Tagged: fintech

July 9, 2020 @ 9:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Thursday it has launched its all-in-one payment integrated solution in Mexico. This news comes just a little over a month after the company launched its solution in the UK.  According to Rapyd, the solution… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 9:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few months after launching its services in Latvia, PaySafeCard, an Austria-based fintech that is part of the Paysafe Group, has made its debut in Bulgaria. As previously reported, PaySafeCard claims it has become a global market leader in online prepaid payment methods and… Read More

July 9, 2020 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Thursday  Jim Young, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will be stepping down from his role to pursue an opportunity with Indigo Ag, Inc., a private company operating at the intersection of technology, markets, and sustainability.  According to Broadridge,… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wagestream, a UK-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it has secured £20 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by Northzone with participation from Balderton Capital, QED Investors, LocalGlobe, Fair By Design, Jigsaw VC, and Village Global. Founded in 2018, Wagestream explains it… Read More

July 5, 2020 @ 10:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PAYFAZZ, an Indonesia-based fintech startup, has reportedly secured $53 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by B Capital Group and Insignia Ventures Partners with participation from Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, ACE & Company, BRI Ventures, and Quiet Capital. Founded in… Read More

July 4, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Olivia Halsall  |  

On June 26th, Mt Pelerin, the Swiss Fintech expert in asset tokenization and digital compliance building, held its first general assembly in Geneva. Together with its shareholders and via its new Bridge Wallet mobile wallet, Mt Pelerin discussed its ongoing mission to provide digital solutions… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Wednesday the availability of its relaunched exchange-traded fund (ETF), the SoFi 50 ETF, which is now indexed to reflect the most popular equities among SoFi members. According to SoFi, The relaunched SoFi 50 ETF now tracks the performance, before… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 11:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lightnet, a Singapore headquartered fintech company, announced on Wednesday its now expanding its reach throughout the Asia Pacific region. This news comes less than six months after Lightnet secured $31.2 million through its Series A financing round.  Founded in 2018, Lightnet is dedicated to improving the… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 11:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online banking and payments company i2c announced on Tuesday it is now assisting clients of Wirecard or any other insolvent bank. As previously reported, Wirecard filed for bankruptcy last week following the announcement the German fintech had misplaced €1.9 billion. The aftershocks of the announcement… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments platform PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) recently announced it has rolled out QR code payments in Canada for small businesses to accept touch-free mobile payments from their customers using the PayPal app. PayPal reported that the new functionality allows customers to buy or sell in-person, safely, and securely… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Galileo Financial Technologies announced on Thursday the full launch of Galileo Instant, which is described as a frictionless solution for gig-economy, marketplace, e-commerce, fintech, and other businesses that want the speed and convenience of creating debit cards through a single point of contact…. Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qupital, a Hong Kong-based trade finance platform, announced on Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with leading global e-commerce platform eBay as one of its officially recommended Hong Kong financing service providers. According to Qupital, the collaboration will enable the Asian fintech to provide “quality,… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jetty, a U.S.-based fintech on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone, announced on Wednesday it has named Farmers Insurance the exclusive reinsurance to provide for all new Jetty policies. Launched in 2017, Jetty describes itself as a new financial… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 12:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Draper Goren Holm, a blockchain and Fintech venture firm, announced on Tuesday it signed the Equity.District’s #RacialEquityEcosystem pledge, which is led by Techstars Co-Founder Brad Feld, and Draper Goren Holm Venture Partner and Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Chairman and CEO Rodney Sampson. Along with signing the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, for the development and delivery of payment solutions in an effort to drive financial inclusion and cashless transactions for domestic payments and global remittances. The… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Korean fintech, Global Money Express (GME). According to MoneyGram, the partnership enables GME customers to connect to the MoneyGram platform and distribution network in more than 200 countries and… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 1:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Strands, a Spain-based fintech that specializes in advanced digital banking solutions, announced on Tuesday it has been granted an AISP license as it prepares to expand its PSD2 services offering. According to Strands, an AISP is a payment institution which, under the revised Payment Services… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 11:22 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced on Tuesday that Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted Lu International (Hong Kong) Limited (LUI HK), a subsidiary of Lufax Holding (“Lufax“), a Type 1 (Dealing in Securities) license. Ping An Insurance… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ant Financial Services Group, the owner and operator of Alipay, has dropped the “Financial” part of its name and is set to rebrand to Ant Technology Group, according to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in 2014 by billionaire Jack Ma, Ant Group describes itself as… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 10:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Muniy, a UK-based neobanking startup, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 equity crowdfunding target through its Crowdcube campaign. The funding round was launched earlier this month. As previously reported, Muniy describes itself as “banking for everyone.” The startup currently offers freemium and paid accounts with… Read More