Tagged: fintech

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

India-based fintech Tabby announced this week it raise of $7 million through its latest funding round, which was led by Raed Ventures with participation from MSA Capital and existing investor Arbor Ventures. Founded in 2019, Tabby states it provides customers with the flexibility to pay… Read More

June 10, 2020 @ 7:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

NYMBUS, a U.S. financial service platform provider, announced on Tuesday it secured $12 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Insight Partners and Vensure Enterprises. NYMBUS claims it provides the world’s most advanced revenue and technology solutions for today’s financial institutions. Its… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Tuesday the launch of its new Buy Now, Pay Later Shopper Loyalty Program, Vibe. According to Klarna, the no-fee program will be rolled out to the U.S. market in June before being extended to the platform’s other key markets… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 3:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, a UK based Fintech in the digital money transfer sector, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Mukuru, one of Africa’s largest remittance providers to broaden options for cash pick up in Zimbabwe. WorldRemit claims that the partnership will be instrumental in… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Affirm, a Fintech founded by vaunted entrepreneur Max Levchin, announced on Monday the launch of its high-yield saving account. As previously reported, Affirm is a point of sale credit provider that is currently working with over 2000 merchants. The company’s goal is to provide shoppers… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 9:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Qube Money, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with Galileo Financial Technology. Qube Money reported that through the duo will deliver a banking solution that will allow customers to activate their money on a debit card in real-time before… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 7:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with DCBank to provide an instantly activated and loaded prepaid Mastercard through a cash accepting kiosk. XTM reported that Kiosks will be placed… Read More

June 8, 2020 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, recently announced the launch of its new business account aggregation service. Tink revealed that by fetching real-time business data that was not easily accessible before, aggregation improves company efficiency and productivity, as well… Read More

June 4, 2020 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

WealthyPlanet, a Canada-based online financial planning company, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Smart Money Capital Management Inc. (Smart Money Invest) to provide low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and online investment advice to WealthyPlanet clients. WealthyPlanet describes ETFs as “smart and convenient… Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Wednesday the launch of its new financial app version. According to Revolut, the new version is the latest step in the fintech’s journey to becoming a financial super app. Revolut further explained that the app’s redesign has focused on creating… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Muniy, a UK-based neobanking startup, is now seeking to raise a minimum of £200,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company is now offering 6.90% in equity at a £2.7 million pre-money valuation. Founded in 2018, Muniy describes itself as “banking for everyone.”… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK-based payments platform GoCardless announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with YayPay, a predictive account receivable (AR) automation solution. GoCardless claims that through the partnership YayPay will help its customers to get paid faster, improve cash flow, and significantly reduce payment… Read More

June 1, 2020 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard recently announced that 78% of all transactions across Europe are now contactless. The financial giant revealed it is committed to enabling 42 countries to raise their spending limits in order to help people everywhere benefit contactless pay. “With 89% of people asked agreeing that… Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 11:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PruPay, a U.S.-based payments technology company, announced on Thursday it is joining forces with PayPal to launch touchless pay for customers through text messaging. PruPay states it works with some of the “largest players” in the financial industry to bring simple solutions to complex problems…. Read More

May 28, 2020 @ 10:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meniga, a UK-based digital banking solution, announced on Thursday it secured €8.5 million through its latest strategic investment round, which was led by French banking group Groups BPCE with participation from Grupo Crédito Agrícola, UniCredit, Velocity Capital, Industrifonden, and Frumtak Ventures. Founded in 2009, Meniga… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 10:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced on Wednesday it has expanded its services to five more European countries. Stripe reported it will be generally available in the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta.  While sharing more details about the launch, the Stripe team stated: “[We have]… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 9:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GoBear, a Singapore-based fintech, has reportedly secured $17 million through its latest investment round. The investment brings GoBear’s total funding to $97 million. Founded in 2014, GoBear claims to be Asia’s leading financial supermarket whose purpose is to improve financial health. The platform empowers consumers… Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 12:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, a UK based Fintech in the digital money transfer sector, announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with global identity verification and authentication company, Onfido, to make it easier and quicker for its customers to open an account and send money abroad…. Read More

May 26, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

XTM, a Canada-based fintech that provides mobile banking and payment card solutions, announced on Tuesday it is using the Interac Bulk eTransfer solution offered by RBC (TSE: RY) to help its business clients facilitate near real-time payments. According to XTM, the solution allows XTM customers or Today… Read More

May 22, 2020 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital brokerage solution provider DriveWealth announced on Thursday it is joining forces with INDmoney, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning-based wealth management platform in India, to bring U.S. stock investing technology and capability to INDmoney clients. DriveWealth reported that the collaboration with INDmoney is the latest… Read More