Tagged: fintech

December 6, 2019 @ 2:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chime, a U.S.-based app-only bank, has reportedly secured $500 million through its Series E funding round, bringing Chime’s valuation to $5.8 billion. The investment comes less than a year after Chime raised $200 million through its previous round when it was valued at $1.5 billion…. Read More

December 6, 2019 @ 8:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Currensea, a UK-based fintech that specializes in creating travel debit cards, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than £865,000 secured. The company, which launched the campaign last month, sought to raise a minimum of £800,000. It is offering 7.40%… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 10:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tink, a Sweden-based fintech that provides APIs to create next-generation banking services, announced on Thursday it has launched its service in both Italy and Portugal. As previously reported, Tink provides partners ranging from big banks to individual developers with the technology to securely access financial… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Japan KK announced on Wednesday it has selected 94 startups in six verticals (IoT, Fintech, Insurtech, Mobility, Brand & Retail and Hardtech & Health ) with 36 large domestic corporate companies for the Winter/Spring 2020 Batch acceleration program, which will be carried out… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Insurance Group announced on Thursday that Ping An Global Voyager Fund, its overseas investment arm, has led a $70 million Series D in Indian auto technology company CarDekho, alongside Sequoia Capital and Hillhouse Capital. Ping An reported that this is its first venture investment… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 6:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday it has teamed up with authorized by the pensions regulator, Smart Pension, to launch its new business pension offering. Users will now be able to set up their business accounts and pension auto-enrolment within minutes through this collaboration. “When… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 6:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Robinhood announced on Wednesday more than 10 million people have signed up for accounts on its platform. Publicly launched in 2015, Robinhood is notably on a mission to democratize our financial system. The company offers commission-free trading through on e platform. “Trading in… Read More

December 4, 2019 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Virgin Money, a financial firm under Virgin that offers savings, mortgages, credit cards, current accounts, currency services, pension, investments, and protection products to customers across the UK, recently announced it is set to launch its current account by the end of 2019. Virgin Money reported… Read More

December 4, 2019 @ 8:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two weeks after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, European automated saving and crowd investing marketplace Oval Money is set to close the funding round with more than £1.2 million raised. The company, which secured £626,310 through its Crowdcube campaign in… Read More

December 3, 2019 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Koho, a neobank that offers Canadians an alternative to traditional banking, announced this week its Series B funding round, which received $42 million and was led by Portag3 Ventures earlier this year, secured an additional $25 million from Drive Capital and National Bank of Canada. … Read More

December 3, 2019 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Credorax, a fintech bank and smart payments provider, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Raisin to offer retail deposits to Raisin customers in Germany. Credorax reported that the partnership marks the launch of its first banking products in the region. “Through this partnership,… Read More

November 27, 2019 @ 2:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group NatWest announced on Wednesday the launch of its digital bank, Bó. According to Natwest, Bó is a digital bank that was created to help people “do money better.” The service features a bright yellow Visa card, as well as a mobile app. Natwest… Read More

November 25, 2019 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than two years after securing £626,310 through its Crowdcube funding round, European automated saving and crowd investing marketplace Oval Money launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs and has quickly secured its initial £1 million funding target. As previously reported, Oval Money provides easy… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 9:53 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial announced on Wednesday it has acquired ClearStructure Financial Technology, which is a global provider of portfolio management solutions for the private debt markets. According to Broadridge, the acquisition is helping to expand its asset management technology suite. “Broadridge’s SaaS technology powers… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CommonBond, an online lending platform servicing the student loan market, announced on Wednesday the launch of CommonBond Ignite, which is described as a tailor-made solution for large financial institutions to acquire the right customers, with the right products, at the right time. According to CommonBond,… Read More

November 10, 2019 @ 11:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global Fintech-as-a-service provider, announced last week the launch of its new Singapore platform to enable businesses to go cashless. Rapyd claims that the platform will bring greater convenience to local consumers and businesses, by enabling consumers and businesses to easily make payments electronically,… Read More

November 8, 2019 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Shares of San Diego-based Silvergate Bank, a leading bank for innovative businesses in Fintech and cryptocurrency, are now available for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:SI). Silvergate Capital (NYSE:SI) a California-headquartered commercial bank currently focused on crypto-related businesses, has now been officially listed on… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnamese Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) has reportedly teamed up with American Fintech Ripple, in order to join RippleNet, a decentralized network of financial institutions and service providers that allows users to conduct quick and cheap international transactions. Notably, TP Bank was among… Read More

November 6, 2019 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Chip, a Fintech that claims to be one of the most crowdfunded businesses in the UK, is raising £7.3 million following a previous £3.8 million crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Chip recently sold a 9.39% equity stake in the company to 6897 individual investors at a… Read More

October 21, 2019 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City, announced on Monday it has opened applications for its 2020 class. According to its creators, the FinTech Innovation Lab is designed for entrepreneurs developing disruptive… Read More