Australian digital bank Judo Bank has officially reached unicorn status with the latest round of capital; the $230mn round included...
BioCatch is a behavioral biometrics company that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to combat fraud; the company monitors over 5 billion transactions per month and focuses on detection through behavior as opposed to endpoint security; the round was led by Maverick Ventures; American Express Ventures, NexStar Partners, Kreos Capital, CreditEase, OurCrowd, JANVEST Capital and other existing investors also participated in the round. Source
Consumer lending fintech Affirm (ticker: AFRM) went public on the Nasdaq Wednesday and saw their stock take off. Shares were...
Apesar de correção no preço, especialista do BTG Pactual pontua apetite comprador e a possibilidade de investidores estarem acumulando bitcoin...
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announces that it has acquired Arcus FI, an alum of the firm’s Start Path program, in order to help support the delivery of bill pay solutions and 'other real-time payment applications across Latin America.' As mentioned in the announcement: 'With offices in
The U.S. consumer watchdog said on Thursday it has demanded information from tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal and Square on how they gather and use consumer payment data, in a broad effort to protect consumers from privacy breaches, fraud and anticompetitive behavior.
Peter Renton reviews the claims from the FTC against LendingClub, LendingClub’s subsequent response and shares his perspective on the news. Source...
Quovo raised $10 million in Series B funding from existing investors FinTech Collective, Long Light Capital and they were joined by F-Prime Capital and Napier Park Financial Partners; "We're excited to see the continued traction and adoption of our services across the financial services and Fintech space," said Lowell Putnam, CEO and co-founder of Quovo; the capital will be used for growth of the platform and building out their bank API and Quovo Connect module. Source
Gimi, in a partnership with ABN Amro, has released a financial literacy app for children and the effects could go beyond economic benefits.
“This partnership allows us to continue building our suite of carrier-first tools and offer the small carriers on our platform — the mom and pop shops and new authority carriers just starting their businesses — the opportunity to take advantage of lightning-fast payments, fuel discounts, and other...