12/21/2018 10:35:00 PM Venezuelan Gov’t Swaps Fiat Pension Payments Into Petro Crypto By Gareth Jones According to Venezuelan media outlets, the nation has allegedly started doling out monthly pensions in the form of Petro tokens rather...
12/21/2018 10:11:54 PM Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers. By Gareth Jones WhatsApp and parent Facebook are working on making a cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on the messaging app, focusing...
12/21/2018 10:08:09 PM Indonesian mobile payments set for cross-platform boom By Gareth Jones As the FT reports - The humble QR code is set to give the Indonesian mobile payments market a huge boost when the central bank formally...
12/21/2018 10:01:37 PM CEO of Blockchain Startup Digital Asset Steps Down in Surprise Departure By Gareth Jones Blythe Masters left JPMorgan Chase in 2014 to become CEO of Digital Asset Holdings. Now, three and a half years later she is stepping down.
12/21/2018 9:53:05 PM You Guess: What’s the Debt Burden for Americans Entering Retirement? By Gareth Jones The unsurprising result is that debt is eating up most of the income held by America’s eldest citizens. That is a problem their parents...
12/21/2018 9:49:13 PM Want a Better Credit Score? Soon, Your Cellphone Bill Could Help By Gareth Jones Experian have announced they will start factoring in bill payment information for some consumers early next year.
12/20/2018 7:10:03 PM Peter Thiel and Digital Currency Group Invest in Crypto Platform Layer1 By FinTech Collective San Francisco based crypto investment platform has raised a $2.1m Series Seed led by Peter Thiel and Digital Currency Group.
12/20/2018 6:25:28 PM Peter Thiel-Backed Electronic Brokerage Firm Tagomi Launches By FinTech Collective New York based digital asset brokerage startup has raised $16m in venture financing led by Founders Fund
12/20/2018 6:21:03 PM Earnin raises $125 million for payday advance platform without fees By FinTech Collective Palo Alto based employee cash advance platform has raised a $125m Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz.
12/20/2018 2:22:39 PM Price f(x) Raises €25 Million in Series-B Funding Round Co-Led by Digital+ Partners and Bain By FinTech Collective Munich based cloud pricing software company has raised $28.5m in Series B funding led by Digital+ Partners.
12/20/2018 12:14:27 AM Polychain raises $175m for venture fund By Sean Lippel Despite the ongoing crypto bear market of 2018, Polychain Capital has raised $175m for their first venture capital fund to invest in...
12/20/2018 12:01:40 AM Revolut obtains banking license By FinTech Collective Revolut's application for a European banking license has been approved by the European Central Bank. Though the product is not expected...
12/19/2018 11:46:09 PM Coinbase lets you convert one cryptocurrency into another By Sean Lippel While it seems like a feature that should already have existed on the platform, the crypto exchange will now allow its users to do...
12/19/2018 11:40:47 PM Kindur Makes Sense of Modern Retirement for Baby Boomers in Post-Pension Era By FinTech Collective New York based post-retirement financial advice platform has raised a $9m Series A from Point72, Anthemis, and Clocktower.
12/19/2018 11:29:53 PM TransferGo Raises $17.6M For X-Border Payments By FinTech Collective London based international money transer startup has raised a $17.6m Series B led by Vostok Emerging Finance and Hard Yake.
12/19/2018 10:25:21 PM PwC and Sigma Ratings Collaborate to Help Highlight Financial Crime Compliance By FinTech Collective Portfolio company Sigma Ratings has a new partnership with PwC. Together they hope to help financial institutions and companies leverage...