PayNearby collaborates with IndusInd Bank for contactless payments at 2 lakh+ Kirana stores

• 4 years 8 months ago
• Payments, FinTech StartUps

In its bid to simplify ordering, payments and delivery of essentials during the lockdown, PayNearby, India’s fastest growing hyperlocal FinTech startup has now expanded its hyper local discovery and purchase application ‘BuyNearby’ for Pan India operations with IndusInd Bank as digital payment partner. 

30 top VCs launch the "VC Hours" initiative to help UK startups cope during the Covid-19 crisis

• 4 years 8 months ago
• Covid-19, FinTech StartUps

Breega and Connect Ventures, two founder-friendly VCs specialised in funding early-stage tech startups, have joined forces with 28 other UK-based VCs to provide free and confidential advice to startups looking for help on coping with challenges arising from the Covid-19 crisis.  

PayNearby Launches JobsNearby to Address the Issue of Migrants’ Job Losses

• 4 years 9 months ago
• FinTech StartUps

PayNearby, India’s largest hyperlocal fintech startup network has launched JobsNearby, an assisted job registry that will help migrant workers who have been affected by the pandemic lockdown to seek gainful employment. The company has decided to announce the initiative on 01st May, which also happens to be the ‘International Worker’s Day’.

TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”

• 4 years 9 months ago
• FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Ca

British Business Investments commits £10m to Startup Funding Club

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Investment, FinTech StartUps

British Business Investments Ltd, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced a new commitment under its £100m Regional Angels Programme, committing £10m to Startup Funding Club Limited (SFC). The commitment will be managed by SFC and invested alongside the SFC SEIS & EIS Funds as well as the SFC Angel Network. SFC intends to deploy the commitment in over 100 early stage businesses across the UK to deliver almost £40m... more

FinTech phos raises €1.3M to expand its revolutionary software PoS in Europe as cash usage declines rapidly

• 4 years 9 months ago
• Payments, FinTech StartUps

Phos, the fintech that created the first-ever software PoS which allows merchants to accept payments directly on their phones, today announced that it has closed a fundraising round of €1.3M. The round was led by New Vision 3 and also saw new angel investment in the business. The new funding sees the total amount raised by the business increase to €2.5M, enabling phos to grow its development team to introduce new features like PIN on Phone, its... more

Privitar Closes $80 Million Series C Funding Round Led by Warburg Pincus

• 4 years 10 months ago
• Banking, Security, Data, FinTech StartUps

Privitar, the leading data privacy platform provider, today announced that it has completed an $80 million Series C funding round led by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growt

Kickstart opens for applications for a new cohort of later-stage tech startups

• 4 years 10 months ago
• FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Kickstart, one of Europe’s largest innovation platforms, is welcoming applications for the fifth iteration of its annual B2B scale-up programme aimed at late-stage start-ups interested in entering the Swiss market.  Around 100 entrepreneurs will join the three-month programme in September to connect and create specific pilots and commercial projects with one of Kickstart’s 50 corporate and public sector partners, which include businesses like... more

Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars

• 4 years 10 months ago
• FinTech StartUps

Zortrex launches Zortrex Token Vault

• 4 years 11 months ago
• Data, FinTech StartUps

Edinburgh-based Zortrex, a disruptive data security start-up, has launched Zortrex Token Vault. Designed to help organisations reduce the cost and complexity of protecting against data breaches, ensure customer privacy and compliance with ever-changing regulatory requirements, Zortrex Token Vault is a scalable and secure platform that tokenises messages in-line, removing and storing sensitive data such as credit/debit card information at the... more

London Blockchain Firms Raise over $500 Million in Equity Funding since 2013

• 4 years 11 months ago
• Blockchain, FinTech StartUps

Analysis of global startup hubs by Outlier Ventures, as part of London Blockchain Week has revealed that London may be one of the most preferred hubs for blockchain start-ups to headquarter themselves.  A remarkable 450 blockchain companies call London home. Inflow of talent from the EU (prior to Brexit), low barriers to company incorporation and active involvement of the FCA combined with the broader fintech ecosystem around London is... more

Bitfinex & Tether CTO to reveal "The Story of Tether” during an industry-first keynote at the CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summi

• 4 years 11 months ago
• Cryptocurrencies, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Tether has fuelled the growth of digital assets since it was founded in 2014 and today accounts for over 75% of all Bitcoin trading volume. At London’s CryptoCompare Digital Asset Summit on the 10th of March, Paolo Ardoino, CTO of Bitfinex & Tether, will tell the story of Tether’s inception and success during an exclusive keynote dubbed "The Story of Tether". 

B-Social announces new funding round of £7.8 million

• 4 years 11 months ago
• FinTech StartUps

London fintech B-Social has completed a Seed 2 funding round of £7.8 million as it continues its push to become a fully-licensed bank. Nazim Valimahomed, CEO said: " I’m delighted to let you know that we’ve completed our Seed 2 funding round of £7.8 million, bringing our total funding to £13.25 million. Our Seed 2 funding round is another key milestone towards building the greatest social bank on the planet and changing the relationship people... more

Rabo Frontier Ventures Commits to Speedinvest 3

• 4 years 11 months ago
• FinTech StartUps

Rabo Frontier Ventures (“RFV") has committed to Speedinvest’s new fund (Si3). With its latest fund Speedinvest aims to build a portfolio of 80 to 100 investments in European technology startups. The fund, targeting a size of €190 million, will focus on sectors in which Speedinvest has gained experience since inception in 2011, including deep tech & enterprise software, fintech, industrial tech, marketplaces & network effects.

Self Raises $20M in Series C Funding to Bring Innovative Savings and Credit-Building to Millions More Americans

• 4 years 11 months ago
• Fund Management, FinTech StartUps

Self, a leading fintech startup offering people a way to build their credit while also saving money, today announced a $20 million round of Series C financing, co-led by Altos Ventures and Conductive Ventures.