8/30/2016 6:36:05 PM Tesla enters car insurance business as self-driving cars prepare to disrupt the industry By FinTech Collective Tesla is entering the car insurance business in Australia and Hong Kong. The new program is calledInsureMyTeslaand it features custom...
8/30/2016 6:17:30 PM Goldman’s automated trader to cut out bond dealer on the phone By Sean Lippel GS is expanding the reach of its automated bond trading program, labeled "GSA" for Goldman Sachs Algorithm, that is offering to buy and...
8/30/2016 5:55:08 PM Rivals line up for bid to seize London's crown By Sean Lippel In the first of a five-part series, The Times ponders whether London can hold on to its pole position as Europe’s capital of finance. The...
8/30/2016 5:41:02 PM Australian super funds turning to fintech By Sean Lippel Boasting the fifth largest largest pension asset pool in the world, Fintech Australia believes fintech statups can benefit from providing...
8/30/2016 5:19:51 PM Square’s unlikely alliances By Sean Lippel Square has announced that it will be collaborating with Vend and TouchBistro, who will be offering their restaurant and retail clients...
8/30/2016 5:01:02 PM Blockchain investment continuing to soar By Sean Lippel Together with Insurtech, blockchain is now one of the leading investment sectors in fintech. In 2015, half of all the fintech dollars...
8/30/2016 3:49:34 PM Behalf Raises $27M in Series C Financing By FinTech Collective New York based working capital financing startup Behalf has raised $27m in Series C financing, led by Viola Growth with participation...
8/30/2016 3:23:07 PM Paytm Said to Get $300m in Funds at $5b Valuation By FinTech Collective India based digital-payments and e-commerce startup Paytm is raising $300 million in a funding round led by Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc. The...
8/30/2016 3:17:54 PM Japan’s answer to Zenefits raises $5m to automate HR By FinTech Collective Japan based HR automation service SmartHR raised a $4.9m Series A, led by World Innovation Lab (WiL) with Beenext and 500 Startups Japan...
8/30/2016 3:09:18 PM LoanTap Raises $3 million from Mumbai Based HNIs By FinTech Collective India-based online lender Loantap secured a $3m Series A, led by angels Abhishek Pandey and Jaysukh Sapra.
8/29/2016 3:08:03 PM Welcoming International Entrepreneurs By FinTech Collective The Department of Homeland Security has released its proposed International Entrepreneur Rule, which would allow certain international...
8/29/2016 2:15:56 PM Warned of a Crash, Start-Ups in Silicon Valley Narrow Their Focus By FinTech Collective Startups were set to face a great reckoning in 2016. Yet the crash hasn't happened, and many startups have adjusted by containing costs...
8/26/2016 9:53:34 PM 'Challenger Bank' Fidor to Be Sold to French Bank By Sean Lippel The popular German digital startup has agreed to be acquired by Groupe BPCE, the second-largest French bank. BPCE says the acquisition...
8/26/2016 7:32:53 PM OCC's Curry: Limited-Purpose Charter for Fintech Is Possible By FinTech Collective The OCC is examining its legal authority to offer limited-purpose charters to fintech firms.
8/26/2016 4:28:16 PM Momfo raises $14.3m Series A By FinTech Collective Shanghai based real estate financing company Momfo has secured a $14.3 Million Series A funding led by Gobi Partners and Kaitai Capital....
8/26/2016 4:28:01 PM InCred Finance raises $75 Million venture funding By FinTech Collective Mumbai based tech-enabled lender InCred Finance has secured $75m in venture funding led by Anshu Jain, former co-CEO of Deutsche Bank....