As part of a multi-year, global agreement, HSBC will make AWS technology available across the bank’s lines of business, starting...
Revolut recently shared that they had crossed one million customers in Ireland; now the digital bank is being accused by...
Germany-based banking as a service platform solarisBank announced it secured €60mn series C investment round; the round was led by...
Kabbage has reported it will open a new office in Ireland; the geographic expansion follows a 50 million euro ($54 million) investment from the Irish Strategic Investment Fund which is managed by the country's National Treasury Management Agency; the Kabbage lending platform is focused on lending to small businesses and the firm expects to help support the Irish small business sector while also creating many high-quality financial services jobs in Ireland. Source
P2P-Banking has launched an IFISA database to help UK investors compare IFISA providers; investors can filter search criteria by interest rate, term, loan type, minimum investment, account transfers and promotions among other criteria; the focus of the service is on P2P lending IFISAs however the database also includes other types of IFISA investment options. Source
UK online property sales platform, Zoopla, has acquired Hometrack; the acquisition is valued at approximately 120 million British pounds ($150.61 million); Hometrack provides property valuation and information and data on the property market; it will help to enhance the credibility of market information for Zoopla. Source
Capify is a small business lender serving the UK and Australian markets; the company makes online merchant cash advances as...
In an interview with Business Insider at LendIt Europe Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky discussed the company’s continued record growth and office culture; he explains, "Nowadays people are all international. Banks are not providing this service. The vision for us is alternative global banking. Anyone in the world can just download the Revolut app and set up a local bank account to access any services they need.”; the interview also touched on the drive of his employees and his kite surfing hobby. Source.
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Binance Labs Closes $500M Investment Fund to Boost Blockchain, Web3, and Value-Building Technologies
Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, announces the closing of a new $500 million investment fund.The fund is supported by leading global institutional...