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June 24, 2019 @ 1:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blend, a U.S.-based mortgage tech company, announced on Monday it secured $130 million through its Series E funding round, which was led by Temasek and General Atlantic. Founded in 2012, Blend claims it works with banks and lenders to power frictionless, compliant, and more accessible… Read More

June 21, 2019 @ 7:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plaid, a U.S.-based fintech startup, announced on Thursday the launch of its new product, Investment, which enables developers, fintech apps, and financial institutions to create detailed views of customer investments. According to Plaid, Investments allows customers with financial data to inform a consumer’s understanding and… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced this week that its product, Stripe Terminal, is now available to all users in the U.S. According to Stripe, Stripe Terminal is a set of SDKs, APIs, and pre-certified card readers that lets you extend your Stripe integration to accept in-person… Read More

June 13, 2019 @ 10:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over two years after raising £1.4 million through its fourth equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, Cauli Rice, under its brand name Fullgreen, has returned to the funding portal to raise a minimum of £600,000. The company is offering 2.78% equity, with a… Read More

June 11, 2019 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Tuesday it secured $100 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund. This round of investment comes just a couple of months after Brex received $100 million debt capital investment from Barclays Investment… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

VeriTran, a company that is looking to transform digital banking through its low-code platform, announced last week its official business expansion into the U.S with the opening of its Miami, Florida and New York offices. Founded in 2005, the company reported that its low-code platform… Read More

June 10, 2019 @ 2:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alkami, a U.S.-based fintech, announced on Monday it secured $55 million through its Series E funding round, which was led by led by General Atlantic with participation from existing investors, including S3 Ventures and Argonaut Private Equity. As previously reported, Alkami was founded in 2009… Read More

June 9, 2019 @ 9:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bittrex announced on Friday certain markets on its digital asset platform will no longer be accessible to its U.S.-based users starting June 21st. The markets are the following: ADT CMCT GO MFT QRL XEL AMP DNT GTO MOBI QTUM XNK BAY DTA HYDRO NLC2 RFR… Read More

June 7, 2019 @ 9:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Avinew, a U.S.-based insurtech that is seeking to reinvent auto insurance, announced earlier this week it has acquired Betterdrive, a U.S. insurtech that has developed technology to predict the probability of accidents based on the route, time of day, traffic, and weather conditions. Through the… Read More

June 6, 2019 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payments platform Stripe announced on Thursday it is leading a $22.5 million Series A funding round for Step, a U.S. fintech that provides teens and families with tools for modern-day banking and promotes financial literacy. According to Stripe, additional investors participating in Step’s current funding… Read More

June 5, 2019 @ 8:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Afterpay, a digital platform that offers interest-free installment plans for online purchases, announced on Wednesday it has formed new partnerships with Levi’s, Ray-Ban, O’Neill, and Tarte Cosmetics, among many other brands and retailers in the U.S. Afterpay reported that since launching in the country just… Read More

June 4, 2019 @ 7:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech FinMason announced on Tuesday it has partnered with Silver Wealth Technologies, a trusted provider of enterprise-class business and technology solutions for investment services companies. Through the collaboration, FinMason’s real-time API will be used to deeply integrate investment calculations into Silver’s innovative wealth data… Read More

June 3, 2019 @ 3:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Continuing momentum for its cryptocurrency initiative, social media giant Facebook is reportedly in talks with U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) about the upcoming digital coin launch. According to various reports, Christopher Giancarlo, the Head of the CFTC, revealed that the regulator is in “very… Read More

May 29, 2019 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

ChargeAfter, a global network that enables retailers to match their consumers with credit and financing offers, announced on Wednesday it secured $8 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by Propel Venture Partners, with participation from PICO Venture Partners, the Plug and… Read More

May 24, 2019 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech startup Kyriba Corp. announced earlier this week the launch of the integration of its real-time payment through J.P. Morgan’s API. The integration reportedly allows Kyriba clients that are also J.P. Morgan clients to send real-time payments in the U.S. through The Clearing House’s RTP… Read More

May 24, 2019 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based fintech Zero Financial announced on Thursday it secured $20 million through its Series A financing round, which was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The round brings the company total equity and debt funding to $35 million from top investors, such as NEA, SignalFire,… Read More

May 22, 2019 @ 4:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Snapsheet, a U.S.-based insurtech that’s focused in virtual claims solution, announced earlier this week it raised $29 million through its Series E funding round, which was led by Tola Capital, a venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise software. It includes participation from new investors,… Read More

May 15, 2019 @ 12:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Binji, a U.S.-based Fintech startup, announced the launch of its new personal finance solution. The company reported that its digital display debit Mastercard works in tandem with its mobile app. The platform also offers the ability to consolidate up to 24 credit and debit cards… Read More

May 7, 2019 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fig Loans, a U.S.,-based fintech company that offers credit building alternatives to predatory loans for low-income borrowers, announced on Tuesday it has become a Certified B Corporation and federally certified Community Development Institution (CDFI). According to Fig, CDFIs are certified by the U.S. Department of… Read More

May 3, 2019 @ 9:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Jumio announced on Thursday it has joined forces with UK challenger banker Monzo. Jumio reported that it has been Monzo’s primary identity verification solution since 2017 and the companies have worked together to offer an easy-to-use, intuitive mobile onboarding experience for Monzo’s customers,… Read More