Tagged: united states

March 4, 2020 @ 11:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Wednesday the opening of its new office in Vancouver. The company reported that the location is its first-ever international office and will staff around 40 employees. The initial focus of the location will be software engineering and customer experience functions…. Read More

March 4, 2020 @ 9:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinMkt, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of technology and infrastructure for the online lending industry, announced on Tuesday it has appointed Todd Aronoff as its new Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. According to FinMkt Aronoff has held positions at PayPal, China UnionPay, and Citi, with his… Read More

March 3, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced on Tuesday it has acquired MerchantPro Express, an Independent Sales Organization (ISO) that provides state-of-the-art processing services, advanced point-of-sale (POS) equipment and merchant cash advances to businesses across the U.S., as part of its… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Simple, a U.S. fintech and subsidiary of BBVA USA, announced on Monday it has appointed Moin Moinuddin as its new Head of Engineering. According to Simple, Moinuddin will lead all of Engineering, which includes product engineering and infrastructure. Moinuddin reportedly brings decades of experience in… Read More

March 2, 2020 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Broadridge Financial Solutions announced on Monday it has completed the acquisition of FundsLibrary, a company focused on fund document and data dissemination in the European market. Broadridge notably acquired FundLibrary from its parent company Hargreaves Lansdown. As previously reported, Broadridge shared that by combining… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital One Financial Corporation (COF), a major US-based bank holding company focused on offering credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts, is preparing to close down 37 of its physical branch locations across the country.  The company notes in a press release that the… Read More

March 1, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based online lending platform Lendio recently announced it secured $55 million through its Series E funding round, which reportedly included $31 million in equity led by Mercato Partners’ Traverse Fund and a $24 million debt facility from Signature Bank. The equity round was oversubscribed by existing… Read More

February 29, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LINE, a Japan-based messaging service provider, has reportedly closed down its Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange BITBOX and has launched a globally accessible platform, BITFRONT. Headquartered the US, BITFRONT is run by LVC USA, which is a subsidiary of LVC Corporation, a company that manages LINE’s digital… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 10:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an Insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, released its 2019 growth figures, which revealed that it hit $100 million gross written premium run rate. Founded in 2016, Next Insurance is on a mission to transform small business insurance with “simple, affordable” coverage… Read More

February 27, 2020 @ 9:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Agora Services, a digital platform banking solutions provider, announced on Thursday it secured $2 million of funding to fuel its growth and sales and deploy its first clients. The company also revealed that it opened its headquarters in Atlanta. The company describes itself as a… Read More

February 26, 2020 @ 11:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

DadeSystem, a U.S.-based fintech that provides integrated receivable solutions, announced on Wednesday it secured an additional investment from Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, through its Series D funding round. Founded in 2011, DadeSystem claims to be a leading provider… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bold Penguin, a U.S.-based commercial insurtech firm, recently announced it has added commercial auto insurance to its insurance platform. According to Bold Penguin, the new capability will allow business use auto insurance to be quoted with other insurance coverage in a bundle. Speaking about the… Read More

February 25, 2020 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blackboard Insurance, a NY-based insurtech platform, recently announced it has received the approval for its commercial insurance package in Virginia. According to Blackboard, the approval will bring capabilities to middle-market customers in 47 states and territories. Speaking about the approval, Seraina Macia, CEO of Blackboard,… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 9:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ClickSWITCH, a U.S. fintech that claims it simplifies and automates the switch of direct deposits and recurring payments for financial institutions’ new and existing account holders, announced on Monday it will be delivering its switching technology to clients of Finastra’s core banking solutions, which are… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech and digital lending platform QCash Financial announced on Monday it has signed its newest client, Tropical Financial Credit Union (TFCU) with $700 million in assets. TFCU has reportedly turned to QCash to help launch a small dollar, personal lending program for their more… Read More

February 24, 2020 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently stated that it may be time for the US Federal Reserve to introduce a digital currency. Giancarlo, whose comments came during Yahoo Finance’s On the Move show on February 21, said that… Read More

February 23, 2020 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) , the world’s sixth-largest bank with over $2.6 trillion in assets, has moved a step closer to introducing a wide range of personal banking products in the United Kingdom. The move would be similar to what Goldman Sachs has done… Read More

February 22, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitso managed to capture a little more than 2% of the remittance market from the United States to Mexico in 2019 and now aims to gain a 20% market share by the end of this year. Established in 2014, Bitso experienced significant… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LenderClose, a U.S.-based proprietary, technology-focused lending platform, announced on Thursday that Ascentra Credit Union has offered up an undisclosed investment through LenderClose’s latest funding round. Founded in 2015, LenderClose stated it was established with the key belief that innovative technology would empower community credit unions… Read More

February 21, 2020 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital Banking Banking challengers have been introducing innovative financial products in order to compete with traditional banks. Challenger or neobanks attracted $5.2 billion in funding last year, which is more than triple of what they received back in 2018 ($1.6 billion). Italy-based Nexi, a digital… Read More