Fintech Press Releases

Latest press releases and industry updates in the financial services sector.

DeFi Startup Orion Protocol Raises $3.45m in the World's First Dynamic Coin Offering (DYCO)

Jared P. from LaunchTeam

22 Jul 2020

July 22, 2020 -- Orion Protocol, the DeFi platform building B2B and B2C solutions on the most advanced liquidity aggregator ever developed, has announced the closure of one of the most oversubscribed sales in 2020. One of the recent success stories from a group of decentralized finance (DeFi) st...

Payments

PayJunction Announces Contactless Payment Processing to Address COVID-19 Mandates

Bret Clement from PayJunction

21 Jul 2020

PayJunction, a leading developer of payment processing technology, has launched the first cloud-controlled and completely contactless payment solution to help businesses reduce potential exposure to the virus for staff and customers. For any businesses that allow customers inside, the PayJunc...

Data Solutions

Winners of UK Women in Software Power List 2020 announced

Annebeth Wijtenburg from Makers

09 Jul 2020

Winners of UK Women in Software Power List 2020 announced July 9th 2020, London: The UK’s Women in Software Power List 2020, supported by ComputerWeekly, software bootcamp Makers, Level 39, and Google Startups UK, was published today. The annual initiative celebrates the achievements of...

Payments

Swipesum Announces $1.1M Funding Round Lead by Cequel III

Amy E Franklin from SwipeSum

08 Jul 2020

SwipeSum, a software-enabled service that finds any business the best payments solution at the best rate, at no cost to them, announces today a $1.1M funding round lead by Jerry Kent at Cequel III, with angel investors Larry Schiffer and Andy Love, and Greenway Family Office – all St. Louis based...

Credit

Rising Fintech star CreditStretcher partners with Keijser Capital.

Chris A Pedersen from CreditStretcher

07 Jul 2020

To increase funding to help SMEs get access to faster, easier and fairer finance. COPENHAGEN - July, 7th, 2020 - Today, SME finance platform CreditStretcher and Keijser Capital (Amsterdam, Netherlands) announced a partnership to raise further funds towards CreditStretcher’s growth, enablin...

Banking

Tim Howarth Appointed Managing Director for Financial Services at Fimatix

Frances OLeary from Lodestone Communications

07 Jul 2020

Fimatix has today announced the appointment of Tim Howarth as Managing Director for Financial Services, where he will lead the company’s work supporting the financial services sector. He will drive the growth of the business through further acquisitions and by offering new services for clients. H...

Events

Fintech Entrepreneur Lloyd Wahed interviews Joe Parkin, Head Of UK Banks and Digital Channels at BlackRock on Searching for Mana podcast

Lloyd Wahed from Mana Search

02 Jul 2020

“We’re working on delivering sustainable visions of existing investment propositions, or just integrating sustainability throughout their entire proposition.” - Joe Parkin on Searching for Mana podcast London-born entrepreneur and headhunter, Lloyd Wahed hosts Searching For Mana, a progressiv...

E-Commerce

Sustainable reward scheme Bagboard launches £600k Seedrs funding round with the brand speaking to a post-lockdown consumer desire to make more sustainable shopping choices

Megan Matthews from Bagboard

02 Jul 2020

London, UK, 2 July 2020 - Bagboard, the creation of former credit trader Ben Ayres, and advertising executive Ashleigh Bishop, will launch a £600k crowdfunding campaign on Monday 6 July, to raise funds for the first sustainable rewards scheme that marries major brand campaigns and environmental i...

Crypto

HedgeGuard partners with FTX

Sylvie Chevillon from hedgeguard

30 Jun 2020

HedgeGuard, the long-established software provider dedicated to hedge funds, asset managers and crypto actors, is thrilled to announce a new partnership with FTX, one of the major crypto exchanges for derivatives. Launched in 2006, HedgeGuard provides a full suite of services for crypto fund ma...

PFM

Boro Launches AI-Powered Tool for College Students to Benchmark Their Spending Against Their Peers

Jillian Smith from Boro

30 Jun 2020

Boro Launches AI-Powered Tool for College Students to Benchmark Their Spending Against Their Peers Using MyBoro, students get personalized guidance on how to manage their finances. CHICAGO, June 30, 2020 – Boro, the all-in-one personal finance platform designed just for college students, t...

KYC and AML

Merlon’s leading Adverse Media Research Platform for enhanced KYC and AML investigations now instantly available to all financial firms via SaaS Offering

Greg Pinn from Merlon

23 Jun 2020

Merlon’s leading adverse media research platform for enhanced AML and KYC investigations, used by global Tier 1 banks for over three years to help fight financial crime, is now being made available to all financial institutions through a new SaaS platform. Using it’s advanced AI, machine learning...

TAINA Technology closes funding round to fuel further growth

Emma West from Taina Technology

22 Jun 2020

Anthemis, Six FinTech Ventures, Tribeca ESP and Reciprocal Ventures participate alongside TAINA’s existing investors London, UK and NYC, United States. TAINA a market leading, computer science led provider of flexible and efficient FATCA, CRS and Chapter 3 solutions for banks, online trading...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

BASIS ID Disrupts the KYC & AML Data Management

BASIS ID from BASIS ID

17 Jun 2020

KYC (Know Your Customer) is an integral part of fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. It has become one of the necessities for every organization in the financial sector. Managing your customers’ KYC data can be very frustrating, however, there’s a solution - a data management pl...

Banking

Icelandic neobank indó partners with Enfuce to develop Iceland’s first challenger bank

Linda Essén from Enfuce

16 Jun 2020

Relying on Enfuce’s turnkey service, indó can develop and scale “the world’s least powerful bank”. Helsinki June 16, 2020: indó, Iceland’s first-ever challenger bank, has selected Enfuce – Finland’s biggest fintech startup – as its partner for payments, open banking and sustainability services...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Your Mindset Is Everything When It Comes To Your Finances

Johnathan Turner from STAFFORD

16 Jun 2020

Your Mindset Is Everything When It Comes To Your Finances Forbes Finance Council Jonathan TurnerForbes Councils Member Forbes Finance CouncilCOUNCIL POST| Paid Program Money POST WRITTEN BY Jonathan Turner Jonathan is a financial expert and author whose mission is to raise financial il...

Payments

Paytend Launches Smart POS and APP in Europe with Better Acquiring Solutions

Emily Sun from Paytend Europe

15 Jun 2020

VILNIUS - June 15, 2020 - Paytend Europe, the global Fin Tech company, has announced the launch of all-in-one smart POS, APOS A8, and Paytend POS app for merchants in Europe. It allows merchants to accept both contactless and traditional card-based payments. Customers can speed up the checkout by...

Payments

Enfuce approved as an authorized payment institution

Linda Essén from Enfuce

05 Jun 2020

Finland’s biggest fintech start-up Enfuce has been accredited as an authorised payment institution by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FIN-FSA)*. Customers pursuing new opportunities introduced through the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), can now perform account information a...

Events

Coinstreet Partners collaborate with The Tokenizer to promote GOIR

Michael Juul Rugaard from Norfico/The Tokenizer

05 Jun 2020

To further promote the Global Online Investor Roadshow (GOIR) Asia-based Coinstreet Partners has entered into a partnership with The Tokenizer - the dedicated security token information platform based in Denmark. The geographical distance of approximately 8,600 kilometres between the two pa...

Payments

EARTHBANC IS THE WORLD’S FIRST ‘BATTLE-TESTED’ GREEN FINTECH AFTER GRADUATING FROM EXCLUSIVE BLOCKCHAIN SANDBOX

Irina Fedorenko from Earthbanc

31 May 2020

Earthbanc, the world’s first green digital banking and investment platform with a high yield green bond, has graduated from The Central Bank of Lithuania’s LBChain project. Earthbanc is one of only five fintechs from five different countries to complete the three testing stages and graduate from ...

Crypto

Wirex Celebrates 200% Growth in APAC Exchanges

Georgia Hanias from Wirex

29 May 2020

Leading payments platform Wirex recently announced that it has achieved over 200% growth in its monthly exchange volume in the APAC region. Wirex lets customers seamlessly buy, hold, exchange and spend 8 cryptocurrencies and 12 traditional currencies using the Wirex app. Wirex already has 80,0...

Savings

EARTHBANC GRADUATES FROM EXCLUSIVE BLOCKCHAIN SANDBOX AS A ‘BATTLE-TESTED’ GREEN FINTECH

Irina Fedorenko from Earthbanc

22 May 2020

Earthbanc, the world’s first green digital banking and investment platform with a high yield green bond, will graduate from The Central Bank of Lithuania’s LBChain project. Earthbanc is one of only five fintechs from five different countries to complete the three testing stages and graduate f...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

AllocateRite adds support for customizable watchlists

AllocateRite from AllocateRite

20 May 2020

AllocateRite has added support for customizable watchlists. Using AllocateRite's data science and predictive analytics, you can get price trend prediction alerts for thousands of stocks and crypto currencies in real time. You can also time entry and exit of your trades and investments - just s...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

additiv digital investment management solution goes live at PostFinance

Emma Wadey from aperture

05 May 2020

ZURICH, 5 May 2020: PostFinance, one of the leading retail financial institutions in Switzerland, and additiv, a leading SaaS provider to the wealth management industry, today announce the successful implementation of a new, 100% digital investment platform for PostFinance customers. The platfor...

Payments

Form3 and Barclays announce directly connected access to SEPA Instant Payments for Non-banks

Laura Francis from Form3

05 May 2020

Form3 and Barclays have announced a combined directly connected access solution to the SEPA Instant payment scheme with Ebury as launch client. This is the first solution of its kind in Europe that enables direct technical scheme access for non-banks such as FinTechs. Directly connecting to...

Payments

The ai Corporation (ai) upgrades EazyFuel™ for PCI compliance

The ai Corporation from The ai Corporation

05 May 2020

- ai upgrades its closed loop fuel card platform to fully comply with PCI, in anticipation of expansion of PCI DSS to B2B fuel cards. LONDON, May 5, 2020: The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, today announced that it has upgraded EazyFuel™, i...

Payments

APEXX partners with Volt to unlock Open Banking Payments for their global offering

Apexx Global from Apexx Global

30 Apr 2020

APEXX partners with Volt to unlock Open Banking Payments for their global offering London – 30 April 2020 – APEXX Global (‘APEXX’), the leading global payments platform, is pleased to announce a wide-ranging partnership with the Open Banking digital money platform, Volt. The pa...

Marketing

Prior to COVID-19 A Third of Brits Spend Just Two Hours a Week on Hobbies Research reveals the changing face of UK pastimes among four generations

Julia Devonshire from The Fourth Angel

27 Apr 2020

• Board games popular among the under 40s but less so with older people • Cleaning & organising was lauded as a hobby by 23% of Millennials • 47% questioned often/always use the internet to research new things to do • Six in 10 (58%) cited the need for more time in their lives to take up hobb...

Risk Management

“Significant efforts being made by the tech community to combat big issues” from COVID-19 pandemic says PICTFOR report

Fran OLeary from Lodestone Communications

22 Apr 2020

As social distancing measures have changed the way the nation functions, experts across the internet, communications and tech sectors have been working with government to make sure the shift to virtual living is as smooth as possible, with no one being left behind. The Parliamentary Internet,...

Banking

'Significant efforts being made by the tech community to combat big issues' from COVID-19 pandemic says PICTFOR report

Fran OLeary from Lodestone

22 Apr 2020

Artificial intelligence

Waymark Tech Secures Phase 2 Grant From SBRI and GovTech Catalyst

Waymark Tech from Waymark Tech

21 Apr 2020

WAYMARK TECH SECURES PHASE 2 GRANT FROM SBRI AND GOVTECH CATALYST Working in collaboration with the Better Regulation Executive and funded by the GovTech Catalyst, Waymark Tech is developing an innovative technological solution to promote understanding of existing regulation and to provide i...

Marketing

32% of CMOs Drastically Cut Budgets Due to Corona-Crisis

George Ravich from RAvco-Marketing, LLC

20 Apr 2020

Wilton, CT, April 20, 2020: Tech marketers around the globe are responding to the Coronavirus crisis by drastically cutting budgets and shifting remaining resources to digital programs, according to a survey of CMOs conducted by Ravco Marketing, LLC in April. The full report entitled “Marketing D...

P2P financing

Wisefund offers investment project that could change the vermouth spirit market worldwide

Ingus Linkevics from Wisefund

20 Apr 2020

Tallinn, Estonia, April 13th, 2020 – The Estonian FinTech Wisefund currently offers a unique loan project that carves a new niche in the vermouth spirit market that founders named Nordic-style vermouth. The project wants to establish globally an Estonian-originated vermouth brand, using carefully...

Data and analytics

Owlin launches a COVID-19 Impact Monitor

Sebastiaan Keller from Owlin BV

20 Apr 2020

New York and Amsterdam – April 20, 2020 – Owlin, the leading provider of AI-powered text and news analytics solutions, announced the launch of the Owlin COVID-19 Impact Monitor. It empowers businesses to monitor the economic impact of the novel virus in entirely new ways. The publicly ava...

Events

Applications Extended for Finance Forward Europe 2020, Village Capital’s Investment-Readiness Program

Annebeth from Village Capital

17 Apr 2020

Finance Forward Europe 2020 is a part of Finance Forward, a coalition to support financial health startups led by founding partners MetLife Foundation and PayPal Village Capital today announced the deadline for applications for Finance Forward Europe 2020, an investment-readiness program for ...

Savings

Protecting the value of your money and keeping it safe. In an actual safe.

Team Tally from TallyMoney

17 Apr 2020

We all know these are difficult and unprecedented times, with the vast majority of people working from home and accepting limits on basic personal freedoms that would have been unthinkable only a month ago. The government has been forced to create (“print”) an extraordinary amount of money, £350 ...

Artificial intelligence

Benjamin™ Helps Clients Execute Seamless Communication During Market Instability

Andrea Holland Rizk from Rizk Public Relations

16 Apr 2020

Today, Benjamin™ released information pointing to its effectiveness in helping customers manage increased client communication during recent historic market instability. According to recent client data, Benjamin’s automation of tasks has helped advisors work more efficiently by collecting and ana...

Banking

Fimatix and Agilesphere Announce Merger Creating a Leading Govtech and Fintech Business

Fran O'Leary from Lodestone Communications

09 Apr 2020

Agilesphere and Fimatix are today (9 April 2020) announcing their merger. By combining their complementary expertise, this move will create a leading Govtech and Fintech business: Agilesphere, a Fimatix Group company. The purpose of the combined entity will be to enhance the productivity of busin...

Banking

Fully-Verified, an online identity verification provider, successfully raises a financing round.

Alison Lancaster from Pressat

06 Apr 2020

With an ever-growing pressure on remote service delivery, Fully-Verified secures capital to further grow their business, and deliver KYC and identity verification services to businesses looking to move their operations online, while not sacrificing security and compliance. 30.03.2020. Tallinn,...

Payments

Gobbill and AirPay enable Alipay & WeChat payments, 1M+ users to process AU bills

LaunchLink Communications from LaunchLink Communications

30 Mar 2020

-Australian fintech AirPay and bill payment automation company Gobbill to launch a new app feature for 1+ million users. -The “ToPay” feature is available via Chinese media app Today Australia, allowing Australian bills to be paid with WeChat Pay and Alipay. Fraud detection and payment...

Tools

Echofin Launches New, Innovative Platform Version

Marketing from Echofin Inc.

23 Mar 2020

Echofin announces the launch of its revamped trader's communication and collaboration platform, incorporating a bevy of new, useful features. New York, March 23, 2020. The world's premier communication and collaboration platform for Financial teams, Echofin, has put its centerpiece through a ...

Money Tranfer/FX

Fin.do Unveils Instant Payments Using 16 Digit Card Numbers

Olesya Sachenko from Fin.do

23 Mar 2020

International money transfer app Fin.do announced a new feature. Fin.do users will be able to make transactions using the 16 digits of the recipient’s card, regardless of whether the recipient is a Fin.do user or not. The new service, available starting March 2020 in the MasterCard network. ...

Blockchain

Manx Telecom and Minima Complete Successful Blockchain Proof Of Concept To Show Future of Payment

Minima from Minima

19 Mar 2020

Minima, the world’s first truly decentralised Blockchain protocol that runs in full on mobile phones, announces the completion of a successful proof of concept with the Isle of Man based mobile operator, Manx Telecom. The trial saw Manx Telecom send tokens on Minima’s blockchain, from one phone t...

Crypto

Powerful Crypto Trading Platforms

David Woods from Crypto Investments

12 Mar 2020

Bitcoin (BTC) is the most known and oldest cryptocurrency in the world. Countless people from all around the world want to make money through BTC investments. Any investment relies on what drives prices up or down. This is why one of the most important skills an investor needs to have is fully un...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Canadian Mortgage Broker Match-Making Platform Mortgage Sandbox is Growing

David Stroud from Mortgage Sandbox Advisor Inc.

09 Mar 2020

Mortgage Sandbox, a Canadian Realtor and Mortgage Broker Match-Making Platform, initially launched its free Match-Making app in Vancouver and Toronto, and it is now expanding to Calgary and Ottawa. “We combine the theories behind eHarmony and Tinder to match Canadians with a Realtor and Mortga...

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Ultimatum – Bitcoin 2.0? What Do We Know About New Fork

Rita Goldenberg from BTCU

09 Mar 2020

Bitcoin Ultimatum (BTCU) is a new fork of Bitcoin from the Prof-it Blockchain development team, with the support of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinsbit, co-founded by Nikolai Udianskyi. The Prof-it Blockchain team, led by Nikolai, faces a serious challenge. The developers are working ...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

Futura Title & Escrow Corporation Turns to IGEL OS to Manage and Control Endpoints Throughout its 69 Offices in the Pacific Northwest

Erin Jones from Avista PR

06 Mar 2020

Another vendor’s thin client terminals are easily converted into IGEL OS-powered endpoints, extending the life of existing hardware and saving money IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, today announced that Futura Title & Escrow Corporation, the largest independent grou...

Artificial intelligence

Holt Accelerator - seeking the world's best early stage Fintechs to join Cohort 3.0

Samah El Falah from Holt Accelerator

05 Mar 2020

Montreal, QC (March 4 2020) - Holt Fintech Accelerator is currently receiving applications for their 2020 cohort - version 3.0! This will be the third cohort following active investments in 18 top fintechs, enabling 30+ deals for their startups (ie. half with financial institutions as custome...

Banking

Talkbank, a Moscow-based fintech startup promotes virtual cards to avoid coronavirus spread

Lisa Bebekh from Talkbank

04 Mar 2020

A virtual Talkbank card is comparable to a normal debit card but you don’t get the physical plastic. It is provided to you via a chatbot which means that you don't have to contact anybody. And while the whole world is fighting the coronavirus, such contactless technologies appear to be the safest...

Data Solutions

directEDGAR Uses dtSearch to Expand Granular Search Filtering and Data Extraction Across Terabytes of SEC EDGAR Data

Daria Newell from SSPR

25 Feb 2020

OMAHA, Neb. / BETHESDA, Md. / SEATTLE – Feb. 25, 2020 – directEDGAR, maker of SEC EDGAR analysis software, and dtSearch, enterprise and developer text retrieval specialists, announce new directEDGAR granular search filtering and data extraction options. The new features will enhance end-user conv...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Alex Ehrlich is joining Sharegain board of directors

liad amit from sharegain

20 Feb 2020

UK based Fintech company, Sharegain, whose securities lending platform enables investors to generate revenue by loaning out their financial assets, has appointed Alex Ehrlich to its board of directors. Mr Ehrlich, who recently retired from Morgan Stanley after ten years as their Global Co-Head...

