Tagged: Investment App

April 28, 2023 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, the global firm focused on digital transformation for the financial industry with over $6 trillion in assets, has been selected by BUNKER, a US-based fintech seeking to democratize access to the US markets for Latin Americans, “to help launch a pioneering mobile-first digital investment… Read More

July 16, 2022 @ 12:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Their signature color may be blue, but Seccl says it’s “going green” this month. They’re thrilled to be powering GreenGrowth Investments, a new sustainable investment platform “for people who care about the planet, and one of Europe’s Top Wealthtech Startups to Watch in 2022.” The… Read More

May 26, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

RELAI, the savings and investment app, has secured €2,159,470 in capital as part of its latest funding round. After a strong private phase, which saw €1.2m invested by the likes of Redalpine, “more than 850 investors have joined the table, contributing an additional €970,000, surpassing… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Freetrade, the UK-based stock brokerage app provider, has secured £30 million via a loan agreement in order to boost its financial resources without having to commit to a new valuation for the firm. The FT reports that the announcement comes at a time when startups… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 1:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

GreenGrowth, an investments app empowering consumers to invest for a more “sustainable world,” has acquired 77% (£258,568) of its £335,001 target via Seedrs (at the time of writing) from 72 investors with 23 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign. Located in London, United Kingdom,… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s investment service provider Kuflink has added new features to its platform. As noted by Kuflink‘s management, January was quite a busy month for them, with many new feature releases and updates to their previous releases. The company is hoping that their clients appreciate these… Read More

January 29, 2022 @ 12:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The sustainable development goal-linked investment app Etcho reports that it has finalized its pre-seed round, by securing £279,000 from angel investors via Crowdcube. Linking to the United Nation’s 17 SDGs, the Fintech app from Etcho enables users to select the goals they are most passionate… Read More

January 26, 2022 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EarlyBird, the platform that aims to make it simpler for parents, family members, and friends to collectively invest in a kid’s future, has announced today the introduction of EarlyBird Crypto. Along with more traditional assets, parents may now choose to add Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AJ Bell will be making investing a Dodl with the introduction of an easy-to-use, commission-free mobile app. The new, app-only investment platform called Dodl by AJ Bell will feature the following: Annual charge of 0.15% Purchase/sell investments with no commission Complete range of tax wrappers… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Amanah Saham Nasional Berhad (ASNB), the wholly-owned unit trust management firm of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), revealed earlier this week the introduction of its mobile registration and online onboarding solution (e-KYC), along with a goal-based investing feature via the myASNB mobile app. The digital onboarding… Read More

June 4, 2021 @ 12:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech startup Lightyear has secured $1.5 million through a pre-seed funding round. The company has also introduced its waiting list for Europe’s first “truly commission-free” investment platform. As noted in a release shared with CI, Lightyear‘s platform is scheduled for roll out in Q3 2021…. Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 7:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abra, a “fully compliant” platform for purchasing, selling, and trading more than 100 digital currencies and earning interest of “up to 10.5%” on “select digital assets,” revealed on Wednesday (June 2, 2021) that Abra Borrow, its in-app feature for using crypto “as collateral to borrow… Read More

June 3, 2021 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Kraken has launched a new, updated app. The company says that getting crypto just got “a whole lot easier.” The Kraken team notes in a blog post that they’ve “streamlined” the purchasing and selling process, added more “convenient” payment methods, and “wrapped… Read More

February 13, 2021 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last year was a very transformative year for many Fintechs including PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL). There was a dramatic surge in digital commerce activity and a record number of new users began using PayPal’s online services (over 72 million). There was also a considerable increase in… Read More

January 6, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based Investart, an online investing service with an intuitive “click-of-a-button” platform that’s intended for all users (especially to beginners), has dropped its commissions on transactions to zero. Customers have the option to choose between creating and managing their own investments or accepting portfolio allocations recommended… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based Public, the provider of a commission-free social investing app, has reportedly finalized a $65 million Series C investment round that was led by Accel. American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk also took part in the round. Advancit Capital, Greycroft, Lakestar, business executive Richard Parsons, and… Read More

December 12, 2020 @ 6:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smallcase, a Fintech firm that allows people to invest in a basket of stocks, has acquired an undisclosed amount of capital (as part of its Series B investment round) from HDFC Bank, an Indian banking and financial services company based in Mumbai. HDFC Bank (NSE:… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 9:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Digit, a financial management and savings company, recently added an automated investing tool to its app. Digit describes itself as a financial wellness expert that has assisted its customers with automatically saving around $5 billion and paying down more than $150 million in… Read More

November 18, 2020 @ 11:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sugi, an app that allows users to keep track of the carbon impact of their investment portfolio, has introduced the public beta version of its platform in the United Kingdom. Sugi has been developed specifically for retail investors. It’s free to use and allows users… Read More

November 14, 2020 @ 8:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Estonia-based Fintech firm RAISON has acquired €125,000 in capital in order to add new features to its investment app. Tallinn-headquartered RAISON is focused on creating a mobile application for investments in private firms. The Fintech company’s management confirmed that the recent investment was made by… Read More