Congressman McHenry Introduce Bill to Create Financial Services Innovation Offices to Boost Fintech Growth

Congressman Patrick McHenry, the Chief Deputy Whip of the House, has introduced new legislation designed to boost Fintech innovation in the US. Today, the US may be the financial center of the world b...

GoFundMe Announces College Scholarship: Seeks to Give 10 College or Post-Graduate Students With $10,000 For Tuition

On Wednesday, crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced the launch of its new college scholarship. The new scholarship will present 10 college or post-graduate students with $10,000 that will go towar...

Brief: Experian Forms Partnership With Nav to Provide Transparency & Financial Access to Small Businesses

This week, Experian and Nav announced they have formed a strategic partnership to provide transparency and financial access to millions of small businesses. The companies will offer businesses ownersÂ...

Overfunding: Premium Cranberry Cider Brand Cranes Secures Seedrs Funding Goal

Just a couple of weeks after launching its Seedrs crowdfunding campaign, premium cranberry cider brand, Cranes, has successfully secured its initial £95,000 funding goal. As previously reported, th...

Report: Fintech Collaboration is Key for Investment Banks

EY, in collaboration with Innovate Finance, has published a report on the need for investment banks to collaborate with Fintech firms and embrace innovation.  Entitled Capital Markets: Innovation and...

RealtyMogul.com Closes Five Multifamily & Retail Transactions Following MogulREIT Launch

Real estate crowdfunding platform, RealtyMogul.com, announced on Thursday it has recently closed five transactions in markets across the country. The funding portal confirmed that four out of the fiv...

Brief: Crowdrise Teams Up With Center For Disaster Philanthropy For New High-Impact Disaster Fundraising

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform Crowdrise announced it formed a new partnership with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy for high-impact disaster fundraising. Sharing details about the new partner...

Brief: Kenya Fintechers Equity Bank & Safaricom Align with PayPal

Equity Bank and Safaricom, a Kenyan lending platform and a telecom platform, are courting PayPal customers seeking to make transfer account funds more quickly and easily, according to Business Da...

InvestHK Initiates First Hong Kong Fintech Week

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced that Hong Kong will play host to the first Hong Kong Fintech Week in early November, part of a new drive to position the city as the premier center in Asia for fi...

Getting a Leg Up: P2P Global Investments & Zopa Work on Europe’s First Securitization of Unsecured Consumer Loans Originated Online

P2P Global Investments and Zopa have teamed up to work on Europe’s first securitization of unsecured consumer loans originated online, reported Bloomberg. The £138M ($179 million) transaction ...

Brief: Thailand Finally Pursues Fintech, Preps Regulatory Sandbox

Thailand decided to open a fintech regulatory sandbox, with the central bank set to invite firms to participate early next year, according to a release. The sandbox will enable developers working on...

Coolest Cooler No Longer Hot as Price Drops on Amazon

Last time we visited the saga of the Coolest Cooler, creator Ryan Grepper was struggling to deliver on his backer commitments from his high-profile Kickstarter campaign. The determined Grepper promis...

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