Data and analytics

Funding Xchange embraces Open Banking through AccountScore’s market-leading solution

Irina Fedotova from AccountScore

18 Feb 2020

Funding Xchange, a pioneering SME lending marketplace and intelligent decisioning platform, has partnered with the leading fintech platform AccountScore, to enable SMEs to reap the benefits of Open Banking and efficiently obtain a greater number of personalised funding quotes. By matching busi...

Data Solutions

JDX Announces Strategic AI-based Document Digitization Partnership with Seal Software

JDX and Seal Software from SparkPR

05 Feb 2020

- Charles Post Joins JDX to Lead U.S. Consulting Services and Advance Contract Analytics Projects for Customers in Banking and Financial Services Worldwide financial services consulting firm JDX today announced a new global strategic partnership with Seal Software, the global leader in enterpr...

Payments

PC-EFTPOS REBRANDS TO LINKLY

Lee Hall from PMG

03 Feb 2020

The leading provider of payment integration technology in Australia, PC-EFTPOS, has rebranded to Linkly as part of a larger expansion plan, following the recent acquisition by Potentia Capital. Along with a new name, logo and website – the company has updated a number of its payment products a...

Payments

Clarus Merchant Services and CardMachineOutlet.com Announce Strategic Partnership

Michael Jaffe from Clarus Merchant Services

30 Jan 2020

Clarus Merchant Services and CardMachineOutlet.com are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership; combining Clarus’ industry-leading agent sales programs and ISO/agent portfolio acquisitions with CardMachineOutlet.com’s world-class hardware distribution model that drives ...

Banking

The Hungarian fintech company, Peak Financial Services had a successful and exciting year in 2019

Bora Bodanitz from Peak Financial Services

27 Jan 2020

Many successful years stand behind the first Hungarian fintech company, Peak Financial Services and the year of 2019 bought new excitements. In the past years, the role of fintech companies has increased; however, so far, rivalry typically occurred between old and newcomers, but last year bought...

Payments

allpay limited Selected by The National Lottery Community Fund for #CelebrateNationalLottery25 Campaign

Melanie from Grapevine PR

23 Jan 2020

E-money issuer allpay limited, has announced it has been selected following a tender process by The National Lottery Community Fund, to issue prepaid Mastercard® cards to distribute a special £2 million National Lottery fund, which aims to bring communities together across the UK, as part of The ...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

eMoney Advisors Partner with Anexinet for Financial-App Scaling

Betsey Rogers from Anexinet

22 Jan 2020

Ongoing Expansion Continues to Improve IT Processes through Digital Transformation Philadelphia, PA – January 22, 2020 – Anexinet Corporation, a leading provider of digital business solutions, today announced that eMoney Advisor (eMoney) has selected Anexinet to expand its production environme...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

AllocateRite's AI-Powered Autonomous Wealth Management Strategies Are Now Available Via iOS and Android Mobile Apps

Adam Bauman from AllocateRite

20 Jan 2020

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AllocateRite, the New York FinTech and data science company that provides wealth managers with ETF-based dynamic asset allocation strategies and risk analytics, is excited to announce that its proprietary portfolio management and asset allocation strategies...

Payments

Pockit’s New Card is Brighter, Better, Bolder with allpay.cards

Melanie from Grapevine PR

16 Jan 2020

Award-winning FinTech, Pockit, has launched a new card design for its mobile current account and Pockit Prepaid Mastercard®. Founded in 2014 with a mission to make a better current account for customers who are excluded and underserved by high-street banks, Pockit provides a simple way for people...

Payments

How Can Online Businesses Avoid Payment Fraud?

Ryan from Apaylo Finance Technology Inc.

23 Dec 2019

With holiday shopping in full swing, record numbers of buyers are doing their gift buying online. This year alone, there are expected to be nearly 2 billion eCommerce customers worldwide, up from 1.3 billion just 5 years ago. The total value of their transactions? $3.45 trillion, up from $...

Payments

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange PMEX chooses Cloudasset for their global digital payments

Vilma Valtonen from Cloudasset

17 Dec 2019

Cloudasset, Helsinki based Fintech company, has signed a 3-year agreement with Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) on December 16, 2019, to digitise their Global Payments and fund flows for Domestic and International customers. Under the agreement, Cloudasset’s P3 global platform will provide r...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Award-winning investment house Killik & Co chooses CREALOGIX Invest to continue innovating digital investor services

George Baily from CREALOGIX UK

12 Dec 2019

Killik & Co, the independently owned investment house, continues innovating its investor self-service systems using the digital engagement platform offered by CREALOGIX. The product will allow Killik & Co to unify the design and user experience of mobile and desktop digital channels, and extend f...

Payments

Grovara joins Stripe Partner Program to bring more global B2B commerce online and increase the GDP of the internet

Joe Petrucci from Grovara

08 Dec 2019

Grovara’s first-of-its-kind, end-to-end B2B technology platform that automates and manages workflow associated with exporting American wellness brands, combined with Stripe’s seamless payments platform, helps merchants process complex international payments (Aug. 12, 2019) SAN FRANCISCO — Gro...

Tools

Vantagepoint AI Recognized by FORTUNE®, Great Place to Work®, and A.I. Global Excellence

Vantagepoint AI, LLC from Vantagepoint ai, LLC

05 Dec 2019

Summary: Vantagepoint A.I. has been recognized nationally as one of the 2019 Best Small and Medium Businesses by FORTUNE and Great Place to Work® and internationally as The Most Innovative Ai-Based Market Forecasting Software Provider by AI Global Excellence. Wesley Chapel, Florida Vantagepoi...

Mobile Payments

Payments Provider myPOS Unveils Debut Desktop Device

Neil Goodwin from Marco/Richards PR

20 Nov 2019

LEADING payments provider myPOS has unveiled its first-ever countertop device, as it targets hotels, restaurants and retail store merchants. Fintech firm myPOS aims to provide affordable payments solutions to SMEs that might traditionally shy away from accepting card transactions. The com...

Payments

allpay.cards Designs & Manufactures Caxton’s New Sterling Card for Corporate Expense Management

Melanie from Grapevine PR

12 Nov 2019

Leading UK card manufacturer and bureau allpay.cards, has designed the new Sterling corporate card for Caxton Business. Caxton, named as FX provider of the year in the FT and Investors Chronical awards , has just launched the new card in response to demand from organisations mainly operating ...

Payments

B-Social Switches to allpay.cards for Manufacture and Personalisation of Cards

Melanie from Grapevine PR

11 Nov 2019

Leading UK card manufacturer and bureau, allpay.cards has announced it is now managing the manufacture and personalisation services of cards for B-Social. The B-Social app and accompanying card, which first launched in February 2019, enables users to have control over everyday spending, track exp...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Evergreen Gavekal Announces Launch Of Millennial Investment Brand Evervestment

Rudi Davis from Rudy Corp

04 Nov 2019

Evergreen Gavekal today announces the launch of its new investment brand: Evervestment. The new investment service is aimed at bridging the market gap between robo-advisors and traditional investment companies. It accomplishes this by coupling the ease of digital onboarding with experienced human...

Payments

Payments innovation platform Weavr announces launch partners

Alex Mifsud from Weavr

31 Oct 2019

Today, Weavr, the open collaboration platform for digital innovators and fintechs, announced Global Processing Services (GPS), Paynetics and iDenfy as its launch partners. Together, these innovation-friendly payment service providers will support Weavr’s current closed-beta early adopters and ena...

Payments

Revolutionary Fintech of the Year 2019 is Cloudasset

Vilma Valtonen from Cloudasset

24 Oct 2019

Nordic Future Digital Finance Forum’s 8th edition was held in Valkoinen Sali, Helsinki on 22-23 October. The two-day event brought together hundreds of professionals from all around Europe including Fintechs, banks, investors and regulators. As part of the event Helsinki Fintech Farm organised ...

E-Commerce

Cardpay builds global footprint to support eCommerce boom in the US, Asia and LATAM

Sergei Bulgakov from Cardpay

22 Oct 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, Oct 21st, 2019 Cardpay builds global footprint to support eCommerce boom in the US, Asia and LATAM Cardpay – global fintech provider and fast-growing payment processor serving the needs of eCommerce businesses selling internationally announces its further exp...

Mobile Payments

JCB and SOCASH target Cardless Currency Exchange for Tourists

Dipti Jaiswal from SOCASH

18 Oct 2019

Singapore / ACNnewswire - SOCASH, a Singapore-based fintech startup, today announced foreign exchange (FX) plans and a global partnership with JCB Co., Ltd., the international payment brand from Japan. The collaboration aims at cardless cash withdrawal services at highly competitive FX rates. The...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Indexa Capital is the first profitable independent automated investment in Europe

Beatriz Garrido Munera from Indexa Capital

15 Oct 2019

• The spanish leading automated investment service, Indexa, is a profitable business since the third quarter 2019. • “Our fees are less than half of our European counterparts, Nutmeg, Scalable or Moneyfarm. We aimed to develop a business with a sufficient managed volume to be able to charge th...

Banking

London-based RegTech ClauseMatch enters Italian market going live at Intesa Sanpaolo

Anna Antimiichuk from ClauseMatch

15 Oct 2019

ClauseMatch goes live at Intesa Sanpaolo digitalising contract management across the bank London-Milan. October 15, 2019 ClauseMatch, a financial technology company founded in 2012, officially announced today that it has become operational at Intesa Sanpaolo. ClauseMatch and Intesa San...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Savvy.co.uk secures £20 million investment to supercharge current growth

john from jwc pr

10 Oct 2019

UK-based fintech lender Savvy.co.uk is to create 25 jobs after securing a £20 million investment. The funding, from London-based Cairn Capital, will increase lending capacity for the company who provide an ethical alternative to pay-day loans. Jobs created will be mainly in social media and di...

Accounting

Yordex introduces smart company card to spend management solution software - which cuts the cost and complexity of controlling business finances

Catherine from Yordex

07 Oct 2019

Fintech adds cards to smart spend management solution UK fintech Yordex is making it simple for fast-growing companies to control business spend by adding company cards to its smart spend management solution, giving businesses complete visibility and authority over their current and future fin...

API Banking

Peak Open API Service- brings home the world of digital banking

Bora Bodanitz from Peak Financial Services

02 Oct 2019

The Peak Open API Portal ( https://api.peakfs.io ) is now available, it helps in easy integration of Peak LiteBanking Platform functions. A wide range of APIs have become available, with clear system and easy integration. The EU Payment Services Directive, which has launched on September 14, ...

Marketing

Cerebri AI launches Cerebri Values TM CX v2

Cerebri AI from Cerebri AI

24 Sep 2019

- New and patented AI platform driving superior engagement and financial results Cerebri AI, today announced the official launch of its second-generation Cerebri Values TM Customer Experience platform (CV/CX v2), which is now in the hands of customers and in full production. CV/CX v2 ...

Payments

Finnish Fintech startup Cloudasset scores two category wins and a Grand Prix Special Prize in a prestigious e-Payments Challenge by Worldline

Vilma Valtonen from Cloudasset

23 Sep 2019

Cloudasset, a Helsinki based Fintech company, competed in Worldline’s E-Payments Challenge beside 26 Fintechs from around Europe. Cloudasset was awarded the most number of awards per company in the Worldline E-Payments Challenge this year including the Worldline’s Grand Prix Special Prize. Wor...

Payments

Form3 announces the creation of its International Payments business

Laura Francis from Form3

23 Sep 2019

Form3, the leading cloud-native API payments platform company today announced the creation of its International Payments Business, a new initiative by Form3 to give consumers and SMEs access to low cost payment services, utilising its API technology. Through its initial partnership with Ebury,...

Banking

Daily Fintech launches paid membership service to protect editorial independence

Bernard Lunn from Daily Fintech Advisers Ltd

20 Sep 2019

The online publisher’s move comes after five years of building a free access, ad-free model and is a signal to its almost 19,000 readers that they will continue to be the company’s sole stakeholder in its plans for business growth On 17 September 2019, Daily Fintech launched a paid membership ...

Artificial intelligence

BENJAMIN® NOW OFFERS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INTEGRATION FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS

Andrea Holland Rizk from Rizk Public Relations

20 Sep 2019

Today, financial technology company Wela announced the addition of a game-changing new feature of Benjamin®, the artificial intelligence designed for financial advisors by financial advisors. Benjamin’s new feature liberates the advisor to use text messaging to communicate with the client because...

Marketing

Opinion: Connecting Millennials With Travel Rewards

Kenneth Purcell from iSeatz

18 Sep 2019

For brands looking to connect with millennials, and Gen Z behind them, the key may be tapping in to that love of travel. Although cash back has been a popular cardholder benefit for years since 1980’s, the overwhelming sentiment from loyalty executives were that cash back cardholders were less...

Payments

European payment FinTech Clearhaus announces integration with DACH-region payment provider Payrexx

Neha Mirchandani from Clearhaus A/S

18 Sep 2019

18 September 2019: Payrexx - a fast-growing payment provider in the DACH region - will integrate with the EU payment FinTech and merchant acquirer, Clearhaus, for processing Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, and Apple Pay payments online. The partnership will bring two quickly expanding FinTech playe...

Storm2 launches to tackle FinTech diversity crisis

Storm2 from Storm2

11 Sep 2019

James Brown, previously Group Managing Director of Phaidon International, today launches Storm2, a new specialist FinTech recruitment consultancy. While generalist recruitment companies cover the technology area as a whole, Storm2 consultants’ specialise exclusively in finding people with the sk...

Tools

Pento Raises $2.8M to Bring Fully Automated Payroll Software to British SMEs

Jonas Bøgh Larsen from Pento

10 Sep 2019

*Although a monthly occurrence, payroll remains one of the most manual, error-prone and innovation-lacking business processes out there. *Pento lets companies cut 50-80% off the time they spend on payroll by automating everything from tax reporting to payments, and providing payroll managers ...

Tools

Why the U.S Market Makes Sense for U.K FinTech Companies

T.B.S Hurley from Yondaa, Inc.

09 Sep 2019

With the largest economy in the world, the United States of America offers some of the best possible business opportunities for U.K companies. Founded on the principles of equality, the US is rich in cultural diversity. This - alongside a hardworking, dedicated and well-educated workforce - posit...

Banking

MoneeMint appoints senior industry specialist Rizwan Qazi as Chief Operating Officer.

Hassan Waqar from MoneeMint

09 Sep 2019

MoneeMint is pleased to announce the appointment of Rizwan Qazi as Chief Operating Officer and Member of The Board. Rizwan has 22 years of international experience in financial services industry where he has worked with Citi, MasterCard, Diners Club, ADIB, Argus Information and Advisory Serv...

Blockchain

New Blockchain powered payment platform Global Direct set to be a game-changer for cross border B2B transactions

Global Direct from Nmedia

05 Sep 2019

5th September 2019: For decades, companies across the globe have struggled with is-sues pertaining to outdated business-to-business (B2B) transaction systems, hamstrung by lengthy processing delays, major inefficiencies with settlement procedures, and significant costs associated with chasing pay...

Payments

BitBucks goes live! Bitcoin payments to phone numbers within seconds

Frank Meier from FUF // Frank und Freunde GmbH

04 Sep 2019

Finally the BitBucks app is going live on mainnet. Payments are the key for the adoption of Bitcoin in everyday life and BitBucks makes this possible in a completely new and innovative way. Simply pay with bitcoin by using the phone number of the payee - and all that within seconds. Get the BitBu...

Blockchain

Shanghai International Blockchain Week unfolds this month

ZHANG Rong Fang from Wanxiang Blockchain Labs

03 Sep 2019

SHANGHAI / ACN Newswire - Shanghai International Blockchain Week 2019, including The 5th Global Blockchain Summit, will take place this September, with Wanxiang Blockchain Labs again hosting one of the world's most widely recognized blockchain summits for the fifth consecutive year. A decade h...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Sharesight userbase reaches 100,000 as investors seek portfolio tracking innovation

Prashant Mohan from Sharesight Pty Ltd

27 Aug 2019

Sharesight has passed a significant milestone with more than 100,000 self-directed investors and finance professionals in over 90 countries now using their award-winning portfolio tracker. Sharesight first entered the market in 2007, launched by a father-son duo looking to create a solution th...

Savings

Santander has best mobile experience for new savings customers

Nina Mack from Worship.agency

15 Aug 2019

Santander has the best mobile onboarding experience for savings accounts, according to a banking report by leading UK conversion optimisation agency, Worship.agency. The audit compares 10 leading UK banks considering criteria such as new customer eligibility criteria, ease of finding eligibili...

Crypto

With World Markets Hinting At Recession, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Bank On Being a Hedge

South African FinTech Newswire from SwiftX FinTech Consulting

14 Aug 2019

With America cutting interest rates for the first time since the “Great Recession” of 2008, an unprecedented trade war between the world’s two largest economies, significant unrest in Hong Kong, and another economic collapse in Argentina, investors are starting to hedge their bets. Economists are...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Capital on Tap has announced this week that they have funded over £1,000,000,000 across more than 65,000 SMEs in the UK

Zoe Newman from Capital on Tap

09 Aug 2019

Small business lender Capital on Tap has announced this week that they have funded over £1,000,000,000 across more than 65,000 SMEs in the UK. Focused on supporting SMEs access working capital through a revolving credit facility and Business Mastercard, Capital on Tap is stepping up as banks cont...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Leading Fintech Solutions Provider FinMkt Closes $5 Million Series B Round Led by FINTOP Capital

Luan Cox from FinMkt, Inc.

07 Aug 2019

FinMkt, a leading New York-based B2B fintech solutions provider, announced today the close of its $5 million Series B preferred equity round led by FINTOP Capital with participation from existing investors including ManchesterStory Group and West Loop Ventures. FinMkt provides highly customizab...

Blockchain

Manufactory and Globacap combine forces with a digital share offer

Davin from Proven Marketing Ltd

06 Aug 2019

London, 6 August 2019: Manufactory, a visionary start up focused on delivering a new paradigm for global manufacturing, has launched their digital share offer through Globacap, the UK’s first fully regulated digital security offering and administration platform. Market leaders and rec...

Marketing

MD Consulting Launches Profile-Raising Programme for Founders and FinTech Leaders

Alice Thomas from MD Consulting

29 Jul 2019

London - MD Consulting (www.mdconsulting.com), a London-based agency specialising in marketing and PR for the Capital Markets and FinTech sectors, is pleased to launch a 12-month profile-raising programme for founders and C-Level executives working in Financial Technology (FinTech), FX, Regulatio...

InvestEdge Announces Enhanced Compliance Monitoring Solution for Wealth Managers

Alicia Boyd-Donaldson from InvestEdge

25 Jul 2019

InvestEdge, a leading provider of innovative financial advisory solutions, announced the release of Compliance Middle Office Management (Compliance MOM), offering new capabilities to its compliance monitoring system. These new capabilities are designed to reduce compliance costs incurred by wealt...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Lendio Acquires Billy, Unveils Cloud-Based Small Business Accounting Platform with Integrated Access to Capital

Melanie King from Lendio

23 Jul 2019

Sunrise, a Lendio company, will provide small business owners robust accounting software and immediate access to capital Lendio, the nation’s leading marketplace for small business loans, today announced the acquisition of Billy and the launch of its bookkeeping software for small businesses. ...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Swiss fintech launches startup & venture investment program focused on Switzerland

Alexander Antic from Stableton Financial AG

19 Jul 2019

- The aim of Stableton’s startup & venture program is to provide financial intermediaries and their clients efficient access to a segment that was traditionally difficult to invest in - Stableton Financial’s program forms part of the firm’s alternative investments platform announced earlier this...

