Tagged: fintech

June 20, 2019 @ 9:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Australia, the leading advocacy group for financial innovation in Australia, announced on Wednesday the new membership structure of its platform. The organization revealed it has been structured to offer maximum value to our members and at the same time, empower us to do more… Read More

June 19, 2019 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Science Exchange, a technology platform that is used by research organizations to order and manage outsourced R&D services, announced a strategic partnership with U.S. fintech, Brex. According to Science Exchange, the new partnership will see Brex offer biotech incentives. While sharing more details about the… Read More

June 17, 2019 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global digital asset exchange OKCoin announced on Monday it has teamed up with fintech Simplex to enable international users to make USD deposits through debit or credit card. According to OKCoin, the feature is available to users outside of Europe, China and the U.S., with… Read More

June 16, 2019 @ 10:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a week after launching its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK fintech Paysend is now nearing £4.4 million in funding from more than 530 investors. The funding round originally sought to raise £4.2 million, which was secured in three days. Founded… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 10:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Augmentum Fintech plc (LSE: AUGM) announced this week it has invested  £8.5 million across three companies that are in its portfolio. Founded in 2018, Augmentum Fintech claims to be one of Europe’ leading venture capital investors that is focused on the fintech sector. The company… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced this week that its product, Stripe Terminal, is now available to all users in the U.S. According to Stripe, Stripe Terminal is a set of SDKs, APIs, and pre-certified card readers that lets you extend your Stripe integration to accept in-person… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Money Dashboard, a UK-based online personal financial management service, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube with more than £3.7 million. Originally seeking £1.5 million, the funding round attracted more than 3300 investors. As previously reported, Money Dashboard’s app empowers over 100,000… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 9:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Glint, a UK-based fintech that enables physical gold to make instant payments using a debit Mastercard, announce on Thursday it completes £5 million private placement. The private placement comes nearly one year after Glint raised more than £2.1 million through its Crowdcube funding round. As… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and even smarter app, announced on Thursday the launch of its instant cashback scheme offering 1% on all purchases at some brands and retailers. According to Curve, the new program, which… Read More

June 12, 2019 @ 4:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EarnUp, a fintech startup that offers a consumer-first platform for automating loan payments, announced on Wednesday it has surpassed $10 billion in loans managed through its platform.  Launched in 2017, EarnUp Revealed it is looking to help consumers stay on track in making loan payments… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Tuesday it secured $100 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund. This round of investment comes just a couple of months after Brex received $100 million debt capital investment from Barclays Investment… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Visa (NYSE:V) announced on Thursday it has partnered with LINE Pay Corporation, an operator of digital wallet and fintech services on the LINE messaging app, to launch new financial services experiences for its collective user bases of millions of consumers and merchants worldwide. The two… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KOHO, a fintech startup that offers Canadians an alternative to traditional banking, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new cashback program. This news comes just weeks after Koho successfully secured $42 million through its Series B funding round. As previously reported, Koho stated with… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Wednesday it has formed new partnerships with Levi’s, Ray-Ban, O’Neill, and Tarte Cosmetics, among many other brands and retailers in the U.S. Afterpay reported that since launching in the country just… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 7:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech FinMason announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Silver Wealth Technologies, a trusted provider of enterprise-class business and technology solutions for investment services companies. Through the collaboration, FinMason’s real-time API will be used to deeply integrate investment calculations into Silver’s innovative wealth data… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 2:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PaySend, a UK-based global payments platform, announced on Thursday it is set to launch its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. As previously reported, PaySend was founded in 2015 and describes itself as a UK fintech company and payments disruptor on a mission to change how… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Scotland announced on Thursday the fintech community in Scotland has now increased to over one hundred innovative firms focused on re-inventing financial services through new technology and data. According to the organization, this increase continues the momentum from the start of the year when… Read More

May 28, 2019 @ 2:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Swedish fintech startup Open Payments announced on Tuesday it secured 1.2 MEUR through its latest seed funding round, which included investments from Brightly Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and selected angel investors. Founded in 2017, Open Payments provides what it believes the “groundbreaking market infrastructure” that is… Read More

May 26, 2019 @ 9:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Katipult announced last week its 2019 first quarter financial results for the three-month period ended March 31st. The company revealed that the first quarter 2019 is the fifth consecutive quarter of higher subscription revenues and marks its highest recorded subscription revenue and total… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 8:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech InvestCloud announced last week it has appointed Will Bailey as its new Chief Strategy Officer. According to InvestCloud, the newly-created role will see Bailey head up development on emerging product initiatives, which includes leading a strategic product team to apply the latest technology, from… Read More