Tagged: u.s.

March 9, 2021 @ 1:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

M1 Finance, a U.S.-based automated money management platform, announced on Tuesday it secured $75 million through its Series D funding round, which was led by Coatue. The latest investment round comes less than six months after M1 Finance raised $45 million through its Series C… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Sontiq, a U.S.-based intelligent identity security (IIS) provider, announced on Tuesday it has acquired data breach intelligence fintech Breach Clarity. Sontiq reported that through the acquisition, its products, IdentityForce, Cyberscout, and EZShield, will now have the proprietary capability, BreachIQ. “BreachIQ analyzes more than 1,300… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 12:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  AeroPay, a U.S.-based alternative payments platform, announced on Monday it raised more than $5 million through its venture round, which was led by Chicago Ventures  This investment round comes less than six months after AeroPay secured funds through its seed round, notably led by… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 10:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    AgentSync, a U.S.-based insurtech, announced on Monday it secured $25 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Lead Gil and David Sacks’ Craft Ventures with participation from Benioff, Caffeinated Capital, Operator Collective, and Nine Four Ventures. The investment round… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 9:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Monday it is expanding the Engage platform. According to Mastercard, the expansion is offering customers access to a growing network of qualified technology and fintech partners that may quickly deploy Mastercard Digital First solutions, which notably will enable customers to provide… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Eco, a U.S.-based digital wallet for saving and spending, announced on Friday it raised more than $26 million through its latest investment round, which was led by a16z Crypto with participation from Founders Fund, Activant Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Slow Ventures. Eco reported that the… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 10:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor, announced on Thursday it has acquired Wealthsimple’s U.S. book of business. Betterment reported that through the acquisition, Wealthsimple will transfer all of their existing U.S.-based customers to the Betterment platform, and will no longer support accounts based in… Read More

March 5, 2021 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based money experience company MX announced on Friday it has appointed Brian Kinion as its new chief financial officer. The company revealed that Kinion will oversee the company’s finance organization, including investor relations, financial planning and analysis, accounting, compensation, and deal desk. According to MX, Brian Kinion… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendingUSA, a U.S.-based fintech lender that provides loans to small businesses ranging from $1000 to $35,000, announced on Thursday it has appointed Adam Contino as its new CFO. According to LendingUSA, Contino has more than 30 years of experience in leading transformation and growth initiates… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spreedly, a provider of a secure, agnostic, and flexible platform that welcomes all payments participants, announced on Tuesday the launch of its new partnership program built for gateways and other Payment Service Providers (PSPs).  According to Spreedly, the Partnership Program was created to further support… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  PayGround, a U.S.-based healthcare fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured $4 million through its seed investment round, which was led by Triventures, a venture capital fund investing in data-driven health startups, with participation from SixThirty, which invests in early-stage fintech and insurtech enterprise technology companies…. Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Codat, a UK-based technology company that connects the internal systems of small businesses to banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions, announced on Tuesday it received strategic investments from PayPal Ventures and American Express Ventures. According to Codat, American Express Ventures and PayPal join the previous… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    U.S. fintech Affirm recently announced plans for the Affirm Card, the first U.S. debit card to have direct access to pay-over-time functionality. According to Affirm, the Affirm Card will allow consumers to pay upfront, from their bank account, or pay later, by using a unique… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 11:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  First Boulevard, a digitally native neobank that is focused on improving the financial livelihood of Black America, announced on Monday it raised $5 million through its latest seed funding round, which saw investments from a group of leading financial services investors including Barclays and… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Integrated payments platform Paysafe announced on Monday it has expanded its partnership with North American online rent payment platform RentMoola. According to Paysafe, the partnership will allow  RentMoola to add Paysafecash eCash alternative payment method to better serve U.S. tenants whose payment preference is… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment processing and global retail banking platform Klarna announced on Monday it secured $1 billion through its equity funding round to accelerate international expansion and further capture global retail growth. Klarna revealed that the round, which subscribed four times the amount it originally sought to raise, included… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 10:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a U.S.-based provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Protego Technologies Limited, an Ireland-based consultancy that helps extend technology departments and developer teams with specialized talent and project management. The new partnership… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Circulo, a U.S.-based insurtech, recently announced it secured $50 million through its Series A funding round, which was co-led by Drive Capital and General Catalyst.  Circulo reported it is building the Medicaid insurance company of the future to provide tech-enabled, world-class care to the nation’s… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Biz2Credit announced earlier this week it supports Biden-Harris Administration’s changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The company claims that the changes will promote more equitable access to funding for small businesses in need of funding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biz2Credit further revealed it has… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Step, a U.S.-based financial services company built for teens and families, announced on Thursday it has crossed one million users in less than four months of its launch. Founded in 2018 and launched last year, Step describes itself as the next-generation financial services company building… Read More