Banking

Going for Gold - Tally Launches New Banking App Tied to Gold Ownership

Editor from Tally

18 Jul 2019

Tally has become the first banking app to offer individual banking accounts delivering seamless saving and spending in physical gold, at home and abroad. Unlike a traditional bank account, Tally gives consumers full ownership of their money, and being gold means savings are protected from inf...

Payments

FinTech Start-Up ‘SPLT’ Announces Launch of New White-Labelled Group Payment Platform

Ryan Wylie from SPLT

15 Jul 2019

SPLT seamlessly integrates into businesses existing payment set-ups, allowing the processing of multiple customer payments against a single booking reference. LONDON (15th July 2019): UK FinTech start-up SPLT today announced the launch of its new group payment platform; an integrated white-la...

Artificial intelligence

Active.Ai powers Keya, Kotak Mahindra Bank’s Conversational AI chatbot

Michael Wee from active.ai

02 Jul 2019

MUMBAI, India, July 2, 2019 - Kotak Mahindra Bank (Kotak) announced the launch of its AI-driven chatbot, Keya. Kotak customers are actively adopting Keya, which has crossed over 3.5 million queries from over 1 million unique users with 93% accuracy. Launched to millions of Kotak customers, Key...

Digital currencies

ZED Network Receives Canada’s First Regulatory Relief to Allow Distribution of Digital Tokens to Registered Money Services Businesses

Stefanie from ZED Network

26 Jun 2019

ZED Network, a global platform built on blockchain technology for money transfer operators (MTOs), today announced it has been granted discretionary exemptive relief under the Canadian Regulatory Sandbox from certain prospectus and dealer registration requirements under Canadian securities laws ...

KYC and AML

FREE OF CHARGE KYC FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND

basisid from BASIS ID

20 Jun 2019

One of the leading KYC service providers in Asia and Europe - BASIS ID is now offering their clients a KYC & AML workflow management platform for free - stated the CEO BASIS ID Akim Arhipov. Lots of companies on the KYC market offer solutions that are compliant with the existing regulations. B...

Trading Systems

FnO raises S$2M to democratize F&O

Mayank Tayal from FnO

20 Jun 2019

FnO has raised over S$2M in angel round from marquee investors globally. FnO wants to democratize Futures & Options (F&O) by creating customized structured trading products with built-in risk management for common people. Vishesh Dhingra, founder & CEO said, “FnO’s vision is to be synonymous with...

Payments

Form3 in partnership with Ebury awarded £5m in latest BCR Capability and Innovation fund, Pool D

Laura Francis from Form3

14 Jun 2019

The Board of Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) has announced today that Form3 in partnership with Ebury Partners are awarded £5m funds of the Capability and Innovation Fund Pool D grant. The grant will support Form3 and Ebury in building the first API-based global transaction platform for U...

Trading Systems

genesis wins ‘Best Digital Transformation Solution’ at the TradingTech Insight Awards - North America 2019

Sarah Durrani from Streets Consulting

12 Jun 2019

New York, London - Wednesday 12th June, 2019: We are pleased to announce that genesis, the international capital markets software firm, won the ‘Best Digital Transformation Solution’ at the 2019 TradingTech Insight Awards, North America. Organised by A-Team Insight, The TradingTech Insight Awa...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Credit Suisse-backed Tradeplus24 launches in Australia by ex-NAB exec

Jeremy Liddle from TradePlus24

11 Jun 2019

Credit Suisse-backed alternative lending start-up, Tradeplus24, is soon launching into Australia from its headquarters in Switzerland as the first step in its international expansion plans after raising 120 million Swiss francs (AUD173.6 million) in debt and equity in February. The move will ...

Payments

CloudTrade Technologies’ PDF Invoice to SAP Ariba Capability – Customisations Solution Now Available On SAP® App Center

Matt Fincham from Finch PR Ltd

10 Jun 2019

Solution delivers a service to convert supplier application generated PDF invoices to an SAP Ariba Network invoice for automated processing to the buyer CloudTrade Technologies Ltd. has announced that its PDF Invoice to SAP Ariba Capability – Customisations solution is now available for purch...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Fintech “Oper” stirrs up the Swiss mortgage market with new product launch.

Oliver Allmoslechner from Oper by 0smosis Venture Studio

01 Jun 2019

Zürich/Antwerp, June 2019 On May 24th the Belgian-based startup 0per launched its smart lending solution in the Swiss market. The product release was presented the F10 Demo Day in the SIX convention center in Zürich and concurs with Oper’s successful graduation from the renowned F10 Fintech ac...

Ident

ID R&D Raises $5.7 Million in Series A Funding

Cindy Clement from Clement | Peterson

30 May 2019

GSR Ventures leads round with minority investment to scale ID R&D’s biometric authentication solutions NEW YORK, NY - May 30, 2019 -- ID R&D, the award-winning biometrics technology provider offering AI-based voice and behavioral biometrics and voice and face anti-spoofing technologies, today...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

Identiq Raises $5M, Launches Privacy-First Network So Companies Can Fight Fraud Together

Shmuli Goldberg from Identiq

28 May 2019

(Tel Aviv) May 28, 2019 – Identiq announced today the launch of its Anonymous Verification Network, enabling companies to truly work together to fight fraud for the very first time. It also announced today a seed funding round of $5M led by Entrée Capital, with participants from leading VCs, incl...

Corporate Banking Solutions

Biz2Credit Launches Biz2X, a Global SaaS Lending Platform for Banks

John Mooney from OverTheMoonpr.com

21 May 2019

Biz2Credit Launches Biz2X, a Global SaaS Lending Platform for Banks Digital Lending Platform to Give Banks AI-Driven Loan Management NEW YORK, NY, May 21, 2019 — Biz2Credit Inc., the leader in online small business finance, today introduced Biz2X, a new turnkey global SaaS platform to enable fi...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

New life insurance distributor reviti continues to attract top financial services talent to London-based team

Niki Wheeler from Launch

17 May 2019

New life insurance distributor, reviti (rev-it-ti) is continuing to attract top financial services talent to its London-based team. As reviti develops its customer-focused proposition, Chris Ardron, formerly Global Client Solutions Director at Swiss Re brings over a decade of financial servi...

Mobile Payments

areeba partners with Wallet Factory to acquire a mobile payment service in the Middle East

Elena from Wallet Factory

16 May 2019

areeba, a leading Lebanese financial technology company that provides payment solutions for banks, governments and merchants in the Middle East, has signed an agreement with Wallet Factory for the supply of Mobile Wallet platform. Wallet Factory will provide areeba with technology to enable mobil...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

Q2 Holdings Launches Q2 TrustView, the First Data Governance and Protection Technology of Its Kind for Banking and Lending

ALTR from ALTR

15 May 2019

- Q2 TrustView is Powered by ALTR, a Blockchain-Based Data-Security Provider Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:QTWO), a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for banking and lending, today launched Q2 TrustView, powered by ALTR, an enhancement to Q2’s multilayered data management and prot...

Trading Systems

Presenting Forex Cloud Architecture (FxCA) by Chrisons Co. Ltd

Olga Aristodemou from Chrisons Co. Ltd

09 May 2019

Limassol, May 9th, 2019 In mid-2018, Chrisons Co. Ltd, a Cyprus-based ICT Solutions and Support Provider and Microsoft Gold Partner, released Forex Cloud Architecture (FxCA), an innovative product package delivering turnkey technology to global forex brokers. FxCA is a complete, complian...

Banking

Registration Opens for Abrigo’s Inaugural ThinkBIG Conference Featuring CECL, Lending, and Risk Experts and Discussions

Kylee Wooten from Abrigo

02 May 2019

Austin, Texas, May 2, 2019  – Abrigo, the leading technology provider of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for community financial institutions, has opened registration for its inaugural ThinkBIG Conference, set for September 24-26 at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orla...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

OAX Foundation and Blockpass Announce New Agreement to Promote Regulatory Compliance

Caitlin Betts from Blockpass IDN

30 Apr 2019

HONG KONG, Apr 30, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - OAX Foundation and Blockpass have today announced an agreement that will see the firms join forces to promote advanced compliance controls in the digital asset industry. The agreement reflects the shared goal of the firms to create an industry that is op...

Banking

Pannovate announce the launch of their latest innovative front end - LaunchPad

Emily Baum from Pannovate Limited

27 Apr 2019

Pannovate Limited, the successful digital solutions company headquartered in the UK, have created the missing piece for neo banks coming to market. LaunchPad is an accumulative application that puts the customer experience first. Pulling information from multiple sources, LaunchPad offers a host ...

Savings

UAE based Fintech start-up NewBridge partners with Meteor Asset Management to provide deposit services to Global Corporates, Family Offices and Institutional Clients

Sid bhandari from 2000

22 Apr 2019

UAE based Fintech start-up, NewBridge Fintech Solutions LLC, has partnered with Meteor Asset Management Limited, a UK based Asset Management Company, to provide a deposit marketplace to Global Corporates, Institutional Clients and Family Offices. NewBridge Fintech Solutions is a DIFC based Fin...

Payments

Mastercard’s new Pay by Bank app capability added to aiGateway™

The ai Corporation from The ai Corporation

16 Apr 2019

- aiGateway, The ai Corporation’s omni channel payment gateway, is now used by over 40,000 merchants across the Globe - Omni channel payments are protected by ai’s state of the art, self-service fraud and analytic solutions, supporting multiple risk models The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA appr...

Order/Cash

Valtatech launches superannuation digital transformation solution with Basware

Valtatech from Valtatech

16 Apr 2019

- Valta Technology Group partners with Basware to drive procurement and accounts payable transformation for superannuation funds Financial process automation experts, Valta Technology Group (Valtatech), has partnered with Basware, the global leader in networked source-to-pay solutions, e-invo...

Banking

Big Product Improvements Unveiled for Abrigo’s BSA/AML Software

Kylee Wooten from Abrigo

15 Apr 2019

Austin, Texas, April 15, 2019  – Abrigo, the leading technology provider of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for community financial institutions, announced the company’s innovative product roadmap for 2019 improvements to its Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) and...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

TurnKey Lender Receives an Accreditation From IMDA Singapore

Diana from TurnKey Lender

10 Apr 2019

TurnKey Lender, the market’s leading provider of lending automation solutions and services, has received accreditation from IMDA Singapore - a statutory board in the Singapore government. The Accreditation@SGD program is focused on accelerating the growth of innovative technology companies by sel...

Events

De:central Days Palma de Mallorca on 24th and 25th of September 2019

reinhold lang from Animotion SL

05 Apr 2019

Mallorca's first international conference for digital economy and innovative technologies is coming. The event organizer 'De:central Days - Animotion S.L.‘ is launching the first ‘De:central Days’ to Palma de Mallorca on 24th and 25th of September 2019. The conference will take place in the ...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

ALTR awarded PCI certification

ALTR from ALTR

04 Apr 2019

ALTR has announced that its blockchain-based data-security platform has received the highest industry rating attainable for payment data security with Payment Card Industry (PCI) certification. The enterprise data-security platform becomes first and only blockchain-based technology of its kind to...

Data and analytics

SESAMm Raises 4.4 Million Euros and Opens Offices in New York

Sylvain Forté from SESAMm

04 Apr 2019

SESAMm, a French leader in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence solutions applied to asset management, just closed a €4.4 million funding round. With a total of €8 million euros raised since its launch, SESAMm’s objective is to pursue its expansion into the U.S market – with its new offices – and...

Events

Fintech Challenge Returns to Detroit August 2019, Applications due June 30, 2019

Susan Floyd Voyles from Logos Communications Inc.

01 Apr 2019

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., April 1, 2019 -- Kyyba Innovations, in partnership with TechTown Detroit, launches the second series of "Detroit Fintech Challenge" to identify game-changing innovations in the financial services industry. The Detroit Fintech Challenge is an annual event where early-stage...

Money Tranfer/FX

USI Money launches White Label PSP portal!

Divyani from USI Money

01 Apr 2019

USI Money, a fintech cross-border payment service provider specialising in Home Remittance and Corporate FX, has deployed its White Label solution to AX Remit. The deployment means AX Remit will be able to execute instant payments and move money within minutes using USI Money’s robust infrast...

Banking

TurnKey Lender Launches Psychometrics

Diana from TurnKey Lender

26 Mar 2019

Singapore - March 26 - TurnKey Lender, a provider of intelligent lending automation, decision management, and risk mitigation solutions, announces the launch of a new app called TurnKey Lender Psychometrics. It allows lenders worldwide to safely evaluate borrowers even in cases when there’s no ...

Banking

Amount Delivers Seamless Digital and Mobile Lending Platform to TD Bank

Jenn Pratt from Keeton PR

25 Mar 2019

Amount, a leading technology provider for financial institutions, today announced a strategic partnership with TD Bank. TD Bank, a top ten U.S. bank, is leveraging Amount's platform to power the bank's TD Fit Loan, which launched in August 2018. This initial offering allows consumers to consolida...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

TurnKey Lender Signs Partnership Agreement with Refinitiv

Diana from TurnKey Lender

21 Mar 2019

TurnKey Lender, an award-winning provider of decision management and lending automation solutions for lenders, has signed a partnership agreement with global financial data provider Refinitiv – formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters. As the teams cooperate to develop globa...

Artificial intelligence

Boost.ai Launches Europe’s Leading Conversational AI in U.S. to Disrupt Virtual Agents

Nick Jones from Spark PR

20 Mar 2019

- Leveraging $5 Million Strategic Investment, American Expansion to Change the Way the Banking, Insurance, and the Enterprise Handle Frontline Customer Queries Boost.ai, developer of the world’s most advanced conversational AI for banks, financial institutions, and other enterprise applicatio...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

TurnKey Lender Opens a New Office in Kuala Lumpur

TurnKey Lender from TurnKey Lender

20 Mar 2019

TurnKey Lender, a provider of intelligent lending automation, decision management, and risk mitigation solutions, announces the opening of a new office in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Its main goal will be to physically represent TurnKey Lender and support the company’s operations in As...

Payments

Eric Barbier, Founder of TransferTo, invests in Singapore Fintech startup, MoolahGo

Mandy from MoolahGo

19 Mar 2019

MoolahGo (www.moolahgo.com) today announced that Mr. Eric Barbier has joined the Company as a strategic investor in its Pre-Series funding round for an undisclosed amount. Mr. Barbier founded TransferTo in 2005 and turned it into one of the world’s leading cross-border mobile payments network ...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Reap won the award for Outstanding Online Credit Card Payment Platform at ET Net's FinTech Awards 2018

Guillaume from Reap Technologies Limited

18 Mar 2019

Reap, Hong Kong's newest innovation in credit payments platform, won the award for Outstanding Online Credit Card Payment Platform at ET Net's FinTech Awards 2018 on March 6, 2019 The 1st FinTech Award to an online Credit Card Payment Platform that allows all businesses to pay any operating ex...

API Banking

The Money API from LVS Brokers connects consumers with financial institutions

Anni Salo from LVS Brokers Oy

13 Mar 2019

Open APIs are making interaction smooth and secure between companies and their customers. LVS Brokers, the eighth fastest growing FinTech in Europe (Financial Times 1000: Europe’s fastest-growing companies), has connected more than 50 financial service providers to its Money API and helped more t...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

TurnKey Lender Raises Series A1 Funding Round

Diana from TurnKey Lender

12 Mar 2019

TurnKey Lender, a provider of intelligent lending automation, decision management, and risk mitigation solutions, has raised a Series A1 funding round from OSK Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Majuven, and Western NIS. The final sum of investments is undisclosed. Funded in 2014, TurnKey Lender has b...

Payments

Moorwand unveils strategic partnership with ClearBank®

Sarah Michelle Broughton from Blue Train Marketing Limited

05 Mar 2019

Moorwand, the international payments company and BIN sponsor, partners with ClearBank® for real-time payment services LONDON, Tuesday 5th March 2019 Moorwand, an international payments company offering issuing and acquiring solutions, has selected ClearBank® as its strategic agency banker...

Blockchain

BITMONDS.COM introduces the concept of a Full Digital Luxury Item, a 3D diamond generated by users. Giftable, tradable and soon wearable. Registered on Blockchain without the need of cryptocurrencies for end users

Bitmonds press from Vanilla Rocket SRL

04 Mar 2019

Milan, March 3rd 2019 – Italian startup Vanilla Rocket recently launched Bitmonds.com.The project introduces the concept of a Full Digital Luxury Item based on Blockchain, without the need of cryptocurrencies for the end user. The results after a few days? 3000 digital diamonds generated and 600 ...

Money Tranfer/FX

Southeast Financial Services Pleased To Announce Release of SmartRemit App

Muhammad Azad from Southeast Financial Services

25 Feb 2019

Southeast Bank’s UK based subsidiary Southeast Financial Services have launched SmartRemit, the app that will open an efficient and secure way for Bangladeshi expatriates to send money back home. London (Feb. 25th, 2019) - Southeast Financial Services UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Bangladesh’s South...

Payments

Tailored Payment Scenarios for Businesses Across High-risk Industries

Alexandra Ghidoarca-Novac from NeoPay

22 Feb 2019

Cyprus, 22 February 2018: NeoPay is a new payments venture aiming at becoming a major FinTech player and setting up a new standard in digital banking. NeoPay’s model assumes that each customer or business is unique and a personalised banking experience is the answer to the one-size-fits-all digit...

Banking

Braintri co-developed IKO mobile app voted world’s best twice

Iwona Drabot from Braintri

19 Feb 2019

Warsaw, Poland, February 19, 2019. For the second year in a row, IKO, the mobile app of the CEE financial industry giant PKO Bank Polski, took top spot in a global industry ranking of mobile apps of 100 worldwide banks. The ranking was published by the British Retail Banker International magazine...

Mobile Payments

Digital Debit Group Releases Retail-Grade QR App Powered by PayPal Now Available on iOS

Edward Robles from Digital Debit Group

18 Feb 2019

Downingtown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico - Ready to use upon download, without card swipers or terminal hardware, the Digital Debit® app make its way to a ready marketplace. Newly-released in the Apple App Store, merchants and freelancers can now accept in-person payments for services rendered ...

Treasury Management

TMS specialist Salmon Software strengthens UK management team

Ronnie Simpson from Salmon Software

18 Feb 2019

- Former 360T head of sales joins as business development director London; Monday, 18th February, 2019: Treasury Management Systems specialist Salmon Software has strengthened its UK management team with the appointment of industry veteran Steve Canning as business development director. He was...

Order/Cash

CloudTrade launches CloudTrade Logistics

CloudTrade from CloudTrade

14 Feb 2019

- CloudTrade launches freight invoice processing solution, offering 100% accuracy for all major carriers CloudTrade, the leading provider of e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services, today announced the launch of CloudTrade Logistics, a bespoke solution, tailor-made for the freig...

Banking

Abrigo’s Robert Ashbaugh to tackle CRE and CECL at American Bankers Association Conference for Community Bankers

Kylee Wooten from Abrigo

08 Feb 2019

Raleigh, N.C., February 8, 2019 – Abrigo, the leading technology provider of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for community financial institutions, has announced that Robert Ashbaugh, Executive Risk Management Consultant at Abrigo, is among the expert speakers slated for the America...

