Tagged: fintech

October 23, 2018 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KPMG Fintech, along with fintech investment firm H2, announced on Tuesday the release of the 2018 Fintech100, which highlights dynamic fintech firms around the world that are “transforming” the financial industry. The list includes fintechs from a range of industries, including digital payments, lending, insurtech,… Read More

October 23, 2018 @ 3:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

It’s been an exciting week for UK fintecher Tandem. The platform launched its second credit product, Journey Credit Card, introduced auto-saving rules and the ability block card purchases in real time sans a formal cancelation process. Tandem has said that it is planning a growing range of in-app features that offer… Read More

October 22, 2018 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is organising an IP workshop for Fintech. You may want to know how to protect your brand locally and internationally. How to accelerate your patents protection overseas with Fintech Fast Track. Include IP’s role in your business strategy. After… Read More

October 19, 2018 @ 9:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bank of England (BoE) announced earlier this week the launch of its new student fintech competition. The bank revealed that as a central bank of the UK it is now working to promote “the good of the people of the UK” by maintaining monetary and financial… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 4:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

AvidXchange, a U.S. fintech that provides accounts payable and automated payment solutions to midsize businesses, announced on Thursday it has appointed former Tesla executive, Denise Leleux, as its new Senior Vice President for Supplier Services. AvidXchange reported that while at Tesla, Leleux led Global Customer Experience for the… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 4:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with fintech venture investor and builder Anthemis Group (Anthemis) to build a venture creation studio in London. According to BBVA, this new studio will create value by deploying capital and resources to building businesses that address untapped user… Read More

October 18, 2018 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and the Partnership Fund for New York City announced on Thursday they are now accepting applications for FinTech Innovation Lab New York, which is described as a 12-week program that helps early and growth stage fintech companies accelerate product as well as business development… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Insurance Group announced on Wednesday it has done a full update of its Ping An Cloud. The company reported the Cloud is entering a new phase of offering cloud services to external customers. As previously reported, Ping An is considered one of the largest… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 7:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

AvidXchange, a U.S. fintech that provides accounts payable and automated payment solutions to midsize businesses, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with ClickPay, a provider of comprehensive electronic payment solutions for the multifamily, HOA, condominium and co-op segments of real estate industry, to help… Read More

October 12, 2018 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, PayPal announced it has formed a new partnership retailer giant Walmart to begin rolling out PayPal cash in and cash out money services at Walmart for an exclusive fee of $3 per service. According to PayPal, this is the first time PayPal mobile… Read More

October 11, 2018 @ 1:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yolt, an ING created smart thinking money app, has hit a new milestone. The fintech startup reportedly now has 500,000 users signed up for its services. Launched in the UK last year, Yolt is on a mission to innovate and collaborate in order to give… Read More

October 11, 2018 @ 10:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments platform Worldpay, Inc. announced on Thursday the launch of its new payout solutions that give multi-national e-commerce businesses more choices to disburse funds to partners and customers across country borders. The company reported that it is expanding the service to more than 50… Read More

October 10, 2018 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nasdaq announced trading in Fellow Finance Plc (Nasdaq:Fellow) shares commenced on Wednesday on Nasdaq First North Finland.  As previously reported, Fellow Finance will issue a total of 1,300,000 new shares in addition to which certain existing shareholders in the company are offering 1,293,658 shares in the… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 12:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ideanomics (formerly known as Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc.) (NASDAQ: SSC), a global fintech and asset digitization services company, announced on Tuesday it has entered into a joint venture agreement with TPJ Ltd, to create Ideanomics Resources LTD a U.K. company based in London and create a commodity… Read More

October 8, 2018 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based out of Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Monday it has selected 10 startups for its second batch. This platform, which is in partnership with Deutsche Bank, TechQuartier, BNP Paribas, Nets Group, Aareal Bank, DZ Bank, and Danske Bank,… Read More

October 4, 2018 @ 3:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

No fees for international transfer? Global remittance company TransferGo has reportedly launched the first “completely free” international money transfer service. Customers may transfer money around the world at “absolutely no cost”, averred the platform; in lieu of fees, the money transfer will be offered at the mid-market… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Innovate Finance announced on Wednesday the launch of its new diversity program, which is led by the Women in FinTech Initiative for 2018-19. While sharing more details about the program, Charlotte Crosswell, CEO fo Innovate Finance, stated: “We firmly believe that developing a more inclusive environment is at… Read More

October 3, 2018 @ 10:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Société Générale, France’s third-largest bank, announced earlier this week the launch of its new Global Markets Incubator, which is dedicated to fintech companies that are specializing in market activities. According to the bank, through the incubator, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) adopts a… Read More

October 2, 2018 @ 9:05 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kontist, a Berlin-based challenger bank, announced on Tuesday it secured a Series A investment to expand the financial services available to freelancers, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. The round was led by Haufe Group, one of Germany’s providers of digital workplace solutions and services with participation from… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced last week the launch of its new match-making platform that’s specifically for fintech startups. Through the network, startups are now able to get in touch indirectly with the bank’s business units and offer technical solutions. “In an increasing competitive market, both the startup… Read More