Tagged: mobile

March 12, 2025 @ 11:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A whitepaper from Juniper Research has examined the transformative role of digitalization and mobile identity in reshaping various industries, with a particular focus on fintech and digital financial services. The report from Juniper Research noted that as global financial institutions increasingly pivot toward digital platforms,… Read More

February 22, 2024 @ 6:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PhonePe announced the consumer launch of its Indus Appstore, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Indus Appstore is PhonePe’s attempt at creating “a more competitive and localized mobile app store economy for India, which is already the largest mobile apps download market globally.” The session… Read More

May 13, 2021 @ 4:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alice, a mobile Decentralized Finance (DeFi) application, announced on Thursday it raised $2 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Arrington Capital. Alice is reportedly powered by Terra, the Proof-of-Stake blockchain network built on the Cosmos SDK that deploys a suite… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pan-African fintech MFS Africa announced on Monday it now reaches more than 320 million mobile money wallets and notably enables a range of banks, telcos, money transfer operators, and other financial institutions in Africa through a single integration point.  Founded in 2010, MFS Africa describes itself… Read More

January 28, 2021 @ 8:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Less than a month after securing £478,889 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, EverUp has officially launched its prize-linked savings mobile app. As previously reported, EverUp’s mission is to turn saving money and generally good financial habits from a delayed gratification into a instant gratification… Read More

December 24, 2020 @ 3:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Kestrl, a UK-based mobile budgeting app, has successfully secured its initial £160,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded earlier this year, Kestrl’s vision is to help users to combine their financial goals in life with their personal values, in order… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 2:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Mastercard announced on Monday that it and its partners, TSYS, a Global Payments company, and Extend, have introduced a mobile virtual card solution that enables virtual corporate cards to be easily loaded into a mobile wallet for fast and secure contactless payments. According to… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 1:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UNest, a U.S.-based mobile app that helps parents invest in their children’s future financial wellness, announced on Wednesday the launch of its UNest Investment Account. According to UNest, the account is a tax-advantaged custodial account that enables parents to save for more than just… Read More

September 15, 2020 @ 3:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global cross-border payments company WorldRemit announced on Tuesday it has launched The WorldRemit Transfer Tracker mobile App. According to WorldRemit, the app is for recipients of money transfers, which allows them to track their remittances. WorldRemit reported that the Transfer Tracker App has a “track… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

KodyPay, a UK-based mobile point of sale app and payment aggregator, announced on Monday it raised £1.8 million through its latest seed funding round. Founded in 2018, KodyPay describes itself as a new mobile point of sale platform and payment aggregator, enabling businesses to perform… Read More

September 7, 2020 @ 8:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Monday the launch of its newly redesigned social shopping mobile app in the UK. According to Klarna, the app has been designed to meet the “shifting expectations” of consumers as they adapt from shopping in-store to online. “The app will… Read More

August 31, 2020 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it is planning to launch a mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payment solution, which will enable users to quickly and easily make and share payments with friends and family through Mogo’s mobile app. According to Mogo, the payment… Read More

August 21, 2020 @ 8:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Button, a mobile commerce technology company, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with money management AI assistant Plum. Button will notably be powering Plum’s new Rewards Program, which will enable users to shop and save with various big brands, including Groupon, ASOS, and… Read More

July 31, 2020 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday it has launched Bitfinex Pulse on mobile, which will enable the exchange’s growing user base to obtain market-moving information on the go. According to Bitfinex, Bitfinex Pulse is a social network tailored to meet the needs of crypto… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 9:04 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Button, a mobile commerce technology company, recently announced it has joined forces with Bits of Stock, the brand loyalty and investment app, to enable its users to discover in-app brand offers, shop, and earn fractional shares of stock. Button reported that through the integration, Bits… Read More

July 24, 2020 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Canada-based point-of-sale financing and payment tech provider Flexiti announced earlier this week that it has it signed a buy now pay later financing agreement with Canadian furniture retailer Mobilia. According to Flexiti, Mobile will launch its omni-channel 0% interesting financing solution. “With Flexiti’s buy now… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based mobile technology platform, Thyngs, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target from nearly 240 Seedrs investors. Thyngs is offering 2.57% in equity at a £7,592,407 pre-money valuation.  As previously reported, Thyngs is… Read More

July 3, 2020 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after raising £361,162 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK-based mobile technology platform, Thyngs, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a mission to raise an additional £200,000 in the funding. Through the new funding round, Thyngs is offering… Read More

June 3, 2020 @ 2:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Lili, a U.S.-based mobile banking app specifically for freelancers, announced on Wednesday it secured $10 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Group 11 with participation from Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners, and Torch Capital. Founded in 2018, Lili reported… Read More

April 13, 2020 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Monday the official launch of the Binance Options trading. According to Binance, the new options trading feature is currently only available on the latest version of the Binance mobile app. Binance stated that Option is a financial instrument that allows… Read More