12/20/2017 3:32:51 AM Uber rival Go-Jek drives payments push with acquisition of three fintech start-ups By FinTech Collective Indonesia's answer to Alibaba and Tencent, ride hailing startup Go-Jek has announced that it is acquiring three startups to expand into...
12/20/2017 3:23:08 AM Fintech Startups Seek to Shake Up Money Transfer Industry By FinTech Collective WSJ profiles newer remittance FinTechs such as TransferWise, WorldRemit, and Remitly, as well as incumbents such as MoneyGram and Western...
12/20/2017 3:01:24 AM Lemonade Announces $120 Million in Funding Led by the SoftBank Group By FinTech Collective New York based AI powered homeowners and renter's insurance startup Lemonade has raised a $120m funding round led by SoftBank.
12/18/2017 4:26:09 PM Bitcoin futures trading starts on the CME exchange By FinTech Collective Bitcoin trading has begun on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, following closely behind the Chicago Board Options exchange. Whereas the...
12/16/2017 1:14:00 AM Reonomy competitor Xceligent shuts down, will liquidate amid legal battle with CoStar By Sean Lippel The Board for Missouri based CRE data provider, Xceligent, has filed Chapter 7 after completing its annual strategic review. We are...
12/16/2017 1:05:23 AM Vanguard will use blockchain to share index data By Sean Lippel The $4.8tn asset manager is launching its blockchain, developed in partnership with CRSP and Symbiont, will enable data to move instantly...
12/16/2017 12:53:12 AM Vestwell visits D.C. to talk 401(k) and tax reform with Congress By Sean Lippel Aaron Schumm, CEO of Vestwell, is rightfully concerned about the potential for lawmakers to limit individual 401(k) deductions as a way...
12/16/2017 12:45:57 AM Matt Miller of Embroker - a better way for startups to get insurance By Sean Lippel Kruze Consulting features Embroker's CEO, Matt Miller, and a robust discussion about his efforts to automate insurance for startups....
12/15/2017 8:00:05 PM Self-driving finance could turn into a runaway train By FinTech Collective While the majority of equity and derivatives trading is no longer conducted by humans, the FT explores some of the pros (e.g. improved...
12/15/2017 3:21:49 PM Property Data Firm Xceligent Files for Chapter 7 Protection By Gareth Jones Xceligent, one of the largest commercial real-estate data firms in the U.S., has filed for chapter 7 liquidation following a year-long...
12/15/2017 3:12:54 PM What Conversations About Bitcoin Sound Like to Me By Gareth Jones Just a brilliant article from Matt's Yale classmate - well done Ethan! “Where do bitcoin come from? Easy: computers use a process called...
12/15/2017 3:05:01 PM Indiegogo Goes Where Few Companies Dare: Into Initial Coin Offerings By Gareth Jones Indiegogo helped take crowdfunding mainstream. Now the company is hoping it can do the same for ICOs (initial coin offerings). Indiegogo...
12/15/2017 9:32:51 AM Avoka Completes $12 Million Capital Raising to Support Growth Plans By FinTech Collective Sydney based financial services customer acquisition software provider Avoka has raised a $12m funding round from existing investors.
12/15/2017 9:23:17 AM Veritas Finance raises Rs 120 Cr Series B funding from CDC and Lok Capital By FinTech Collective India based micro and small business lender Veritas Finance has raised a Rs 120 crore ($18.7m) Series B led by Lok Capital and CDC Group.
12/15/2017 9:19:42 AM CrossBorder Solutions lands $6 mln Series A By FinTech Collective New York based corporate tax software provider CrossBorder Solutions has raised a $6m Series A round led by Kennet Partners.
12/15/2017 9:05:13 AM Cryptocurrency market now worth $500 billion, more than Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway By FinTech Collective At the all-time high of $506b at 7:40am on Wednesday, the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies exceeded the market capitalization of...