Adam Felesky and Paul Desmarais III today announced the closing of a new fund, Portag3 Ventures (“Portag3”), focused on the fintech sector. Felesky, a co-founder and former CEO of Horizon...

Rise Mumbai Accelerator, Barclay’s fintech accelerating program, announced it has assembled its first cohort, which consists of 10 startups. The India-based program is described as a community of t...

The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda for its upcoming FinTech forum examining peer-to-peer payments and crowdfunding. The forum, which is the second in an ongoing event series, will take...

WorldRemit, a global digital remittances service platform based in the UK, today announced that Rhode Island residents can now securely send money overseas via its mobile app.  WorldRemit touts ava...

Real estate marketplace lending platform Money360 announced on Monday it has provided an $800,000 bridge for the acquisition of a newly-constructed, single-tenant retail building, located in Raymond...

Republic, the Reg CF crowdfunding platform related to AngelList, has had its first successful funding round.  Youngry, described as the ESPN for entrepreneurship, successfully completed its equity cr...

On Monday, China-based fintech service platform UniFi announced it surpassed 100 million yuan (approx. US $15 million) mark since its app went live this past May. The platform is dedicated to foreign ...

Fitch Ratings is out with a note on Goldman Sachs’ foray into the online lending market. Fitch says that Marcus, Goldman’s recently launched lending platform, seeks to combine the best of ...

Following the firebombing of the Republican Party’s North Carolina headquarters, Democratic Party supporters secured over $13,000 on GoFundMe to help rebuild the building. According to the campaignâ...

Hong Kong-based SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator has renewed its partnership with Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX). For a second consecutive year, HKEX has established its supporting organizatio...

Let me begin by saying god bless Congressman Patrick McHenry. He is out there on the front lines actually trying to make a difference and help entrepreneurs and small businesses get off the ground and...

On Monday, the Smithsonian Institution returned to the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $300,000 to conserve The Wizard of Oz’s most famous props, Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers. The ...