Payments

Event: The Future of Payments and Compliance

PCI Pal from PCI Pal

04 Feb 2019

London, UK: PCI Pal, the specialist provider of secure payment solutions for contact centres, and its partner Pay360 by Capita, are together hosting ‘The Future of Payments and Compliance’ event to help organisations understand the latest PCI compliance obligations and the latest trends The e...

Blockchain

Blockpass and BCA Announce Strategic Alliance and Collaboration

Caitlin Betts from Blockpass IDN

01 Feb 2019

HONG KONG, Feb 1, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - Maltese-based Blockchain Advisory (BCA) has announced a strategic alliance and collaboration with Blockpass IDN. The collaboration will focus on the creation of a reg-tech focussed compliant ecosystem within blockchain, and bring together two established ...

Blockchain

Infinito Blockchain Platform (IBP) one stop solution for Businesses and Developers

Leo Nguyen from Infinity Blockchain Labs

31 Jan 2019

SINGAPORE, Jan 31, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - Infinito, leading blockchain tech provider and operator of Infinito Wallet, has released a comprehensive Blockchain Platform for businesses and developers to seamlessly use of a wide variety of blockchain-based solutions from a single stop. Officially ca...

Order/Cash

Valta Technology Group partners with Cbus Superfund on Procurement and AP transformation

Valtatech from Valtatech

29 Jan 2019

- Cbus, one of Australia's largest public offer industry superannuation funds, selects Valtatech to implement, integrate and manage, a new Source to Pay (S2P) technology platform - Valtatech’s new solution includes superannuation industry specific tax and business rules, and will be fully integr...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

FOR RELEASE: eSoftware rebrands under new name, Vergent

Jana Bell from Maris, West and Baker/MWB

23 Jan 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jana Bell Email: jana.bell@mwb.com 601-983-2908 eSoftware Solutions Announces New Name, Strategic Direction and Office Company makes change to reflect growth and renewed focus on core product line JACKSON, Miss. (January 22, 2019) – eSoftware Solutions ann...

Data Solutions

TECHNOLOGY CUTS DUE DILIGENCE TO LESS THAN 3 MONTHS FOR TWO THIRDS OF EMEA M&A DEALS

Omar Janabi from Merrill Corp

22 Jan 2019

- Technologies such as AI and machine learning are helping reduce the time and resource costs associated with M&A transactions, helping close deals faster Merrill Corporation, the premier technology provider for M&A professionals around the world, today announced that technology has cut the ti...

Blockchain

Chameleon - A distributed cryptographic information and value transfer architecture that will solve scalability and interoperability

Richard Groen from I/O Digital Foundation

21 Jan 2019

Jan, 19th Miami. Since 2014 The I/O Coin (IOC) Development team has been working on their Proof of Stake model blockchain, pushing decentralized boundaries with on chain robust solutions in the fields of identity handling, data management and encrypted communications in order of making a complete...

Payments

Collaboration with Paysafe Expands International Reach for Maxpay Merchants

Lesia from Maxpay

18 Jan 2019

Paysafe Group’s acquiring and gateway services offer Maxpay’s business merchants more global payment processing options. Maxpay, a global payment service provider, announces the expansion of its acquiring network for business merchants, thanks to a new agreement with Paysafe Group (Paysafe). Pay...

Blockchain

ALTR Consolidates Share of Blockchain-Related Tech Patents Issued by USPTO

ALTR from Spark PR

17 Jan 2019

- Developer of First Commercially Available Blockchain-based Data Security Platform Achieves Unprecedented Quantity and Speed in Patent Allowances Enterprise data-security company ALTR announced that it is a top patent recipient, owning a significant share of all blockchain-related patents iss...

API Banking

Bank Leumi (UK) selects Volante Technologies’ VolPay Open Banking PSD2 solution

Volante Technologies from Volante Technologies

15 Jan 2019

Benefiting from Volante’s one-stop-shop for PSD2 compliance and Open Banking NEW YORK, LONDON, DUBAI, MEXICO CITY, 15 January 2019 – Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for accelerated end-to-end payments processing and financial message integration, today announced that B...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Panthera Tree Behavior-Tech Solution Sets New Standards For Investment Decisions

Biljana Kling from Panthera Solutions

10 Jan 2019

Today, we are happy to announce the launch of the Panthera Tree, a Behavior-Tech solution that facilitates most evidence-based investment decisions for asset managers and owners to strengthen their competitive edge. As a habit forming SaaS technology, it is designed to improve decision making,...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

Braintri expands in insurtech with new project for Benefia from Vienna Insurance Group

Iwona Drabot from Braintri

08 Jan 2019

Warsaw, Poland, January 8, 2019. Braintri, a European leader in fintech innovations, today announced a new deal with Benefia part of Vienna Insurance Group. The insurance subscription platform developed by Braintri is being launched in several sales channels of Benefia, including mobile. The plat...

Factoring / Collection

THE AXIOM GROUP ANNOUNCES $60MM AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT IN 2019 AND HIRES VETERAN INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE AS DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS AND SALES

Kristin E. Dougherty from The Axiom Group

03 Jan 2019

Tampa, FL --- 3 January 2019. The Axiom Group (Axiom) announces the availability of an additional $60MM for deployment in 2019 for purchasing and joint ventures of distressed, charged-off and debt settlement portfolios going into 2019. Axiom has also hired, Kristin Dougherty, a well-known in...

Data and analytics

Seal Software Releases Most Comprehensive Contract Analytics Platform for Banks and Financial Services Firms

Nick Jones from Spark PR

13 Dec 2018

- Seal Financial Services Suite Enables Proactive, AI-Based Contract Analysis Including Automated Insight Accelerators for LIBOR, QFC, Brexit, Strategic NDA and Procurement Seal Software announced that it has released the Seal Financial Services Suite, the most comprehensive extraction and an...

Artificial intelligence

The ai Corporation expands Australian footprint with MYOB partnership

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

11 Dec 2018

- The ai Corporation (ai) and MYOB Australia launch payments gateway for 1.2m business owners across Australia and New Zealand. - Omni channel payments protected by state of the art, self-service fraud and analytic solutions, supporting multiple risk models - MYOB becomes ai’s channel partner ...

Tools

Linx Accelerates Low Code Adoption and Optimization With Enhanced Offerings for Amazon Web Services

Anthony Morris from Linx

11 Dec 2018

Low code IDE introduces new suite of AWS Plugins allowing for frictionless access between AWS services, cloud applications, databases and systems. CAPE TOWN, NOVEMBER 2018 Linx, a leading low code software tool for the design and automation of backend IT tasks, has launched its latest ver...

Payments

LLR Partners Backs Payments Industry Leader Kevin Jones to Form Celero Commerce

Kristy DelMuto from LLR Partners

03 Dec 2018

LLR’s investment in Celero will be used to fund organic growth and strategic M&A which initially includes a strategic investment in UMS Banking Nashville, TN – LLR Partners today announced the formation of Celero Commerce (“Celero”) a vertically-focused, integrated commerce solutions provide...

Tools

CUBE selected as a RegTech 100 firm for third consecutive year

Lucy Heavens from CUBE

26 Nov 2018

CUBE recognized as a pioneer in compliance digitization and regulatory change management London, November 26, 2018 - Specialist research firm RegTech Analyst has announced its prestigious annual RegTech 100 list, featuring CUBE as a pioneer in financial services compliance transformation, regu...

Data and analytics

UK fintech Smart Pension developing ‘financial well-being’ solution powered by Envizage holistic guidance engine

Elizabeth Slee from Smart Pension

23 Nov 2018

UK fintech pension provider Smart Pension has announced it is developing an intuitive online ‘financial well-being’ solution to help people make informed decisions about their money and enable them to achieve a financially secure future. Incorporating elements of e-learning, and in collaborati...

Data and analytics

Global Wave Group Announces New Regional Sales Manager

Global Wave Group from Global Wave Group

20 Nov 2018

Aliso Viejo, CA – November 20, 2018 – Global Wave Group, a leading provider of software and programs that enables banks to streamline their commercial credit process, announced recently they have hired Christopher Song as Regional Sales Manager, West. Gregg Stempson, Chief Operating Officer o...

Mobile Payments

Braintri and iCompass Merge to Offer Banking and Payment Solutions Globally

Iwona Drabot from Braintri

19 Nov 2018

Warsaw, Poland, November 19, 2018. Braintri and iCompass, two leading Polish fintechs servicing the world's largest banks and payment institutions, have begun to merge and prepare a joint offer for the global financial sector. The merger will enable the two to further expand their products and re...

Artificial intelligence

FintechOS lands EUR 600K seed investment from GapMinder VC

Ivona Raef from Fintech OS

19 Nov 2018

FintechOS, a technology company specialized in accelerating the digital transformation of top financial institutions worldwide, has just attracted EUR 600K seed investment from GapMinder VC. This makes the total capital invested so far worth EUR 1.6 million and turns FintechOS in one of the best ...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Making International investing simple and transparent – CybiWealth digital platform

Scott Cooper from CybiWealth

15 Nov 2018

Making International investing simple and transparent – CybiWealth digital platform. If you want to build an investment portfolio consisting of shares in leading global companies, and grow your wealth over time, CybiWealth is the answer. CybiWealth is a digital investing platform that offers ...

Data and analytics

Banking Technology Recognizes GigaSpaces Real-Time Analytics and Extreme Transactional Processing Platform

Wes Rogers from GigaSpaces

14 Nov 2018

GigaSpaces Customers Daiwa Capital Markets and Société Générale Shortlisted for Three Awards Based on Innovative Successful Deployments New York, NY — November 14, 2018 — GigaSpaces, the provider of InsightEdge, a leading in-memory real-time analytics platform announced today together with...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

CREDIMI: 10 MILLION EUROS IN NEW FUNDING

Jennifer Clark from Freelance PR

13 Nov 2018

CREDIMI: 10 MILLION EUROS IN NEW FUNDING FROM UNITED VENTURES SGR AND VERTIS SGR Continental Europe’s largest-volume digital factoring platform kicks off its second phase of development, eyes European markets MILAN, November 13, 2018 – Continental Europe’s largest-volume digital factoring...

Risk Management

iMeta Wins the Customer Satisfaction Award in Chartis Research’s RiskTech100® 2019

Victoria Adams from iMeta Technologies Ltd.

13 Nov 2018

iMeta Wins the Customer Satisfaction Award in Chartis Research’s RiskTech100® 2019 (London Nov 12, 2018) iMeta, a leading provider of client lifecycle management software, is proud to announce that it has won the ‘customer satisfaction’ award in Chartis RiskTech100® 2019. Chartis Research i...

Crypto

Coinsuper Announces Strategic Partnership with Weever

Yolanda Zhong from Coinsuper

09 Nov 2018

Providing Free Crypto Trading Services for Millennials HONG KONG, Nov 9, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Coinsuper, the leading global cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a strategic partnership with Weever FinTech, the crypto trading arm of CASH Financial Services Group (CFSG, SEHK: 510). Ms....

Payments

CloudTrade migrates to Microsoft Azure

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

07 Nov 2018

- CloudTrade launches public cloud services to meet global demand, following successful global expansion of its unique e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services CloudTrade, the leading provider of e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services, today announced that it wi...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

FinTech School Announces a Public Training in Partnership with Moody’s Analytics

Deep Kakkad from FinTech School

06 Nov 2018

FinTech School (located in San Francisco), a leading FinTech institute, has joined forces with Moody’s Analytics with the aim of training FinTech enthusiasts about ‘Fundamentals of FinTech’ (https://www.moodysanalytics.com/public-courses/fundamentals-of-fintech) and ‘Robo-Advisors & Digital Wealt...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the world’s first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges

anyakovaleva from CryptoIns

06 Nov 2018

Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges cybersecurity, allowing the exchanges’ clients to insure their ...

Data Solutions

Voice banking PFM skills become available through Geezeo and best innovation Group.

Amy Hibbard from Geezeo

02 Nov 2018

Braintree, MA, (November 2, 2018) - Geezeo, a leader in Fintech and data-driven solutions for financial institutions, has launched its Conversation Software Development Kit (SDK). Concurrently, Best Innovation Group (BIG), a fintech innovation and development company, will leverage the Geezeo con...

Banking

MoneeMint secures strategic funding to become the first Digital-only Ethical Bank in the UK and Europe

MoneeMint from MoneeMint

30 Oct 2018

London, 30th October 2018: MoneeMint, soon to be the UK and Europe’s first completely digital ethical bank is proud to announce that it has secured strategic funding from Ground One Ventures, a UK based private investment firm. MoneeMint aspires to engage the underserved bankable communities a...

Credit

WORLD’S FIRST OPEN BANKING AFFORDABILITY SCORE LAUNCHED BY CASTLIGHT FINANCIAL

Danielle Flynn from Castlight Financial

25 Oct 2018

Affordability innovator Castlight Financial has developed the world’s first open-banking affordability score, providing access to borrowing for the first time for the 5.8 million people , in the UK alone, with “thin credit files”. The new affordability score, CastScore, is not dependent on a c...

Money Tranfer/FX

Payvil chooses TNG's 'Global E-money Alliance' (GEA) for Global Payment Services

Ashley Kung from TNG Financial

18 Oct 2018

Korea, HK / ACNnewswire - Emolize Co., Ltd, a Korean cross-border mobile payment platform, announced its expansion in global payment services through its mobile application named 'Payvil' to Hong Kong and Thailand in September 2019, with further expansion reaching about 16 countries by the end of...

Blockchain

South Africa's first specialised developer of tokenised ecosystems and exchange goes live

zelda Williams from Tale Spin Media

15 Oct 2018

SA’s first specialised developer of tokenised ecosystems and exchange goes live Press Release – www.doshex.com 3 October 2018 DoshEx, the Johannesburg-based developer of tokenised ecosystems and exchange, has formally launched following the listing of two virtual assets by two financial se...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

FIRST CIRCLE RAMPS UP LENDING AS THE PHILIPPINES CHAMPIONS SMEs

Benedict Carandang from First Circle

04 Oct 2018

Startup locks in $26 million in additional funding as venture capital firms race for a slice of the SEA market MANILA, Philippines—First Circle, a pioneering lending platform dedicated to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has pulled in an additional $26 million in a fresh Series A funding r...

Order/Cash

CLOUDTRADE SCALES UP ITS BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GLOBAL GROWTH

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

03 Oct 2018

- Building on 40% YOY growth and 5 years of successful global operations, providing e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services to more than 200 organisations across the globe. CloudTrade, the leading provider of e-invoicing, e-order and complex data capture services, today announce...

Blockchain

Ibinex Introduces Transparency While Reducing Gaps between Crypto Exchanges and Traders

Simon Grunfeld from Ibinex

02 Oct 2018

Recently, Simon Grunfeld, CEO at Ibinex has expressed his remarks about the increasing security issues in the field of cryptocurrency exchange. He was talking to a business forum addressing the problems and issues present in this sector. According to Simon, the only solution to make cryptocurrenc...

Banking

Unsustainable profits, increasing market share from financial intermediaries and poor market valuations puts UK and European banks at risk, warns new study

Jonathan Lenz from CubanEight

25 Sep 2018

25 September 2018, London UK: A new study of the 50 largest banking groups in the UK and Europe has revealed that although profits have increased, future profitability is at significant risk. The UK & European Banking Study (EBS), launched today by zeb, one of the leading strategy and manage...

Banking

Sageworks announces release of proprietary data to aid financial institutions in CECL preparation

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

25 Sep 2018

Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced that it will produce and distribute research and analysis using Sageworks’ proprietary data set of loan, lease and core deposit data to assist the f...

Crypto

PiixPay recovers from DDoS attack.

Raivo Malter from Payster Group Ltd

25 Sep 2018

Crypto to fiat payments platform piixpay.com has been operating since 2014, this was the first time when DDoS attack succeeded to halt our webpage front-end. “As our system is based on micro services and modular, we had no issues with our backend systems” says Raivo Malter, CTO of Payster Group L...

Bitcoin

Swedish bitcoin brokerage Safello launches its API/Widget solution to help companies monetize their crypto audiences.

Alexander Meads from Safello

20 Sep 2018

Stockholm-based bitcoin brokerage Safello is broadening its product offering with a new solution dedicated to businesses. With its new brokerage-as-a-service model the long-established Bitcoin brokerage is making a concerted effort to support companies who want to offer cryptocurrency buying func...

Sageworks rolls out new Loan Automation tool

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

18 Sep 2018

Raleigh, N.C., September 18, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the launch of the Sageworks Loan Automation tool to help financial institutions increase the speed and ease of t...

Tools

Sageworks announces the launch of Sageworks Insights for better risk analysis and decision-making

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

17 Sep 2018

Raleigh, N.C., September 17, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the rollout of Sageworks Insights. This tool will enable institutions to make informed decisions by organizing a...

Crypto

Coinsuper Co-founder & CEO Reaffirms Bullish Long Term in Crypto Markets at Milken Institute Asia Summit

Tiara Liu from ACNnewswire.com

17 Sep 2018

HONG KONG, Sept 17, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Coinsuper Co-founder & CEO, Karen Chen, was invited as the speaker to share her insights on the crypto markets at Milken Institute Asia Summit on September 13th in Singapore. The theme of the 2018 Milken Institute Asia Summit is "A World in Transiti...

Payments

Infinity Contact Centre Solutions (CSS) launches New Pay-as-you-go Pricing Model

Tina Stanley from TSA PR

13 Sep 2018

Infinity CCS, today announces their new pay-as-you-go pricing model for contact centres that removes the need to pay a traditional upfront software licence fee. Geoff Land, Managing Director of Infinity CCS, says; “Today’s organisations are under great pressure to deliver the best customer exp...

Blockchain

Enterprise BlockChain Solutions Proves Blockchain Significance for Corporate Finance

Jaana Simula from Enterprise BlockChain Solutions

12 Sep 2018

Dallas, TX and London, UK – Enterprise BlockChain Solutions (EBCS) is proud to announce the availability of Abiko Intercompany prototype at R3 Marketplace as of September 12, 2018. Abiko was built to demonstrate how enterprises can utilize blockchain to easily resolve Intercompany reconciliation,...

Payments

An interview with ECOMMPAY - the payment provider who are staying ahead of the curve...

Rachel King from KAE

06 Sep 2018

KAE recently interviewed Paul Marcantonio, Head of UK and Western Europe at ECOMMPAY, a dynamic payment solution provider. ECOMMPAY have established a reputation for delivering versatile, reliable services in the payments ecosystem, through prioritisation of user experience via streamlined, cu...

Artificial intelligence

Capitec, South Africa’s fastest growing bank, selects IMImobile to deliver all automatically generated client communications

Tina Stanley from TSA PR

06 Sep 2018

IMImobile, a cloud communications software and solutions provider, has been chosen by Capitec Bank – South Africa’s fastest growing bank – to deliver a centralised client communications hub in order to deliver a more personalised digital banking experience across its base of more than 10 million ...

Crypto

DOCOMO selects IOTW to develop Micro-Mining for its 5G Open Partner Program

Michelle MA from SPRG

30 Aug 2018

HONG KONG, Aug 30, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - AnApp Blockchain Technologies Limited ( AnApp ), the IoT blockchain developer behind IOTW, a new cryptocurrency for IoT applications, is one of the blockchain technology companies selected by NTT DOCOMO, Japan's largest mobile communications company, to ...

Banking

Bank of the Pacific selects Sageworks Banking Platform to further business development and mitigate portfolio risk

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

28 Aug 2018

Raleigh, N.C., August 28, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced that Bank of the Pacific has chosen to partner with Sageworks to propel commercial loan activity and mitigate portf...

