Tagged: united states

September 10, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mexico’s Übank, the provider of an automated savings solution that allows consumers to save based on their lifestyle and everyday expenses, is planning to expand its operations into the US in 2021. Übank claims that it uses innovative savings strategies. Its app can “transform” daily… Read More

September 10, 2020 @ 9:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to release a new decentralized finance (DeFi) report. According to the duo, “The Sudden Rise of DeFi: Opportunities and Risks for Financial Services” explores the factors driving the… Read More

September 9, 2020 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sweden’s Buy Now, Pay Later firm Klarna is reportedly planning to secure $500 million in capital via an investment round which could double its valuation to around $10 billion, according to a recent report from Reuters (which cited sources familiar with the matter). Klarna had… Read More

September 9, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Salaryo, a U.S.-based fintech platform for freelancers and startups, announced on Wednesday it raised $5.8 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Variant Investments, Dubai-based private equity fund KEN Investments, Techstars Ventures, and Michael Ullmann’s investment group, bringing its total funding to $12 million. This… Read More

September 5, 2020 @ 6:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global market for digital banking is expected to reach $22.3 billion within the next five years. It will be driven by the increasing number of Internet users who regularly use smartphones, mobile internet connections, and prefer to use platforms that offer convenient payment methods…. Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 10:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Elemeno Health, a U.S.-based medical information platform, has raised over $1 million through Regulation CF (Reg CF) campaign on Republic. Co-founded in 2016 by UCSF Pediatric ICU Medical Director Arup Roy-Burman, MD, and veteran Electronic Arts (EA) Game Developer, Ed Nanale, Elemeno Health was… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On September 4, 2020, Coinbase Pro users will be able to transfer UMA cryptocurrency tokens into their accounts ahead of scheduled trading. Support for the UMA digital currency will be available in all of the digital asset exchange’s supported jurisdictions, however, New York State residents… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Advisors, a group of professionals that aim to “reinvent” finance with security tokens, reveals that that many “progressive” legislators and regulators have been focused on defining relevant rules and standards for issuing blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-based financial securities… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

California-based Fintech firm Wealthfront, a Robo-Advisor that had been focused on becoming a digital bank, has revealed that it has introduced what it calls, the “first Self-Driving Money” service. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, Wealthfront’s new, free-to-use service, Autopilot, will automate… Read More

September 4, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights, a private New York based firm with a business analytics platform and database that offers market intelligence on private companies and investor activities, recently published its Fintech 250 (2020), which is its annual ranking of what it considers the “top” private global Fintech… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 9:38 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 secured a $200 million investment commitment from Atalaya Capital Management, a New York-based privately held investment advisory firm. As previously reported, LendingUSA specializes in point… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking challenger Branch has teamed up with Fintech solution provider Plaid to offer users access to real-time data across their applications. Instead of taking several business days for financial transactions to appear on various apps, the new integration should allow service providers to send transaction… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based Fintech Brex, a company that says it’s “reimagining” financial systems for high-potential or growing businesses, has teamed up with SAP Concur so that Brex customers are able to automatically update and reconcile their corporate card expenses by using Concur Expense. Brex claims that… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 9:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based crypto exchange Coinbase is planning to add Celo (CELO), the native digital currency of an open-source platform that aims to make financial tools accessible to anyone with a smartphone or mobile device. Celo will only be offered on Coinbase Pro, which is the… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based money experience company MX announced on Wednesday it has launched MX Open, an open finance platform that was created to help financial institutions and fintechs create a personalized digital experience that gives customer access and control over financial data. MX Open includes the following… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Wednesday it has added Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin offerings in the U.S. According to Revolut, U.S. customers may now buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin through its platform. You asked for it, so we delivered. We’ve added #BitcoinCash… Read More

September 2, 2020 @ 1:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InComm, an established payments technology firm, and Current, a US-based challenger bank serving Americans who have been “overlooked” by traditional financial service providers, have introduced a product that will allow Current members to make cash deposits to their accounts at major physical store locations across… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 11:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistani Fintech firm Safepay recently received an investment from Y Combinator and it’s now planning to become “the Stripe of Pakistan.” Karachi-headquartered Safepay has notably become the first Pakistani Fintech to complete Y Combinator’s program for startups. The company was reportedly a part of YC’s… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 4:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), a US-based money center bank and financial services company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, reportedly has over 66 million retail customers. The bank reveals that it handles over 10 billion user interactions per year and claims that 97% of them… Read More

August 31, 2020 @ 8:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently caught up with Kendrick Nguyen, the co-founder and CEO of Republic, a leading US-based investment crowdfunding platform. He is also a founding director of the Association of Online Investment Platforms (AOIP). In July 2020, Republic added 30 more venture partners to its… Read More