Tagged: expansion

October 26, 2020 @ 12:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  iCapital Network, a fintech providing access to alternative investments, announced on Monday it has appointed Marco Bizzozero and Tom Slocock to Accelerate its Expansion in Europe and Asia.  iCapital reported that Bizzozero will join iCapital on December 1st as Head of International and a… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 1:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Visa (NYSE: V) announced on Wednesday after piloting Visa Tap to Phone over the past year, the financial giant is now making the product available in more than 15 markets with plans to expand to the United States and accelerate global product growth in… Read More

October 20, 2020 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S.-based insurtech startup Pie Insurance announced on Tuesday it has expanded its service to both Florida and Wisconsin.  The expansion comes just days after Pie announced it has exceeded $100 million in cumulative written premium and surpassed $100 million in annualized run rate premium. As previously reported, Pie describes… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 3:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meniga, UK-based AI-powered digital banking solutions announced on Friday it has expanded its services to the U.S. The U.S. launch comes less than six months after Meniga secured €8.5 million through its latest strategic investment round, which was led by French banking group Groups BPCE with… Read More

October 7, 2020 @ 10:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Payrix announced on Wednesday it is set to expand its services in Australia and New Zealand, as well as completed its acquisition of Brisbane-based payment service provider, IntegraPay. The expansion efforts come just days after Payrix announced it secured $50 million through its… Read More

September 30, 2020 @ 3:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Next Insurance, an insurtech seeking to transform small business insurance, announced on Wednesday the availability of its Workers’ Compensation offering to 24 additional states across the nation, which includes Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, and Virginia. “Workers’ Compensation is essential not only for high-risk jobs like those in… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech BluePenguin Payments, Inc. announced on Tuesday it has expanded its partnership with API-based payments platform Galileo Financial Technologies. Founded in 2018, BluePenguin Payments provides an electronification of a business customers’ accounts payable. The company’s commercial customers use our FinTech platform to convert a… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital-only bank platform N26 announced on Monday the appointment of two key senior executives, a new Chief People Officer and Chief Operating Officer, set to join the company next month. According to N26, both roles will report directly to N26 co-founder and CFO Maximilian… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 10:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santander Bank recently announced it has signed a deal with Correos to provide services in Spain. The agreement will allow the banking group to provide services at a total of 4,675 Correos offices from the first quarter of 2021, with Santander’s basic financial services reaching… Read More

September 24, 2020 @ 11:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced on Wednesday its launch in the UK. The platform reported that it is now offering its services in pound sterling (GBP) and its UK launch comes just after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) granted… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 9:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Xignite, a provider of market data cloud solutions for financial institutions and fintech companies, announced on Wednesday it recently enhanced its Bond Master API. Xignite offers several APIs that provide real-time, delayed, historical fixed income pricing and reference data for corporate and agency debt bonds…. Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

 Visa Canada announced on Tuesday the expansion of the “Click to Pay” feature in Canada. According to Visa Canada, the feature helps consumers make secure, swift purchases across various merchants and platforms, which is now more important than ever before given the world’s accelerated shift… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S./Mexico fintech Oyster Financial recently announced secured $14 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Monashees and SV Latam Capital with participation from FJ Labs, Fintech Collective, Kevin Efrusy, Redpoint Ventures, S7 Ventures, and Ulu Ventures. The funding will go towards the company’s expansion into Mexico. Founded in… Read More

September 11, 2020 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peaks, an Amsterdam-based micro-investing app, announced earlier this week that is has expanded its service to Spain and France. The company noted it will now be available in four European countries. Founded in 2016, Peaks claims its mobile app is the “easiest” way to set… Read More

September 9, 2020 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trulioo, an on-demand global identity verification company, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its identity verification capabilities to Pakistan. This news comes less than two months after Trulioo expanded the capabilities to Vietnam. “Pakistan wants to improve its socio-economic well-being and inclusion by building a… Read More

September 3, 2020 @ 10:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

TransferMate, a cross-border B2B payments technology solution, announced on Thursday it scored a significant boost to its international footprint, securing a new payments license in Mexico. According to TransferMate, the license marks a major milestone on the platform’s global growth journey. Founded in 2008, TransferMate… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 10:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  U.S. insurtech startup Hippo Insurance recently announced it launched in the state of Delaware. Founded in 2015, Hippo describes itself as a home insurance company that’s changing the way people safeguard their most important asset. “We’ve reimagined the traditional homeowners insurance policy, removed things that… Read More

August 28, 2020 @ 1:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

NerdWallet, a U.S.-based website and app that provides financial guidance to more than 160 million consumers every year, announced on Thursday it is set to acquire UK-based website, Know Your Money. NerdWallet claims that through the acquisition, it and Know Your Money will provide “the… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trustly, a Sweden-based online banking payments platform, announced on Wednesday it has expanded its services to Australia and Canada. Founded in 2008, Trustly claims its account-to-account network bypasses the card networks, letting consumers make fast, simple, and secure payments to merchants directly from their online… Read More

August 26, 2020 @ 2:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Remitly, a U.S.-based online money transfer service for immigrants, announced on Wednesday the expansion of its mobile wallet network, which now reaches over 300 million mobile wallet holders across the globe. According to Remitly, this more than doubling its reach from 160 million earlier this… Read More