Tools

Mit Declaree den Verpflegungsmehraufwand für Geschäftsreisen bequem per App einreichen

Inga Möllmann from Declaree

28 Aug 2018

Declaree, die Expense-Management App für eine effiziente und nahtlose Reisekostenabrechnung, ist seit kurzem auch für deutsche Unternehmen verfügbar. Mit dem internationalen Expansionskurs geht auch die kontinuierliche Einführung von zusätzlichen Funktionen einher. So lassen sich beispielswei...

Crypto

Smart Banking ICO Platio Opens Private Pre-Sale

Jane Backhouse from Platio

28 Aug 2018

London, 28 August 2018 - Smart banking innovator Platio today announced that the company’s private pre-sale of tokens is now open to VC investors. This private pre-sale will run until Sunday 7th October, with the public pre-sale opening on Monday 8th October. Platio is an all-in-one smart ba...

Crypto

World Exchanges to debate Hacking, ICO Listing and Regulation at Futurama Summit in Ibiza

Julia Magas from Futurama Summit

21 Aug 2018

IBIZA, SPAIN, August 21, 2018 - During early September Futurama Blockchain Innovators is hosting another ‘exclusive’ retreat, which starts right after its partner’s event Blockchain Cruise Mediterranean by Coinsbank. This time, the island of Ibiza will bring together over 300 representatives of ...

Data Solutions

Report highlights impact on fintech sector employee engagement & retention due to paperless employee onboarding

Louise Roberts from Sphere PR

07 Aug 2018

HROnboard is today announcing the inaugural Paperless Employee Onboarding Benchmark Report for 2018. The report reveals some remarkable insights about 26,800 new employees that were processed by HR teams across Australia and New Zealand during 2017, achieving extraordinary time savings and sign...

Crypto

Watts Miners Start a New Era in Cryptocurrency Mining

Nancy Lopez from Watts Miners Inc.

28 Jul 2018

NEW YORK, NY, July 28, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Watts Miners ( www.wminers.com ) is pleased to announce the formal launch of three new mining rigs with capabilities to take the global crypto space by storm. Led by some of the most experienced specialists in the cryptocurrency mining industry, Watt...

Order/Cash

CLOUDTRADE CLOSES FIRST INVESTMENT ROUND, RAISING £2 MILLION

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

27 Jul 2018

- Investment from Calculus Capital will enable CloudTrade to continue second stage growth in the UK, and further expand into USA and European markets - Building on 40% YOY growth and 5 years of successful global operations - Investment round by privately owned, CloudTrade, led by business’s fo...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

The ai Corporation re-approved for e-money licence by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

25 Jul 2018

- ai’s suite of payment and state of the art machine learning risk management solutions granted e-money licence - The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) also re-approve ai for Money Services Business (MSB) status Payment, fraud and risk management experts, The ai Corporation (ai) and its suite of p...

Blockchain

Blockpass Lists PASS Token on Four Key Exchanges

Caitlin Betts from Blockpass IDN

25 Jul 2018

HONG KONG, July 25, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Digital identity creation platform Blockpass has announced it is listing its native utility token, PASS, on four confirmed exchanges. Having begun with Cryptopia this week, PASS in the coming weeks will be listed on Gatecoin, HitBTC and Lykke with more ...

Blockchain

NOON Capital Launches Southeast Asia's First Blockchain-Backed Real Estate Project

Victoria Lim from PRecious for NOON Capital

24 Jul 2018

NOON Capital, the Southeast Asia-based property investment platform, announces plans to establish strategic real estate investments in second-tier Southeast Asia cities. The Company's first properties have an accumulated value of US$20 million. The first tower is complete and fully operational, w...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

This fintech startup makes investing in real estate corporate bonds as simple as shopping online

Martynas Stankevičius from Röntgen

24 Jul 2018

Corporate bond offerings were always one of the most compelling ways to invest. Usually, it is considered a big players game. But Lithuanian real estate development crowdfunding startup Röntgen is about to disrupt that stereotype. The platform successfully distributed 14-months bonds worth half a...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Sageworks rolls out personal lending capabilities among major enhancements to Sageworks Lending Solution

Hannah Blair Rapp from 667-07-2413

23 Jul 2018

Raleigh, N.C., July 23, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the rollout of significant enhancements to the Sageworks Lending Solution for financial institutions to increase fl...

Data Solutions

CloudTrade brings global cloud-based PDF invoice automation to enVista

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

18 Jul 2018

- enVista, a leading global consulting and software solutions firm, chooses Cloudtrade’s patented technology to bring PDF e-invoicing to its Unified Commerce Platform and supply chain network LONDON, 18 July 2018 – enVista, a leading global consulting and software solutions firm, enabling ente...

Corporate Banking Solutions

Berlin FinTech "kick-starts" in Switzerland - YUKKA Lab wins participation in Kickstart Accelerator 2018

Corinna Rogers from Ms.

17 Jul 2018

Out of 900 applications from 64 countries 60 startups were invited to pitch for Swiss Kickstart Accelerator. YUKKA Lab AG, the Berlin-based FinTech startup for applied augmented language intelligence and context-based sentiment analysis in the European financial sector, is one of four German star...

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank selects Sageworks Banking Platform to optimize lending and portfolio risk processes

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

11 Jul 2018

Raleigh, N.C., July 11, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced that Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank has selected the Sageworks Banking Platform to add efficiency and consistenc...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

The ai Corporation Announces $2.5 Million in Growth Capital from Shareholders

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

11 Jul 2018

The ai Corporation Announces $2.5 Million in Growth Capital from Shareholders LONDON, July 11, 2018: The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, today disclosed that it has secured a $2.5 million investment from its principal existing shareholders, ...

Crypto

MoonRate helps to connect startups with ICO agencies

Mary from MoonRate

06 Jul 2018

MoonRate, a brand new platform just recently launched, is a truly unique resource. This new website is a listing for verified ICO agencies that allows anyone to access ratings, reviews, and cases of the global ICO agency market. The ICO market grows day by day with more and more ICO projects ...

Data and analytics

Big Data a $9 Billion opportunity in the financial services industry, says SNS Telecom & IT

SNS Telecom & IT from snstelecom.com

02 Jul 2018

SNS Telecom & IT's latest report indicates that Big Data investments in the financial services industry are expected to reach nearly $9 Billion by the end of 2018. Originally used as a term to describe datasets whose size is beyond the ability of traditional databases, the scope of Big Data ha...

Events

European Banking Forum: Technology, Security & Risk 2018

from Arena International

28 Jun 2018

Date: 10th – 11th October, 2018 Location: London, UK Website: [http://www.arena-international.com/ebf-security-risk/](http://www.arena-international.com/ebf-security-risk/) **Why you need to attend this year’s EBF Technology, Security & Risk show?** After months of research, the event de...

Events

MoneyLIVE: Nordic Banking conference in Copenhagen November 2018

from MoneyLIVE

27 Jun 2018

**6th - 8th November, Copenhagen Marriott Hotel** **MoneyLIVE: Nordic Banking conference presents over 200 senior officials from the banking world to share insights on AI, open banking, lifestyle portals, FinTech and more.** Why attend? • Discuss the opportunities of open banking and t...

Events

BlockchainUa is coming!

from BlockchainUa

27 Jun 2018

**BlockchainUA** is the main blockchain event in Ukraine. Two years in a row, the strongest community in the field of blockchain and decentralized technologies is gathering to share experience and ideas for the development of the Fintech industry. International level experts will arrive from diff...

Events

Satoshi United BlockChain Conference 2018 in Singapore

from Satoshi United

27 Jun 2018

On **July 26 and 27, Singapore will host Satoshi United BlockChain Conference** to mark the beginning of and welcome with wide open arms a great era of change and to applaud all the hard work , determination and dedication that has gone into uplifting the industry of Cryptocurrency & Blockchai...

Blockchain

Bye Bye Bitcoin ATM. Hello ADM

Richard Groen from ADM Ecosystems LLC

20 Jun 2018

At the World Blockchain Forum in New York, ADM Ecosystems LLC announced their new patent pending invention to get blockchain based / operated services to the general public where Puerto Rico will be first the testing grounds of this evolved ATM Machine. Decentralized Applications Bitcoin ATM’...

Events

New York Venture Summit – Where Innovation Meets Capital

from youngStartup Ventures

14 Jun 2018

Call for Top FinTech Innovators to present to leading Investors (details below). **Fintech Weekly is pleased to invite you to attend the FinTech Track at The New York Venture Summit presented by youngStartup Ventures.** *Special discount. Use discount code* "FINTECHWEEKLYVIP" *and receive 10% o...

Artificial intelligence

Rimilia joins Microsoft ScaleUp programme to drive global expansion

Rimilia from Rimilia

14 Jun 2018

14 June 2018 - Rimilia, a leading global intelligent financial automation software provider, has announced a collaboration with Microsoft after being accepted onto the current cohort of the select Microsoft ScaleUp programme. The Microsoft ScaleUp programme, part of the Microsoft for Startu...

Risk Management

Sageworks wins “Best vendor for systems support & implementation” in Risk.net Risk Technology Awards

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

12 Jun 2018

Raleigh, N.C., June 12, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the company has been honored as “Best vendor for systems support & implementation” in this year’s inaugural Risk Te...

Events

Open Banking Expo launches to spearhead innovation and roll-out across multiple industry sectors

Adam Cox from Open Banking Expo

07 Jun 2018

6 June 2018 Open Banking Expo will bring together a cross section of the UK’s brightest minds to put the second payment services directive (PSD2) under the spotlight and encourage financial services – and other industry sectors – to embrace the new legislation in order to drive product innovat...

Banking

Sageworks chosen by CFO Tech Outlook for Top 10 Fintech Solution Providers 2018 list

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

07 Jun 2018

Raleigh, N.C., June 7, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced that the company has been included in CFO Tech Outlook magazine’s Top 10 Fintech Solution Provers 2018 list. The lis...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

Wibmo Inc Press Release - Trident Fraud Managment Solution for Digital Payments

Veena Mistry from Wibmo

07 Jun 2018

Wibmo Inc. 19925, Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 100 Cupertino, CA 950114 USA Wibmo Inc. launches TridentTM - intelligent fraud detection and prevention system for digital payments June 7, 2018, Cupertino CA. Wibmo Inc, India’s largest provider of digital payment authentication and sec...

Events

Blockchain Summit Hong Kong

from Chainges

05 Jun 2018

*Hong Kong, 26 July 2018* Blockchain has many applications – in supply chains, healthcare, global monetary systems, financial technologies, energy trading, music, electronic record authentication, delivery of Government services and many more. As a result, the Blockchain technology is expected...

Artificial intelligence

The ai Corporation teams up with the University of Southampton to tackle fraud with machine learning

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

05 Jun 2018

- ai’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Southampton’s Computer Science and Mathematics Departments funded by Innovate UK grant The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, and the University of Southampton (UoS), today announced ...

Events

fin:CODE USA partners up with FinTech Weekly

from

04 Jun 2018

Event name: fin:CODE USA Date: September 16 - 18, 2018 Homepage: [www.fincode-us.com](www.fincode-us.com) Venue: Hilton San Diego, CA Hashtag: #finCodeUSA fin:CODE USA is the international knowledge exchange platform bringing together all stakeholders shaping the future of IT and DevOps ...

API Banking

Sageworks announces integration with Adobe® Sign for electronic signatures to improve efficiency and customer experience

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

04 Jun 2018

Raleigh, N.C., June 4, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced a new integration with Adobe® Sign. Using its API Network, Sageworks now interfaces directly with Adobe® Sign for el...

Events

French Capital Will Host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference France – Large Blockchain Event with Top Experts

Kristina Storozhyk from Smile-Expo

01 Jun 2018

On July 18, top crypto experts from huge international corporations will gather in Paris at the [Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference France](https://goo.gl/18ddtK) – large-scale event dedicated to cryptocurrencies, Blockchain and ICO. The meeting will include conference and demozone. Presentations...

Events

Driving Constructive Economic Outcomes from the FinTech Ecosystem in Africa say more than 200 international fintech leaders and pioneers gathered at the Finnovation Kenya event – but highlight that collaboration is the way forward

Sanay Lalwani from Finnovation at Ethico Live

01 Jun 2018

**Driving Constructive Economic Outcomes from the FinTech Ecosystem in Africa say more than 200 international fintech leaders and pioneers gathered at the Finnovation Kenya event – but highlight that collaboration is the way forward** **Thursday 31st May 2018, Nairobi, Kenya: Finnovation K...

Crypto

“Daneel, the future of financial smart assistance in the cryptocurrency space”

Harold Kinet from Daneel

01 Jun 2018

Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain Blockchain is an innovative tool capable of permanently transforming our societies as well as the relationships between individuals, organizations and states. The technology relies on a chain of “blocks” (digital containers) capable of storing all sorts of ...

KYC and AML

Blockpass launches Token Distribution Event

Caitlin Betts from BlockpassIDN

01 Jun 2018

HONG KONG, June 3, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Blockpass, the blockchain-based identity application which gives users total control over their own personal data, is pleased to announce the launch of its Initial Token Distribution Event (“TDE”) through the sale of tokens (“PASS tokens”) which will be ...

Data Solutions

Ubisecure launches RapidLEI to bring Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) automation to millions of companies worldwide

Steve Waite from Ubisecure

31 May 2018

Accredited by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the RapidLEI platform connects with Business Registries in real time to ease application whilst ensuring data accuracy, dramatically accelerate issuance, and simplify the management of LEI codes London, UK & Helsinki, Finlan...

Events

Sageworks announces agenda for 2018 Lending & Risk Management Summit

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

30 May 2018

Raleigh, N.C., May 30, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the agenda for its 2018 Lending & Risk Management Summit, set to take place September 24-26 in Chicago. The Summit i...

Data and analytics

Machine learning critical for better SME credit scoring in trade finance

Alex Johnson from Moorgate Communications

29 May 2018

AI and broader data collection can overcome the “trade finance gap” by improving credit scoring for SMEs in trade finance, says Michael Boguslavsky, head of AI at Tradeteq and author of a new white paper. LONDON: Tradeteq, the trade asset distribution platform, has today released a white pape...

Payments

Secure Trading partner with Chippin to transform online payments

Nick from Jones

24 May 2018

- Enabling merchants across the globe to benefit from Chippin’s new and innovative group payment facility Chippin, the pioneering new provider of group payment solutions, today announced a partnership with online payment experts, Secure Trading. Merchants who currently use Secure Trading’s pay...

Blockchain

Abele Group Prepares to Launch World's First Fully-Digital Custodian

Brittanie Price from Abele Group

24 May 2018

The Abele Group, an international fintech company leading the financial industry into the digital age, is pleased to announce its global launch and unique approach to radically transform the financial industry with blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. The Abele Group will use in...

Banking

Sageworks, one of the country’s first Fintech companies, is acquired by Accel-KKR

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

18 May 2018

Menlo Park, CA, May 18, 2018—Today, Accel-KKR and Sageworks announced the purchase of Sageworks by AKKR, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, California. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Sageworks is the leading provider of financial software and information products to ...

Events

Brief guide to Blockchain International Show London: top speakers and key topics

Yuliia Leschenko from Smile-Expo

17 May 2018

On June 6-7, London will host a major event dedicated to the development of blockchain industry for the first time – [Blockchain International Show London (BIS)](https://goo.gl/qxfGUc). Within two days of the conference, 60 leading industry experts will talk about the optimization of business ...

The ai Corporation and QPS launch QPS payments gateway

from

17 May 2018

- QPS offers an integrated suite of global fraud detection and prevention services - To reduce red flags of chargeback, payment fraud and procuring a higher ROI LONDON and NEW YORK, Thursday, 17 May, 2018: The [aiCorporation](http://www.aicorporation.com/) (ai), an FCA approv...

Banking

Heedbook launched a system for assessing customer satisfaction with the help of AI

Dmitry Romanov from Heedbook

17 May 2018

<a href="https://heedbook.com">Heedbook</a> is a service for assessing customer satisfaction, employee efficiency and cross-sales. It works with live video and audio from the employees desktop webcam, mobile cam or screen video (for teleconference service). Analyzing results of facial emotion ...

Events

Quarterly AWS Enterprise Community Briefing: Fintech

Sara Lewis from AWS Enterprise Community

16 May 2018

Amazon AWS Enterprise Strategist and ex-CTO of Capital One bank is headlining the quarterly AWS Enterprise Community Briefing at the prestigious Trinity House in London on 20th June from 8.30am. Jonathan Allen, previously CTO of Capital One Bank, will share his personal experience of successf...

Savings

Protocol, a new web-based solution automating global withholding tax recovery, launches in North America

Raissa Price from Meantime Communications

14 May 2018

May 14, 2018 10:36 am The Protocol platform, developed by fintech start-up Taxology, saves time and costs for pension funds, unlocking withholding tax refunds that are overlooked or otherwise too labour intensive to claim Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Monday, 14th May 2018 – A new web-based s...

Events

Block Hedge Brings You South-East Asia’s Mega Blockchain Event in Bangkok

Amitabh Das from Block Hedge

11 May 2018

After receiving a huge response from the Crypto Con Mumbai, the Block Hedge team is now bringing South-East Asia’s biggest Blockchain event in Bangkok, Thailand. While dedicating to discovering hottest innovations, market trends and sensations around the crypto and Blockchain sphere, this event i...

Events

Block Hedge Brings You MENA’s Mega Blockchain Event in Bahrain

Amitabh Das from Block Hedge

11 May 2018

After receiving a huge response from the Crypto Con Mumbai, the Block Hedge team is now bringing MENA’s one of the biggest blockchain events in Manama, Bahrain. While dedicating to discovering hottest innovations, market trends and sensations around the Crypto and Blockchain sphere, this event is...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Workers Credit Union partners with Sageworks to gain efficiency and support loan growth

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

11 May 2018

Raleigh, N.C., May 11, 2018 – Workers Credit Union of Fitchburg, Mass., has recently partnered with Sageworks, a financial analysis company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions. The credit union selected Sageworks Lending Solution to improve efficiency and consistency acr...

Data Solutions

NATHAN WOLAVER APPOINTED AS ASSET CONTROL MD AMERICAS

Josephine Timmins from Neo PR Limited

10 May 2018

Mr. Wolaver re-joins Asset Control following senior management role at Broadridge Leading data management and analytics provider Asset Control today announces the appointment of Nathan Wolaver as MD Americas with immediate effect. Mr. Wolaver has joined Asset Control’s senior management team ...

Artificial intelligence

CloudTrade brings patented, 100% accurate, Artificial Intelligence-based PDF capture solution to Cegedim

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

10 May 2018

CloudTrade, the leading provider of cloud-based e-invoicing and e-document services, was today named as one of Cegedim e-business’s worldwide e-invoicing partners. Its proprietary, patent protected PDF capture solution is now available to all Cegedim e-business users. CloudTrade’s enterprise ...

Crypto

PinkDate Launches Global Escorting Platform Powered by Cryptocurrency

Nick Reynolds from PinkDate.is

10 May 2018

The escorting market is huge, worth more than $157 billion worldwide. However, despite this huge market, there are no national or international leaders in this marketspace. PinkDate plans to change that and establish themselves as the clear worldwide market leader. With an initial coin offeri...

Events

InsurTech Elevate Asia 2018: The Latest InsurTech Developments, Opportunities and Challenges

from ibc asia

07 May 2018

Asia’s insurance sector is seeing a surge in growth and popularity of InsurTech, who are making strong inroads into the insurance value chain to transform the industry. Investments in digitalisation are impacting current business models, products, customer acquisition, business processes, claims ...

