Tagged: fintech

August 26, 2020 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qube Money, a U.S.-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it has integrated with Plaid to help improve budgeting for its customers.  Qube Money revealed that it creates secure, real-time connectivity between someone’s money and the Qube budgeting app. “Qube’s mission is to align people’s use of… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 2:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

JCB, a Japan-based global payment brand, announced on Monday it has extended its partnership with cloud-based digital payments provider Viva Wallet in Europe. The partnership will reportedly enable contact and contactless payment between Viva Wallet’s European merchants and JCB’s 140 million cardmembers through face-to-face and… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Artis Technologies, a U.S.-based fintech that provides lending solutions for businesses, announced on Tuesday it raised $1.5 million through its Seed funding round from Fintech Ventures Fund and its affiliates. Founded earlier this year, Artis Technologies claims it powers modern lending solutions for businesses to… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinVolution Group, a China-based fintech that connects underserved individual borrowers with financial institutions, announced on Tuesday its new share repurchase program. whereby the Company is authorized to repurchase its own Class A ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares (ADS) with an aggregate… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 7:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blue Sage, a cloud-based digital lender for retail, wholesale and correspondent lenders, has formed a partnership with fintech FormFree to bring AccountChek automated asset verification service to the Blue Sage platform. According to the duo, this new integration makes it possible for borrowers to verify assets… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of Ireland announced on Monday it has launched Google Pay for all customers. According to the banking group, customers are now able to add personal debit, credit cards, and business debit cards to the payment method’s digital wallet. While sharing more details about the… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. digital bank Radius Bank announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with cross-border solutions provider Currencycloud to offer Radius clients to send money to more than 180 countries around the world. Radius Bank reported that it is using Currencycloud’s APIs to send outgoing… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Open Payments, a Sweden-based fintech, announced on Monday it secured €3 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Industrifonden, with participation from existing investors Brightly Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and angel investors. Founded in 2017, Open Payments states it provides the groundbreaking market… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 7:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neat, a digital bank based in Hong Kong, announced on Wednesday a $4 million extension to its $11 million Series A investment round, which originally closed in April 2020. MassMutual Ventures, Pacific Century Group, Linear Capital, and Robby Hilkowitz as well as new investor Vectr Fintech… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd announced Monday the new Samsung Pay Card, powered by UK fintech Curve, and in conjunction with global payments technology company Mastercard, has officially made its debut. Samsung reported that Samsung Pay Card gives users complete control over their spending, without the fuss of… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Kira, a Singapore-based decentralized fintech, announced on Wednesday it secured $2.2 million through its latest investment round, which was led by BTC12 Capital. Founded in 2019, Kira describes itself as a next-generation hyperscale decentralized exchange engineered for cross-chain transfer and frictionless trading experience. “We… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 11:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

European fintech Viva Wallet announced on Tuesday it is bringing Apple Pay to its customers. The fintech reported that Apple Pay is a safe, secure, and private way to help customers avoid handing their cards to others as well as touching physical buttons or exchanging… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 3:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a modern trading platform that offers both traditional securities as well as crypto, announced on Monday it raised $200 million through its Series G funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $11.2 billion. The investment was led by D1 Capital Partners. Founded in 2013,… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payments platform Stripe recently announced it has appointed Dhivya Suryadevara as its new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Stripe, Suryadevara served as Chief Financial Officer at the automobile brand, General Motors, where she oversaw financial operations amounting to over $100 billion in annual… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plastiq, a U.S.-based intelligent payments solution for small business, announced on Friday it has launched on Visa’s Small Business Hub. According to Plastiq, the Visa Small Business Hub helps the small business community to create and strengthen customer relationships through claimed safe, digitally-enabled practices. “The… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PayActiv, a U.S.-based provider of employment-based holistic financial wellness services, announced on Thursday it secured $100 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by Eldridge and includes existing PayActiv shareholders Generation Partners and the Ziegler Link•Age Fund II. As previously reported,… Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 9:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cred.ai, a U.S.-based startup, has launched its new banking platform specifically for millennials, along with its solid metal credit card. The company reported that it has been operating in “stealth” for more than three years to build its platform, which is notably designed to “empower”… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Routable, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Wednesday it raised $12 million through its Series A funding round, which involved participation from Founders Co-op, Y Combinator, Box Group, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Founded in 2017, Routable claims to be the simplest way to send and receive business-to-business… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PGIM Investments, the retail distribution arm of PGIM, Inc., announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments. Through the collaboration, iCapital will provide a customized technology solution to augment PGIM Investments’ distribution and servicing… Read More

August 12, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Wednesday the expansion of its Accelerate fintech portfolio by adding entrepreneurs to its startup engagement program Start Path and more technology partners to its Engage network. The additions are to provide access to expert engineers and specialists that may help customers deploy new services… Read More