FinTech StartUps

Google And Sage Partner Odgers Berndtson in Mentoring Initiative for Women in Tech

5 years 3 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

Odgers Berndtson, a leading global executive search firm, has added Google and Sage as lead partners on Rebus, an industry-wide mentoring initiative to fast-track senior women across the UK technology sector. Mentors from more than 50 leading UK technology companies have so far pledged support, including Vodafone, TalkTalk, ARM Holdings, NVIDIA, SAP and Blackberry. Rebus was launched in October with founding partners Odgers Berndtson, Avanade... more

Odoo Announces $90 Million Investment Led by Summit Partners

5 years 3 weeks ago
FinTech StartUps

Odoo, a leader in open-source all-in-one business software, announced today that it has closed a $90 million minority investment led by global growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from Odoo’s executive management team and existing investor SRIW and its affiliate Noshaq. New investor Summit Partners joins management and current shareholders, including SRIW, Sofinnova and XAnge in supporting Odoo’s rapid product development... more

The future of money is being rewritten in Asia

5 years 1 month ago
Payments, Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

Disruptions that began with technological and business model innovations in other places are expressed in new ways in Asia. In banking, payments and retail, Asia is leading the wave of disruption. In each case, these changing models, as well as unique situations, are enabling consumer choice, shifting profit margins and creating new opportunities. Technology

Goldman Sachs Enlists Startup for Quantum Computing Push

5 years 1 month ago
RegTech, FinTech StartUps

Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs is teaming up with Silicon Valley startup QC Ware to investigate the use of quantum algorithms in finance. As the promise of quantum computing inches nearer, Goldman has been working with QC Ware to explore how the technology will eventually outperform classical computers for finance applications. Goldman and QC Ware are investigating whether quantum computing can be used with the Monte Carlo algorithm, which is... more

YES Bank Launches API Marketplace

5 years 1 month ago
Banking, FinTech StartUps

India's YES Bank has launched an online marketplace where startups from a host of sectors can pitch tools integrated with the lender's APIs. The YES Scale Marketplace already hosts more than 100 offerings from startups working in areas such as logistics, healthcare, agritech and edtech. The platform is designed to make it simple for startups to jointly go to market with YES Bank, offering their services, complete with banking integrations, to... more

USAM Group Adds Powerhouse Fintech Duo to Client Roster

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps

USAM Group, a global team of enterprise sales and marketing professionals that matches financial institutions with best-of-breed solutions from advanced information and technology vendors, is pleased to announce the addition of two complementary offerings to its rapidly growing roster of fintech solutions: HeliumTM by Levyx is system-level data processing software that delivers unparalleled capacity, automatic persistence, and incredible speed... more

Nationwide Invests in Charity App Percent

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps

Nationwide Building Society has dipped into its £50 million venture fund to take an undisclosed stake in app-based donations startup Percent. Percent offers users a card-linked app with the opportunity to donate a percentage of their spending at participating retailers to their chosen charity or local good cause. The Percent app, which has an initial focus on students and young people, is being rolled out in cities across the UK and has so far... more

Mastercard Start Path Welcomes Seven Fintechs to Help Build the Future of Commerce

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps

Investment in fintech has reached new heights with more than $39 billion invested globally last year. New opportunities abound to bring innovative technology to market through strategic partnerships – what may arise from a customer need, pain point or desire can become a reality through co-creation with corporations that can benefit from new ways of thinking and in turn offer funding and scaling opportunities.

Bokio, the Swedish startup simplifying accountancy with AI, raises €4M round led by Creandum

5 years 1 month ago
Artificial Intelligence, FinTech StartUps

Bokio, the Swedish based startup which utilises artificial intelligence to simplify bookkeeping for small businesses, sole traders, and freelancers, has raised €4M.

Fintech Particeep closed a €1.2 million Venture Loan funding with La Banque Wormser Frères

5 years 1 month ago
Banking, FinTech StartUps

The French Fintech Particeep has closed a Venture Loan funding agreement with La Banque Wormser Frères. This innovative funding brings the amount raised by the FinTech since its inception to 2.5 million euros and will enable it to strengthen its business development in France and abroad as well as its efforts in research and development.

Dutch Fintech Startup Flow Your Money Raises EUR600K

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps

Say goodbye to manually saving (and spending) your money - and say hello to auto-saving and auto-spending with Flow.

Brazilian Neobank Neon Raises $93.5 Million in Bid to Triple Account Base

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps

Fast-growing Brazilian neobank Neon has raised $93.5 million in a Series B round led by General Atlantic and Banco Votorantim as it seeks to grow its two million customer base beyond the Rio-Sao Paulo corridor. This is Neon's second round of funding. The first investment, valued at $22 million, was made in May 2018 by venture capital funds Monashees, Omidyar Network, BBVA's Propel, Quona and Mabi, who have each returned for the current round.

FinTech Connect arrives in Canada May 2020

5 years 1 month ago
FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations

IQPC Ltd the organiser of FinTech Connect, the UK’s biggest fintech event, is launching a new show in Toronto, Canada, next year following five successful years in London.

Integral and Jefferies FXPB Launch TrueFX

5 years 2 months ago
FinTech StartUps

Integral, a leading financial technology company, and Jefferies, a global investment banking firm, today announced the launch of TrueFX, a fully integrated service designed for buyside firms to conveniently connect and trade with the FX market at a fraction of today’s trading costs.