Sageworks launches revamped Relationship Manager built for bankers

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

07 May 2018

Raleigh, N.C., May 7, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced the roll out of their newly expanded customer relationship manager (CRM) for financial institutions. Fully integrated ...

Events

BlockShow Europe 2018 welcomes Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to their major blockchain conference

from BlockShow

04 May 2018

May 3, 2018 - After an eventful two months of hosting blockchain meetups across Europe, Blockshow is bringing their journey to a close with the featured conference, [BlockShow Europe 2018](https://blockshoweurope.com/). For the main conference in Berlin (May 28-29), over 80 blockchain experts wil...

Events

Iconic Tech Event from Silicon Valley is Coming to Europe in June 2018

from intellectsoft Blockchain Lab

04 May 2018

Palo Alto, California, April 18, 2018 — Intellectsoft, global software development company with a focus on the latest tech, will co-host [Blockchain: Rethink Trust 2018](https://rethinktrust.org/?utm_source=mediapartner&utm_medium=Fintechweekly) — a new, enterprise-grade conference on blockchain ...

KYC and AML

QUOINE's 'ICO Mission Control' Hosts First ICO with VUULR

Belinda Ang from VUULR

04 May 2018

SINGAPORE, May 4, 2018 - (Media OutReach) - VUULR, a blockchain-based digital supply chain and marketplace for the Film & TV content industry, has announced that it will be launching its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) with QUOINE, a leading global fintech company that provides trading, exchange, and...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

SAGEWORKS HONORED WITH “BUSINESS LENDING INNOVATION AWARD” IN 2018 FINTECH BREAKTHROUGH AWARDS PROGRAM

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

02 May 2018

LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2018 – FinTech Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global FinTech market, today announced that it has selected Sageworks, a Raleigh, N.C., headquartered firm that offers lending, credit risk and portfoli...

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02 May 2018

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Artificial intelligence

YUKKA Lab launches new Market Sentiment Analysis Tools

Corinna Rogers from YUKKA Lab

01 May 2018

YUKKA Lab, the FinTech startup for Augmented Language Intelligence and context-based sentiment analysis for the financial industry, launches their News & Trend Lab. The News & Trend Lab is a web based application that offers an organized and efficient real-time overview of topics and trends in fi...

Ident

Building the World's First Advanced Blockchain Identity Laboratory

Caitlyn Betts from BlockPass IDN

28 Apr 2018

HONG KONG, Apr 28, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - The Blockpass Identity Lab, a pioneering new research lab, will explore ways in which blockchain technology can protect personal data from online scammers and hackers. The laboratory will be built at Edinburgh Napier University's Merchiston campus as ...

Events

London to Host Major Cryptocurrency Event: Blockchain International Show London

Yuliia Leschenko from BIS London

26 Apr 2018

On June 6-7, London will see [Blockchain International Show](https://goo.gl/qxfGUc), major large-scale cryptocurrency event in Europe. **What is waiting for you?** • two days of experts’ presentations and major corporations’ developments; • 60 speakers from all over the world; • 100 ...

Banking

Peoples State Bank partners with Sageworks for digital transformation

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

26 Apr 2018

Raleigh, N.C., April 26, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, today announced that Peoples State Bank selected the Sageworks Banking Platform to boost efficiency and scalability of its commercia...

Camden National Bank wins Celent Model Bank Award for Implementation of Sageworks ALLL

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

24 Apr 2018

Raleigh, N.C., April 24, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, announced today that their client Camden National Bank of Camden, Maine, has been recognized by Celent as the winner of the 2018 Cel...

Events

MoneyLIVE: Digital Banking

Melissa Bryant from MoneyLIVE: Digital Banking

23 Apr 2018

MoneyLIVE: Digital Banking is the leading event for innovators across the banking industry. Formerly known as The Future of Digital Banking, MoneyLIVE: Digital Banking capitalises on 25 years of experience and brings together digital, technology and innovation experts from across European banking...

Order/Cash

Paper.id: The First Invoicing Fintech Startup in Indonesia has Bagged Seed Funding

Jeremy Limman from Paper.id

23 Apr 2018

Jakarta, April 23rd 2018 – In a fast developing country like Indonesia, there are still many SME’s that ignore prudent financial management. This is the result of the old tradition of using pen and paper by SME’s to invoice their customers that involves lots of paperwork and is very time-consumin...

Events

Digital Transformation in Insurance: Customer Engagement and Operational Agility 2018

from Arena International

21 Apr 2018

Unveiling the opportunities digitalisation offers to insurers to better engage their customers and improve operational agility Arena International is proud to host the 3rd year of the Digital Transformation in Insurance conference, on the 2nd – 3rd May in London. This year’s conference will...

Events

Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking

from Arena International

21 Apr 2018

Defining a Sustainable Strategy for Innovation: Keeping banks relevant to consumers now and in the future Arena International is proud to present the 4th edition of the Harnessing Fintech Innovation in Retail Banking conference. This event will host around 150 senior attendees aiming to continue...

Events

Is the Tide TURNING for Bitcoin? Author of Amazon Best-Selling Blockchain Book Reveals New Intel that BTC Is Poised to “Moon” Again

Richard Jacobs from Future Tech Expo

20 Apr 2018

DALLAS, TX – Richard Jacobs is the best-selling author of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain, and organizer of the Future Tech Expo, which takes place in September 2018. As a sneak preview of what is to come at this conference, he has just published a free podcast that reveals brand-new intelligen...

Events

iBLOCKCHAINSUMMIT 2018 partners up with FinTech Weekly

from iBlockchain Summit

20 Apr 2018

Event: iBLOCKCHAINSUMMIT 2018 Date: May 18-19, 2018 Venue: Great China International Exchange Square, Shenzhen China **2018 iBlockchainSummit (IBS)** will be held in the fabulous Great China International Exchange Square of Shenzhen City on May 18-19. The Expo is a two-day event for the bl...

Events

Leading blockchain companies, specialists and startups will meet under one roof in Amsterdam, May, 4-5

Agata Marczak from Chainges

20 Apr 2018

**2 days, 3 stages, over 60 speakers and 2500 attendees from all around the world. Unique knowledge explored during workshops, keynotes based on use cases and discussion panels, provided by the most influential blockchain speakers from companies such as NEM, Accenture, IBM, Aeternity and BitBay. ...

Events

How the main blockchain conference of Israel was held in Tel-Aviv

Kristina Storozhyk from Smile-Expo

20 Apr 2018

The main blockchain event of the year, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Israel, was held in Tel Aviv on March 28. Famous international crypto experts discussed the future of cryptocurrency in Europe and told how to improve business processes using blockchain. The event brought together 400 guests,...

Events

Blockchain Insider (and Amazon #1 Bestseller Author) Predicts that Bitcoin Could Be Set for an Even BIGGER Bull Run This Summer

Richard Jacobs from Future Tech Expo

20 Apr 2018

DALLAS, TX – Bitcoin’s December bull run seems like ancient history right now, but Richard Jacobs (author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain: Surprising Insights from 200+ Podcast Interviews of Industry Insiders) has reason to believe that Bitcoin is poised to “moon” ag...

Events

CryptoFriends partners with the Malta Blockchain Summit

Denis Dzyubenko from

19 Apr 2018

Malta Blockchain Summit 2018 1-2 November, InterContinental Arena, St. Julian’s - Malta The inaugural edition of the Malta Blockchain Summit promises to be a seminal event on the Blockchain and DLT calendar, and it has just received a boost with a newly-minted partnership with CryptoFriends,...

Events

BlockShow 2018 to Disrupt Europe with Its Largest Conference Ever

BlockShow from

18 Apr 2018

Roughly two months after the big and successful event in Singapore, BlockShow team comes back to announce BlockShow Europe 2018 - the brand’s third big conference dedicated to discovering the hottest innovations, trends and sensations currently happening in both European and Global Blockchain sce...

Events

Legislative Regulation of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Important Issue Will be Discussed at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Finland

Kristina Storozhyk from Smile-Expo

18 Apr 2018

On 25 May Smile-Expo organizes the first [Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Finland](https://goo.gl/EqsfLP), a large-scale event dedicated to cryptocurrency and ICO. **Why Finland?** Finland is at the forefront of technological innovations. Government officials keep staying neutral to the...

Crypto

Blockpass, Infinito Form Partnership for Regulated Tokens, Launch PASS Token

Caitlin Betts from Blockpass IDN

16 Apr 2018

HONG KONG, Apr 16, 2018 - Self-sovereign identity application Blockpass and universal cryptocurrency wallet Infinito Wallet announced today their strategic partnership. The two companies' mutual agreement includes plans to release Blockpass' PASS token via the Infinito Wallet platform and defines...

Credit

Sweeping Improvement across Sageworks Banking Platform

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

12 Apr 2018

Raleigh, N.C., April 12, 2018 – Sageworks, a Raleigh, N.C., headquartered firm that offers lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to U.S. financial institutions today announced the sweeping enhancements the company will launch later this month. The product changes are sourced from clie...

Blockchain

New Investing App to Conquer Global Retail Markets

Konstantin Trott from Midas Technologies AG

12 Apr 2018

Zug, Switzerland: Last Friday, Midas Technologies AG launched the beta signup for its retail investing app Midas in combination with an airdrop event. The company rewards the first 5000 registered beta users with a limited amount of MDS tokens. On this occasion, CEO Adrian Gallo announced more im...

Events

The largest conference Crypto Event Indo in Jakarta

from Crypto Event

11 Apr 2018

The conference #CryptoEvent Indo will be held in Jakarta Indonesia on May 11-12 2018. Venue: Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta Jakarta is one of the top 10 crypto-capitals of the world in 2017, according to IDACB (International Decentralised Association of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain). This ...

Events

100+ Developers, Entrepreneurs, and Venture Capitalists Reveal How the “Little Guy” Can Get in on the Future Tech Gold Rush

Richard Jacobs from

11 Apr 2018

DALLAS, TX – Richard Jacobs (organizer of the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Blockchain Super Conference, which took place in Dallas in February) is hosting a new conference in September. He’s bringing together more than a hundred respected players from blockchain, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, v...

Events

Mobey Day Toronto to Explore Changing Spending Habits, AI and Robotics

Kathryn Rutherford from

09 Apr 2018

09 April 2018 – [Mobey Forum](http://www.mobeyforum.org/), the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of digital financial services, today announces the themes and confirmed speakers for the third annual [Mobey Day Toronto](https://www....

Events

Intelligent Automation: Financial Services 2018

Florence Russell from

09 Apr 2018

LONDON, 09/04/2018: What’s the magic ingredient for success in financial services? Companies managing the convergence of new technologies with data and BPM, who are leading the way in automation are proving the most successful in the industry. Intelligent Automation: Financial Services (IA:FS...

Events

Sageworks names keynote for the 2018 Lending & Risk Summit ahead of early-bird deadline

Hannah Blair Rapp from Sageworks

09 Apr 2018

Raleigh, N.C., April 9, 2018 – Sageworks, a financial information company that provides lending, credit risk and portfolio risk solutions to banks and credit unions, announced this week that author Kevin Brown will be the keynote speaker for the 2018 Lending & Risk Summit, set to take place Septe...

Events

Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia Will Bring Top Experts Together

Kateryna Glazkova from Smile-Expo

04 Apr 2018

On 29 May, Sydney will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia, large event dedicated to cryptocurrency and ICO. Topics: Invited speakers will discuss Australian and world cryptocurrency legal regulations, state digital economy development, and new blockchain solutions tools. Experts ...

Events

“MEFTECH Payments” launches in Saudi Arabia to support the growth of Next Generation of Electronic Payments Tchnology in the Kingdom

Victoria Johnson from ONE PR

03 Apr 2018

*MEFTECH Payments - Intercontinental Hotel, Riyadh – 9th May to 10th May 2018* **3rd April 2018, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia** - ‘MEFTECH Payments’ will take place for the first time in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, giving international and GCC technology providers access to the region’...

Blockchain

Kinguin Reinvents the Online Gaming Marketplace with ICO Launch of “Krown Tokens”

Cameron Carson from Kinguin

29 Mar 2018

Tallinn, Estonia – (March 29, 2018) – Kinguin.io, one of the world’s largest online retailers in the video and PC game industry, announces the launch of its next generation online marketplace – poised to transform this industry. Kinguin has created a truly decentralized e-commerce environment wit...

Factoring / Collection

Instantfactoring.com – The first fintech factoring platform in Romania and Eastern Europe

Marketing & PR from Instant Factoring

29 Mar 2018

29 March 2018 – Instant Factoring, the first fintech factoring platform in Romania and Eastern Europe, launched its online invoice financing platform www.instantfactoring.com today. Instant Factoring’s mission is to enable the development of small businesses by providing them with flexible an...

Events

Announcing Distributed: Markets 2018, the Intersection of Financial Markets and Blockchain Technology

from BTC Media

28 Mar 2018

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BTC Media announced today the return of Distributed: Markets on April 23, 2018, the premier blockchain conference designed to unite financial markets executives and cryptocurrency insiders. Taking place at the iconic Navy Pier in Chicago, Distri...

P2P financing

CLOUDTRADE SELECTED BY BT TO PROVIDE E-INVOICING SERVICES FOR NORTHERN IRELAND’S GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

27 Mar 2018

- CloudTrade has been selected as the supplier of choice by BT to provide an electronic invoicing service to Account NI. - Account NI is the finance shared service for Northern Ireland’s Government Departments and is delivered in partnership with BT. CloudTrade, the leading provider of cloud ...

Crypto

Popular Chinese BTC Fork BigBitcoin Launches From Stealth Mode to Six Exchanges 28th of March!

Andrew M from http://bigbitcoins.org/

26 Mar 2018

Following last months the hugely successful BTC fork BigBitCoin in China, listings on six popular trading platforms is set at 10:00 on March 28th 2018, on the following platforms: Bitbitx (www.bitbitx.com) KTrade (www.ktrade.io) Bihuex (bihuex.com) NERAEX (neraex.pro) LIOCOIN (loiex.com) ...

Events

GFMI to Host the Second Annual Consumer Lending Optimization Conference, June 6-8, 2018 in New York, NY

Amanda Pink from

23 Mar 2018

**GFMI** will host the **2nd Annual Consumer Lending Optimization Conference, June 6-8, 2018 in New York, NY**. This conference will provide traditional and alternative lenders with the insight and techniques required to develop effective strategies to maximize profits in their consumer lending p...

Events

Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Germany will feature representatives of IBM, Ocean Protocol, and Baker & McKenzie

Elen Shevchenko from Smile-Expo

23 Mar 2018

On April 4, a large-scale conference dedicated to blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Germany will kick off in Berlin. Conference speakers will include representatives of major transnational corporations, and the exhibition area will house well...

Events

Crypto experts to discuss the future of blockchain in Israel on March 28 at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Israel

Kristina Storozhyk from Smile-Expo

22 Mar 2018

On March 28, Tel Aviv will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Israel, a large conference dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO. Speakers will discuss the future of the crypto industry, and blockchain companies will present their new developments. **Why Israel?** Blockchain co...

Events

Shared Services looks towards Blockchain for growth.

Alysha Malik from

21 Mar 2018

**Experts believe that Blockchain will be bigger than Robots for the Shared Services industry!** Blockchain is blowing up as a key buzzword for 2018. In fact, Webster has even added it to its dictionary. If that’s not enough to get businesses talking then I don’t know what is! Jumping on this ...

Events

The Insurance Customer Engagement Europe 2018 Summit Has Arrived!

Graham Proud from Insurance Nexus

21 Mar 2018

This is Europe’s leading insurance sector event focussing on raising excellence in customer engagement. [Insurance Customer Engagement Europe](http://events.insurancenexus.com/icee/?utm_source=FinTech+Weekly&utm_medium=Press+Release&utm_campaign=4968) (19th & 20th June, London) will be placing...

Crypto

XinFin Completes Successful ICO and Launches On Five Exchanges

David Freuden from Monsterplay

21 Mar 2018

XinFin's XDCE token opens 20% above the Token Contribution Price on five exchanges: Bancor, KoinOK, Alphaex, Forkdelta & Etherflyer. Singapore, March 20, 2018-Singapore based Blockchain Technology Company, XinFin has successfully completed its initial coin offering (ICO) and is now trading o...

Data Solutions

Fundata partners with Barchart on premium investment data for The Globe and Mail

Megan Hankins from Barchart

21 Mar 2018

CHICAGO, IL, March 21, 2018 – Fundata Canada Inc., a provider of Canadian investment fund data, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Barchart, a global leader in market data and technology services, to provide premium Canadian data on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to ...

Blockchain

SwissRealCoin Enables Real Estate Investment via Blockchain

Maria Prusakova from PR studio

20 Mar 2018

March 20, 2018 - SwissRealCoin, Switzerland’s first real estate-backed crypto platform, enables easy access to Swiss real estate value for investors around the world. SwissRealCoin provides much more liquidity and is far more transparent than direct real estate investments, or classic real estate...

Donations

St Vinnies Women's Crisis Centre wins $10,000 from Ezidebit and Connex Online

niki from Waldecomms

16 Mar 2018

St Vinnies Women's Crisis Centre wins $10,000 from Ezidebit and Connex Online Leading Australian payments provider Ezidebit has presented a $10,000 cheque to Vinnies Women's Crisis Centre (SA). In December, Ezidebit clients old and new received the opportunity to go into the draw to win $...

Events

‘Wall Street and the Internet of Money’ brings finance and crypto experts together

Anastasia Chernikova from

15 Mar 2018

In the myriad of blockchain and crypto events it’s hard to pick those with real value. For the first time in New York ‘Wall Street and the Internet of Money’ brings together finance executives and founders of crypto companies to debate, educate, evaluate the current market environment, and share ...

Crypto

Cryptocurrencies: how do we strike the right balance?

Andreas Slabber from SGG Group

15 Mar 2018

There is a great buzz around cryptocurrencies currently, and wide speculation about how these will revolutionise payment and banking systems of the future. At SGG, we are excited to see how these will potentially transform the landscape, but we are also alive to the potential risks, noting that ...

Banking

Robo-advisors, the new wave in FinTech

Yvar de Zwaan from SGG Group

15 Mar 2018

FinTech has ushered in a wave of disruption in financial services, and robo-advisors have now become a reality in wealth management. Robo-advisors are becoming increasingly popular as they offer automated, algorithm-driven financial planning services with little to no human supervision. The money...

Events

FinTECHTalents - Where the technology of today meets the talent of tomorrow

Imogen Smith from FinTECHTalents

12 Mar 2018

By bringing the entire ecosystem together – incumbents, innovators, thought-leaders and, crucially, those whose skills are needed to continue to fuel innovation, we are creating a platform for the industry to showcase the future of financial services and, in doing so, act as a magnet for the inno...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Invoice financing start-up Credimi lends over EUR80 mn in first year

Jennifer Clark from Credimi

12 Mar 2018

Invoice financing start-up Credimi lends over 80 mn euros in first year MILAN, March 12 -- Credimi, the Italian invoice financing FinTech start-up, has just ended its first year with record results: 80 million euros in financing for over 5,000 invoices. This performance made Credimi the f...

