3/31/2017 7:43:41 PM Pepper closes $8.5m Series B By FinTech Collective Kansas City based IoT platform and service provider pepper has raised $8.5m in Series B funding with investments from Leawood Ventures,...
3/31/2017 7:40:18 PM BIOMETRIC SECURITY IN MOVIES By FinTech Collective Though biometric security is becoming increasingly commonplace, it was the stuff of science fiction movies not long ago - having played a...
3/31/2017 5:17:00 PM Bitbond and BitPesa to simplify business financing in Africa By Sean Lippel The German P2P bitcoin online lender Bitbond has teamed up with PSP BitPesa to improve access to financing for small businesses in Kenya,...
3/31/2017 5:09:17 PM Wells Fargo Advisors' Intuitive Investor robo-adviser technology files ADV registration By Sean Lippel The service, whose portfolio management will be done by SigFi algorithms, will be targeted a younger age group who don't have an existing...
3/31/2017 4:10:20 PM Yongqianbao raises $68m Series C By FinTech Collective Beijing based online payday loan platform Yongqianbao has raised $68m in Series C funding led by Golden Brick Capital and CICC Alpha....
3/31/2017 4:05:48 PM Elevate to take another crack at an IPO By Sean Lippel Nearly a year after pulling its last attempt to go public, the online lender plans to ride the wave of renewed vigor in the space to IPO...
3/31/2017 4:01:31 PM Ledger raises $7m Series A By FinTech Collective Paris based bitcoin hardware startup Ledger has raised $7m in Series A funding led by MAIF Avenir. Ledger produces hardware where users...
3/31/2017 3:51:23 PM MIT team urges Trump to secure electric grid, financial sector from cyber threat By Sean Lippel In a new 50 page report entitled "Keeping America Safe," MIT cybersecurity researchers conclude that the most critical infrastructure in...
3/31/2017 3:45:07 PM Neighborly Partners with Burlington, VT By FinTech Collective San Francisco based bond startup Neighborly has partnered with Burlington, VT's local government for Burlington's 10-year, $27 million...
3/31/2017 3:44:52 PM Is technology contributing to increased inequality? By Sean Lippel As tech driven automation is set to eliminate nearly half of the worlds job's by 2055 including bank tellers, insurance underwriters, and...
3/31/2017 12:00:00 AM Data mining can pump up returns - if done right By Sean Lippel Kent Collier, CEO of FinTech Portfolio company Reorg Research, was part of one of the DataDisrupt Financial Services panels this week. ...
3/30/2017 7:09:16 PM Alchemist Accelerator raises $2m By FinTech Collective San Francisco based startup accelerator Alchemist Accelerator has raised $2m from GE Digital to launch a new accelerator program for IoT...
3/30/2017 6:06:54 PM ShapeShift secures $10.4m Series A By FinTech Collective Switzerland based blockchain asset exchange platform ShapeShift has secures $10.4m in Series A financing led by Earlybird Venture...
3/30/2017 5:45:11 PM Emergent Payments raises $5m Series D By FinTech Collective Palo Alto based payments solutions startup Emergent Payments has raised $5m in Series D funding from previous investors and Responsible...
3/30/2017 4:13:34 PM Lidya raises $1.25 Seed funding By FinTech Collective Nigeria based credit and financing startup Lydia has secured $1.25m in Series Seed funding led by Accion Venture Lab. Lidya's algorithms...
3/30/2017 3:37:38 PM Raise.Me secures $12m Series A By FinTech Collective San Francisco based scholarship startup Raise.Me has secured $12m in Series A funding led by RedPoint. Raise.Me offers...