. “Users are able to invest from £100,000… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Razorpay, an India-based digital bank, has announced its integration with payment giant PayPal. Razorpay reported that its partner businesses may now integrate with PayPal and accept payments from international customers from across 200 markets. “By integrating PayPal into Razorpay’s payment platform, freelancers and MSMEs will… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 3:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a month after announcing its payment capabilities debuted in South Korea, B2B fintech-as-a-service provider Rapyd announced it has launched the capabilities in Thailand. According to Rapyd, the integrated solution is a comprehensive set of local and international payment methods that includes… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Germany-based banking as a service platform solarisBank is reportedly planning to expand its services in Europe this upcoming year. CEO of the banking group, Roland Folz, revealed to Reuters that he and his team will be working on getting the solarisBank products in a string… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 8:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a year after raising £1.37 million on Seedrs, UK fintech GeoDB has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its £2 million funding target from nearly 360 Seedrs investors.  As previously reported, GeoDB is a big data marketplace that aims to… Read More

November 29, 2020 @ 10:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Primer, a UK-based fintech startup, has raised £14 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Accel. The investment round comes just a little over six months after Primer secured £3.2 million through its seed funding round, led by Balderton Capital…. Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 11:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Paysme, a UK-based fintech mobile app, has successfully secured its initial £250,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2018, Paysme describes itself as a super app delivering financial services to underserved small business communities to accelerate their transition to the digital… Read More

November 25, 2020 @ 10:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarlyBird, a U.S.-based fintech gifting platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.4 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Network Ventures, with strategic participation from Chingona Ventures, Bridge Investments, Kairos Angels, Takoma Ventures, and Subconscious Ventures along with notable angel investors. Along with the investment, EarlyBird announced… Read More