Events

FinTech in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services

Sanay Lalwani from Finnovation at Ethico Live

11 Mar 2018

*FinTech in South Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services The impact of Blockchain, AI, Mobile Money, Digital Wallets and Payment innovations are radically transforming the financial services landscape as FinTech disruptors intensify the challenge to Incum...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

FinTech COO 'Trades' places

Guy Willans from PrimaDollar

08 Mar 2018

PrimaDollar is delighted to announce the appointment of Guy Willans as Chief Operating Officer of PrimaDollar Group. Guy has joined PrimaDollar from TradeRiver (UK) Ltd, another UK trade finance fintech. As an experienced chief operating officer, Guy brings with him a wealth of experience. ...

Payments

The ai Corporation launches EazyFuel – a next gen fuel card solution

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

08 Mar 2018

- Utilising ai’s artificial intelligence and machine-learning expertise to revolutionise fuel payments The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, fraud and risk management, today announced the launch of its next generation fuel card solution, EazyFuel. ai’s EazyFu...

Blockchain

First Nordic Shipping ICO Announced

Michael Juul Rugaard from Blockshipping

06 Mar 2018

Danish company Blockshipping, the creators of the Global Shared Container Platform, (GSCP), announces ICO (Initial Coin Offering). GSCP will allow the global container shipping industry to save USD 5.7bn annually through smarter handling of intermodal freight containers. Additionally, wide adop...

Tools

Open Source Strategy Forum Announces 2018 Event in London and Opens Call for Papers

Tinne Teugels from Symphony Software Foundation

06 Mar 2018

PALO ALTO, CA - March 6, 2018, The Symphony Software Foundation (the Foundation), the nonprofit organization fostering open source software innovation in financial services, will be hosting its second Open Source Strategy Forum on November 14, 2018. Following a successful 2017 event at BNY Mellon...

Events

World Satoshi Summit Partners Up With Fintech Weekly

Akash Agarwal from

05 Mar 2018

WSS 2018 is your chance to grab a piece of the Blockchain pie before it’s too late. The Summit will offer a congenial climate for all the stakeholders of the Blockchain community to network with peers, share ideas and pursue great blockchain initiatives. Here’s why you should attend: ● Get to...

Events

Risk EMEA Summit 2018 Partners Up With Fintech Weekly

Casey Graves from Center for Financial Professionals

05 Mar 2018

Don’t miss [Risk EMEA 2018](https://goo.gl/bijQxP), the largest risk summit of the year! Taking place in London, 24-25 April. Enjoy the two-day, 3 stream summit that will focus on Innovation in Risk Management, Strategic Balance Sheet Management and Credit Risk. As well as the option to attend...

Data and analytics

Fintech Startup Intrinio Selected for Engage Ventures 2018 Growth Program

Morgan Sanders from KCD PR

05 Mar 2018

Intrinio, a financial data marketplace providing more than 200 data feeds, announced today it has been selected by Engage Ventures to participate in its 2018 go-to-market growth program. The program is set to feature mentorship from executives from companies including those at Invesco and Interco...

The Conference that Matters – Blockchain Nation Miami

Yuliana Umanets from Crypto World Journal

02 Mar 2018

At Crypto World Journal we believe that blockchain technology is a force that will help shape our future. That is why our mission as a company is to *Build a Better Blockchain Community*. As part of our commitment to building a better blockchain community, we would like to introduce Blockchai...

Events

FinTech is Fast-tracking the Positive & Profitable Transformation of Banking & Financial Services in Africa

Sanay Lalwani from Finnovation at Ethico Live

02 Mar 2018

*The impact of Blockchain, Open Banking, Mobile Money and Payment innovations are radically transforming the financial services landscape as FinTech disruptors intensify the challenge to incumbent banks and kickstart new opportunities in Kenya* **Nairobi, Kenya:** Africa’s financial sector is...

Blockchain

Crypto experts to tell Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn about future of blockchain industry

from Blockchain and Bitcoin Conference Tallinn

02 Mar 2018

On March 22, 2018, Estonia will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs. Estonian crypto experts and invited foreign specialists will talk about the future and the new prospects of blockchain industry. **Why Tallinn?** Eston...

Payments

BillPro takes the lead on revolutionising industry onboarding...and wins Award for Best Onboarding Solution (MPE 2018)

Sarah Leaman from BillPro

22 Feb 2018

// BILLPRO WINS AWARD FOR BEST ONBOARDING SOLUTION Taking the lead on revolutionising industry onboarding Berlin (22 February 2018): BillPro’s Online Submission Centre has been declared the “Best Onboarding Solution” at the prestigious 2018 Merchant Payment Ecosystem Awards. Judged by ind...

API Banking

Switch, Inc. Launches “CardSavr,” First API to Place Credit Cards in Use Immediately On Thousands of E-commerce Sites

KATHERINE E CHAVEZ from Switch, Inc.

22 Feb 2018

Card Issuing Brands and Online Merchants to Regain Lost Revenue from Billions of Credit Cards Reissued Annually SEATTLE, WA (BUSINESS WIRE) February 22, 2018 Switch, Inc., a Seattle-based financial technology company, announced today it has launched its proprietary Application Program Interfa...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

The ai Corporation’s aiGateway achieves PCI compliance

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

20 Feb 2018

- Payment, fraud and risk management services provider’s technology granted the latest, most secure version of the global Payment Card Industry’s data security standard The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments, risk management and analytics, today announced that its white l...

Payments

SDK.finance supercedes Visa in terms of API endpoints

Nadia Nolan from SDK.finance

12 Feb 2018

SDK.finance, the European Core Payment Platform, supersedes Visa and other major players in terms of API endpoints. Striving to deliver the best-in-class back-end platform, SDK.finance beats the giants of the payment-processing industry and other major FinTech players according to research con...

Payments

ParentPay acquires WIS, the leading Dutch supplier of communication software and payment services for schools

ParentPay from Farrer Kane

12 Feb 2018

February 2018: ParentPay Limited, Europe’s leading provider of school payment and parental engagement services, has acquired WIS, the market leading software provider for school payment collection and parent communication in the Netherlands. Founded in 2003, WIS has grown to become the lea...

Payments

The ai Corporation welcomes new executives as business grows by 50%

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

06 Feb 2018

The ai Corporation expand further with the appointment of Payment Experts Robin Whitehead, David Gilhespy and Natasha Westover to senior management team - ai welcomes new executives as business grows by 50%, providing end to end payment, fraud and risk management solutions to more than ...

Blockchain

Future of Blockchain in the Asia Pacific - Spotlight on Financial Services

Dean Murphy from FinTech Network

05 Feb 2018

Innovation in and around blockchain is currently concentrated in the U.S. and Europe but application of this new technology is quickly spreading over the Asia Pacific region. Download this Cognizant report today to see how Asia is poised to become a hotbed for blockchain innovation and why fin...

Payments

COMO Global and Flit Technologies unveil a payments solution for the Urban Mobility market

Vaughan Owen from COMO Global

01 Feb 2018

Wednesday 31th January 2018 – Flit Technologies, an urban mobility innovator and COMO Global S.A, the intelligent payments solution provider, have announced the launch of a new company called COMO Urban Mobility which provides a payment solution designed especially for the urban mobility industry...

Crypto

22X Fund is Here: 30 Companies, 1 Digital Token A Whole New Way to Win at Startup Investing

conro2018 from 22X Fund

01 Feb 2018

San Francisco, CA (January 26, 2018) — What happens when you throw together 30 global tech startups into the hotbed of Silicon Valley during the Wild West of the crypto craze? You get 22X Fund, the first-ever token offering backed by real equity among a group of pioneering startups that are alumn...

API Banking

ATMS UK First multi brand ATM navigation tool to use Open Banking

Milan Kazarka from RENDERING PIXELS LIMITED

01 Feb 2018

Rendering Pixels Limited released the first multi brand ATM navigation app ATMS UK on Apple's app store which uses the new Open Banking APIs to pull information on cash machines directly from banks. It is available for free at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atms-uk/id1341614848 This is the first...

Data and analytics

Bookmap and Devexperts Announce the Launch of Bookmap Version 7, an Innovative Visualization and Trading Platform

Elena from Devexperts

31 Jan 2018

Bookmap, an innovative visualization and trading platform for US Equities, Futures and digital currencies and Devexperts, developers of retail and institutional trading platforms and providers of cloud-based financial data infrastructure are proud to announce the release of Bookmap version 7. ...

P2P financing

SUPPLYON CHOSES CLOUDTRADE’S PATENTED E-INVOICING TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE 60,000 GLOBAL CUSTOMERS

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

30 Jan 2018

SupplyOn, the Global Supply Chain Collaboration Platform, has chosen CloudTrade’s patented PDF to e-invoice technology to boost e-invoicing adoption among its customers. SupplyOn is the leading supply chain collaboration platform for the global manufacturing sector. Its best of breed online ...

KYC and AML

iMeta Appoints Steve Piper as Chief Operating Officer

Victoria Adams from iMeta Technologies Ltd.

23 Jan 2018

Piper brings Software Programme Management Experience and Financial Industry Expertise to Role – LONDON, UK (January, 2018) – iMeta Technologies Ltd., a leader in On-boarding and Client Lifecycle Management technology for financial institutions, today announced that Steve Piper has been appoin...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

Business owners can now check the risk of their invoices in real time

Ania Kubow from Nimbla

18 Jan 2018

As of November 2017 and in line with the small business commissioners campaign to make a safer place for small business, insurtech companies such as Nimbla are offering alternatives to the current Trade Credit model, as well as visibility on risk. By offering a digital platform that allows them t...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Passive Investing: Perfect for This Age of Passive, Wimpy Men

Matthew Klein from Collective2

17 Jan 2018

Do you remember when Western Civilization produced men? I mean real men. Men like Alexander and Napoleon, men like Washington and Churchill, men like Joe Lewis and Babe Ruth. Men who spit and drank and smoked, men who rode horses. Men who had girlfriends, and also wives; men who scratched them...

P2P financing

CloudTrade partners with OpusCapita

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

16 Jan 2018

- CloudTrade extends its e-invoicing service to OpusCapita’s ‘purchase to pay’ and ‘order to cash’ solutions for the digital age - Cloud based e-invoicing services provider to deliver cost-effective, high adoption e-invoicing solution to over 8,000 customers across more than 100 countries C...

Events

Moscow opens the doors of the mysterious world of blockchain as CRYPTO EXPO MOSCOW goes live in May

Laura Mirnaya from FiNEXPO

12 Jan 2018

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – Mysterious world of blockchain and bitcoins is opening its doors for the visitors as Crypto EXPO Moscow goes live on May 22, 2018. One more outstanding show organized by FINEXPO is going to take place and promises to become an absolute success as crypto world extremely gained it...

Payments

Worldpay and COMO form a strategic partnership to simplify payments for merchants

Vaughan Owen from COMO Global

12 Jan 2018

December 2017 – Worldpay, a leader in global payments and COMO Global S.A, an intelligent payments solution provider, have announced a new strategic partnership. Worldpay provides an extensive range of technology-led payment products and services to around 400,000 customers globally, enabling the...

JIbrel Network Launches jCash, its First Release of Tokenized Financial Assets

from Jibrel Network

09 Jan 2018

Jibrel Begins Integration Testing with Select Licensed Financial Institutions. With jCash, Users Can Conduct Real-world Transactions using Smart Contracts, and Avoid the Volatility of the Cryptocurrency Market. Zug, Switzerland - January 17, 2018 - Jibrel Network has launched jCash, its fi...

Events

Crypto EXPO 2018 Asia Promises to Gather the Whole Crypto World Together in Singapore

Laura Mirnaya from FiNEXPO

08 Jan 2018

SUNTEC CITY, Singapore, January 8, 2018 (Newswire.com) - [Crypto EXPO Asia](https://cryptoexpo.asia) forum goes live on Oct. 25-26, 2018, and Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Center hosts the world of blockchain and bitcoins for two days straight. Another outstanding show organized by FIN...

Blockchain

FINTECHs FINEST TO ATTEND  DUBAI INTERNATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT 2018

from

02 Jan 2018

**Dubai, Monday 11th of December, 2017:** 2018 is all set to start with an event which promises to be the biggest fintech happening in Dubai till date. The Dubai International Blockchain Summit 2018 (DIBS) will feature technology leaders and concept advocates within the Blockchain industry. The e...

Payments

Spreading Christmas cheer with Ezidebit

niki from Waldecomms

19 Dec 2017

Spreading Christmas cheer with Ezidebit The leading Australian payments company is offering $10,000 for charity December 19, 2017 Leading Australian payments provider Ezidebit, has got its Santa hat on and is giving clients the chance to win $10,000 to donate to a charity of their choice...

Marketing

Public Release of FINEX Psychometric Profiling

Gabor Blasko from Finex Solutions Kft.

14 Dec 2017

Press Release 15/12/2017 Munich, Germany FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FINEX helps banks tailor marketing and digital services to customers' personality traits FINEX Solutions, a FinTech company specializing in innovative digital banking solutions, announced today the public release of FINEX...

Payments

CloudTrade launches Cloud Capture to manage the long-tail

Nick Jones from CloudTrade

13 Dec 2017

- E-invoicing and e-document solution provider adds OCR ability with Mitie plug-in CloudTrade, the leading provider of cloud based e-invoicing and e-document processing services, today announced the launch of its Cloud Capture service that will enable customers and their suppliers to process 1...

Payments

The ai Corporation moves to Microsoft Azure to tackle global fraud

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

12 Dec 2017

- ai launches public cloud services to meet global demand, following successful global expansion The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payments and risk management, today announced that it will be launching a public cloud-based service to meet global demand for its unique fraud a...

KYC and AML

iMeta Closes Year at the forefront of Client Lifecycle Management:

Victoria Adams from iMeta Technologies Ltd.

12 Dec 2017

Leading CLM software provider, iMeta has ended a successful 2017 with new customer wins, strategic partnerships, the launch of a new managed service and industry award recognition. December 12, 2017, London – iMeta, a leading provider of on-boarding and client lifecycle management software and s...

Trading Systems

Apcela Wins “Best New Technology Product – Market Data” at the 2017 FOW International Awards

Jennifer Handshew from Apcela

08 Dec 2017

Herndon, VA – December 8, 2017 – Apcela, the high-performance application delivery company, today announced that its UltraFast™ Market Data for the Cloud product won the 2017 award for “Best New Technology Product – Market Data” from Futures & Options World (“FOW”). The award was announced at the...

Crypto

Barchart Launches High-Performance Cryptocurrency Data Feed

Katharine Martin from Barchart

07 Dec 2017

CHICAGO, IL - September 12, 2017 - Today, Barchart, a leading provider of financial market data and technology, announces the launch of a comprehensive real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data feed. Delivered through either Barchart’s high-performance Data Services, or as a responsive ...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

Venafi Study: 69 Percent of Financial Services Organizations Do Not Rotate SSH Keys After Employees Leave

Eva Hanscom from Venafi

07 Dec 2017

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – December 7, 2017: Venafi®, the leading provider of machine identity protection, today announced the results of a study of how financial services organizations manage and implement Secure Shell (SSH). One hundred IT security professionals from the financial services industry p...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

The First P2P Binary Options Platform Powered by Smart Contracts Launches a Private Pre-Sale

Alex Kerya from Betex Lab Limited

04 Dec 2017

Betex Lab Limited announced a crowd sale campaign for its project Betex, the first ever transparent binary options platform. With a unique business model, the company is aiming to improve the existing derivatives’ market by using the Ethereum smart contracts. Only qualified investors who have com...

Marketing

Erste umfangreiche und kostenlose Online Markting App für iOs und Android

Laura Hoess from Online Solutions Group GmbH

04 Dec 2017

Mit dem OSG Reporting Center hat die OSG ein einzigartiges Tool entwickelt, dass die wichtigsten Performance-Marketing-Daten vereint. Mit der kostenlosen App für iOS und Android werden die Funktionen des Tools nun auch allen Unternehmen zugänglich gemacht. Die Kunden der OSG nutzen das Reporti...

Crypto

Descrow platform for secure crowdfunding is launching the ICO campaign

Ekaterina Tarasova from Descrow

29 Nov 2017

Investing in ICO-campaigns is an extremely exciting adventure. Meanwhile, as a result of the insane success of most ICO’s, scammers are crowding the market, and creating scam coins in hundreds. Blockchain is a unique technology that may give birth to many new multi-billion dollar companies. Howev...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

The ai Corporation combines Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis and Impact Analysis to beat fraud, in industry first

Nick Jones from The ai Corporation

29 Nov 2017

- ai’s enhanced self-service fraud detection solution will enable organisations to realise an automated, machine learning based, fraud detection strategy. The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in payment and risk management, today announced the addition of exploratory data analysis (...

Crypto

Nxt Foundation Launches ANG Initiative for Projects in the Nxt and Ardor Blockchain Ecosystem

John McLeod from JEA Associates Ltd

28 Nov 2017

• Aims to provide the users, project owners, and businesses of Ardor and Nxt (ANG) blockchains with an environment for effective collaboration and learning • Full governance structure to be created for ANG with top-level positions elected by its members • Three membership tiers, Business, Pre...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

Digital Risks prepares to scale, with appointment of Peter Barrett as Chairman

Cameron Shearer from Digital Risks

28 Nov 2017

Digital Risks, the digital-first broker for fast-growth technology and media businesses, has signalled its ambitions to scale in the UK and internationally, with the appointment of Peter Barrett as its chairman. Barrett brings valuable leadership and insurance experience from established insura...

Rimilia hires artificial intelligence and financial experts from Capgemini, Experian, Oracle and Barclays Bank

Hazel Butters, Rimilia from Rimilia

24 Nov 2017

-Company growth drives headcount by 25% year-on-year across research, product development, sales and professional services - Rimilia, a developer of intelligent automated financial solutions, has announced a series of employee appointments as the company structures itself for growth and to me...

Crypto

Experty announces Proof of Care

Matt from Experty

23 Nov 2017

Experty announces its plans to use Proof of Care concept to help with pre-contribution phase Zug, Switzerland, November 22, 2017 Today, Experty announced they are implementing Proof-of-Care during their pre contribution phase. Experty decided to use the concept developed by their advisor Ri...

Donations

Kidscan names VST Enterprises’ founder as a new charity ambassador and member of the fund raising advisory board.

Callum Garner from SkyParlour

22 Nov 2017

Louis-James Davis, CEO of a pioneering Manchester-based cybersecurity company, is honoured with being announced as an Ambassador of Kidscan, a leading children’s cancer research charity Manchester, UK. 22 November 2017 - Children’s cancer research charity, Kidscan, has expanded its fundraising...

Bitcoin

Blockchain & uses : iExec and the dapps (decentralized apps)

Emilie Melloni Quemar from Agence Anonymagence Paris

21 Nov 2017

Paris, November 2017 : While the Blockchain holds the technology world spellbound, we are entitled to wonder how this could impact our daily life. iExec is the "first online store" of decentralized applications running through the Blockchain. The startup has been putting up this week partner...

Payments

After Kalypton Gains $2.6m Investment, U.S. Federal Reserve Awards Top Vendor Status

Trudy Darwin from Trudy Darwin Consulting

21 Nov 2017

Financial services and global real-time payments and settlements company Kalypton has profited from a £2m ($2.6m) investment by reaching the pinnacle of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Taskforce top vendors list. This investment has been received from a variety of private investors – e...

Payments

BillPro's PAN European Expansion

Sarah Leaman from BillPro

21 Nov 2017

// BILLPRO’S PAN EUROPEAN EXPANSION Payment Institution BillPro extends licence to all countries in EU and EEA Amsterdam (20 November 2017): Payment Institution BillPro has recently extended their licence to include all countries in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)...

KYC and AML

iMeta Wins Two Prestigious RegTech Awards in One Night

Victoria Adams from iMeta Technologies Ltd.

