It has come to light that Australia has given a banking license to a new online-only banking firm – Xinja Bank. This way, Australia allows the new banking startup to compete against the four largest companies that dominate this sector.
Uber recently sent out an in-app survey to some drivers that indicated the company is starting to build a “new financial product” designed to help Uber drivers “in a time of need.”
Customers who use the Stripe payment platform will now enjoy business loans up to $20,000 through the company’s recently unveiled Stripe Capital. The company is looking to provide businesses with better access to funds.
Last year, Ripple and Coinbase were ranked high by LinkedIn. In 2019, they have taken 28th and 29th positions accordingly.
While there is no concrete plan to make any specific crypto moves, an Apple Pay executive has just confirmed that the company is paying attention to the sector. Hopefully and at some point, Apple Pay will support cryptocurrency.
Brexit is going to end soon. How will Fintech Companies fare in the UK post-Brexit? Is Brexit good for cryptocurrencies or bad for it?
A devoted team of the PBOC’s Digital Currency Research Lab is currently setting up its digital currency system in a restricted environment aiming to launch it before Facebook’s Libra enters the market.
Accion Venture Labs, the seed-investment arm of Accion International, has announced additional funding which will allow the firm to extend its support to startups focused on financial inclusion.
HSBC processed the first-ever Yuan-denominated blockchain-based letter-of-credit transaction for MTC Electronics over the Voltron blockchain platform.
PNC has gone beyond the normal by creating a tech startup Numo that exists within its ecosystem. Will the new trend be a unique mix of partnerships between finance and technology or just a hybrid?
American banking giant PNC has become the first bank in the country to use Ripple’s blockchain network, RippleNet, for processing cross border payments.
As Apple Card is now available for all consumers within the United States, Apple promises to keep user data private and not compromise on security. Here’s the basics you should know.
By leveraging R3 Corda’s blockchain solutions, the Wethaq platform aims to improve the market infrastructure used for issuing and trading the Sukuk securities.
Through a new Series C funding round, American life insurance startup Ethos has successfully pulled in an additional $60 million investment, driving the company’s valuation all the to the neighborhood of $500 million.
In recent news, Raisin, a fintech startup which offers a marketplace for savings and investment products, has acquired Fairr, which is a German startup aiming to disrupt the pensions industry.