Tagged: startups

January 27, 2020 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with global startup platform Plug and Play to help the continuous growth in the Spanish fintech sector. According to CaixaBank, the duo will promote new services for the… Read More

January 22, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. venture capital firm Canapi Ventures announced on Wednesday the launch of its inaugural venture capital funds. The funds, which are centered around early to growth-stage financial technology investment opportunities, have received $545 million in commitments from a “robust” institutional investor base.  “Canapi focuses on… Read More

January 20, 2020 @ 11:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global investments into China’s Fintech startup ecosystem have declined significantly by more than seven times at roughly $4.9 billion last year, after reaching an all-time high of $34 billion in 2018. The investments have dropped considerably for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) Fintech firms… Read More

January 17, 2020 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BMW Group Financial Services UK announced on Thursday it has launched the third installment of its Innovation Lab, run in collaboration with corporate innovation specialists, L Marks. The financial services reported that this year’s lab has developed into a new “Relay format,” which enables focus… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tel Aviv-headquartered Axell, a Fintech and insurance technology (Insurtech) innovation hub, revealed that it officially launched on January 6, 2020. The Israeli tech innovation hub will reportedly be led by Moshe Tamir, former deputy CEO at Tel Aviv-listed insurance firm Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings,… Read More

December 7, 2019 @ 9:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Big Four professional services firm Deloitte’s law division has introduced a program aimed at “propelling” early-stage Legaltech firms while using their products. Via Deloitte Legal Ventures, the Legaltech startups will allow the Deloitte Legal team to use their line of products and services from their… Read More

December 5, 2019 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play Japan KK announced on Wednesday it has selected 94 startups in six verticals (IoT, Fintech, Insurtech, Mobility, Brand & Retail and Hardtech & Health ) with 36 large domestic corporate companies for the Winter/Spring 2020 Batch acceleration program, which will be carried out… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE:AXP) announced on Thursday it has reimaged its American Express Corporate Program with new offerings to meet the needs of both companies and their employees. The new suite of products includes  American Express Corporate Green, Gold, and Platinum Card. Each of the cards will… Read More

September 4, 2019 @ 7:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accion Venture Lab, a seed-stage investment initiative of global nonprofit Accion, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new fund that is for inclusive fintech startups.  The organization reported that it is adding $33 million to its initial capital pool, with the launch of the… Read More

September 3, 2019 @ 9:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global innovation platform Plug and Play announced on Tuesday 11 startups have joined Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Fall 2019 Accelerator program, which is the third fintech and Travel & Hospitality accelerator program. Plug and Play reported that Plug and Play ADGM kicked off its… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 10:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Salaryo, a U.S.-based fintech platform for freelancers and startups, announced on Wednesday it raised $5.5 million in new funding from Ruby Ventures and Michael Ullmann’s investment group, bringing the total funding to $6.3 million.  Founded in 2017, the company provides security deposit financing for new coworking office members and… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 3:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global innovation platform Plug and Play announced on Thursday it has selected 123 startups to participate in their Fall 2019 accelerator batches. The selected companies will take part in a three month program revolving around the Brand & Retail, Cybersecurity, Energy & Sustainability, Fintech, Food & Beverage, New Materials & Packaging,… Read More

July 10, 2019 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Techstars and Hillstone Partners, a boutique capital consultancy firm specializing in startup business, announced on Wednesday the launch of the Techstars Korea Accelerator in partnership with Hillstone Partners. According to the duo, this new three-month mentorship-driven accelerator program, Techstars’ first in Korea, will source 10… Read More

July 10, 2019 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silicon Valley Bank and First Data (NYSE: FDC) announced on Wednesday they have selected five startups to participate in Class 9 of Commerce.Innovated., which is described as an accelerator program designed to help commerce, payments, and fintech companies grow their businesses. Commerce.Innovated. was launched in 2014, and… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equifax announced on Thursday it has joined forces with FinTech Sandbox to help startups access consumer and commercial data from the Equifax platform. Participating startups pay no fees and no equity is taken. Equifax reported: “In addition to data, Equifax will give analytical support to… Read More

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

Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd announced on Monday it has joined forces with NOAH Advisors, a European corporate finance boutique and organizer of the NOAH Conferences, to jointly promote startup investments in Europe. Through the partnership, NOAH Advisors will support OurCrowd in expanding its European deal… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 4:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) announced this week the launch of its new Incubation Program with 12 blockchain startups in Zug, Switzerland. The organization reported that out of 500 applications, 12 startups were selected and have relocated to Zug for the ten-week program. According… Read More

March 14, 2019 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced on Thursday it has selected 135 startups to participate in their Spring 2019 accelerator batches. Entrepreneurs from each startup will take part in one of the following programs  Brand & Retail, Cybersecurity, Energy & Sustainability, Fintech, Food & Beverage, New Materials… Read More

January 8, 2019 @ 3:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals has announced the finalists for the 11th annual SXSW Pitch event (formerly SXSW Accelerator), to take place March 9th-10th during the Entrepreneurship & Startup Track at the Downtown Hilton Austin. SXSW reported that 50 startup finalists will compete in each of the 10 technology… Read More

December 17, 2018 @ 12:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

MassChallenge, a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators, announced on Monday the 21 startups that will join the 2019 MassChallenge FinTech inaugural program. MassChallenge reported that the fintech accelerator program is supported by a public-private partnership that includes founding partners Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual),… Read More