20 Nov 2017

iMeta, a leading provider of client on-boarding and lifecycle management software to multinational financial organisations, had a highly successful evening at the A-Team Group’s RegTech Awards on Thursday 16th November, scooping up two awards in one night. iMeta picked up the “Most innovative us...

USA, Canada And China Launched Global Blockchain Alliance Sharing Blockchain PatentUSA, Canada And China Launched Global Blockchain Alliance Sharing Blockchain Patent

Grazy Lau from SZ&W Group

13 Nov 2017

On Oct.27,2017, a number of well-known blockchain enterprises from the United States ，Canada and China launched “the Blockchain Patent Sharing Alliance“(BPSA)at Stanford university in the Silicon Valley. The world’s first blockchain patent sharing alliance aims to facilitate the global patent sh...

Crypto

Ripio Credit Network token sale Reaches Distribution Ceiling of $37 Million and partners with Huobi.pro as its first liquidity provider

Maria Prusakova from PR studio

11 Nov 2017

November 7, 2017 – Ripio Credit Network (RCN) has announced the results of its token sale and token distribution. RCN raised the remaining funds needed (following their October 10th pre-sale) to hit their targeted maximum token distribution value of $37 million (121,300 ETH). Investors from...

Payments

The ai Corporation acquires SmartCentric to create a global cloud based omni-channel (B2C and B2B) payment processing, risk management and data analytics platform

Sam Duke from The ai Corporation

31 Oct 2017

• The ai Corporation offers a unique managed service offering covering technology, outsourced fraud management and detailed data analytics. • ai now covers over 15 million B2B active cards over 45 countries, in over 200,000 sites and 90+ product types. The ai Corporation (ai) has acquired ...

Crypto

New App Kript Helps Private Crypto Investors Manage Their Assets

Ruslan Smirnov from Kript PTE LTD

26 Oct 2017

Singapore, Singapore, October 26, 2017 - Kript is a brand new first-of-its-kind mobile app that will help private crypto investors manage their assets. The app simplifies the process of buying and trading while featuring the latest major news and updates about ICO analytics and price forecasting ...

Trading Systems

ClickIPO Releases App for Following & Investing in IPO and Secondary Offerings

Scott Coyle from ClickIPO

24 Oct 2017

The FinTech Company Aims to Optimize Retail Distribution for Public Offerings Scottsdale, Ariz. – October 24, 2017 – ClickIPO Holdings, LLC, today announced that it has raised just over $3 Million in its Series Seed round, and has launched the first version of its public offering technology th...

Corporate Banking Solutions

SuperCharger returns for its third programme in Hong Kong

Jen Lee from SuperCharger

23 Oct 2017

New FinTech accelerator model searching for start-ups that focus on human-centered banking Hong Kong, 23 October 2017 – SuperCharger, one of Asia’s leading FinTech accelerators, today announced the opening of applications for its 3rd programme in Hong Kong. Successful FinTech finalists will...

Accounting

Expend takes its expenses solution to another level with Xero partnership and multi-user support

Adam Clarke from Expend

20 Oct 2017

Expend, a leader in simplifying company spending and a rising star on the London Fintech scene is celebrating significant key milestones in automating expenses, ahead of its next round of funding. Expend successfully launched its Xero partnership and class-leading real-time Xero integration a...

Digital currencies

Gaze Coin Tokens Made Available on SAFTLaunch

Sophie Smithers from CryptoLandPR

19 Oct 2017

lockchain-based platform for Virtual Reality monetization is using SAFT platform for pre-sale of tokens, to comply with US securities regulations Sydney, Australia - 19 October 2017 - Gaze Coin, the blockchain-based platform that makes it possible to monetize Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented...

Bitcoin

Peer Mountain Launches Platform to Power Circular Economy of Trust

Daniella from Cryptoland

17 Oct 2017

Blockchain-enabled Identity Management Platform For Institutions And Individuals Announces Token Sale To Fund Next Stages Of Development At ICO-Paris Paris, France - 16 October 2017 - At ICO-Paris today, Peer Mountain CEO Jed Grant announced that the company intends to hold a Token Sale to rai...

Banking

Bitwala Launches Europe’s First True Equity Token As Part Of Its Upcoming Token Sale

Sophie Smithers from CryptoLandPR

17 Oct 2017

German Fintech Bitwala Releases Equity Tokens In Pursuit Of Building The World’s First Blockchain Bank With Decentralised Ownership Berlin, Germany - October 17th 2017 14:00 CEST - Bitwala, the blockchain development, finance and cryptocurrency experts based in Berlin, will launch Europ...

Banking

Wala Supports Dala Token Sale To Power Free Financial Services For the Next 3.5bn Consumers

Sophie Smithers from CryptoLandPR

17 Oct 2017

Blockchain-based platform powered by the Dala Token will make basic banking available for the global unbanked and underbanked Wala, the world’s first borderless, rewards driven, financial platform, is to be the launch partner of the Dala Token Sale that will begin at 6pm UTC on 25 October. ...

Crypto

Ethereum gets its first exchange traded product as Coinshares launches two Ether tracking, exchange traded notes on NASDAQ

from

11 Oct 2017

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, OCTOBER 11, 2017 — Investors seeking exposure to the price movement of ether, the native token of the Ethereum platform, just got a new, but familiar option: two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) which track the price of Ether - Ether Tracker One (COINETH:SS) and Ether Tracker Euro ...

PA Consulting Group and Stockholm Fintech Hub in new fintech partnership to boost innovation

Matthew Argent from Stockholm Fintech Hub

25 Aug 2017

PA Consulting Group (PA) and Stockholm Fintech Hub are delighted to announce their new partnership. As an active partner, PA will work with the Hub to support fintechs, banks, regulators and investors to drive innovation in the Swedish financial services industry. PA will bring its hands-on knowl...

P2P financing

Blockchain startup ETHLend introduces working capital finance for Initial Coin Offerings

Scott Malsbury from Ethlend

07 Aug 2017

Blockchain startup ETHLend introduces working capital finance for Initial Coin Offerings Fund raising in crypto economy is about to have a new chapter. ETHLend launched recently decentralized lending on Ethereum Blockchain Network. The decentralized application (DAPP) is accessible with the us...

Cyber Security/Anti-Fraud

ClearSale Enables E-Commerce Fraud Protection with Zoey Integration

Celine de Courson from Moss Networks

01 Aug 2017

Global fraud protection pioneers, ClearSale (http://clear.sale), today announced the release of its integration module for eCommerce platform Zoey (http://www.zoey.com). The integration will allow merchants on the Zoey platform to protect against e-commerce fraud, increase sales, and eliminate ch...

Banking

UK FINTECH LEADERS SEEDRS & NUTMEG JOIN FORCES WITH FIDOR BANK

Lucy from Seedrs Ltd

10 Jul 2017

Today, Seedrs announces that it will be the sole equity finance provider in a new partnership with Fidor Bank, the first challenger bank to launch in the UK back in 2015. The Digital marketplace offered by Fidor signposts banking customers to innovative sources of alternative investment including...

Payments

Tipalti Adds Major Innovations to Future-Proof Accounts Payable

Milton Deya from Cutler PR

07 Jun 2017

San Mateo, CA —June 6, 2017 — Tipalti, the leader in supplier payments automation, today unveiled a series of new capabilities enabling forward-thinking CFOs to transform their finance organization from an operational function to a strategic enabler of global growth, while transitioning AP from a...

Events

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SIXTHIRTY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2017 PORTFOLIO

Chisom Uche from SixThirty

06 Jun 2017

SIXTHIRTY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2017 PORTFOLIO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ST. LOUIS, MO (June 6, 2017) – SixThirty, the global financial technology (“FinTech”) venture fund and business development program based in St. Louis, Missouri, opened applications for its Fall 2017 Portfolio....

Money Tranfer/FX

Moneytis just graduated from YCombinator and partners with YOLT (ING Bank)

Christophe lassuyt from Moneytis Corporation

03 Jun 2017

Moneytis.com is building the Kayak for international money transfers. People come on the website, put the amount they want to send and to which country they want to send it, and Moneytis gives them the best solutions among +300 operators such as Western Union, Worldremit and Transferwise. The fi...

P2P financing

Assetz Capital expands regional team with ex RBS and Santander hire

Assetz Capital from Assetz Capital

02 Jun 2017

One of the UK’s largest Peer-to-Peer platforms brings in former RBS and Santander Manager, Samantha Williamson, to support operations across South Manchester June 2nd 2017: Assetz Capital, one of the UK’s fastest growing peer-to-peer finance platforms, today announced that Samantha Williams...

London Stock Exchange Group’s UnaVista Partner Programme expanded: JobRouter offers Process Intelligence for MiFID II

Ivana Pejanovic from JobRouter AG

01 Jun 2017

Easy implementation and powerful solution for MiFID II transaction reporting / immediate end-to-end reconciliation & traceability / comprehensive visibility and secure data exchange across trusted ARMs / compliant to MiFID II regulations While digitisation is progressing in the financial servi...

Credit

BNP Paribas Asset Management announces the creation of a Private Debt & Real Assets Investment Group and senior hires

Quentin Smith from BNP Paribas Asset Management

01 Jun 2017

With the creation of the new Private Debt & Real Assets investment Group and strengthening of the team, BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) is confirming its ambition to become a leader in this area of the market. BNPP AM’s Private Debt & Real Assets Investment Group, headed by David Bouc...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

Former BlackRock executive Mark Brady to join Hong Kong FinTech startup FinFabrik

Connie Ma from FinFabrik

31 May 2017

FinFabrik, a provider of specialised software-as-a-service for financial institutions, announced today that Mark Brady joined the company as its Chief Investment Officer to support the strong growth trajectory across the region, particularly with the asset management client segment. Mr. Brady wa...

API Banking

Societe Generale partners with Open Bank Project to launch internal Open Banking Hackathon

Elena from TESOBE

18 May 2017

The Open Bank Project, leading API solution for banks, has partnered with Societe Generale Group, one of the largest European financial services groups, to hold an internal hackathon focused on Open Banking. The hackathon welcomes Societe Generale Group worldwide staff and interested students...

Insurance (B2B OR B2C)

Dubai residents rushed to buy health insurance following the mandatory cover deadline set by DHA

Tom Paye from compareit4me.com

17 May 2017

Interest in comparing and buying health insurance online in the UAE spiked significantly as Dubai residents rushed to make up for missing a deadline for getting covered set by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). The DHA had mandated that every resident of Dubai should be covered with health insu...

Wealth / Asset and Investment Management

ARCHER SELECTED BY T. ROWE PRICE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS SUPPORTING RETAIL OFFERING

Mary Cosmides from Braithwaite Communications

11 May 2017

Archer®, one of the investment management industry’s leading technology and operations providers, today announced that it has been selected by T. Rowe Price, a global investment management organization, to provide technology and service enhancements supporting its retail managed offering includin...

Experian makes debt collection easier for consumers

Meghan Busch from Rubenstein Public Relations

19 Apr 2017

Consumers now have the flexibility to resolve debts through digital self-serve channels; data and analytics provide a more personalized and helpful experience Getting debt collection right is about more than money. It’s about knowing the difference between a customer who has simply forgotten t...

Money Tranfer/FX

NOW Money wins Financial Inclusion award in the UK

Bryony from NOW Money

17 Apr 2017

London, April 17, 2017 - NOW Money (NOW), has won the financial inclusion category of Pitch360, a competition at the Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017. The competition took place on 11th April 2017 at the Guildhall in London, UK, and saw 24 FinTech startups compete for one of the eight winn...

Lending (B2B OR B2C)

Bpifrance joins Lendix by subscribing to a co-financing fund associated with the lending platform

Dominic Riding from Steele & Holt

10 Apr 2017

A strong commitment towards French and European small and medium-sized companies Bpifrance joins other leading investors, including CNP Assurances, Groupama, Zencap AM (OFI group), Matmut or the "Prêtons Ensemble" fund managed by Eiffel Investment Group and sponsored by Aviva France, AG2R La M...

Banking

Meniga Raises €7.5M Equity Round to Advance Personalisation in Digital Banking

Rebecca Geller from Geller PR

07 Apr 2017

New Investment Enables Further Expansion into Data Driven Personal Finance & Targeted Marketing products 9 am, 7th April 2017 - Meniga, a leading provider of digital banking technology for the world’s largest banks, raises a €7.5M funding round led by Nordic venture capital investor Industrif...

Events

Das Bewerbungsverfahren für die FinTech Awards Luxembourg hat jetzt begonnen

Geneviève Feyt from KPMG Luxembourg

01 Apr 2017

Die Veranstaltungspartner der Fintech Awards Luxembourg haben heute offiziell zur Einreichung der Bewerbungen für die diesjährige Ausgabe aufgerufen. Die Auszeichnungen zielen darauf ab, herausragende Talente der globalen FinTech Startup Szene zu honorieren. Die Gewinner der Awards werden darüber...

Risk Management

Die Zukunft der internen Revision: Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting stellt TeamMate+ vor

Marcel Kadereyt from TeamMate Solutions

31 Mar 2017

Neue Cloud-optimierte Audit-Management-Software bietet verbesserte Tools für die interne Revision. Firmenlogo 'Wolters Kluwer - TeamMate Solutions' (PresseBox) Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting hat den Launch von TeamMate+ angekündigt, einem intuitiven, bedienerfreundlichen Audit Tool, das e...

P2P financing

Orca Launches First Standardised Peer to Peer Investment Data & Research Service

Hume Brophy from

30 Mar 2017

Innovative platform provides a new way for investors to benchmark P2P investment opportunities Belfast, 30th March 2017– Orca, one of the leading independent data, research and analysis providers on the UK peer-to-peer lending market has today announced the launch of their new platform, aimed...

Mobile Payments

Peer-2-peer payments between individuals via Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp made possible in Belgium by Pengo!

Jonathan from Belfius Bank & Insurance

02 Feb 2017

On 2 February 2018, Belfius is launching a first on the Belgian market, payment requests between individuals via the messaging platforms Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. This entirely new service has been developed by The Studio, a Belfius subsidiary dedicated to digital innovation. Pengo is avai...

Events

EFSE DF rolls out Fincluders Fintech Start-up Challenge

Eric Culp from Media contact EFSE DF

08 Sep 2016

The competition seeks to uncover and foster technologies that increase access to responsible finance Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 8 September 2016 – The Development Facility of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE DF) said today it is accepting applications for its Fincluders Fintech...

Events

CODE_n CONTEST 2016: 52 Startups from 11 Countries Enter the Finals

Anja Ebert from GFT Innovations GmbH | CODE_n

15 Jul 2016

Startup finalists will present their digital business models at the CODE_n new.New Festival in Germany in September Early bird festival tickets now available CODE_n Award ceremony on the evening of September 21 Stuttgart, July 5, 2016 – 385 applications have been carefully scrutinized over the...

P2P financing

ARTHENA, AN EQUITY CROWDFUNDING PLATFORM FOR FINE ART INVESTMENT, RAISES OVER $1MILLION IN ITSSEED ROUND

Lulu Chua-Rubenfeld from ARTHENA

22 Jul 2015

Arthena is democratizing the art world by making fine art investment accessible. Through our unique equity crowdfunding model for tangible assets, users can invest in open collections, each of which is led by an expert advisor who handpicks and acquires art. Arthena provides transparency and insi...

Blockchain

Eximchain Mainnet Goes Live bringing the Global Supply Chain Industry on Blockchain

Kazuyo Takeda from ACN Newswire

12 Oct 1959

BOSTON & SINGAPORE, Oct 5, 2018 - (ACN Newswire) - Eximchain, a platform for empowering supply chains with blockchain technology, went live today with its Mainnet. Eximchain has partnered with leading technology and supply chain brands looking to drive business efficiencies via blockchain technol...

Revolutionäre Lösung für Simultandolmetschen kommt komplett ohne Spezialgeräte aus

Sue Reager from Translate Your World

17 Oct 0015

Das Unternehmen Translate Your World („Tywi“) entwickelt Kommunikationstechnologien für mehrsprachige Kommunikation, die von Intel, Cisco Systems und Telekommunikationsunternehmen lizenziert wurden. Heute wurde die Markteinführung des Tywi-Interpreter NES („No Equipment Solution“) bekanntgegeben....

Banking

CAST LIGHT FINANCIAL LAUNCH TOOL FOR IFRS 9

Phil Grady from Castlight Financial

17 Dec 0014

Award winning, Glasgow-based fintech company Castlight Financial has launched a powerful customer bank transactions categorisation tool, designed to meet the challenges and opportunities faced by the banking industry in the run up to the implementation of banking standard IFRS 9 on 1 January 2018...

Loans Pawning Credit

Borrowize Launches Enhanced Loan Comparison Website With Suite of Upgraded Tools & Educational Resources!

Brianna Douzoglou from Borrowize Co.

17 Apr 0012

Borrowize Co., a Los Angeles-based consumer finance platform dedicated to helping people save money by making educated borrowing decisions, is excited to announce the launch their completely reimagined online loan comparison website, www.borrowize.com. Borrowize connects borrowers to a vetted ne...

E-Commerce

eCAI Launch PSD2Ready Campaign

Ciara Lawlor from E-Commerce Association Of Ireland

19 Aug 0011

The E-Commerce Association of Ireland (eCAI) today launched a dedicated campaign and website to help e-commerce businesses struggling to be fully PSD2 compliant, and on time for the new EU payments directive taking effect on the 14th of September this year. “PSD2 should be as recognised a term...

Mobile Payments

Pay your way with Cornercard UK and Samsung Pay

Amelie from Ad Astra

18 Aug 0008

London, 7th August 2018 – Cornercard UK, the United Kingdom’s leading business-to-business prepaid card specialists, today announces its partnership with Samsung Pay, the mobile payment and digital wallet service. In response to demand from consumers for contactless payment solutions that a...

Payments

Verifi & MegaCharge Forge Strategic Partnership to Combat Global Chargeback Challenges

Verifi from Verifi

17 Jun 0007

Immediate Efficiency Improvement and Reduction In Chargebacks Realised London – June 7, 2017 – Verifi a leading provider of payment and risk management solutions for card-not-present (CNP) merchants, today announced that payments processor, MegaCharge has partnered with Verifi to combat fraud...

API Banking

Enterprise Engineering, Inc. first to enable Open Banking with full support for FS-ISAC Durable Data API (DDA)

Jaimie Anzelone from Enterprise Engineering, Inc. (EEI)

18 Sep 0005

NEW YORK, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enterprise Engineering, Inc. (EEI), a leading provider of software products for enterprise customers and Fintech enablers, has announced it is the first company to support the entire Durable Data API specification within its flagship products of Commande...

Payments

AEVI announces Nelson Holzner as AEVI CEO

AEVI from AEVI

17 May 0005

Paderborn, 02/05/17 - Today AEVI announced the appointment of Nelson Holzner as AEVI chief executive officer (CEO) as of May 1, 2017. In his new role, Nelson will leverage his vast knowledge of the payments and start-up landscape to grow AEVI and take the company to the next level. Holzner joi...

Banking

The Arab Bankers Association and In Focus Broadcasting Launch "ABA TV - Future of Banking"

david ward from in focus broadcasting ltd

17 Dec 0004

NEWS PROVIDED BY The Arab Bankers Association (ABA) Dec 04, 2017, 03:30 ET SHARE THIS ARTICLE LONDON, December 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arab Bankers Association (ABA) is working with In Focus Broadcasting to make this ground-breaking programme for the Arab banking sector to cre...