Tagged: fintech

April 15, 2019 @ 10:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Mogo Finance Technology announced on Monday it has signed a definitive arrangement agreement to merge itself with Difference Capital Financial Inc. Mogo reported that under the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, each common share of Mogo will be exchanged for one Difference common… Read More

April 12, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The University of Strathclyde announced this week the launch of its new fintech accelerator program in collaboration with Strathclyde Business School. According to the University, the Strathclyde Entrepreneurial Network (SEN) accelerator programme encourages the development of early-stage innovation-driven fintech businesses. “Four groups of entrepreneurs will have access… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

gini, a Hong Kong-based fintech that specializes in smart spending-tracking, announced on Thursday it raised $1.6 million through its seed funding round, which involved participation from Mountain Partners, Treuenburg Group, Global Technology Alliance (GTA), Dr. Cornelius Boersch, the European Investment Fund (backed by EIB), and Hong Kong-based… Read More

April 11, 2019 @ 7:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech startup, Upgrade Pack, has successfully secured its initial £500,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. As previously reported, Upgrade Pack, which was founded last year, is described as a closed marketplace where airlines and hotels make discounted upgrades available to an exclusive… Read More

April 9, 2019 @ 8:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pintec Technology Holdings Ltd. (PINTEC; Nasdaq: PT), an independent platform enabling financial services in China, announced on Monday PT. Avatec Services Indonesia (Avatec Indonesia), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avatec.ai (S) Pte. Ltd (Avatec), has been approved by the Indonesian regulator to be a credit scoring… Read More

April 7, 2019 @ 8:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fundbox, a cash flow optimization tool platform for small businesses, announced on Friday it has opened a new Dallas-area office in order to support its rapid growth. The company’s location will be in Plano, Texas. Founded in 2012, Fundbox claims it has built the first… Read More

April 5, 2019 @ 8:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda announced on Thursday it received a payment service provider license issued by the Austrian financial market authority (FMA) in accordance with European law (PSD2). Founded in 2014, Bitpanda claims to be Europe’s leading retail broker for buying and selling Bitcoin, Ethereum, IOTA… Read More

April 3, 2019 @ 2:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced on Thursday the launch its new contactless consumer credit and debit cards. According to Wells Fargo, the cards will allow customers to complete a transaction quickly with a single tap at millions of merchants, including transit systems, around… Read More

April 2, 2019 @ 11:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinLeap, the fintech start-up platform behind Germany’s SolarisBank, announced on Tuesday it has acquired digital business banking solution, Penta. According to FinLeap, Penta offers fast and easy business banking for digital companies. Penta, which counts over 5,500 digital businesses like AirHelp, bepro11, and Global Digital… Read More

April 2, 2019 @ 9:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blockchain developer Pundi X announced on Tuesday its digital asset wallet mobile app, XWallet, has surpassed 100,000 registered users just three months after it was launched. According to Pundi X, the XWallet mobile app connects regular digital asset wallets with the Pundi X blockchain-based payment… Read More

April 1, 2019 @ 8:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK banking group NatWest announced on Monday it is set to trial its new personal mobile app, Mimo. According to NatWest, Mimo has been designed to help customers save time, save money and enjoy financial peace of mind. It will help customers budget, remind them of… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plaid, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday it has expanded its institution coverage in Canada. The company launched its services in the country last year and recently added support for Desjardins, National Bank of Canada, President’s Choice, and Simplii. Along with the expansion of… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 8:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced last week it has launched its own Fintech Advisory Group to provide Bank leaders with a “high-level” platform to establish clear points of contact with senior representatives and thought leaders from the financial technology industry and consumer… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 7:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Klarna announced on Thursday the launch of its new open banking platform. According to Klarna, the platform will enable access to more than 4,300 European banks through a single Access to Account (XS2A) API in line with Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Klarna… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 8:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech startup Kyriba Corp. announced on Wednesday it is in advanced talks with Bridgepoint, an international private equity group focused on investing in market-leading businesses, to receive a $160 million investment round to accelerate innovation and growth of its enterprise platform.  Kyriba reported that the… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 7:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based fintech firm Nutmeg announced on Wednesday it is planning to launch a crowdfunding round this upcoming summer through equity crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube. This news comes just a couple of months after the company secured £45 million through its latest funding round, which was led… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Airwallex, an Australia-based fintech company, announced on Monday it secured $100 million through its Series C funding round, which was led by DST Global, which has previously backed internet giants Facebook, Airbnb and Spotify and fintech leaders Nubank and Robinhood. The latest round brings Airwallex’s… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yalber, a U.S.-based SMB royalty investment company, announced on Tuesday it secured a $20 million credit facility from Park Cities Asset Management. Founded in 2007, Yalber offers an alternative to the conventional funding options currently available to businesses, such as debt either through a bank… Read More

March 25, 2019 @ 3:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Radius Bank, a virtual bank focused on providing clients with banking solutions to better financial health, announced last week it has formed a partnership with MassChallenge FinTech, a program matching enterprise-ready fintech startups within industry leaders to bring to market emerging products and services with… Read More

March 22, 2019 @ 8:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Borgun, a European payment processor and merchant acquirer, announced earlier this week it has signed an agreement with the fintech and insurtech company novae to support its digital transformation. Borgun reported that it and novae are aiming to co-create solutions in a digital capability framework… Read More