Tagged: fintech

February 7, 2018 @ 3:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced new members of its Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC), which advises OSC staff on developments and trends in the fintech space, as well as the unique challenges encountered by innovative businesses in the securities industry.  According to… Read More

February 7, 2018 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neighborly Corporation, a San Francisco-based public fintech platform, announced on Wednesday it is teaming up with the UC Berkeley Blockchain Lab, and Berkeley elected officials, to launch the Berkeley Blockchain Initiative (BBI). The BBI will leverage blockchain technology to develop a first-of-its-kind tokenized municipal bond compliant with all regulatory… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech firm and direct online access to securely vaulted and insured precious metals, Goldmoney, Inc., announced on Tuesday it has appointed Steve Fray as Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. The company reported that Fray, who previously served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations, will replace… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Barclays announced on Tuesday that after three months of intensive product development, mentoring, and networking, the nine companies of its New York accelerator program are set to showcase their fintech proposals at a demo day. According to the company, the demo day marks the culmination… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 2:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SixThirty, a global fintech venture firm, announced on Tuesday it is now seeking fintech entrepreneurs to join its Spring 2018 portfolio and participate in the go-to-market program, SixThirty 2.0. According to the firm, selected startups will receive up to a $250,000 investment, up from $100,000, in tandem with… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 9:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online marketplace eBay announced it has signed an agreement with Dutch fintech Adyen to become its primary payments processing partner. The company revealed it intends to further improve its customer experience by intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform.  By doing this, it will… Read More

February 2, 2018 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

dv01, the data management, reporting, and analytics platform that offers institutional investors transparency and insight into lending markets, announced on Friday it has appointed Amy Johnson as its new Chief Operating Officer. According to dv01, Johnson began her career as an Investment Banker in the… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Japan announced on Thursday that Mobility is a new genre for its startup accelerator program in addition to Fintech, IoT, Insurtech for the Batch 1 program. This new Mobility program is being launched in partnership with Nissan Motor as a leading partner…. Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Brazilian fintech EBANX announced on Wednesday it has secured a $30 million investment from FTV Capital. The company states it is focused on helping global merchants grow exponentially and increase revenue in Latin America by offering end-to-end local payments solutions, which allows businesses to sell to… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 10:44 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The German Artificial Intelligence-based collections company collectAI has partnered with payments provider Pay360 by Capita for its UK launch. With collectAI as the tech provider, Pay360 aims to build a branded receivables management solution for its business and government clients. By partnering with Pay360, collectAI, an… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 12:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

California-based fintech BlueVine announced it has doubled the credit line size for its invoice factoring product to up to $5 million, underscoring the online business lender’s push to offer fast and flexible working capital financing to small and medium-sized businesses.  The company also increased the limit… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 10:47 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Revolut officially launched its cryptocurrency feature, allowing all Revolut customers to buy, hold and exchange cryptocurrencies in-app in seconds, as the innovative fintech platform sticks to its mission and continues to disrupt traditional banking by mainstreaming cryptocurrencies. “We have been amazed by the incredible demand… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 9:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finn.ai, an AI-powered virtual assistant built for personal banking and finance, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Stephen Morse its new Head of Global Strategic Accounts. According to Finn.ai, Morse has extensive global experience with disruptive, growth businesses within the fintech space. He led enterprise sales organizations… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ping An Technology announced on Tuesday it has launched its first fintech accelerator through a partnership with SparkLabs Group, a network of accelerators and venture capital funds. According to the company,  Ping An Fintech Accelerator will be jointly operated by Ping An Technology and SparkLabs…. Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The DCU FinTech Innovation Center, which houses the largest concentration of fintech startups in New England, announced on Tuesday ten new seed-stage ventures in its latest Cohort. The Center stated it is fully funded by Digital Federal Credit Union, better known as DCU. The Center’s… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 9:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elevate Credit, Inc., a tech-enabled provider of innovative and responsible online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, announced on Monday it has appointed former PayPal and loanDepot executive, Brian Biglin, as its new Chief Credit Officer. According to Elevate, Biglin has nearly 25 years of leadership in the… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fineqia International Inc. (CSE: FNQ) (OTCPink: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) announced on Monday it has made a cash investment for an equity stake in Nivaura, which recently demonstrated the world’s first crypto-currency denominated bond issuance that was cleared, settled and registered entirely on a public blockchain. According… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robinhood, a fintech broker firm, announced this week its new bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies investment platform, which its services are 24 hours a day available the platform is commission-free. Features of the platform include: Everything in one place: All cryptocurrencies, stocks, ETFs, and options are now… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, UK-based fintech firm Finastra welcomed new companies Efficiency MC, Conpend, and BankBI to the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution FusionFabric.cloud open architecture. The company reported: “FusionFabric.cloud unlocks innovation by fostering open collaboration within an ecosystem of development partners. A major innovation for financial services, it opens up… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 9:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Canadian fintech Katipult announced it has appointed Karim Teja as its new Chief Financial Officer. According to the company, Taja has more than 15 years of diversified financial business experience and held senior positions in rapidly growing technology companies in the medical, environmental… Read More